#8 Elaine Thompson (Jamaica)
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Elaine Thompson became the fastest woman on earth at the Olympic games in Rio by claiming gold in both the 100m and 200m sprints in athletics while also claiming silver in the women’s 4x100m relay race second only to USA in a controversial final.
Thompson, who is just 24 years old and in her first Olympics held off strong competitions from the likes of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) , Tori Bowie (USA) and Dafne Schippers (Netherlands ) in both the events by a fraction of a second to win golds in both the sprint events at Rio 2016.
In the women’s 4x100m, Team USA’s presence in the finals was a bit controversial after they were initially disqualified for having dropped the baton only to be reinstated after a successful appeal against the Brazilians who were deemed of having tripped them during their first switchover. But the US competed and took gold while Thompson and Jamaica had to settle for silver.
Medals : 2 Gold (Women’s 100m Athletics,Women’s 200m Athletics) , 1 Silver (Women’s 4x100m relay athletics)
