Yohan Blake Net Worth Bio, Career Achievements, Coach, Parents and more

Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprint races. He won gold at the 100m at the 2011 World Championships as the youngest 100m world champion ever. Blake is the second fastest man ever in both 100m and 200m (Only Usain Bolt has run faster 9.58s and 9.63s). Besides this, Blake is a 4-time Olympic medalist, which includes two golds in the 4x100m relay in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and silver each in 100m and 200m which he won at the 2012 London Olympics.

A talismanic sprinter but who has remained always been under the shadow of the greatest of all time Usain Bolt, it will be the first Olympics for Blake of which Bolt will not be a part, which puts an additional responsibility on Blake to continue the trend of a Jamaican winning Olympic gold in 100m for the fourth consecutive time. With so much at stake, let’s know all about the unsung hero from Jamaica, Yohan Blake.

Yohan Blake’s Bio

Earlier a fast bowler who loved cricket before switching over to spriting, Blake was born on 26 December 1989 in St. James, Jamaica. Blake measures a decent 5 ft 11 in (1.80m) and weighs around 176lb (80kg). Away from athletics, Blake continues to be a keen cricketer. Playing for the Kingston Cricket Club in the athletics off-season and specialising as a bowler, Blake once took four wickets for ten runs.

Yohan Blake’s Net Worth

Yohan Blake net worth is about $5 million (approx). He gets most of his income from his prize money. Having achieved so much in his career, he is a very well recognised athlete worldwide, and that’s why he attracts sponsorships galore.

Yohan Blake’s Career Achievements

Besides being a 4-time Olympic medalist, Blake has won 2 gold medals at the 2011 World Championships. Moreover, he has two golds and one bronze from the World Relay Championships. Blake is also the second-fastest man ever in 100m and 200m, only behind his countrymate Bolt.

Yohan with all the accolades in athletics has also achieved much more outside it, specially in cricket. On 16 August 2012, Blake rang the bell at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London to signify the start of the third Investec test match between England and South Africa. He was the first non-professional cricketer to do this.

Yohan Blake’s Coach

Yohan who was associated with Glen Mills since 2009, the coach of the Jamaican Olympic team between 1987 and 2009, decided to end this decade-long association in 2019 and joined hands with Patrick Dawson. However, with Blake seeing a dip in form, he removed Dawson and appointed Gregory Little in 2020. Now he is currently working with Little on finer aspects of the game.

Yohan Blake’s Parents

Yohan is a proud son of father Shirley Blake and mother Veda Blake, who along with Blake’s Coach played an integral part in his son switching from cricket to athletics. Moreover, Blake also has two siblings named Daniela Blake and Arlene Blake-McPherson.

Yohan will enter into the Olympics with a not-so-good season after he has witnessed a slight dip in form, which may dent his chances of winning a deserved individual Olympic gold. However, the second-fastest man ever on earth will put in every inch of the effort to secure that elusive gold that has remained out of his reach because the career of the fastest ever man coincided with his.

This time there is no Usain Bolt, but a certain American named Trayvon Bromell which can spoil the plans of Blake and that’s why he would be needing a near-perfect performance to again deny the USA a gold medal in 100m for the fourth consecutive time.

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