Greatest female sprinters of all time

#2 Wyomia Tyus

Tyus won gold in the 1964 Tokyo Games and won it again in the 1968 Mexico Olympics

The retired United States athlete became the first person in history to retain her 100m title at the Olympics. She first won the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games and then retained it at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. At the 1964 Games, she also won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay event and won gold in the same event at the next Olympics.

Her 11.08 second run in the 100m final at the 1968 Games led to a new world record, while her personal best in the 200m stood at 23.08 seconds. In 1980, as a recognition of her achievements, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and in 1985 she made it to the US Olympic Hall of Fame.