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 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres had not achieved the required qualifying time for the event. Athletes who had achieved that time received a bye into the first round proper. Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified. Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 8 fastest times (q) qualified. Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres The women's 100 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12–13 August at the Olympic Stadium. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was the defending Olympic champion from 2012 and entered the competition having won five of