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Encyclopedia > Olympic medalists in athletics (women)

These are the female Olympic medalists in athletics. See Olympic medalists in athletics (men) for male medalists, category:athletes for other track and field athletes and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... These are the male Olympic medalists in athletics. ... Artistic Gymnastics (men) Artistic Gymnastics (women) Athletics (men) Athletics (women) Baseball Basketball Biathlon Boxing Figure skating Sailing Swimming (men) Swimming (women) Tennis See also Olympic Games IOC country codes list of prizes, medals, and awards Art competitions Ice Hockey Categories: | | ...

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100 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Betty Robinson (USA) Fanny Rosenfeld (CAN) Ethel Smith (CAN)
1932 Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) Hilda Strike (CAN) Wilhelmina Von Bremen (USA)
1936 Helen Stephens (USA) Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) Käthe Krauss (GER)
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) Dorothy Manley (GBR) Shirley Strickland (AUS)
1952 Marjorie Jackson (AUS) Daphne Hasenjager (RSA) Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS)
1956 Betty Cuthbert (AUS) Christa Stubnick (GER) Marlene Matthews (AUS)
1960 Wilma Rudolph (USA) Dorothy Hyman (GBR) Giuseppina Leone (ITA)
1964 Wyomia Tyus (USA) Edith McGuire (USA) Ewa Kłobukowska (POL)
1968 Wyomia Tyus (USA) Barbara Ferrell (USA) Irena Szewińska (POL)
1972 Renate Stecher (GDR) Raelene Boyle (AUS) Silvia Chibás (CUB)
1976 Annegret Richter (FRG) Renate Stecher (GDR) Inge Helten (FRG)
1980 Lyudmila Kondratyeva (URS) Marlies Göhr (GDR) Ingrid Auerswald (GDR)
1984 Evelyn Ashford (USA) Alice Brown (USA) Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) Evelyn Ashford (USA) Heike Drechsler (GER)
1992 Gail Devers (USA) Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) Irina Privalova (EUN)
1996 Gail Devers (USA) Merlene Ottey (JAM) Gwen Torrence (USA)
2000 Marion Jones (USA) Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) Tayna Lawrence (JAM)
2004 Yuliya Nesterenko (BLR) Lauryn Williams (USA) Veronica Campbell (JAM)

Elizabeth Robinson (August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete, winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women. ... Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905—November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. ... Ethel Smith (November 22, 1910 - May 10, 1996) was an organist who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ. ... Stanisława Walasiewicz (April 11, 1911 – December 4, 1980) was a Polish-American athlete. ... Hilda Strike (September 1, 1910 - March 9, 1989) was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. ... Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936. ... Stanisława Walasiewicz (April 11, 1911 – December 4, 1980) was a Polish-American athlete. ... Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born September 13, 1931) is the Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ... Marlene Matthews (born February 14, 1934) is a former Australian sprinter. ... Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and four time Olympic champion. ... Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ... Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944) , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter. ... Ewa KÅ‚obukowska (born 1 October 1946) in Warsaw, Poland is a former Polish sprinter. ... Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ... Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ... Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ... Raelene Boyle MBE (1951 - ), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. ... Silvia Chibás (born September 10, 1954) is a former track and field athlete from Cuba. ... Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. ... Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ... Lyudmila Kondratyeva (born April 11, 1958 in Shakhty) is a Russian (formely Soviet) athlete, the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion. ... Marlies Göhr (born March 21, 1958 in Gera, Germany) was an East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. ... Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ... Alice Brown was the name of several persons: Alice Brown (1856-1948), American novelist Alice Brown (born 1960), American athlet, 1984 olympic silver medalist in 100m dash Alice Brown, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ... Delorez Florence Griffith-Joyner a. ... Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ... Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ... Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. ... Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. ... Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. ... Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete, winner of five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. ... Ekaterini Thanou (In Greek: Αικατερίνη Θάνου; born February 1, 1975) is a Greek athlete. ... Tayna Lawrence (born September 17, 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ... Yulia Nesterenko Yulia Nesterenko (Belarusian: Юлія Несьцярэнка, Yuliya Nyestsyarenka; Russian: Юлия Нестеренко, Yuliya Nesterenko; born June 15, 1979) is an athlete from Belarus. ... Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983 in Rochester, Pennsylvania) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States. ... Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...

