100m Women World Record. The evolution of the women's 100m world record: When will Florence. In addition to the fastest run women's 100 metres ever, Griffith Joyner - also known as "Flo-Jo" - still holds the fastest run women's 200 metres record, 21.34 seconds, which she set in the same year.
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In a 10-day span in 2021, Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah produced the two fastest "basic" women's 100s ever based on our Big Gold Book wind/altitude charts World Athletics' all-time top lists for women's 100 metres outdoor senior category.
Griffith Joyner's 10.49, run in the quarter-finals of the US Olympic Trials, came completely out of the blue, representing a significant increase upon her personal best (10.89. Meanwhile, the women's 100m world record is held by Florence Griffith-Joyner, with 10.49. Records; Send Competition Results; World Rankings; Ultimate; Personal Best; Be Active
American Richardson claims world gold in women's 100m Reuters. The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922 Time (seconds) Athlete Nationality Date; 10.49: Florence Griffith-Joyner: USA: July 16, 1988: 10.76: Evelyn Ashford: USA: August 22, 1984: 10.79: Evelyn Ashford: USA: July 3, 1983: 10.81: Marlies Göhr: East Germany:
. In a 10-day span in 2021, Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah produced the two fastest "basic" women's 100s ever based on our Big Gold Book wind/altitude charts She is currently the fastest woman in the women's 100m.