Florence Griffith-Joyner

Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the fastest women's 100m time in history at 10.49 seconds and the 200m record of 21.34 seconds, both set in 1988 and still unbroken 37 years later—the longest-standing sprint records in track and field. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she won three gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay) and a silver, outperforming #5 Mia Hamm's Olympic total of two golds in a single Games. Her distinctive one-legged running suits and painted fingernails made her the most visually memorable sprinter of the 20th century, a style that influenced athletes beyond her sport. These records are 0.2 seconds faster than the average of all other top-three sprint performances since 1990, highlighting her unparalleled speed.