Below a list of all national champions in the

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from several countries since

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Argentina

*1970: Elba Martín *1971: Liliana Cragno *1972: Liliana Cragno *1973: Liliana Cragno *1974: Belkis Fava *1975: Beatriz Allocco *1976: Beatriz Allocco *1977: Beatriz Allocco *1978: Beatriz Allocco *1979: Belkis Fava *1980: Adriana Pero *1981: Marisol Besada *1982: Adriana Pero *1983: Andrea Barabino *1984: Mirta Forgione *1985: Deborah Bell *1986: Deborah Bell *1987: Deborah Bell *1988: Laura de Falco *1989: Ana María Comaschi *1990: Denise Sharpe *1991: Anabella von Kesselstatt *1992: Ana María Comaschi *1993: Daniela Lebreo *1994: Daniela Lebreo *1995: Olga Conte *1996: Olga Conte *1997: Olga Conte *1998: Vanesa Vallejos *1999: Verónica Depaoli *2000: Vanesa Wohlgemutt *2001: Vanesa Wohlgemutt *2002: Vanesa Wohlgemutt *2003: Vanesa Wohlgemutt *2004: Vanesa Wohlgemutt *2005: Vanesa Wohlgemutt *2006: Liliana Tantucci

Australia

*1970:

Raelene Boyle Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of ...

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*1974: Denise Robertson *1975: Denise Robertson *1976:

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Denise Boyd Denise Margaret Robertson-Boyd (born 15 December 1952) is an Australian former Olympic sprinter, who reached two Olympic finals in the 200 metres sprint. Boyd won the gold medal for 200 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. Boyd' ...

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Debbie Wells Debbie Wells (born 29 May 1961) is an Australian former sprinter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics, and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Wells was three times Australian 100 metre champion, and twice Australian 200m champi ...

*1982: Helen Davey *1983: Diane Holden *1984:

*1985: Jenny Flaherty & Diane Holden *1986: Diane Holden *1987: Diane Holden *1988:

Jane Flemming Jane Christina Flemming OAM (born 14 April 1965) is a former Australian Olympic Games, Olympic track and field athlete. She completed her HSC in 1982 at Mater Christi College, Belgrave. She was the 1990 Commonwealth Games champion at heptathlo ...

*1989: Suzanne Broadrick *1990:

*1991: Monique Dunstan *1992: Melinda Gainsford *1993: Melinda Gainsford *1994:

Gwen Torrence Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia. She was offered a scholarship because of ...

(USA) *1995: Melinda Gainsford *1996:

Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the ninth-fastest woman of all time, set ...

*1997:

Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (born 1 October 1971 in Narromine, New South Wales) is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events. In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m. During her career she al ...

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Lauren Hewitt Lauren Katherine Hewitt (born 25 November 1978 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 20 ...

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*2003: Sharon Cripps *2004: Gloria Kemasuode (NGR) *2005: Sally McLellan *2006: Sally McLellan *2007: Sally McLellan *2008: Fiona Cullen *2009: Sally McLellan *2010:

Melissa Breen Melissa Breen (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian 100 metres and 200 metres runner. Breen broke the Australian record for the women's 100 m sprint, when she clocked 11.11 seconds at the ACT Championships, held on 9 Feb 2014 at the Austr ...

*2011:

Sally Pearson Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at t ...

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*2013: Toea Wisil *2014:

Belarus

*1992: Natalya Zhuk *1993: Yelena Denishchik *1994: Natalya Vinogradova *1995: Natalya Safronnikova *1996: Natalya Safronnikova *1997: Natalya Safronnikova *1998: Natalya Safronnikova *1999: Natalya Safronnikova *2000: Tatyana Barashko *2001: Aksana Drahun *2002: Yuliya Bartsevich *2003: Alena Neumiarzhitskaya *2004: Aksana Drahun *2005: Natallia Solohub *2006: Alena Neumiarzhitskaya

Belgium

*1970: Francine Van Assche *1971: Francine Van Assche *1972: Lea Alaerts *1973: Lea Alaerts *1974: Véronique Colonval *1975: Lea Alaerts *1976: Lea Alaerts *1977: Lea Alaerts *1978: Katrien Hoeree *1979: Lea Alaerts *1980: Lea Alaerts *1981: Liliane Meganck *1982: Liliane Meganck *1983: Karin Verguts *1984: Ingrid Verbruggen *1985: Ingrid Verbruggen *1986: Tonia Oliviers *1987: Ingrid Verbruggen *1988: Ingrid Verbruggen *1989: Ingrid Verbruggen *1990: Anne Carrette *1991: Katrien Maenhout *1992: Valérie Denis *1993: Nancy Callaerts *1994: Sandrine Hennart *1995: Sandrine Hennart *1996:

Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert (born 5 August 1978 in Leuven) is a former sprint athlete and Olympic champion from Belgium. Career Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF Wor ...

*1997: Nancy Callaerts *1998:

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*2008: Olivia Borlée *2009: Olivia Borlée *2010: Olivia Borlée *2011: Hanna Mariën *2012: Anne Zagré *2013: Anne Zagré *2014: Olivia Borlée *2015: Anne Zagré *2016: Olivia Borlée

Brazil

*1991: Claudette Alves Pina *1992: Claudette Alves Pina *1993: Cleide Amaral *1994: Cleide Amaral *1995: Cleide Amaral *1996:

Lucimar de Moura Lucimar Aparecida de Moura (born 22 March 1974 in Timóteo, MG) is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and won the sil ...

