women's 100 metres
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The women's 100 metres is the premier short-distance sprint event in women's track and field, contested over a straight 100-metre dash and often used to crown the fastest woman in the world.
Observed surface forms (8)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sprint event
ⓘ
track and field event ⓘ |
| ageCategory |
junior
ⓘ
senior ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| commonVenue | outdoor stadium ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
final
ⓘ
heats ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| courseType | straight track ⓘ |
| distance | 100 metres ⓘ |
| eventCategory | short-distance sprint ⓘ |
| finishCriterion | torso crossing finish line ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laneMarking | 8 lanes in major championships ⓘ |
| laneRequirement | one lane per athlete ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | seconds ⓘ |
| olympicDebut | 1928 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicDiscipline | yes ⓘ |
| olympicEventCategory | track events ⓘ |
| olympicGamesFrequency | every four years ⓘ |
| phase |
acceleration phase
ⓘ
maximum velocity phase ⓘ speed maintenance phase ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | flagship women's sprint event ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | determine the fastest woman in the world ⓘ |
| raceType | individual event ⓘ |
| recordType |
championship record
ⓘ
olympic record ⓘ world record ⓘ |
| requires |
acceleration ability
ⓘ
maximum speed ⓘ reaction to start signal ⓘ |
| season | outdoor track season ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| standardTrackLength | 400-metre oval ⓘ |
| startMethod | starting blocks ⓘ |
| startSignal | starting gun ⓘ |
| surface | synthetic track ⓘ |
| timingMethod | fully automatic timing ⓘ |
| typicalWindLimitForRecords | +2.0 m/s ⓘ |
| uses |
electronic timing
ⓘ
photo finish technology ⓘ starting blocks ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipDiscipline | yes ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | one of the most scrutinized records in athletics ⓘ |
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women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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women's 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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women's 100 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Florence Griffith-Joyner
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women's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships
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women's 100 metres at the 2013 World Championships
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women's 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships
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women's 100 metres at the 2019 World Championships
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women's 100 metres at the 2022 World Championships