Of all the billions of people,” Obama said excitedly before smiling for a photo with Bolt. The two men then struck the sprinter’s signature pose after the president suggested they do so.

Bolt's signature archer-like victory pose has become a symbol of Jamaican pride. In the last week the number of followers on Bolt's Twitter page shot up from 700,000 to more than 1 million.

Only Jesse Owens (1936), Bobby Morrow (1956), Carl Lewis (1984) and Usain Bolt (2012 and 2016) have ever won gold medals in all three of those sprint events at the same Olympics.