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Top Ten Fastest Women 100 Meter Sprinters in History

Women’s 100 Metres (World Record: 10.49 by Griffith-Joyner at the ’88 Olympic Trials) 1. Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) – Fastest Time: 10.49 secondsThe 100m Olympic record (10.62) was set by Flo Jo at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. 2. Carmelita Jeter (United States) – Fastest Time: 10.64 secondsJeter ran a 10.67 at the 2009 World Athletics Final and a 10.64 at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. 3. Marion Jones (United States) – Fastest Time: 10.65 secondsJones won the 100 metre at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in South Africa with a time of 10.65. 4. Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica) – Fastest Time: 10.73 secondsFraser, along with her Jamaican teammates, dominated the women’s 100m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing....

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