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Yulia Nesterenko of Belarus won gold in the women's 100 meter dash at the 2004 Games in Athens in a time of 10.93 seconds.
Ivin Lalova
Men: 19.79 seconds by Shawn Crawford of the United States. Women: 22.05 seconds by Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica.
No, they do not run a 50 meter dash at either the USATF Junior Olympics or the AAU Junior Olympics.
Marjorie Jackson was the first Australian woman to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, winning the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki.
The 2004 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meter dash was Justin Gatlin of the United States in a time of 9.85 seconds.
Milkha Singh who finished 4th in men's 400 meter dash. He missed winning a bronze medal by .13 of a second.
Shaun Crawford (USA) won in 19.80s.
The 200 meter dash made its debut in the Olympics at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Danah Al-Nasrallah who competed in women's 100 meter dash at the 2004 Games in Athens.
Don Quarrie of Jamaica.