That was the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam. The first gold medalist in women's 100 meter dash was Betty Robinson of the United States.
At 10.64 seconds, Carmeleta Jeter is the second-fastest woman in history in the 100m dash.
9.58s for men and 10.49s for women.
Florence Griffiths-Joyner with 10.49s.
Men: Usain Bolt Women: Florence Griffith Joyner
The 100m dash, 200 m dash, (sometimes) 400m dash, 100m hurdles, 110m hurdles, (sometimes) 300m hurdles, and sprint relays.
Mary Lines set the women's world record in 100 meter dash (10.8 seconds) at the Federation Sportive Feminine Internationale meet at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France on August 20, 1922.
20:58 ...Usain Bolt
Gail Devers, 10.82 sec
it is a running event :)
Lyudmila Kondratyeva won the women's 100m in 1980, she was a Russian. Valeri Borsov from the Ukraine won the 100m in the 1972 games while running for the Soviet Union.
The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 seconds set in 1988.