Usain Bolt's U-17 400m dash record broken by Jamaican teenager

Published: April 6, 2024, 11:27 a.m.

Usain Bolt's world record in the under-17 400 meter dash has been broken after standing for 22 years. Nickecoy Bramwell, a Jamaican teenager, set a new record on Friday at the 51st Carifta Games in Grenada, running .07 seconds faster than Bolt did as a youth in 2002. His time was 47.26 seconds.

Usain Bolt (JAM), right, reacts after winning the mens 100m final in a world record 9.71 at National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Usain Bolt anchors the Jamaica 4 x 100m relay to a world record 37.04 on Day 9 of the evening session of the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Daegu Stadium.
Usain Bolt reacts after anchoring the Jamaica 4 x 100m relay to a world record 37.04 on Day 9 of the evening session of the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Daegu Stadium.
Usain Bolt (JAM) reacts after 100m semifinal during the evening session of Day 2 in the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Daegu Stadium.
Usain Bolt (JAM), right, crosses the finish line to win the mens 100m at a world record time of 9.69 seconds during the athletics competition at the National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Usain Bolt (JAM) reacts after winning a 100m heat in 10.10 in the evening session of Day 1 of the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Daegu Stadium.
Usain Bolt (JAM) celbrates with a world record time of 9.58 in the 100m in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Olympic Stadium.
Usain Bolt (JAM) crosses the finishline with a world record time of 9.58 in the 100m in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Olympic Stadium.
Usain Bolt (JAM) falls to the ground as he celebrates winning the 200m finals in a world record time of 19.30 at National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Usain Bolt (JAM) takes a victory lap after winning the 100m in a world record 9.58 in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Olympic Stadium.
Usain Bolt (JAM) wins mens 200m quarterfinal in 20.29 at National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Usain Bolt (JAM) takes a victory lap after winning the mens 100m final in a world record 9.71 at National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Usain Bolt (JAM) celebrates after winning the mens 100m at a world record time of 9.69 seconds during the athletics competition at the National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Usain Bolt (JAM) celebrates after winning the mens 100m at a world record time of 9.69 seconds during the athletics competition at the National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Usain Bolt (JAM) during the men's 200m preliminaries in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange.
Usain Bolt (JAM) during the men's 200m preliminaries in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange.
Usain Bolt (JAM) during the men's 200m preliminaries in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange.