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4×100 m relay. Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and ...
Sha'Carri Richardson (/ ʃ ə ˈ k ær iː / shə-KERREE; [3] born March 25, 2000 [4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships.
Marilyn Bevans was the first sub-three-hour, African-American female marathon runner, and the first national-class black female American marathoner. [3][4] She came in second place at the 1973 Maryland Marathon with a time of 3:31:45, and again came in second at the 1977 Boston Marathon, where she ran 2:51:12. [3][5] In 1977, she was ranked as ...
Men. Haile Gebrselassie is regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history. Sohn Kee-chung is the first Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline. The "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon. Held the world record for the span of 10 years.
1983 Caracas. 3,000 metres. Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [ 2 ] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in ...
4×100 m relay. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce CD OD OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. One of the most enduring track athletes in history, Fraser-Pryce's career spans over a decade and a half ...
Bobbi Gibb. Bobbi Gibb at the 26.2 Foundation in 2016. Roberta Louise Gibb (born November 2, 1942) is an American former runner who was the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon (1966). [1] She is recognized by the Boston Athletic Association as the pre-sanctioned era women's winner in 1966, 1967, and 1968. [2]
Betty Robinson. For the Christian music singer and songwriter, see Betty Jean Robinson. Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. [ 1 ]