Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 and 31 July 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. 71 athletes from 55 nations competed at the event.
Heat 2
Farzaneh Fasihi after winning heat 2
Javianne Oliver (left) and Farzaneh Fasihi after finishing heat 3
Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive in the 100 m, and the second fastest alive in the 200 m.
Thompson-Herah in 2015
Thompson (L) at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Gina Lückenkemper and Marie-Josée Ta Lou (R).
Thompson celebrates her 100 m victory at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Elaine Thompson (L) with her silver for the 200 m at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, with Dafne Schippers and Veronica Campbell-Brown (R).