Elaine Thompson-Herah

Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican sprinter who won Olympic gold in the 100 metres and 200 metres at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Games.

2016 Summer Olympics: The 31st Summer Olympic Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thompson-Herah won the women's 100-metre and 200-metre titles at these Games.
Stephen Francis: A Jamaican athletics coach who founded the MVP Track and Field Club. He coached Thompson-Herah during the early stages of her elite career.
100 metres: A track sprint race run over 100 metres, usually on a straight outdoor track. Thompson-Herah's 100-metre victories depended on explosive acceleration and maintaining top speed.
Olympic record: The fastest or best performance recorded in an event at the Olympic Games. Her Tokyo 100-metre time of 10.61 seconds became the Olympic record.
2020 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 2021 after a one-year postponement. She defended both sprint titles here, becoming the first woman to do so.
Shanikie Osbourne: A Jamaican sprint coach who has coached Elaine Thompson-Herah. Osbourne guided Thompson-Herah during her return to top form before Tokyo.
200 metres: A track sprint race covering half a lap, including a bend and a straight. Her success demanded speed through the curve and endurance over a longer distance.
World record progression 100 metres women: The sequence of ratified world records in the women's 100 metres. Her Tokyo time ranks among the fastest ever, just short of the world record.
Women's 100 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics: The women's 100-metre athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Her 10.71-second victory began her historic double sprint triumph.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: A Jamaican sprinter and multiple Olympic champion in the 100 metres. Their shared Olympic podiums made Jamaica's sprint dominance visible.

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Wyomia TyusCompared with: Thompson-Herah later matched Tyus's consecutive-title achievement in the women's event.