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.
it is a running event :)
In 2008, in Beijing, China: Usain Bolt won the Olympic Gold Medal in the Men's 100m Dash. Bolt completed the race in 9.69 seconds, and consequently set a new world record. Shelly-Ann Fraser won the Olympic Gold Medal in the Women's 100m Dash. Fraser completed the race in 10.78 seconds. The world record time for the Women's 100m Dash is 10.54, held by the late Florence Griffith-Joyner AKA "Flo-Jo". Flo-Jo set the record in 1988, in Seoul, South Korea, and it has yet to be broken. Both Bolt and Fraser are from Jamaica.
At 10.64 seconds, Carmeleta Jeter is the second-fastest woman in history in the 100m dash.
The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).
Lerone Clarke, of Jamaica won the Men's 100m, Simon Patmore, of Australia won the Men's 100m (T46), Natasha Myers, of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won the Women's 100m and Katrina Hart of England won the Women's 100m (T37).
Usain Bolt won the 100m final at Beijing
The 100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100m relay.
The 100m dash, 200 m dash, (sometimes) 400m dash, 100m hurdles, 110m hurdles, (sometimes) 300m hurdles, and sprint relays.
Carl Lewis
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This is the same as a 100M sprint.