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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.
Carmelita Jeter winning the 2011 women's 100 m world title. The 100 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious 100 m title after the 100 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds ...
World Record Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49: Indianapolis, United States: 16 July 1988 Championship Record Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.67: Eugene, United States: 17 July 2022 2023 World Leading Shericka Jackson (JAM) 10.65: Kingston, Jamaica: 7 July 2023 African Record Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) 10.72: Monte Carlo, Monaco: 10 August ...
The World record progression 100 metres is split by gender: ... Women's 100 metres world record progression This page was last edited on 30 ...
Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first woman to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games. [ 4 ]
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49: Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988 Championship record Marion Jones (USA) 10.70: Seville, Spain 22 August 1999 World Leading Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.67: Nairobi, Kenya 7 May 2022 Paris, France 18 June 2022 African Record Murielle Ahouré ...
A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF-approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year due to a dispute with the International Olympic Committee.
This is a list of records of the UEFA Women's Championship and its qualification matches. General statistics by tournament. Year Host Champion Winning coach