200 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) Audrey Williamson (GBR) Audrey Patterson (USA)
1952 Marjorie Jackson (AUS) Puck Brouwer (NED) Nadezhda Khnykina (URS)
1956 Betty Cuthbert (AUS) Christa Stubnick (GER) Marlene Mathews (AUS)
1960 Wilma Rudolph (USA) Jutta Heine (GER) Dorothy Hyman (GBR)
1964 Edith McGuire (USA) Irena Kirszenstein (POL) Marilyn Black (AUS)
1968 Irena Szewińska (POL) Raelene Boyle (AUS) Jenny Lamy (AUS)
1972 Renate Stecher (GDR) Raelene Boyle (AUS) Irena Szewińska (POL)
1976 Bärbel Eckert (GDR) Annegret Richter (FRG) Renate Stecher (GDR)
1980 Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) Natalya Bochina (URS) Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) Florence Griffith (USA) Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) Grace Jackson (JAM) Heike Drechsler (GDR)
1992 Gwen Torrence (USA) Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1996 Marie-José Perec (FRA) Merlene Ottey (JAM) Mary Onyali (NGR)
2000 Marion Jones (USA) Pauline Davis (BAH) Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
2004 Veronica Campbell (JAM) Allyson Felix (USA) Debbie Ferguson (BAH)

Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born September 13, 1931) is the Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. ... Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ... Marlene Matthews (born February 14, 1934) is a former Australian sprinter. ... Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and four time Olympic champion. ... Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944) , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter. ... Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ... Marilyn Mary Black (born May 20, 1944 in New South Wales, Australien) is a former Australian sprinter. ... Irena SzewiÅ„ska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in St. ... Raelene Boyle MBE (1951 - ), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. ... Jenny Lamy (born February 28, 1949) is a former Australian sprinter. ... Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ... Raelene Boyle MBE (1951 - ), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. ... Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ... Bärbel Wöckel (born in Germany, 1955-03-21) is a German Olympic track and field athlete who won four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. ... Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. ... Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ... Bärbel Wöckel (born in Germany, 1955-03-21) is a German Olympic track and field athlete who won four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. ... Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ... Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born in Greenwood, Mississippi, July 6, 1960) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ... Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner (December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2004. ... Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ... Delorez Florence Griffith-Joyner a. ... Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ... Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ... Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ... Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (born February 3, 1968) is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete, winner of five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. ... Pauline Davis-Thompson (born July 9, 1966 in the Bahamas) is a sprinter, competing internationally for the Bahamas. ... Susanthika Jayasinghe (born:December 17, 1975 in Atnawala, Sri Lanka) is a sprint athlete. ... Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ... Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States in the 200 meters. ... Debbie Ferguson (born: January 16, 1976) ia a Bahamian sprint athlete. ...

400 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Betty Cuthbert (AUS) Ann Packer (GBR) Judy Amoore (AUS)
1968 Colette Besson (FRA) Lillian Board (GBR) Natalya Pechonkina (URS)
1972 Monika Zehrt (GDR) Rita Wilden (FRG) Kathy Hammond (USA)
1976 Irena Szewińska (POL) Christina Brehmer (GDR) Ellen Streidt (GDR)
1980 Marita Koch (GDR) Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) Christina Lathan (GDR)
1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) Kathy Cook (GBR)
1988 Olga Bryzgina (URS) Petra Müller (GDR) Olga Nazarova (URS)
1992 Marie-José Perec (FRA) Olga Bryzgina (EUN) Ximena Restrepo (COL)
1996 Marie-José Perec (FRA) Cathy Freeman (AUS) Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
2000 Cathy Freeman (AUS) Lorraine Graham (JAM) Katharine Merry (GBR)
2004 Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) Ana Guevara (MEX) Natalya Antyukh (RUS)

Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ... Ann Packer (born 8 March 1942) is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long-jumper. ... Judith Judy Amoore (born June 25, 1940 in Victoria) is a former Australian runner. ... Colette Besson (born April 7, 1946 in Royan) is a former French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ... Lillian Board (born December 13, 1948 in Durban, South Africa; died December 26, 1970). ... Monika Zehrt (born 29 September 1952) in Riesa, Saxony, Germany, is a former sprint athlete who competed for East Germany. ... Irena Szewińska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in St. ... Marita Koch (b. ... Jarmila Kratochvílová (born 26 January 1951) was a late-developing Czech 400m runner whose career was dogged by injury and illness. ... Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born in Greenwood, Mississippi, July 6, 1960) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ... Kathy Cook nee Smallwood born 03/05/60 is the most successful female sprinter in British Athletics history. ... Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ... Petra Müller (born 18 October 1965 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German athlete with the DDR. She won eight medals in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 m relay in international competition. ... Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ... Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ... Ximena Restrepo (born March 10, 1969) is a former sprinter from Colombia. ... Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ... Cathy Freeman on the book cover for The Winners: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics showing Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic Flame — with fireworks in the background Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete. ... Falilat Ogunkoya (born 12 May 1968) is a Nigerian athlete. ... Cathy Freeman on the book cover for The Winners: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics showing Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic Flame — with fireworks in the background Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete. ... Lorraine Fenton (born September 8, 1973 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the 400 m. ... Katharine Merry (born September 21, 1974 at Dunchurch near Rugby, England) is a British female sprinter, who is most notable for winning an Olympic bronze medal for the 400 metre sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia. ... Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian athlete. ... Ana Gabriela Guevara, the most succesful athlete of Mexico. ... Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh (Наталья Николаевна Антюх in Russian, born June 26, 1981 in St. ...

800 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Lina Radke (GER) Kinuye Hitomi (JPN) Inga Gentzel (SWE)
1960 Lyudmila Shevtsova (URS) Brenda Jones (AUS) Ursula Donath (GER)
1964 Ann Packer (GBR) Maryvonne Dupureur (FRA) Marise Chamberlain (NZL)
1968 Madeline Manning (USA) Ilona Silai (ROM) Mia Gommers (NED)
1972 Hildegard Falck (FRG) Niole Sabaite (URS) Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR)
1976 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Nikolina Shtereva (URS) Elfi Zinn (GDR)
1980 Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) Olga Mineyeva (URS) Tatyana Providokhina (URS)
1984 Doina Melinte (ROM) Kim Gallagher (USA) Fita Lovin (ROM)
1988 Sigrun Wodars (GDR) Christine Wachtel (GDR) Kim Gallagher (USA)
1992 Ellen van Langen (NED) Lilia Nurutdinova (EUN) Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)
1996 Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) Maria Mutola (MOZ)
2000 Maria Mutola (MOZ) Stephanie Graf (AUT) Kelly Holmes (GBR)
2004 Kelly Holmes (GBR) Hasna Benhassi (MAR) Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)

Karoline Lina Radke-Batschauer (October 18, 1903 – February 14, 1983) was a German runner. ... Brenda Jones (born November 17, 1936) is a former Australian middle distance runner. ... Ann Packer (born 8 March 1942) is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long-jumper. ... Marise Chamberlain (born December 5, 1935 in Christchurch) is a former New Zealand middle distance runner. ... Madeline Manning (born 11 January 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American athlete. ... Ilona Silai (born October 14, 1941) is a retired Romanian middle distance runner. ... Tatyana Kazankina (born on December 17, 1951) was a Russian runner who set seven world records and won a total numer of three golden medals at the Olympic Games. ... Nikolina Shtereva (Bulgarian Николина Штерева; born January 21, 1955) is a former middle distance runner from Bulgaria. ... Doina Melinte (born December 27, 1956) is a retired Romanian athlete. ... Kim Gallagher was an outstanding American Track & Field Olympian. ... Fita Lovin (born January 14, 1951) is a former middle distance runner from Romania who won the bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Sigrun Wodars (born November 7, 1965) is a former East German middle distance athlete. ... Christine Wachtel (born January 6, 1965 in Altentreptow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), is a German track and field athlete who won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1988 Olympic summer games in Seoul in the 800 metres run. ... Kim Gallagher was an outstanding American Track & Field Olympian. ... Ellen Gezina Maria van Langen (born February 9, 1966) is a former Dutch middle distance runner Born in Oldenzaal, Van Langen has a degree in economics at the University of Amsterdam. ... Lilia Nurutdinova (born December 15, 1963) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR. Her greatest achievement was the 1992 Olympic silver when she ran in 1:55. ... Ana Fidelia Quirot (born March 23, 1963, Santiago de Cuba) is an athlete from Cuba who specialised in the 800m but was also successful over 400m. ... Svetlana Alexandrovna Masterkova (born January 17, 1968) is a former Russian middle distance runner. ... Ana Fidelia Quirot (born March 23, 1963, Santiago de Cuba) is an athlete from Cuba who specialised in the 800m but was also successful over 400m. ... Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who has specialised in the 800 m. ... Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who has specialised in the 800 m. ... This article is not about the tennis player Steffi Graf. ... Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born 19 April 1970) is a British middle distance athlete. ... Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born 19 April 1970) is a British middle distance athlete. ... Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete. ... Photo finish in Athens 2004 Jolanda ÄŒeplak (pronounciation) (born Jolanda Steblovnik, September 12, 1976) is a Slovene middle distance athlete. ...

