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Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia wins gold in the 100-m final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France on Aug. 03, 2024 in Paris, France. ... to take home the gold in the women’s ...
Julien Alfred (born 10 June 2001) is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event , setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia .
PARIS — Julien Alfred awoke at 5 a.m. on the morning of the Olympic 100-meter final feeling like she needed some extra inspiration. ... The two-time former NCAA champion in the women’s 100 ...
Alfred won the event in 10.72 seconds on Saturday in what was the eighth-fastest women’s 100 time in history. Her margin of victory was the second largest in an Olympic final since 2008, too.
Saint Lucian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):. [2] Julien Alfred made history on 3 August 2024 by winning gold in the women's 100m final.
In the women’s 100m Diamond League Final, Alfred gained an early lead that she never relinquished to finish off her 2024 track season on a high note. The former Longhorn ran the race in 10.88 ...
This was the twenty-third time that the women's 100 metres has been contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard or ranking. Julien Alfred won Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal after taking gold in the final.
The challenger who remained was Alfred, a former University of Teas standout who won the 2022 and 2023 NCAA championships in the women's 100 meters. Alfred edged Richardson in Saturday's second ...