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The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
Before the 1976 Summer Olympics, everybody's attention was not directed at Richter, but at fellow Dortmunder Inge Helten, who had set a new world record of 11.04 just prior to the Games. Richter beat the defending champion Renate Stecher of East Germany in the first round, and ran 11.05 in the second round and set a world record of 11.01 in the ...
[124] The 2012 women's final was, collectively, the fastest women's 100 m race ever: seven of the eight finalists ran 11 seconds or faster for the first time, with Veronica Campbell-Brown becoming the fastest ever bronze medallist with her time of 10.81 seconds and Tianna Madison becoming the fastest non-medallist with her time of 10.85 seconds ...
In the 200 meter semifinal, she set the world record of 21.56 seconds and then broke this record by 0.22 seconds in winning the final with a time of 21.34 seconds. [37] Like her 100-meter world record, this mark still stands. At the same Olympics, Griffith Joyner also ran with the 4 × 100 m relay and the 4 × 400 m relay teams.
Shericka Jackson produced a stunning performance at the Jamaican Championships on Saturday as she ran a world-leading 10.65 seconds in the 100 meters.
African Record Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 10.78: Montverde, United States 11 June 2016 Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021 Asian Record Li Xuemei (CHN) 10.79: Shanghai, China 18 October 1997 North, Central American and Caribbean record Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49: Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988 South American Record
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.
“I just feel like we deserve more props,” Camacho-Quinn said after the world's top 100-meter hurdlers went head-to-head at the LA Grand Prix.