Usain Bolt's 3 Kids: All About the Olympic Sprinter’s Daughter Olympia and Twin Sons Thunder and Saint

Mar. 15, 2025

Usain Bolt and Kasi Bennett with their three children: Olympia, Thunder and Saint in December 2024.Photo:Usain Bolt/ Instagram

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Usain Boltis known as one of thefastest men alive, but his greatest achievement is being a dad to his three kids: Olympia, Thunder and Saint.

Witheight Olympic gold medals, 11 World Championship titles and multiple world records, Bolt’s athletic legacy is unmatched. However, afterthe sprinting icon retiredin 2017, he shifted his focus and began a family with his longtime girlfriendKasi Bennett.

“It’sa lot more time-consuming, but I enjoy it,” he told PEOPLE in July 2021. “I’m looking forward to them just growing up and just having fun.”

While his daughter and sons are already showing signs of athletic potential — the proud dad revealed they’re growing tall — Bolt emphasizes the importance of encouraging their individual paths rather than steering them toward sports.

“For me, anything they want to do, I’m just going to support them,” he said. “That’s always a key thing: Just support your child in whatever they want to do. So if they don’t want to run, if they don’t want to do sports, I’m okay with it.”

Here’s everything to know about Usain Bolt’s kids: Olympia, Thunder and Saint.

Olympia Lightning Bolt, 4

Usain Bolt’s daughter Olympia.Usain Bolt/ Instagram

Bolt and Bennett welcomed their daughter,Olympia Lightning Bolt, onMay 17, 2020.

Less than two months later, Bolt introduced his daughter to the world in anInstagram postcelebrating Bennett’s birthday.

“I want to wish my gf a happy birthday,” he wrote. “Now we have started a new chapter together with our daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt I look forward to what the future will bring for us but be reassured that I will be the ROCK for this family.”

The name is a fitting tribute to her father’s running legacy and Bolt credits Bennett with coming up with the unique moniker.

“When she got pregnant, we decided that if it was a boy, I would name him. If it was a girl, she would name her,” he explained in a July 2020 interview withVariety. “She did a lot of research and came up with that name, so I was like, it’s pretty nice. I mean, it’s a Greek name, so I liked it.”

Usain Bolt and daughter Olympia wear matching outfits in October 2021.Usain Bolt/ Instagram

It didn’t take long for the newborn to become the apple of her father’s eye. In August 2020, Bolt shared a touchingInstagram videowhere he held Olympia in his arms, engaging in a playful “conversation” with her.

In addition towearing matching outfitson several occasions, Bolt and Olympia appear to be attached at the hip, including when it comes to antics. In one clip, Bennettjokingly chides the gold medalistfor allowing their daughter to have a lollipop, while Bolt feigns innocence and claims she got it herself.

When they aren’t relaxing together, Bolt is teaching his “number one girl” how toswimand themechanics of sprinting. But he’s on board with whatever Olympia wants to pursue, even if it’s not track and field related.

“I’m not gonna force her to do anything. Anything she wants to do would be fine with me,” Bolt toldVariety.

Still he does lament how quickly his little girl — who is now in school — is growing up.

“Beginning to feel like Time has Usain Bolt speed or it’s my Olympia growing up too Usainly Fast,” he captioned a picture of Olympia onInstagramin November 2022.

Thunder and Saint Leo Bolt, 3

Usain Bolt’s two sons Thunder and Saint pose for a photo together in October 2024.Usain Bolt/ Instagram

Bolt and Bennett welcomed their twin sons, Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt, onMay 9, 2021.

The couple kept their second pregnancy under wraps, making Thunder and Saint’s debuts a surprise. The Olympic championannounced the newson Father’s Day 2021 with a photo of the newly formed family of five, featuring the kids' names in the caption.

The following month, Bolt reflected on the twins' births and described how thrilling the experience was.

“None of us have twins in our family, so it was crazy, but it’s been good, it has been exciting, a new journey,” he shared during anInstagram Livefor Olympics Day.

According to the father of three, his “future kings” havedifferent personalities.

Bolt can be heard asking Saint to “be cool” as he tried to play with his brother in an August 2022Instagram video. Meanwhile, Thunder has also proven to be asquick as his fatherwhen it comes to polishing off his meals.

Usain Bolt with his two sons Thunder and Saint in February 2024.Usain Bolt/ Instagram

Having the twins has also brought a sense of ease compared to when Bolt and Bennett welcomed their first child, Olympia.

“Sleeping is much better. I was so nervous [with first child Olympia],” he added in the Instagram Live. “With the boys, I’ve definitely got help, from the grandparents and so forth.”

Bolt also noted how Olympia has stepped into her new role as a big sister with care and affection.

“[Olympia’s] very independent, she does her own thing,” he revealed. “She kisses them every day. She looks and checks and then leaves.”

Though she’s one year older than them, the three siblings are close. Theyshare mealsand have joined forces todecorate the Christmas treeand play in theirparents’ closets.

source: people.com