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*1998: Kátia de Jesus Santos *1999:

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Canada

*1970: Patty Loverock *1971:

Stephanie Berto Stephanie Berto (born March 13, 1953 in Vancouver) is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay, while becoming the youngest member of the Olympic ...

*1972: Patty Loverock *1973:

Marjorie Bailey Marjorie Bailey (née Turner; born 21 November 1947) is a Canadian sprinter. At the 1976 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres. She made the semi-final round in both events. She ran the anchor leg of the 4 x ...

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*1975: Patty Loverock *1976: Patty Loverock *1977: Margot Howe *1978: Patty Loverock *1979:

Angella Taylor Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM (née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. At the Commonwealth Games she won seven medals, includ ...

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*1985: Angela Bailey *1986:

Angella Taylor-Issajenko Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM (née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. At the Commonwealth Games she won seven medals, includ ...

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France Gareau France Gareau (born April 15, 1967) is a Canadian athlete, who competed in the sprint events. Gareau was born in Verner, Ontario. Gareau competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 100 ...

*1990: Angela Bailey *1991: Karen Clarke *1992:

*1993: Karen Clarke *1994: Simone Tomlinson *1995: Karen Clarke *1996: Tamara Perry *1997:

Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah (born May 11, 1975) is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She won the bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World ...

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*2000: Esi Benyarku *2001: Venolyn Clarke *2002: Atia Weekes *2003: Erica Witter *2004: Krysha Bailey *2005: Toyin Olupona

Denmark

Estonia

*1927:

Sara Teitelbaum Sara Teitelbaum (20 July 1910 – 7 June 1941) was an Estonian volleyball player, basketball player and athletics competitor. She was born in Tapa, Estonia, Tapa. Her older brother was weightlifter Rubin Teitelbaum. She graduated from Tallinn Jew ...

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*1932: Taimo Kelder *1933: Gertrud Labrik *1934: Taimo Kelder *1935: Ilse Uus *1936: Henriette Israel *1937: Ilse Uus *1938: Ilse Uus *1939: Ilse Uus *1940: Ilse Uus *1941: - *1942: Karin Aviste *1943: Laine Hein *1944: Laine Hein *1945: Eugenia Laasik *1946: Eugenia Laasik *1947: Eugenia Laasik *1948: Eugenia Laasik *1949: Helve Karilaid *1950: Juta Sandbank *1951: Juta Sandbank *1952: Liivia Pütsepp *1953: Salme Tornius *1954: Liivia Pütsepp *1955: Salme Tornius *1956: Liivia Pütsepp *1957: Salme Tornius *1958: Liivia Härsing *1959: Liivia Härsing *1960: Liivia Härsing *1961: Liivia Härsing *1962: Liivia Härsing *1963: Liivia Härsing *1964: Tamara Palm *1965: Helgi Mägi *1966: Helgi Mägi *1967: Helle Volmer *1968: Hilju Lillo *1969: Helgi Mägi *1970: Marion Piisang *1971: Tiina Torop *1972: Galina Pavlova *1973: Tiina Torop *1974: Galina Schneider *1975: Irina Stehhina *1976: Taisi Pihela *1977: Sirje Põldma *1978: Merike Õunpuu *1979: Aili Alliksoo *1980: Saima Tiik *1981: Taimi Loov *1982: Saima Tiik *1983: Tatjana Petruškevitš *1984: Helle Kruuse *1985: Irina Vassiljeva *1986: Taimi Kõnn *1987: Irina Vassiljeva *1988: Riina Suhotskaja *1989: Riina Suhotskaja *1990: Riina Suhotskaja *1991: Anu Kaljurand *1992: Anu Kaljurand *1993: Rutti Luksepp *1994: Milena Alver *1995: Milena Alver *1996: Kertu Tiitso *1997: Rutti Luksepp *1998: Rutti Luksepp *1999: Rutti Luksepp *2000: Marianna Voronina *2001: Katrin Käärt *2002: Katrin Käärt *2003: Kadri Viigipuu *2004: Katrin Käärt *2005: Katrin Käärt *2006:

Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta (born 1 November 1986) is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete. She won the long jump at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. Career Balta finished 14th in pentathlon at the 2005 European Indoor Champ ...

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*2009: Anita Maksimova *2010:

Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko (born 29 July 1989) is an Estonian heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄ� ...

*2011:

*2012: Maarja Kalev *2013:

*2014: Maarja Kalev *2015: Maarja Kalev *2016:

*2017: Maarja Kalev *2018: Õilme Võro *2019: Õilme Võro *2020:

*2021: Karoli Käärt *2022: Ann Marii Kivikas

Finland

*1970: Mona-Lisa Strandvall *1971: Tuula Rautanen *1972: Tuula Rautanen *1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen *1974: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen *1975: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen *1976: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen *1977: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen *1978: Helinä Laihorinne *1979: Helinä Laihorinne *1980: Riita Vesanen *1981: Helinä Laihorinne *1982: Helinä Laihorinne *1983: Helinä Marjamaa *1984: Helinä Marjamaa *1985: Sisko Markkanen *1986: Sisko Markkanen *1987: Auli Marttinen *1988:

Sisko Hanhijoki Reeta Sisko Hanhijoki, née Markkanen (born 25 April 1962 in Rautalampi) is a retired Finnish sprinter, who specialized in the 60, 100 and 200 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. Domestically, she won ...

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*1993: Sanna Hernesniemi *1994: Sanna Hernesniemi *1995: Sanna Hernesniemi *1996: Sanna Hernesniemi *1997: Sanna Hernesniemi *1998:

Sanna Kyllönen Sanna Kyllönen, née Hernesniemi (born 9 March 1971, in Kokkola) is a retired Finnish woman sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre ra ...

*1999:

*2000: Heidi Hannula *2001: Johanna Manninen *2002: Johanna Manninen *2003: Johanna Manninen *2004: Johanna Manninen *2005: Heidi Hannula *2006: Heidi Hannula *2007: Johanna Manninen *

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: Sari Keskitalo *

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: Sari Keskitalo *

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: Sari Keskitalo *

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: Ella Räsänen *

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: Hanna-Maari Latvala *

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: Hanna-Maari Latvala *

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: Hanna-Maari Latvala

France

*1970: Sylviane Telliez *1971: Sylviane Telliez *1972: Sylviane Telliez *1973: Sylviane Telliez *1974: Sylviane Telliez *1975: Sylviane Telliez *1976:

Chantal Réga Chantal Réga (born August 7, 1955, in Nîmes) is a retired track and field sprinter and hurdler from France, best known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 400 m hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. Th ...

*1977: Annie Alizé *1978:

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*1981: Rose-Aimée Bacoul *1982: Rose-Aimée Bacoul *1983: Rose-Aimée Bacoul *1984: Marie-France Loval *1985: Marie-Christine Cazier *1986:

Laurence Bily Laurence Bily (born 5 May 1963 in Bressuire) is a retired French sprinter, who specialized in the 100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distan ...

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Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Athletics career Pérec won the 1991 World Championships 400 metres title ...

*1992:

*1993: Valérie Jean-Charles *1994: Odiah Sidibé *1995: Odile Singa *1996: Odiah Sidibé *1997: Frédérique Bangué *1998: Frédérique Bangué *1999: Katia Benth *2000: Christine Arron *2001: Frédérique Bangué *2002:

Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix (born 31 October 1977 in Créteil, France) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, G ...

*2003: Christine Arron *2004: Christine Arron *2005: Sylvie Mballa Eloundou *2006:

Véronique Mang Véronique Ngo Mang (born December 15, 1984) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France. Biography She arrived in France with her mother, brother and sister in 1995. She represented Cameroon until 2003 when she g ...

*2007: Carima Louami *2008: Carima Louami *2009: Myriam Soumaré *2010:

*2011: Ruddy Zang-Milama (GAB)

Germany

East Germany

*1970: Renate Meissner *1971: Renate Stecher *1972: Evelin Kaufer *1973: Renate Stecher *1974: Renate Stecher *1975: Renate Stecher *1976: Monika Meyer *1977: Marlies Oelsner *1978:

Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr (née Oelsner, born 21 March 1958 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world r ...

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*1986: Silke Gladisch *1987: Silke Gladisch *1988:

*1989:

Katrin Krabbe Katrin Krabbe (; later Zimmermann, born 22 November 1969) is a German former track and field athlete. She represented East Germany (GDR) at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and went on to win the 100 metres and 200 metres titles at the 1991 World Cham ...

*1990:

Kerstin Behrendt Kerstin Behrendt (born 2 September 1967 in Leisnig) is a former German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 m during her career. Behrendt competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, where she won ...

West Germany

*1970: Ingrid Mickler *1971: Elfgard Schittenhelm *1972: Elfgard Schittenhelm *1973: Elfgard Schittenhelm *1974:

Annegret Richter Annegret Richter (born 13 October 1950) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. Biography Born Annegret Irrgang, she won her first international title at the 1971 European Championships, as a part of ...

*1975:

Inge Helten Ingeborg "Inge" Helten (born 31 December 1950) is a former athlete from West Germany, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Westum, Sinzig, Rhineland-Palatinate. Biography She won her first international Gold medal at the 1971 ...

*1976:

*1977:

Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel (born April 11, 1953) is a West German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Possekel competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 m relay, where she won the s ...

*1978: Birgit Wilkes *1979:

*1980:

*1981: Monika Hirsch *1982: Resi März *1983: Sabine Klösters *1984:

Heidi-Elke Gaugel Heidi-Elke Gaugel (born 11 July 1959 in Schönaich) is a retired female German athlete who specialized in the 400 m. Biography Gaugel competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, United States, where she wo ...

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*1987: Ulrike Sarvari *1988: Ulrike Sarvari *1989: Ulrike Sarvari *1990: Ulrike Sarvari

Unified Germany

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Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler (; ; born 16 December 1964) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany. One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks ...

*1993:

Melanie Paschke Melanie Paschke (born 29 June 1970 in Braunschweig) is a retired German sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Biography Her personal best time in the 100 m is 11.04 seconds, achieved in June 1995 in ...

*1994:

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: Andrea Phillipp *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: Andrea Phillipp *

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: Andrea Phillipp *

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: Esther Möller *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

: Gabi Rockmeier *

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: Sina Schielke *

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: Sina Schielke *

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: Birgit Rockmeier *

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Verena Sailer Verena Sailer (born 16 October 1985 in Illertissen) is a retired German sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.02 seconds, achieved in August 2013. She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Champions ...

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: Cathleen Tschirch *

: Tatjana Pinto *

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Great Britain

*1970:

Anita Neil Doris "Anita" Neil (born 5 April 1950) is a retired British international sprinter. In 1968, she became the first black British woman Olympian. From an impoverished family Neil was forced to rely on charity to travel to meets and obtain equip ...

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*1972:

Della Pascoe Della Patricia Pascoe (née James; born 28 March 1949) is a retired British international sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She also represented England in the 100 metres and 200 metres, at the 19 ...

