Today in the world of sports, names like Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell are a force to reckon with but we are also have females who are as well making waves.
Speed , tenacity and surefootedness being the watch words when it come to track and field. History has recorded women with these laudable traits and impressive stamina.
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Here is a list of the top 10 fastest female athletes in history in no particular order:
- GRIFFITH JOYNE
The former sensation athlete who is popularly called Flo-Jo, Grifith Delorez Florence Joyne is regarded as the fastest woman in the world with a record of completing the Olympics finals in Seoul Olympic 1988 in 10:62 seconds.
Apart from setting the unbeatable record of 10:49 seconds, she has won three gold medals and has proven to be an icon in the sporting world.
2. ELAINE THOMPSON
This Jamaican born athlete is another speed icon. With a record of 10:71 seconds in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has won her fair share of medals and have set other astonishing time records.
3. SHELLY ANN FRASER
Another reputable name in the world of sport.
A role model to many; she has been described as an inspiration to several emerging talents across the globe.
Equally, she has continued to get better at each game. After an impressive record of finishing the 100 meters 2012 London Olympics in 10:75 seconds, she went all in, in the 2008 Olympics where she won gold.
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4. CARMELITA JETER
Another sweetheart, she has proven herself as the one of the fastest females in the world with her winning the silver medal in the 100 meters within an astonishing 10:78 seconds and getting other medals in the World Athletics Final and the 2007 World Championship in Athletics.
A three time Olympic medalist, she was the 2011 IAAF World champion .
5. VERONICA CAMPBELL
In the 2012 Olympics , Veronica Campbell Brown set a record of 10:81 seconds. Another Jamaican icon in the track and field world.
6. GAIL DEVERS
Gail Devers An all time favorite.
She has been described as an American heart throb had made history with an impeccable record of 10:82 seconds in the 100 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Till date, most young athletes regard her in high esteem.
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7. JULIET CUTHBERT
Wining the silver medal in the Atlantic Olympics in 1996 by finishing 10:83, has marked her as one of the fastest woman in history and has the set the stage for her to go on to bigger things. now a politician , she will always be remembered in the sporting world.
8. TORI BOWIE
Exhilarating speed, the America sprinter finished the Rio Olympics with the time of 10:83 seconds , moving the spectators to their feet.
9. WILMA RUDOLPH
Another great name in history. Despite her childhood illness, Wilma Glodean Rudolph made a world record. Holding championship in 1956 and 1960. She is the epitome of resilience and determination .
10. MARION JONES
An America world champion in track and field and a professional basketball player for Tulsa shock in WNBA . Although a confession to the use of steroids stripped her of her medals , she is still considered by many as one of the fastest women in history.
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