1500 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1972 Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) Paola Cacchi (ITA)
1976 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) Ulrike Klapezynski (GDR)
1980 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Christiane Wartenberg (GDR) Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)
1984 Gabriella Dorio (ITA) Doina Melinte (ROM) Maricica Puica (ROM)
1988 Paula Ivan (ROM) Laimute Baikauskaite (URS) Tatyana Samolenko (URS)
1992 Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) Lyudmila Rogachova (EUN) Qu Yunxia (CHN)
1996 Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Theresia Kiesl (AUT)
2000 Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) Violeta Szekely (ROM) Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
2004 Kelly Holmes (GBR) Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) Maria Cioncan (ROM)

Tatyana Kazankina (born on December 17, 1951) was a Russian runner who set seven world records and won a total numer of three golden medals at the Olympic Games. ... Tatyana Kazankina (born on December 17, 1951) was a Russian runner who set seven world records and won a total numer of three golden medals at the Olympic Games. ... Gabriella Dorio (born June 27, 1957 in Veggiano, Italy) is a former Italian athlete and Olympic gold winner. ... Doina Melinte (born December 27, 1956) is a retired Romanian athlete. ... Maricica Puica is a Romanian former middle distance athlete. ... Paula Ivan (born July 20, 1963 in Heresti, Romania) is a former Romanian athlete and Olympic gold winner. ... Laimutė Baikauskaitė (born June 10, 1956) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Lithuania. ... Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh (born December 15, 1963 in Sekretarka; Orenburg) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. ... Hassiba Boulmerka (born July 10, 1968) is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. ... Lyudmila Rogachova (born October 30, 1966 in Lad Balka) is a retired Russian middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. ... Qu Yunxia (°25 December 1972) is a Chinese Olympic athlete. ... Svetlana Alexandrovna Masterkova (born January 17, 1968) is a former Russian middle distance runner. ... Gabriela Szabo (born November 14, 1975) is a Romanian track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and winner of bronze and silver medals in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in 1500 m, respectively. ... Nouria Mérah-Benida (born October 19, 1970) is an Algerian middle distance runner. ... -1... Gabriela Szabo (born November 14, 1975) is a Romanian track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and winner of bronze and silver medals in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in 1500 m, respectively. ... Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born 19 April 1970) is a British middle distance athlete. ... Tatyana Tomashova (born July 1, 1975 in Perm) is a Russian middle distance runner. ... Maria Cioncan (born June 19, 1977) is a middle distance runner from Romania, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

3000 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984 Maricica Puica (ROM) Wendy Sly (GBR) Lynn Williams (CAN)
1988 Tatyana Samolenko (URS) Paula Ivan (ROM) Yvonne Murray (GBR)
1992 Yelena Romanova (EUN) Tatyana Dorovskikh (EUN) Angela Chalmers (CAN)

Maricica Puica is a Romanian former middle distance athlete. ... Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh (born December 15, 1963 in Sekretarka; Orenburg) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. ... Paula Ivan (born July 20, 1963 in Heresti, Romania) is a former Romanian athlete and Olympic gold winner. ... Yvonne Murray, MBE (born 1964) is a former Scottish long distance track and road running athlete. ... Yelena Romanova (born March 20, 1963) is a retired Russian middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 3000 metres. ... Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh (ru. ...

