1. Eugene 2022 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 🇯🇲 10.67
2. Budapest 2023 – Sha’Carri Richardson 🇺🇸 10.65
3. Tokyo 2025 – Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 🇺🇸 10.61
Track and field fans are living through a golden era of women’s sprinting, and the evidence is undeniable: the women’s 100m Championship Record has been broken at every World Championships since 2022. What was once a mark that stood for years has now become a target that top sprinters are smashing every time they step onto the global stage. From Eugene 2022 to Tokyo 2025, three different women have rewritten history and taken the event to new heights.
It all began in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022, when Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a blistering 10.67 seconds to capture the world title. At 35 years old, Fraser-Pryce was proving that age was nothing but a number, dominating her younger rivals with perfect technique and unmatched consistency. That run set the tone for a new chapter in women’s sprinting – one that promised speed, rivalry, and relentless record-breaking. Eugene 2022 was more than a victory lap for Fraser-Pryce’s legendary career; it was a statement that the women’s 100m was entering an era where 10.6 would be the standard.
A year later, in Budapest 2023, the world witnessed the rise of Sha’Carri Richardson. The American star had endured ups and downs, but on that night, everything came together. Richardson exploded out of the blocks, powered down the track, and crossed the line in 10.65 seconds – shaving two-hundredths off Fraser-Pryce’s mark and claiming her first world title. Her emotional celebration went viral, cementing her as not just a champion but an inspiration for athletes who face adversity and keep pushing. Richardson’s performance signaled that Team USA was ready to reclaim its dominance in the women’s 100m.
Fast forward to Tokyo 2025, and the bar was raised yet again – this time by Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. Known for her calm confidence and devastating top-end speed, Jefferson-Wooden produced the race of her life, clocking 10.61 seconds to take gold and write her name into the record books. In a final stacked with talent, she separated herself from the field in the last 40 meters, leaving no doubt about who was the fastest woman on the planet. Her performance not only secured another American win but also pushed the Championship Record to a level that just a few years ago seemed unreachable outside of Florence Griffith-Joyner’s all-time world record.
Three straight Championships, three new records, and three different women – this is a remarkable storyline that speaks to the depth and quality of today’s sprinters. Fraser-Pryce, Richardson, and Jefferson-Wooden have each had their moment, and together, they are redefining what is possible in the 100m. With Paris 2027 on the horizon, fans can’t help but wonder: will we see yet another record fall?
If history is any guide, the answer might just be yes. The women’s 100m is faster than ever, and we are witnessing greatness in real time.
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