What is Ato Boldon’s net worth? Ato Jobari Boldon is a Politician & Athlete he is known famously as Ato Boldon. He holds the commonwealth games one hundred meters record. He is also a four times Olympic world championships medal winner. He holds the national record of Trinidad & Tobago. He has represented the United Nations in 2006 to 2007 as an opposition senator in the Tobago & Trinidad parliament.
Biography & Early Life
Ato Boldon was born on 30th December to a Jamaican father & a Trinidadian mother in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. He attended Fatima College in Trinidad. After he turned 14 In 1989, he moved to the United States where attended Jamaica high school in Queens, New York City. Joe Tupiano noticed Ato Boldon’s sprinting talent during a soccer practice session. In 1990 ato boldon recorded a 21.20 seconds in the 200 meters & 48.40 seconds in the 400 meters sprint athletic challenge at the Queens county championships & earned MVP honors after winning with a double record. He transferred to Piedmont Hills High School San Jose, California. He was selected to the Santa-clava all county soccer team.
In 1991, he became focused on athletics and became a champion of the junior Olympic title in Dunham, North Carolina in the 200 meter challenge in the 200 meter challenge. In 1992, he became the world champion in the junior championships history of the IAAF world junior championships in athletics held in Seoul, South Korea. He also won the NCAA championships in 1995.
He became the first youngest person to receive a bronze medal in the world championships at the age of 21. He continuously won as a world champion in 1996, 1997 & 1998 when he won both the junior & senior titles. His common wealth world record title has remained unbroken.
Ato Boldon Career & Rise to Fame
In 2000, ato boldon became the Trinidad & Tobago republic ambassador, he is the most recognized spokesman of the Caribbean. Throughout his career as a sprint-athlete, Ato Boldon had made a good reputation with his unbeaten victories. He worked for NBC sports & was nominated for the Emmy Awards as a field broadcaster & an outstanding sports personality, he won the Emmy award.
On 14th April 2006, ato boldon was sworn in as a senator of the Tobago & Trinidad representative of the United Nations congress opposition leader. Ato Boldon is a qualified pilot & a member of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association. In 1976, the FIFA-17 world championships football association named the newly built stadium in Couver Ato Boldon stadium after him.
Ato Boldon is worth $17 million.
How he spends his money
Ato Boldon is a go getter who leaves no stone unturned. He has worked on his many talents which has earned him a great fortune over the years in his career. Ato Boldon’s earnings can be termed as multisource. From his soccer & sprint-athletic talent to being a professional pilot, movie director & a broadcaster displays an ambitious, strong & a self-motivated personality. Hopefully our Ato Boldon net worth guide was worth a read, Please share with others.