*1973: Andrea Lynch *1974: Andrea Lynch *1975: Andrea Lynch *1976: Andrea Lynch *1977: Sonia Lannaman *1978: Kathy Smallwood *1979:

Heather Hunte Heather Regina Oakes (née Hunte born 14 August 1959) is a female English former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the 4 × 100m relay, she won Olympic bronze medals in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. She also won a silver m ...

*1980: Kathy Smallwood *1981: Wendy Hoyte *1982: Wendy Hoyte *1983: Kathy Smallwood-Cook *1984: Kathy Smallwood-Cook *1985:

Heather Oakes Heather Regina Oakes (née Hunte born 14 August 1959) is a female English former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the 4 × 100m relay, she won Olympic bronze medals in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. She also won a silver ...

*1986:

Paula Dunn Paula Dunn , (formerly Thomas, born 3 December 1964) is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. She represented Great Britain in all three events at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She is ...

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Stephi Douglas Stephanie Lana "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969 in Manchester) is a retired female English athlete who specialised in sprinting events. Athletics career She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two ...

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*1993:

Beverly Kinch Beverly "Bev" Kinch (born 14 January 1964) is an English former long jumper and sprinter. She held the UK long jump record for 29 years (1983–2012) with 6.90 metres. She is the 1983 Universiade Champion at 100 metres and the 1984 European ...

*1994:

Katharine Merry Katharine Merry (born 21 September 1974) is an English former sprinter. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was the fastest woman in the world over 400 m in 2001, with her career best of 49.59 seconds. She ...

*1995: Paula Thomas *1996:

*1997: Donna Fraser *1998: Joice Maduaka *1999: Joice Maduaka *2000: Marcia Richardson *2001:

Sarah Wilhelmy Sarah Wilhelmy (born 2 February 1980) is a British former sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships and represented Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Ea ...

*2002: Joice Maduaka *2003: Joice Maduaka *2004:

Abiodun Oyepitan Abiodun Adesola "Abi" Oyepitan (born 30 December 1979) is a British Sprint (running), sprint athlete, who specialises in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres. She won the 100 m at the 2001 Summer Universiade and at the 2002 Commonwealth Game ...

*2005: Laura Turner *2006: Joice Maduaka

India

*1988: Zenia Ayrton *1989:

P.T. Usha Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She was born in Kuthali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won 4 Asian gold medals and ...

*1990:

Ashwini Nachappa Ashwini Nachappa (born 21 October 1967) is an Indian former track and field athlete and actress from Karnataka. Nachappa gained fame around the start of the 1980s, when she outran P.T. Usha on two occasions. She has been referred to as India ...

*1991:

*1992: Zenia Ayrton *1993: Zenia Ayrton *1994: ??? *1995: ??? *1996: E.B. Shyla *1997: ??? *1998:

Rachita Mistry Rachita Mistry née Panda (born 4 March 1974) is an Indian professional sprinter from Odisha. She held the 100 metres national record of 11.38 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Thiruvananthapuram on 12 August 2000 for 1 ...

*1999:

*2000: Saraswati Dey *2001: Kavitha Pandya *2002: Saraswati Saha *2003: Saraswati Saha *2004: Poonam Tomar *2005: Poonam Tomar

Italy

*1927: Luigia Bonfanti *1928: Margherita Scolari *1929: ''not held'' *1930: Giovanna Viarengo *1931: Giovanna Viarengo (2) *1932:

Claudia Testoni Claudia Testoni (19 December 1915 – 17 July 1998), was an Italian hurdler, sprinter and long jumper. She was European champion, in 1938, on 80 metres hurdles. She was born in Bologna and died in Cagliari. Biography Testoni is one of th ...

*1933:

Ondina Valla Trebisonda "Ondina" Valla (20 May 1916 – 16 October 2006) was an Italian female athlete, and the first Italian woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal. She won it in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after est ...

*1934: Fernanda Bullano *1935: Fernanda Bullano (2) *1936:

(2) *1937:

(2) *1938: Maria Alfero *1939: Italia Lucchini *1940:

Vincenza Calì Vincenza Calì (born 15 October 1983 in Palermo) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.

*2005:

Vincenza Calì Vincenza Calì (born 15 October 1983 in Palermo) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.

(2) *2006: Elena Sordelli (2) *2007: Anita Pistone *2008: Anita Pistone (2) *2009: Anita Pistone (3) *2010: Manuela Levorato (4) *2011: Ilenia Draisci *2012: Audrey Alloh *2013: Gloria Hooper *2014: Irene Siragusa *2015: Gloria Hooper *2016: Gloria Hooper *2017: Irene Siragusa *2018: Johanelis Herrera

Jamaica

*1983: Lelieth Hodges *1984:

Grace Jackson Grace Jackson-Small (born 14 June 1961) is a Jamaican former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and is a former Jamaican record-holder ...

*1985: ??? *1986: Camille Coates *1987: Vivienne Spence *1988:

Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican- Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ...

*1989: Andria Lloyd *1990: Juliet Campbell *1991:

*1992:

Juliet Cuthbert Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (born 9 April 1964) is a Jamaican politician and retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. As an athlete, Cuthbert-Flynn competed at four Olympic Games, winning two silver medals at ...

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*1994:

Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney (born 20 July 1970) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won the world title in the women's 4 × 100 m relay at the 1991 IAAF ...

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Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald (born 15 February 1970 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics ...

*1999: Peta-Gaye Dowdie *2000: Peta-Gaye Dowdie *2001: Aleen Bailey *2002:

Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

*2003: Aleen Bailey *2004:

Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

*2005:

Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

*2006:

Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson (born 12 August 1984) is a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete.