5000 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1996 Wang Junxia (CHN) Pauline Konga (KEN) Roberta Brunet (ITA)
2000 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Gete Wami (ETH)
2004 Meseret Defar (ETH) Isabella Ochichi (KEN) Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

Wang Junxia (王军霞, born January 19, 1973 in Jiaohe, Jilin Province) is a Chinese long-distance runner who holds the world record for the womens 3000m and 10,000m events. ... Pauline Konga (born 10 April 1970) is a Kenyan athlete. ... Roberta Brunet (born May 20, 1965 in Aosta) is a former middle distance runner from Italy who won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Gabriela Szabo (born November 14, 1975) is a Romanian track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and winner of bronze and silver medals in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in 1500 m, respectively. ... Sonia OSullivan (born November 28, 1969) is an Irish runner from Cobh, County Cork. ... Gete Wami (b. ... Meseret Defar (born November 19, 1983) is a female athlete from Ethiopia. ... Isabella Ochichi from Kenya was the silver medal winner (second-place finisher) in the final of the womens 5,000 meter race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece. ... Tirunesh Dibaba (born October 1, 1985 in Chefe, Ethiopia) is a long distance track athlete. ...

10000 m

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Olga Bondarenko (URS) Liz McColgan (GBR) Yelena Zhupiyova (URS)
1992 Derartu Tulu (ETH) Elana Meyer (RSA) Lynn Jennings (USA)
1996 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Wang Junxia (CHN) Gete Wami (ETH)
2000 Derartu Tulu (ETH) Gete Wami (ETH) Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
2004 Huina Xing (CHN) Ejagayehu Dibaba (ETH) Derartu Tulu (ETH)

Elizabeth McColgan, usually known as Liz McColgan, (born March 24, 1964) is a former Scottish long distance track and road running athlete. ... Derartu Tulu (born: March 21, 1972) in Bokoji, Arsi, Ethiopia is a long distance track, road and marathon athlete. ... Elana Meyer, long distance runner from South Africa. ... Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro (born June 23rd, 1969), a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. ... Wang Junxia (王军霞, born January 19, 1973 in Jiaohe, Jilin Province) is a Chinese long-distance runner who holds the world record for the womens 3000m and 10,000m events. ... Gete Wami (b. ... Derartu Tulu (born: March 21, 1972) in Bokoji, Arsi, Ethiopia is a long distance track, road and marathon athlete. ... Gete Wami (b. ... Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro (born June 23rd, 1969), a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. ... Categories: People stubs | 1984 births | Chinese athletes | Competitors at the 2004 Summer Olympics ... Ejegayehu Dibaba (born March 21, 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance athlete. ... Derartu Tulu (born: March 21, 1972) in Bokoji, Arsi, Ethiopia is a long distance track, road and marathon athlete. ...

Marathon

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984 Joan Benoit (USA) Grete Waitz (NOR) Rosa Mota (POR)
1988 Rosa Mota (POR) Lisa Martin (AUS) Katrin Dörre (GDR)
1992 Valentina Yegorova (EUN) Yuko Arimori (JPN) Lorraine Moller (NZL)
1996 Fatuma Roba (ETH) Valentina Yegorova (RUS) Yuko Arimori (JPN)
2000 Naoko Takahashi (JPN) Lidia Simon (ROM) Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)
2004 Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) Catherine Ndereba (KEN) Deena Kastor (USA)

Although marathon sometimes refers to any athletic event requiring great endurance, more specifically it refers to a long-distance track event of 42,195 m (26 miles and 385 yards). ... Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ... Grete Waitz (born October 1, 1953) is a former Norwegian marathon runner who won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988. ... Rosa Mota is a Portuguese former marathonist, one of her countrys foremost athletes. ... Rosa Mota is a Portuguese former marathonist, one of her countrys foremost athletes. ... Lisa Martin (born May 12, 1960) is a retired Australian long-distance runner. ... Fatuma Roba (born December 18, 1973) is an long-distance runner from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia most known for winning an gold medal in the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Naoko Takahashi (born May 6, 1972 in Gifu) is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in marathon. ... Lidia Simon (born September 4, 1973) is a Romanian long-distance runner. ... Joyce Chepchumba (born: November 6, 1970) in Kericho, is a Kenyan Long distance athlete. ... Mizuki Noguchi (Japanese: 野口みずき, born July 3, 1978) is a female long-distance athlete (track and field) from Japan. ... Catherine Ndereba (born: July 31, 1972) is a Kenyan athlete. ... Deena Kastor (née Drossin) (1973-) is an American distance runner. ...

