Elaine Thompson

About Elaine Thompson

Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD (née Thompson; born 28 June 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. One of the greatest female sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive, and the second-fastest in history over both distances.

Thompson-Herah rose to prominence at the 2015 World Athletics Championships, winning silver in the 200 m. She is the first woman in history, and the second sprinter after compatriot Usain Bolt, to win the 'sprint double' at consecutive Olympics, capturing gold in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

After her Olympic wins in 2016, she was plagued by injury, which affected her performances at the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships. However, she returned to the top of athletics at the Tokyo Games, retaining her 100 m title in a new Olympic record of 10.61 s. She also defended her 200 m title in a new personal best of 21.53 s. In her first post-Olympic race, she lowered her 100 m personal best to 10.54 s, and then ran times of 10.64s and 10.65s making her the only woman to run four legal times under 10.70 s.

One of the most dominant sprinters in the world, Thompson-Herah holds four of the top 10 times ever run in the 100 m. She is the 100m 2019 Pan American Games champion and a three-time Diamond League winner.