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At the time, her medal haul was the second most for female track and field athlete in history, behind only Fanny Blankers-Koen who won four gold medals in 1948. [38] In February 1989, Griffith Joyner announced her retirement from racing. [36] [39] She cited her new business opportunities outside of sprinting.
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.
Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) [3] is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018.
Jones' time was the second-fastest ever by an American. She was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week on February 12 for her performance in Karlsruhe. At the 2008 USA Indoor Championships, Jones won her second straight national championship with a time of 7.88 seconds and also won the Visa Championship Series title for the 2008 indoor ...
Lanae-Tava Thomas (born 28 January 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She finished second at the Jamaican national championships over 200 metres in 2024. [ 1 ]
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3]Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". [4]
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 21 August 1996) [5] is a Puerto Rican [6] [7] [8] track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Puerto Rican of Afro-Latino descent and the second person representing Puerto Rico to win a gold medal.
This list includes athletes who have been a medalist in the Olympic Games or World championships (indoor and outdoor). Also included are medalists in the IAAF World Cup and WAF events. Other criteria for inclusion include any athlete who held a world record (WR) or was ranked in the top three of their event by Track and Field News magazine ...