80 m hurdles

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1932 Babe Didrikson (USA) Evelyne Hall (USA) Marjorie Clark (RSA)
1936 Trebisonda Valla (ITA) Anni Steuer (GER) Elizabeth Taylor (CAN)
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) Maureen Gardner (GBR) Shirley Strickland (AUS)
1952 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) Maria Golubnichaya (URS) Maria Sander (GER)
1956 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) Gisela Köhler (GER) Norma Thrower (AUS)
1960 Irina Press (URS) Carole Quinton (GBR) Gisela Birkemeyer (GER)
1964 Karin Balzer (GER) Teresa Ciepły (POL) Pam Kilborn (AUS)
1968 Maureen Caird (AUS) Pam Kilborn (AUS) Chi Cheng (TPE)

Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... Babe Didrikson in the 1932 Olympic javelin competition Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911-September 27, American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ... Trebisonda Valla, also known as Ondina Valla (Bologna, Italy, 20 May 1916) was the first Italian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. ... Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Maureen Gardner was a British ballet teacher and champion hurdler, who at age 19 was a silver medallist in the 80-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... Norma Thrower (born February 5, 1936) is a retired Australian hurdler. ... Irina Press (born March 10, 1939 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR) has won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles (1960) and pentathlon (1964). ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Teresa CiepÅ‚y née Wieczorek (19 October 1937 - 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. ... Pam Kilborn (born August 12, 1939 in Melbourne) is a former Australian hurdler. ... Maureen Caird (born September 29, 1951) is a former Australian track athlete, who specialised in the low hurdles. ... Pam Kilborn (born August 12, 1939 in Melbourne) is a former Australian hurdler. ...

100 m hurdles

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1972 Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) Valeria Bufanu (ROM) Karin Balzer (GDR)
1976 Johanna Schaller (GDR) Tatyana Anisimova (URS) Natalya Lebedyeva (URS)
1980 Vera Komisova (URS) Johanna Klier (GDR) Lucyna Langer (POL)
1984 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (USA) Shirley Strong (GBR) Michèle Chardonnet (FRA)
Kim Turner (USA)
1988 Yordanka Donkova (BUL) Gloria Siebert (GDR) Claudia Zackiewicz (FRG)
1992 Voula Patoulidou (GRE) LaVonna Martin (USA) Yordanka Donkova (BUL)
1996 Ludmila Engquist (SWE) Brigita Bukovec (SLO) Patricia Girard-Léno (FRA)
2000 Olga Shishigina (KAZ) Glory Alozie (NGR) Melissa Morrison (USA)
2004 Joanna Hayes (USA) Olena Krasovska (UKR) Melissa Morrison (USA)

Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... Valeria Bufanu (born October 7. ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Paraskevi Voula Patoulidou was born on 29 March 1965, in Tripotamo, near Florina. ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Ludmila Engquist is a Swedish athlete, winning gold in 100m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ... Brigita Bukovec (born January 25, 1970) is a retired Slovenian hurdler who won a surprising Olympic silver medal in 1996. ... Olga Shishigina (born December 23, 1968 in Almaty) is a retired Kazakhstani athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. ... Aliuska López (born December 30, 1977 in Nigeria) is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. ... Melissa Morrison-Howard (born July 9, 1971 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is a American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. ... Joanna Hayes (born December 23, 1976) is an American runner who won the gold medal in the Womens 100m Hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. ... im horny r u ... Melissa Morrison-Howard (born July 9, 1971 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is a American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. ...

