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 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres at the 50 meter mark. Jarvis beat Tewksbury by two feet, with Rowley half a yard behind. Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was a sprinting event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, 1900. 20 athletes from nine nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. Arthur Duffey in the first heat of the first round and Walter Tewksbury in the second heat of the first round set new Olympic records