Jamaica’s double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce grew to become the second-fastest woman of all time behind 100 metres world document holder Florence Griffith-Joyner when she clocked 10.63 seconds at a meet in Kingston on Saturday.
American Griffith-Joyner nonetheless holds the ladies’s 100 metres world document of 10.49 seconds, set in Indianapolis in 1988, in addition to the three quickest occasions ever with 10.61 and 10.62, additionally in 1988.
Behold this 10.63 (1.6) PR BOMB from World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
She’s now second quickest of all time behind solely Flo-Jo. Let the video games start! pic.twitter.com/U4UcyKngrS— Ato Boldon (@AtoBoldon) June 5, 2021
Fraser-Pryce shaved 0.01 seconds off Carmelita Jeter’s 10.64 in 2009 to climb behind high positioned Griffith-Joyner on the all-time checklist.
All-time quickest – Women’s 100m
- Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) 10.49 seconds
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jam) 10.63
- Carmelita Jeter (US) 10.64
- Marion Jones (US) 10.65
- Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jam) 10.70
- Sha’Carri Richardson (US) 10.72
Fraser-Pryce, 34, is the reigning world champion after profitable gold in Doha in 2019. She stated she didn’t anticipate to set such a fast time throughout her preparations for subsequent month’s Tokyo Olympics.
Fraser-Pryce admitted that her time had taken even her unexpectedly. “Honestly no… I never expected I would run 10.6 and think it’s a good thing because there was no pressure,” she instructed reporters whilst she screamed with pleasure. “I’m misplaced for phrases as a result of 10.6 has been a dream, a purpose, I’ve been working so exhausting, being so affected person to see it lastly unfold. I’m so ecstatic.
“If I’m able to run 10.6 now … I’m just looking forward to what the process will bring. I’m continuing the work because I did say that this year I wanted nothing more than to break the 10.7 barrier and I did it.”
