Elaine Thompson

Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD, born 28 June 1992 in Manchester, Jamaica, is a Jamaican sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a five-time Olympic champion and the fastest woman alive, holding the second-fastest times in history over both distances. Her rise to prominence came at the 2015 World Athletics Championships, where she won silver in the 200 m. In 2016, she became the first woman, and the second sprinter after Usain Bolt, to win the sprint double at consecutive Olympics, taking gold in both events at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

After her Rio wins, injuries hampered her performances at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. She returned to the top in Tokyo, retaining her 100 m title with an Olympic record of 10.61 s and defending her 200 m crown with a personal best of 21.53 s. In her first post-Olympic race, she lowered her 100 m personal best to 10.54 s, and later ran 10.64 s and 10.65 s, making her the only woman to have four legal times under 10.70 s. She holds four of the top 10 times ever run in the 100 m. Thompson-Herah is also the 2019 Pan American Games champion in the 100 m and a three-time Diamond League winner. With an athletic build, she stands 5'6" and weighs 123 lbs. She has been active since 2006, starting at around 14 years old, and has amassed a large following on Instagram.