*2007:

Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

*2008:

Kerron Stewart Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeate ...

*2009:

Shelly-Ann Fraser Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD, OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. ...

*2010:

Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson (born 12 August 1984) is a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete.

*2011:

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

*2012:

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD, OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. On ...

*2013:

*2014:

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

*2015:

*2016:

Elaine Thompson Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD (née Thompson; born June 28, 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champ ...

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*2022:

Shericka Jackson Shericka Jackson, OD (born 16 July 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter competing in the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 metres. She is the fastest woman alive and second fastest woman of all time in the 200 metres since 2022. Jackson started her car ...

Japan

The information taken from JAAF website.
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Japan Association of Athletics Federations The is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Japan. Presidents *Ryōzō Hiranuma (1929–1958) *Hiroshi Kasuga (1958–1964) *Ichirō Kōno (1965) *Kenzō Kōno (1965–1975) * Hanji Aoki (1975–1999) *Yōhei Kōno (1999–2 ...

. Retrieved 14 June 2012. *1970: Keiko Yamada *1971: Keiko Yamada *1972: Keiko Yamada *1973: Keiko Yamada *1974: Emiko Konishi *1975: Yukiko Osako *1976: Yukiko Osako *1977: Emiko Konishi *1978: Keiko Yamada *1979: Sumiko Kaibara *1980: Yukiko Osako *1981: Hiromi Isozaki *1982: Emiko Konishi *1983: Emiko Konishi *1984: Emiko Konishi *1985: Emiko Konishi *1986: Emiko Konishi *1987: Mikako Eguchi *1988: Etsuko Hara *1989: Toshie Kitada *1990: Madoka Miki *1991: Pauline Davis *1992: Ayako Nomura *1993: Ayako Nomura *1994: Toshie Kitada *1995: Toshie Kitada *1996: Toshie Kitada *1997: Kaori Yoshida *1998:

Motoko Arai Motoko Arai (新井素子; born August 8, 1960) is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her writing is characterized by her use of a light conversational tone geared towards a young adult audience. She has published three series of nove ...

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*2003:

*2004: Motoko Kojima &

Kaori Sakagami is a former Japanese singer and actress who is noted for singing Platonic Tsuranuite, the first ending of '' Ranma ½''. Also in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, she sang "Race no Cardigan" for the ending theme in the first season. In 1991, she portrayed A ...

*2005: Tomoko Ishida *2006: Sakie Nobuoka *2007:

Momoko Takahashi Momoko Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋萌木子; born 16 November 1988 in Saitama) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She has represented Japan twice at the World Championships in Athletics (2007 a ...

*2008:

Chisato Fukushima is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Japan. She is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres. Career She began her career with appearances in the sprints at the 2005 World Youth Champi ...

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*2017: Kana Ichikawa *2018: Nodoka Seko *2019: Midori Mikase

Latvia

*1991: Marina Smirnova *1992: Ludmila Olijara *1993: Ludmila Olijara *1994: Ludmila Olijara *1995:

Valentīna Gotovska Valentīna Gotovska (born 3 September 1965 in Krāslava) is a retired Latvian long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was a high jump The high jump is a track and field event ...

*1996: Alina Novikova *1997: Jelena Savilova *1998: Jelena Savilova *1999: Inese Petruna *2000: Zanda Grava *2001: Margarita Bondarenko *2002: Inese Petruna *2003: Anita Kozica *2004: Anita Kozica *2005: Olga Mirzagitova *2006: Zanda Grava *2007: ??? *

Ieva Zunda Ieva Zunda (born 20 July 1978 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Her main event is the 400 metres hurdles, but she also competes in the 400 and 800 metres. Internationally she has competed in the 400 m hurdles. She did not make it past the first ro ...

: Jekaterina Čekele *

: Jekaterina Čekele

Lithuania

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

: Ilona Karopcikiené *1991: Ilona Karopcikiené *1992: Ilona Karopcikiené *1993: Audroné Mockeviciûté *1994: Dina Makarenko *1995: Agné Visockaité *1996: Agné Visockaité *1997: Agné Visockaité *1998: Agné Visockaité *1999: Audra Dagelyté *

: Audra Dagelyté *

: Agné Visockaité *

: Agné Eggerth *

: Audra Dagelyté *

: Lina Grinčikaitė *

: Audra Dagelyté *

: Lina Grinčikaitė *

: Lina Grinčikaitė

Netherlands

*1970:

Wilma van den Berg Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina "Wilma" van Gool (née van den Berg on 11 August 1947, commonly known as Wilma van den Berg) is a Dutch former sprinter, two-time Olympian, silver medalist in the European Championships and Universiade, Dutch n ...

*1971:

*1972:

Wilma van Gool Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina "Wilma" van Gool (née van den Berg on 11 August 1947, commonly known as Wilma van den Berg) is a Dutch former sprinter, two-time Olympian, silver medalist in the European Championships and Universiade, Dutch n ...

*1973: Elly van Lienen *1974:

*1975: Mieke van Wissen *1976:

*1977: Elly Henzen *1978: Elly Henzen *1979:

Els Vader Elisabeth Cornelia "Els" Vader (married Scharn) (24 September 1959 – 8 February 2021) was a track and field sprinter from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay (in 1 ...

*1980:

*1981:

*1982:

*1983: Nelli Cooman *1984:

Dafne Schippers Dafne Schippers (; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete. She competes primarily in the sprints, having previously participated in the heptathlon. She is the 2015 and 2017 World Champion and won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics ...

