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| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Betty Robinson (USA) | Fanny Rosenfeld (CAN) | Ethel Smith (CAN) |
| 1932 | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | Hilda Strike (CAN) | Wilhelmina Von Bremen (USA) |
| 1936 | Helen Stephens (USA) | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | Käthe Krauss (GER) |
| 1948 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Dorothy Manley (GBR) | Shirley Strickland (AUS) |
| 1952 | Marjorie Jackson (AUS) | Daphne Hasenjager (RSA) | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) |
| 1956 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | Christa Stubnick (GER) | Marlene Matthews (AUS) |
| 1960 | Wilma Rudolph (USA) | Dorothy Hyman (GBR) | Giuseppina Leone (ITA) |
| 1964 | Wyomia TyusWyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. Tyus, from Tennessee State University, participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics at age 19. In the heats of the eve (USA) | Edith McGuireEdith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944) , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall is a former American sprinter. Born in Atlanta, McGuire ran for Tennessee State University. TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team in the 1960s, including triple Olymp (USA) | Ewa Klobukowska (POL) |
| 1968 | Wyomia TyusWyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. Tyus, from Tennessee State University, participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics at age 19. In the heats of the eve (USA) | Barbara Ferrell (USA) | Irena SzewinskaIrena Szewinska (born 24 may 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated women's athletics for nearly two decades. Irena Szewinska was born in 1946 in Leningrad (currently St. Petersburg). Between 1964 and 1980 she participated in five Olympic Games, winning (POL) |
| 1972 | Renate StecherRenate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Suptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. Born as Renate Meissner she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon. She debuted internationally at t (GDR) | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | Silvia Chibás (CUB) |
| 1976 | Annegret RichterAnnegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. Born Annegret Irrgang she won her first international title at the 1971 European Championships, as a part of her country's 4 (FRG) | Renate StecherRenate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Suptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. Born as Renate Meissner she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon. She debuted internationally at t (GDR) | Inge Helten (FRG) |
| 1980 | Lyudmila KondratyevaLyudmila Kondratyeva (born April 11, 1958 in Shakhty) is a Russian (formely Soviet) athlete, the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion. Kondratyeva, originally a pentathlete, was the surprise winner of the 200 m at the 1978 European Championships, where she also wo (URS) | Marlies Göhr (GDR) | Ingrid Auerswald (GDR) |
| 1984 | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | Alice Brown (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | Heike Drechsler (GER) |
| 1992 | Gail Devers (USA) | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | Irina Privalova (EUN) |
| 1996 | Gail Devers (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
| 2000 | Marion Jones (USA) | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | Tanya Lawrence (JAM) |
| 2004 | Yuliya Nesterenko (BLR) | Lauryn Williams (USA) | Veronica Campbell (JAM) |