What is the female world record time for the 100 meters?

10.49 seconds
The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

Is Florence Griffith-Joyner still alive?

September 21, 1998Florence Griffith Joyner / Date of death

Did Elaine Thompson break the world record?

Thompson-Herah broke the American’s Olympic 100m record last summer at Tokyo 2020 en route to her historic ‘double double’ before then going even quicker at the Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon weeks later where she posted 10.54, the second-fastest time ever run by a woman and just five-hundredths of a second shy …

Will a woman ever run under 10 seconds?

Omar McLeod, a sprint hurdles specialist, became the first hurdling athlete to break ten seconds in April 2016. No woman has recorded an official sub-10 second time. The female 100-metre world record is 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

What age was FloJo when she died?

38 years (1959–1998)Florence Griffith Joyner / Age at death
Florence Griffith Joyner, the three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics who revolutionized women’s sprinting with her searing speed and flamboyant fashion sense, died yesterday at her home in Mission Viejo, Calif. She was 38.

What is Flo-Jo record 100m?

10.61 seconds
Florence Griffith-Joyner recorded a time 10.61 seconds (wind reading +1.2) in the final at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials. The wind reading for this race is not in doubt, and the performance should be the official IAAF women’s 100-m world record.

How old was Flo-Jo when she broke the 100m record?

33-year-old
With a time of 10.61 seconds, the latest in the long string of Jamaican speed stars defended her Olympic title in the 100 meters Saturday. She broke a 33-year-old Olympic record held by none other than Florence Griffith Joyner.

What is a good 100 meter time for a high school girl?

The average under-17 girl can complete a 100-meter sprint in 12.8 to 13.1 seconds and a 200-meter sprint in 26.4 to 27 seconds.