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Sha'Carri Richardson (/ ʃ ə ˈ k ær iː / shə-KARR-ee; [3] born March 25, 2000 [4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships.
Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) [3] is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American track and field athletes. It includes American track and field athletes that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Aside from McLaughlin-Levrone, only three other women have ever broken the 52 second barrier, and only one other has broken 51. She holds six out of the ten fastest times on the world all-time list. She was the 2019 Diamond League champion. In 2022, McLaughlin-Levrone was voted World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year. [10]
Lori Susan "Lolo" Jones [1] [4] [5] (born August 5, 1982) is an American hurdler and bobsledder who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles.She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University.
With a combined Olympic and World Championship total of 31 medals, she is also the overall most decorated athlete in track and field history, with 12 medals from individual events and 19 from relays. Felix was the first athlete in track and field history to medal in 3 different relays, 4 × 100 m, 4 × 400 m and mixed 4 × 400 m.
Tony McQuay, professional track and field athlete; Aries Merritt, professional track and field athlete; LaShawn Merritt, professional track and field athlete; Ralph Metcalfe, former track and field athlete; Rod Milburn, former track and field athlete; Tim Montgomery, retired track and field athlete; Edwin Moses, retired track and field athlete
She was also the 1993 world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100m. [3] In the 100 m hurdles, she was the 1993, 1995 and 1999 world champion, and the 1991 and 2001 world silver medalist. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.