Kammala wannan jumla: A gasar Olympics ta Rio 2016, Bolt ya lashe lambar zinare na mita 100 tare da lokacin 9.81 seconds. Tare da wannan nasarar, Bolt ya zama dan wasa na farko da ya lashe gasar sau uku a wasannin Olympics. Bolt ya bi nasararsa ta mita 100 tare da lambar zinare a mita 200, wanda hakan ya sa ya zama dan wasa na farko da ya lashe mita 200 sau uku a wasannin Olympics. Bolt ya yi tseren kafa don wasan karshe na
4 × 100 m relay kuma ya tabbatar da lambar zinare ta uku a jere da ta karshe a gasar Olympics a cikin taron. Tare da wannan nasarar, Bolt ya sami "sau uku sau uku", lambar zinare uku a cikin wasannin Olympics uku a jere, kuma ya gama aikinsa na Olympics tare da rikodin nasara 100% a wasan karshe. Koyaya, a cikin Janairu 2017, an cire Bolt daga zinaren relay 4 × 100 daga Wasannin Beijing a 2008 saboda an sami abokin aikinsa Nesta Carter da laifin keta doka.