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Usain Bolt ate the exact same unusual meal every day at Olympic Games where he won two gold medals

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Published 17:24 5 Mar 2025 GMT

Usain Bolt ate the exact same unusual meal every day at Olympic Games where he won two gold medals

Usain Bolt made the surprise admission about what he was fueled by during the Olympic games.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Usain Bolt ate the exact same surprise meal throughout an Olympic Games where he won two gold medals.

Bolt, the fastest man alive, holds the record for the fastest time in both the 100m and 200m events and is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist.

Diagnosed with scoliosis as a youngster, 2017 article in the New York Times suggested the condition could potentially have had a positive impact on Bolt and helped him become the speed demon we all know.

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He made his Olympics debut back in 2008 at the Games in Beijing, going in as a world record holder over 100m.

But the Jamaican sensation proceeded to break a further two world records - one being his own in the 100m and adding the 200m event - while claiming a gold medal in each.

In the 100m, he clocked in at a whopping 9.69 seconds and followed it up by running the 200m in 19.30 seconds - emulating Carl Lewis' double at the 1984 Olympics and breaking Michael Johnson's world record.

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He did so all at the age of 21 but incredibly, Bolt was fueled by McDonald's chicken nuggets throughout the event - viewing them as the only food he could trust after he took a bad turn having eaten a local chinese meal beforehand.

Writing in his autobiography ‘The Fastest Man Alive’, Bolt wrote: "Honestly, I ate nothing else in all my time out in China except chicken nuggets.

“They were the only food I could properly trust which wouldn’t affect my stomach. On arriving at the [pre-Olympic] training camp I’d tried a local Chinese meal, which wasn’t like the ones we we eat in the West, and my body didn’t react well.”

Usain Bolt won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympics. Image: Getty
Usain Bolt won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympics. Image: Getty

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Bolt added: “So, knowing I could rely on nuggets, I made up my mind that was all I would eat. And eat them I did, for breakfast, lunch and dinner, washed down with bottled water.”

Bolt would go on to return to Beijing in 2015 for the World Championships, collecting another three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.

This time however, he experimented a bit more with the local cuisine and enjoyed it a later more.

Recalling in another autobiography called ‘Faster than Lightning’, Bolt said: “Man, I should have gotten a gold medal for all that chowing down.

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“They really are providing a lot better food here than in 2008, so no chicken nuggets for me this year.”

Bolt's dream 100m race

Bolt has raced against an elite list of opponents over the years and in a recent appearance on the Ready Set Go podcast with Justin Gatlin and Rodney Green, he put together his dream lineup - which included current sprint king Noah Lyles for one specific reason.

"Me, you (Justin Gatlin), Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake," Bolt said.

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"I would definitely like to compete against Maurice Green, Ben Johnson. Let's give Noah the spot just because I would love to race against him."

Bahamian sprinter Rodney Green wondered if Lewis was in with a shout, though Bolt quickly responded: "Nah".

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Olympics, Usain Bolt, Jamaica

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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