Sprint Queens Of The World
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Florence Griffith Joyner
(USA)
Current World 100 and 200m record holder. Won three golds at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (100, 200 and 4x100 relay)
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Shelly-Ann Fraser
(Jamaica)
Fraser won back-to-back 100m golds at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics. She also has 9 World Championship golds
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Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jamaica)
Won two 200m golds at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She has 8 Olympic medals across 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay
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Irena Szewinska (Poland)
The only athlete, male or female, to have held a world record in the 100m, 200m and 400m events
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Merlene Ottey (Jamaica, Slovenia)
Current world indoor 200m record holder. She holds the record for most Olympic appearances by any track and field athlete
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Allyson Felix (USA)
After silvers in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, Felix finally became 200m champion in 2012. She won 3 200m World Championship golds
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Carmelita Jeter
(USA)
Won 100m gold at 2011 World Championships and won three medals, including a gold, at the 2012 Olympics
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Gail Devers (USA)
Won back-to-back 100m golds in at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She is also a 3-time world champion in 100m hurdles
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Elaine Thompson (Jamaica)
Reigning 100 and 200m Olympic champion, Thompson is the all-time fifth fastest women in 200m and joint four-fastest in 100m
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Wilma Rudolph
(USA)
Won 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay golds at the 1960 Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win 3 golds at a single Olympics
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