100 metres at the Olympics 40 in 2000 and reached the Olympic semi-finals four years later. (Ottey is also the most frequent participant having competed in the Olympic 100 m an unrivalled six times from 1984 to 2004). The first women's champion, Betty Robinson in 1928, remains the youngest gold medallist for the event at 16 years old, while a 32-year-old Linford Christie became the oldest 100 m Olympic champion in 1992. Since introduction of testing by the IAAF in the early-20th century, female sprinters may be subject to gender verification. This rule was first formally applied to the 100 m at the 1968 Mexico
Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres Wind = 2.8 m/s.<br> Wind was over the allotted speed. All time in finals were wind assisted and do not count toward world or Olympic records. Key: =WR = equaled world record Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 2. The fastest four runners in each of the seven heats advanced to the quarterfinal round. Heat one Heat two Heat three Heat four Heat five Heat six Heat seven The fastest three runners in each of the four heats