*2012:

*2013:

Madiea Ghafoor Madiea Ghafoor (born 9 September 1992) is a former Dutch female athlete who participated in sprinting and track and field. She mainly competed in the women's 400m sprint, but has also participated in 60m, 100m, 200m and 300m events. She was pa ...

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*2015:

*2016: Naomi Sedney

New Zealand

*1970: Penny Hunt *1971: Wendy Urquhart *1972: Brenda Matthews *1973: Wendy Brown *1974: Wendy Brown *1975: Penny Hunt *1976: Sue Jowett *1977: Kim Robertson *1978: Kim Robertson *1979: Kim Robertson *1980: Kim Robertson *1981: Wendy Brown *1982: Kim Robertson *1983: Kim Robertson *1984: Andrea Wade *1985: Andrea Wade *1986: Bev Peterson *1987: Andrea Wade *1988: Bev Peterson *1989: Bev Peterson *1990: Briar Toop *1991: Michelle Seymour *1992: Michelle Seymour *1993: Michelle Seymour *1994: Michelle Seymour *1995: Chantal Brunner *1996: Chantal Brunner *1997: Jane Arnott *1998: Jane Arnott *1999: Caro Hunt *2000: Caro Hunt *2001: Chantal Brunner *2002: Caro Hunt *2003: Caro Hunt *2004: Chantal Brunner *2005: Chantal Brunner *2006: Chantal Brunner *2007: Monique Williams *2008: Monique Williams *2009: Monique Williams *2010: Anna Smythe *2011: Andrea Koenen *2012: Monique Williams *2013: Mariah Ririnui *2014: Fiona Morrison *2015: Kelsey Berryman *2016: Rochelle Coster

Norway

*1970: Tone Svarstad *1971: Eva Seim *1972: Eva Seim *1973: Eva Seim *1974: Nina Liverød *1975: Eva Seim *1976: Turid Bjørkli *1977: Mona Evjen *1978: Mona Evjen *1979: Mona Evjen *1980: Mona Evjen *1981: Mona Evjen *1982: Mona Evjen *1983: Mona Evjen *1984: Mona Evjen *1985: Mette Husbyn *1986: Sølvi Olsen *1987: Mette Husbyn *1988: Sølvi Olsen *1989: Mette Husbyn & Sølvi Olsen *1990: Sølvi Olsen *1991: Sølvi Olsen *1992: Anette Dave *1993: Sølvi Meinseth *1994: Ingvild Larsen *1995: Ingvild Larsen *1996: Marit Nyberg Birknes *1997: Marit Nyberg Birknes *1998: Marit Nyberg Birknes *1999: Sigvor Melve *2000: Ann Helen Rinden *2001: Inger Elisabeth Tørre *2002: Marit Nyberg *2003: Ann Helen Rinden *2004: Anne Cathrine Bakken *2005:

Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo (born 3 March 1988) is a Norwegian sprinter. She is Scandinavia's fastest woman ever over 60m and 100m. Okparaebo has won the 100m national title 13 times. She moved to Norway as a nine-year old and grew up in Ammerud. She vis ...

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Poland

*1970: Helena Kerner *1971: Helena Flisnik *1972: Irena Szewińska *1973: Irena Szewińska *1974: Irena Szewińska *1975: Ewa Długolecka *1976: Malgorzata Bogucka *1977: Malgorzata Bogucka *1978: Grazyna Rabsztyn *1979: Irena Szewinska *1980: Zofia Bielcyk *1981: Iwona Pakula *1982: Iwona Pakula *1983: Anna Slipiko *1984: Elżbieta Tomczak *1985: Elżbieta Tomczak *1986: Ewa Kasprzyk *1987: Jolanta Janota *1988: Ewa Pisiewicz *1989: Joanna Smolarek *1990: Joanna Smolarek *1991: Joanna Smolarek *1992: Joanna Smolarek *1993: Dorota Krawczak *1994: Izabela Czajko *1995: Kinga Leszczyńska *1996: Kinga Leszczyńska *1997: Anna Leszczyńska *1998: Kinga Leszczyńska *1999: Zuzanna Radecka *2000: Zuzanna Radecka *2001: Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz *2002: Beata Szkudlarz *2003: Daria Onyśko *2004: Daria Onyśko *2005: Daria Onyśko *2006: Daria Onyśko *2007:

Daria Korczyńska Daria Onyśko-Korczyńska (born 30 July 1981 in Kołobrzeg) is a retired track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Poland. She finished eighth in the 100 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothen ...

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*2009:

Marika Popowicz Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the Hungarian and Greek nickname for Maria, or its Silesian diminutive "Maryjka". Marieke is the Dutch and Flemish equivalent. Marika is also a Fijian gi ...

*2010: Weronika Wedler *2011:

*2012:

*2013:

*2014: Anna Kiełbasińska *2015:

*2016:

Ewa Swoboda Ewa Nikola Swoboda ( ; born 26 July 1997)
. Nanjing2014. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.

*2017:

Ewa Swoboda Ewa Nikola Swoboda ( ; born 26 July 1997)
. Nanjing2014. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.

*2018:

Ewa Swoboda Ewa Nikola Swoboda ( ; born 26 July 1997)
. Nanjing2014. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.

*2019:

Ewa Swoboda Ewa Nikola Swoboda ( ; born 26 July 1997)
. Nanjing2014. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.

