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Below a list of all national champions in the women's 100 metres in track and field from several countries since 1970. ... Australian Championships
The field had five of the fastest eight of all time: #3 defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, #5 Shericka Jackson, the world leader for 2023, #7 Sha'Carri Richardson; and #8 Marie-Josée Ta Lou.
Wyomia Tyus's 1968 Olympic gold medal performance and Renate Stecher's 1972 Olympic championship win, both in 11.07, were the fastest recorded fully electronic 100-metre races to that time and were ratified as world records. However, Tyus's 11.07 was later adjusted to 11.08. [1]
The championship records for the event are 9.58 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 10.65 seconds for women, set by Sha'Carri Richardson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition three times: by Carl Lewis in 1987 and 1991, and by Usain Bolt in 2009. [ 1 ]
Dutee Chand (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian professional sprinter and current national champion in the women's 100 metres event. [5] In 2013, Chand was the first Indian sprinter to reach the final of the 100m event at a global youth athletics competition, [6] [7] and in 2016 she took part in the Rio Olympic Games. [8]
The women's 100 metres at the 2019 World ... This was the first major championships for Shelly-Ann Fraser ... Asher-Smith's 10.83 was the British national record. ...
With seven women going sub-11 seconds, this was the fastest 100m final in the World Championships history. Just as in the Olympics, the same three athletes from Jamaica swept the medals, but in a different order.
Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. Wind speeds were not consistently recorded until 1963. The women's championships began in 1982.