Olympic 100m winners List Female

Last Modified Jul 17, 2024 13:18 GMT
Olympic 100m winners List Female
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Notable for being one of the high quality attractions at Olympics, the 100m event involves the most elite level 100 metres race for both male and female competitors. It is also the shortest sprinting event in the Olympics.

The history of the 100 metres can be traced back to the very first of the modern Olympics in 1896, when it was a spot exclusively for men. Notably, Thomas Burke was the first ever winner of the 100 metre in the Olympics. Notably, the women’s 100 metres was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Betty Robinson was the first ever women’s winner of the 100 metre at the Olympic. Since then, both men and women have competed in the event and won medals for their respective countries.

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Olympic 100 m Female Winner List

These are a list of all female winners of the Olympic 100 metres from the beginning till present along with their records, venues and years-

Year Venue WinnerWinner Country Time
1928 Amsterdam, the Netherlands Betty Robinson United States 12.2 seconds
1932 Los Angeles, California, United States Stanisława WalasiewiczPoland 11.9 seconds
1936 Berlin, GermanyHelen Stephens United States 11.5 seconds
1948 London, England Fanny Blankers-Koen The Netherlands 11.9 seconds
1952Helsinki, Finland Marjorie Jackson Australia 11.5 seconds
1956Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Beth CuthbertAustralia 11.5 seconds
1960 Rome, Italy Wilma Rudolph United States 11.18 seconds
1964Tokyo, Japan Wyomia Tyus United States 11.4 seconds
1968Mexico City, Mexico Wyomia Tyus United States 11.0 seconds
1972 Munich, Germany Renate StecherEast Germany 11.07 seconds
1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Annegret RichterWest Germany 11.08 seconds
1980 Moscow, Russia Lyudmila Kondratyeva Soviet Union 11.06 seconds
1984 Los Angeles, California, United States Evelyn Ashford United States 10.97 seconds
1988 Seoul, South Korea Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyer United States 10.54 seconds
1992 Barcelona, Spain Gail Devers United States 10.82 seconds
1996 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Gail Devers United States 10.94 seconds
2000 Sydney, Australia Vacant Vacant Vacant
2004 Athens, Greece Yulia NestsiarenkaBelarus 10.93 seconds
2008 Beijing, China Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica 10.78 seconds
2012 London, England Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 10.75 seconds
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Elaine Thompson Jamaica 10.71 seconds
2020Tokyo, Japan Elaine Thompson-Herah Jamaica 10.61 seconds

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FAQ's On Olympic 100m winners List Female

A. Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner is the fastest female in history.

A. Betty Robinson was the first woman to win the 100m. 

A. No, nobody has managed to ever run 100m under 10 seconds.

A. Sha’Carri Richardson became the fastest American 100m female sprinter in 2023.

A. The first Olympic 100 metres for women was held in 1928.

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