Portugal

*1970: Angélica Manaca Dias *1971: Júlia Moisão *1972: Maria José Sobral *1973: Angélica Manaca Dias *1974: Angélica Manaca Dias *1975: Maria José Sobral *1976: Vera Lisa *1977: Vera Lisa *1978: Vera Lisa *1979: Maria João Lopes *1980: Maria João Lopes *1981: Maria João Lopes *1982: Virgínia Gomes *1983: Virgínia Gomes *1984: Vera Lisa *1985: Cláudia Gomes *1986: Virgínia Gomes *1987: Cláudia Gomes *1988: Virgínia Gomes *1989: Virgínia Gomes *1990: Carmo Prazeres *1991: Virgínia Gomes *1992: Virgínia Gomes *1993:

Lucrécia Jardim Maria Lucrécia Jardim (born 28 January 1971 in Caconga, Portuguese Angola) is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metr ...

*1994: Carmo Tavares *1995: Sandra Castanheira *1996: Christina Regalo *1997:

*1998:

*1999: Carmo Tavares *2000: Severina Cravid *2001: Severina Cravid *2002: Severina Cravid *2003: Severina Cravid *2004: Rafaela Almeida & Patrícia Lopes *2005: Carla Tavares *2006: Sónia Tavares *2007: Sónia Tavares *2008: Sónia Tavares *2009: Carla Tavares *2010: Carla Tavares *2011: Sónia Tavares *2012: Eva Vital

Russia

*1992: Natalya Voronova *1993: Natalya Voronova *1994: Natalya Voronova *1995: Yekaterina Leshchova *1996: Galina Malchugina *1997: Yekaterina Leshchova *1998: Oksana Ekk *1999:

Irina Privalova Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (russian: Ирина Анатольевна Привалова; on 22 November 1968) is a Russian Olympic gold medallist athlete. Her Summer Olympics debut was in 1992 in the sprint events, where she won two medals� ...

*2000: Natalya Ignatova *2001: Yekaterina Leshchova *2002: Marina Kislova *2003:

Yuliya Tabakova Yuliya Gennadiyevna Tabakova (russian: Юлия Геннадьевна Табакова; born 1 May 1980, in Kaluga) is a Russian track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Russia. She won the silver medal in the Athletics at ...

*2004:

*2005: Olga Fyodorova *2006: Yekaterina Grigoryeva

Spain

*1970: Pilar Fanlo *1971: María Margarita Martínez *1972: Lourdes Valdor *1973: Pilar Fanlo *1974: Ela Cifuentes *1975: Yolanda Oroz *1976: Ela Cifuentes *1977: Yolanda Oroz *1978: Loles Vives *1979: Lourdes Valdor *1980: Lourdes Valdor *1981: Mercedes Cano *1982: Teresa Rioné *1983: Teresa Rioné *1984: Teresa Rioné *1985: Blanca Lacambra *1986: Blanca Lacambra *1987:

Yolanda Díaz Yolanda Díaz Pérez (born 6 May 1971) is a Spanish politician and lawyer specialising in labour law, currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2021 and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of the Government of Spain since 2020. ...

*1988: Sandra Myers *1989:

*1990:

Cristina Castro Cristina Castro is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate who took office in January 2017. Castro represents the 22nd district, which includes all or portions of Elgin, Barrington Hills, Carpentersville, East Dundee and South Elgin, Str ...

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*1993: Patricia Morales *1994:

*1995: Carme Blay *1996:

*1997: Carme Blay *1998: Arancha Iglesias *1999: Arancha Iglesias *2000: Carme Blay *2001: Carme Blay *2002: Carme Blay *2003: Carme Blay *2004: Arancha Iglesias *2005: *2006: Belén Recio *2007: Belén Recio *2008: Belén Recio *2009: Digna Luz Murillo *2010: Digna Luz Murillo *2011: Digna Luz Murillo *2012: Concepción Montaner

Sweden

*1970: Karin Lundgren *1971: Karin Lundgren *1972: Margaretha Larsson *1973: Margaretha Lövgren *1974: Linda Haglund *1975: Linda Haglund *1976: Linda Haglund *1977: Linda Haglund *1978: Linda Haglund *1979: Linda Haglund *1980: Anne-Louise Skoglund *1981: Linda Haglund *1982: Lena Möller *1983: Lena Möller *1984: Maria Fernström *1985: Maria Fernström *1986: Lena Möller *1987: Maria Fernström *1988: Maria Fernström *1989: Gunilla Ascard *1990: Victoria Ljungberg *1991: Gunilla Ascard *1992: Maria Staafgård *1993: Marika Johansson *1994: Therese Olofsson *1995: Therese Olofsson *1996: Therese Olofsson *1997: Annika Amundin *1998:

Jenny Kallur Jenny Margareta Kallur (; born 16 February 1981) is a Swedish former track and field athlete who competed in hurdling and sprinting events. Her twin sister Susanna Kallur, who is four minutes younger, is also a 100 m hurdler. She was coa ...

*1999: Annika Amundin *2000: Annika Amundin *2001: Annika Amundin *2002:

*2003:

Carolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft (; born 2 February 1983) is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon, triple jump, long jump, and pentathlon. She was an Olympic Champion, having won the heptathlon title in 2004. She was al ...

*2004:

*2005:

Susanna Kallur Susanna Elisabeth "Sanna" Kallur (; born 16 February 1981) is a Swedish former Track and field athletics, athlete competing mainly in Sprint (running), sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold me ...