400 m hurdles

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984 Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) Judi Brown (USA) Cristeana Cojocaru (ROM)
1988 Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
1992 Sally Gunnell (GBR) Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) Janeene Vickers (USA)
1996 Deon Hemmings (JAM) Kim Batten (USA) Tonja Buford-Bailey (USA)
2000 Irina Privalova (RUS) Deon Hemmings (JAM) Nezha Bidouane (MAR)
2004 Fani Halkia (GRE) Ionela Tirlea-Manolache (ROM) Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR)

Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan hurdler, born on 15 April 1962 in Casablanca. ... Cristeana Cojocaru (born January 2, 1962) is a retired athlete from Romania. ... Debra Flintoff-King (born on April 20, 1960) was an Australian hurdler, who won the second womens 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... Sally Jane Janet Gunnell, OBE (born 29 July 1966 in Chigwell, Essex, England) was a sprint and hurdling athlete and now works mainly as a television presenter predominantly for the BBC. Sally started out in athletics as an accomplished long jumper and pentathlete before turning to the sprints and hurdling... Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. ... Nezha Bidouane is a Moroccan hurdler, born on Thursday, 18th September 1969. ... Fani Halkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά; born 2 February 1979 in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek athlete. ... Ionela Tirlea-Manolache (born February 9, 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Romania. ...

4 × 100 m relay

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Canada

Fanny Rosenfeld
Ethel Smith
Florence Bell
Myrtle Cook
United States of America

Mary Washburn
Jessie Cross
Loretta McNeil
Betty Robinson
Germany

Rosa Kellner
Helene Schmidt
Anni Holdmann
Helene Junker
1932 United States of America

Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Wilhelmina von Bremen
Canada

Mildred Frizzel
Lilian Palmer
Mary Frizzel
Hilda Strike
Great Britain

Eileen Hiscock
Gwendoline Porter
Violet Webb
Nellie Halstead
1936 United States of America

Harriet Bland
Annette Rogers
Betty Robinson
Helen Stephens
Great Britain

Eileen Hiscock
Violet Olney
Audrey Brown
Barbara Burke
Canada

Dorothy Brookshaw
Mildred Dolson
Hilda Cameron
Aileen Meagher
1948 Netherlands

Xenia Stad-de Jong
Netty Witziers-Timmer
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Australia

Shirley Strickland
June Maston
Elizabeth McKinnon
Joyce King
Canada

Viola Myers
Nancy MacKay
Diane Foster
Patricia Jones
1952 United States of America

Mae Faggs
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau
Catherine Hardy
Germany

Ursula Knab
Maria Sander
Helga Klein
Marga Petersen
Great Britain

Sylvia Cheeseman
June Foulds
Jean Desforges
Heather Armitage
1956 Australia

Shirley Strickland
Norma Croker
Fleur Mellor
Betty Cuthbert
Great Britain

Anne Pashley
Jean Scrivens
June Foulds
Heather Armitage
United States of America

Mae Faggs
Margaret Matthews
Wilma Rudolph
Isabelle Daniels
1960 United States of America

Martha Hudson
Lucinda Williams
Barbara Jones
Wilma Rudolph
Germany

Martha Langbein
Annie Biechl
Brunhilde Hendrix
Jutta Heine
Poland

Teresa Wieczorek
Barbara Janiszewska
Celina Jesionowska
Halina Richter
1964 Poland

Teresa Ciepły
Irena Kirszenstein
Halina Górecka
Ewa Kłobukowska
United States of America

Willye White
Wyomia Tyus
Marilyn White
Edith McGuire
Great Britain

Janet Simpson
Mary Rand
Daphne Arden
Dorothy Hyman
1968 United States of America

Barbara Ferrell
Margaret Bailes
Mildrette Netter
Wyomia Tyus
Cuba

Marlene Elejarde
Fulgencia Romay
Violetta Quesada
Miguelina Cobián
Soviet Union

Lyudmila Zharkova
Galina Bukharina
Vera Popkova
Lyudmila Samotysova
1972 West Germany

Christiane Krause
Ingrid Mickler-Becker
Annegret Richter
Heidemarie Rosendahl
East Germany

Evelyn Kaufer
Christina Heinich
Barbel Struppert
Renate Stecher
Cuba

Marlene Elejarde
Carmen Valdes
Fulgencia Romay
Silvia Chibás
1976 East Germany

Marlies Oelsner
Renate Stecher
Carla Bodendorf
Bärbel Eckert
West Germany

Elvira Possekel
Inge Helten
Annegret Richter
Annegret Kroniger
Soviet Union

Tatyana Prorochenko
Lyudmila Zharkova
Nadezhda Besfamilnaya
Vera Anisimova
1980 East Germany

