Sha'Carri Richardson is a professional track and field athlete from the United States. Richardson specializes in 100-meter and 200-meter races. She got the limelight after her 10.75 seconds finish at the collegiate level in the 100-meter race at the NCAA Division I Championships. She won a gold at the World Championships in 2023 and another one at the Pan American U20 Championships in 2017. Richardson has 4 medals in all major competitions, including 3 gold and a bronze.
She qualified for the 2020 Olympics but was suspended due to the usage of an illegal substance. She won the first 100m title as a teenager at the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the USA, the AAU Junior Olympics in 2016. The following year she won another title at the USATF Junior Olympics. The 4 time Diamond League winner held the number one spot in the 100m for 41 weeks and the sixth spot in the 200m for one week. Richardson additionally secured the sixth spot in the Women's Overall Ranking which she held for 33 weeks.
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Sha'Carri Richardson’s Speed in mph
Sha'Carri Richardson had a speed of 21 mph, as she finished a 100m race in 2023 with a best time of 10.65 sec. However, her top speed might statistically be faster than this. Following her 100m race in 2023 at the World Championships, Richardson got the top spot in the world rankings and was named the fastest woman in the world.
Richardson created a new personal best of 10.72 seconds in 2021, which made her 6th fastest woman. The 4th fastest woman in US history won the 100 m final trial of the 2020 Olympics in 10.86 seconds. The US national champion 2023 in the women's 100 meters won the event at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 10.82 seconds. She went on to beat Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson with a time of 10.65 seconds to win the gold at the World Championships 2023. Richardson moreover claimed gold at the same event in the 4×100m relay final.
Richardson was a student at Louisiana State University and represented the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team. At the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 2019, she made it to the final of the 60-meter dash. On the other side, at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, she broke world U20 records and became history's second-best female one-day double. She clinched the second spot in the 200m race in that event by breaking Allyson Felix's record and also a second place in the 4 × 100 m relay.
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Sha'Carri Richardson’s Olympic 2024 Qualification
Richardson came out on top at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the US Olympic Trials 2024. As the US national champion, she defended her title in the 100-meter sprint event in 10.71 seconds. Sha'Carri Richardson qualified in the 100m for the 2024 Olympics. However, she came 4th in the 200m and wasn't able to qualify for the event.
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