*2006: Daniela Lincoln-Saavedra

Ukraine

*1992: Anzhelika Shevchuk *1993: Irina Slyusar *1994: Zhanna Tarnopolskaya *1995: Zhanna Pintusevich *1996: Iryna Pukha *1997: Anzhela Kravchenko *1998: Anzhela Kravchenko *1999: Anzhela Kravchenko *2000: Anzhela Kravchenko *2001: Anzhela Kravchenko *2002: Anzhela Kravchenko *2003: Olena Pastushenko *2004: Iryna Kozhemyakina *2005: Iryna Shtanhyeyeva *2006: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2007: Iryna Shtanhyeyeva *2008: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2009: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2010: Olesya Povh *2011: Viktoriya Kashcheyeva *2012: Olesya Povh *2013: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2014: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2015: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2016: Nataliya Pohrebnyak *2017: Hanna Plotitsyna *2018: Khrystyna Stuy *2019: Viktoriya Ratnikova *2020: Yana Kachur

United States

* 1923: Frances Ruppert * 1924: Frances Ruppert * 1925: Helen Filkey * 1926:

Rosa Grosse Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) *Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose) Places *223 Rosa, an asteroid * Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States *Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, G ...

* 1927: Elta Cartwright * 1928^OT: Elta Cartwright * 1929:

Betty Robinson Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. Early life Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois. She was a student at Thornton Township H ...

* 1930: Stella Walsh * 1931: Eleanor Egg * 1932^OT: Wilhelmina von Bremen * 1933:

Annette Rogers Annette Rogers (later ''Kelly'', October 22, 1913 – November 8, 2006) was an American sprinter and high jumper. She competed in the individual 100 m, 4×100 m relay and high jump at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two gold medals in the rela ...

* 1934: not held * 1935:

Helen Stephens Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete and a double Olympic champion in 1936. Biography Stephens, nicknamed the "Fulton Flash" after her birthplace, Fulton, Missouri, was a strong athlete in sprin ...

* 1936:

* 1937: Claire Isicson * 1938: Lula Hymes * 1939: Olive Hasenfus * 1940: Jean Lane * 1941: Jean Lane * 1942:

Alice Coachman Alice Marie Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Biography Early life and education Alice Coachman was born on Nov ...

* 1943: Stella Walsh * 1944: Stella Walsh * 1945:

* 1946:

* 1947: Juanita Watson * 1948: Stella Walsh * 1949: Jean Patton * 1950: Jean Patton * 1951: Mary McNabb * 1952: Catherine Hardy * 1953: Barbara Jones * 1954: Barbara Jones * 1955: Mae Faggs * 1956: Mae Faggs * 1957: Barbara Jones * 1958: Margaret Mathews * 1959:

Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. ...

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* 1963:

Edith McGuire Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944), later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is an American former sprinter. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, McGuire ran for Tennessee State University. TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team, The Tigerbell ...

* 1965: Wyomia Tyus * 1965: Wyomia Tyus * 1966: Wyomia Tyus * 1967:

Barbara Ferrell Barbara Ann Ferrell, Mrs. Edmonson (born July 28, 1947, Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100-metre dash. She was the U.S. national champion in that event in 1967 and 1969 and ...

* 1968:

Margaret Bailes Margaret Johnson Bailes (born January 23, 1951) is an American athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. Early life Margaret Johnson Bailes was born in the Bronx. When she was five, she moved to Eugene, Oregon with her family after her fa ...

* 1969:

*1970: Chi Cheng (TPE) *1971: Iris Davis *1972:

Alice Annum Alice Annum (born 20 October 1948 in Accra) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. Her personal best time in the 200 metres was 22.89 seconds, achieved at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. She was the first woman to represent Ghana at the Olympics. S ...

(GHA) *1973: Iris Davis *1974: Renaye Bowen *1975:

Rosalyn Bryant Rosalyn Evette Bryant (married Clark; born January 7, 1956) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the ...

*1976: Chandra Cheeseborough *1977:

Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Game ...

*1978: Lilieth Hodges (JAM) *1979:

*1980: Alice Brown *1981:

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*1983:

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(JAM) *1986: Pam Marshall *1987: Diane Williams *1988:

Sheila Echols Sheila Ann Echols (born October 2, 1964) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who competed in the 100 metres and the long jump. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 4 x 100 m relay. She also won the 1 ...

*1989: Dawn Sowell *1990: Michelle Finn *1991: Carlette Guidry *1992:^OT

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Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers ( ; born November 19, 1966) is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles. One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was t ...

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Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track and field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 ...

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Inger Miller Inger Miller (born June 12, 1972) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 m. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica. She attended John Muir High School in P ...

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Chryste Gaines Chryste Dionne Gaines (born September 14, 1970, in Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. Education Gaines is a 1988 graduate of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas.Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track and field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 ...

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Torri Edwards Torri Edwards (born January 31, 1977) is an American sprinter. She competes in 100 and 200 meters, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100-meter relay in 2000. In 2003, she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Ch ...

*2004:^OT LaTasha Colander *2005: Me'Lisa Barber *2006:

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*2008:^OT Muna Lee *2009:

Carmelita Jeter Carmelita Jeter ( , born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter held the title as "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal be ...

*2010:

Allyson Felix Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 mete ...

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Tianna Bartoletta Tianna Bartoletta née Madison (born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she place ...

* 2015:

Tori Bowie Frentorish "Tori" Bowie (born August 27, 1990) is an American track and field athlete, who primarily competes in the 100 metres, 100 m and the 200 metres, 200 m. She has a personal record of for the long jump, set in 2014. She is the 2017 100m w ...

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Aleia Hobbs Aleia Hobbs (born February 24, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints. She won four national collegiate titles in 2018, winning the 60 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, the ...

* 2019: Teahna Daniels * 2021:

Javianne Oliver Javianne Oliver (born December 26, 1994) is an American female track and field sprinter. Oliver finished second in the 60 meters at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships for the University of Kentucky. Oliver won the 60 ...

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