Romy Müller
Bärbel Wöckel
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
Soviet Union

Vera Komisova
Lyudmila Zharkova
Vera Anisimova
Natalya Bochina
Great Britain

Heather Hunte
Kathy Cook
Beverly Goddard
Sonia Lannaman
1984 United States of America

Alice Brown
Jeanette Bolden
Chandra Cheeseborough
Evelyn Ashford
Canada

Angela Bailey
Marita Payne
Angella Taylor
France Gareau
Great Britain

Simone Jacobs
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Heather Oakes
1988 United States of America

Alice Brown
Sheila Echols
Florence Griffith Joyner
Evelyn Ashford
East Germany

Silke Möller
Kerstin Behrendt
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
Soviet Union

Lyudmila Konratyeva
Galina Malchugina
Marina Zhirova
Natalya Pomoschnikova
1992 United States of America

Evelyn Ashford
Esther Jones
Carlette Guidry
Gwen Torrence
Unified Team

Olga Bogoslovskaya
Galina Malchugina
Marina Trandenkova
Irina Privalova
Nigeria

Beatrice Utondu
Faith Idehen
Christy Opara Thompson
Mary Onyali
1996 United States of America

Gail Devers
Inger Miller
Chryste Gaines
Gwen Torrence
Bahamas

Eldece Clarke
Chandra Sturrup
Sevatheda Fynes
Pauline Davis
Jamaica

Michelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
2000 Bahamas

Sevatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis
Debbie Ferguson
Jamaica

Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
United States of America

Chryste Gaines
Torri Edwards
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones
2004 Jamaica

Tayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell
Russia

Olga Fyodorova
Yuliya Tabakova
Irina Khabarova
Larisa Kruglova
France

Veronique Mang
Muriel Hurtis
Sylviane Felix
Christine Arron

During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905—November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. ... Ethel Smith (November 22, 1910 - May 10, 1996) was an organist who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ. ... Elizabeth Robinson (August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete, winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women. ... Evelyn Furtsch (born 16 August 1911) is a former American athlete. ... Hilda Strike (September 1, 1910 - March 9, 1989) was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. ... Elizabeth Robinson (August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete, winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women. ... Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936. ... Xenia Stad-de Jong (born March 4, 1922) is a former Dutch athlete. ... Jeannette Josephina Maria Netty Witziers-Timmer (July 22, 1923-January 25, 2005) was a former Dutch athlete. ... Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs (born October 29, 1923) is a former Dutch athlete. ... Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... June Maston (born November 3, 1928) is a retired Australian sprinter. ... Elizabeth (Betty) McKinnon (born January 1, 1924) is a retired Australian sprinter who won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, June Maston and Joyce King at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. ... Joyce King (born September 1, 1927 in Sydney) is a retired Australian sprinter. ... Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ... Norma Croker Fleming (born September 11, 1934 in Queensland) is a former Australian sprinter. ... Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ... Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and four time Olympic champion. ... Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and four time Olympic champion. ... Teresa CiepÅ‚y née Wieczorek (19 October 1937 - 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. ... Halina Górecka née Richter (and after leaving Poland, Halina Herrmann) (born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time Olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in womens 4x100 m relay. ... Teresa CiepÅ‚y née Wieczorek (19 October 1937 - 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. ... Irena SzewiÅ„ska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in St. ... Halina Górecka née Richter (and after leaving Poland, Halina Herrmann) (born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time Olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in womens 4x100 m relay. ... Ewa KÅ‚obukowska (born 1 October 1946) in Warsaw, Poland is a former Polish sprinter. ... Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ... Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944) , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter. ... Mary Rand (nee Bignal, born 14 February 1940) is a former British athlete. ... Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ... Marlene Elejarde (born June 3, 1950 in Havana, died 1989) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. ... Fulgencia Romay (born January 16, 1944) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. ... Violetta Quesada (born July 11, 1947) is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women. ... Miguelina Cobián (born July 28, 1947 in Santiago de Cuba) is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women. ... Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born September 26, 1942 in Geseke