Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1948 | Fanny Blankers-Koen, Netherlands | 24.40 |
| 1952 | Marjorie Jackson, Australia | 23.70 |
| 1956 | Betty Cuthbert, Australia | 23.40 |
| 1960 | Wilma Rudolph, United States | 24.00 |
| 1964 | Edith McGuire, United States | 23.00 |
| 1968 | Irena Szewinska, Poland | 22.50 |
| 1972 | Renate Stecher, East Germany | 22.40 |
| 1976 | Baerbel Eckert, East Germany | 22.37 |
| 1980 | Barbara Wockel, East Germany | 22.03 |
| 1984 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks, United States | 21.81 |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith-Joyner, United States | 21.34 |
| 1992 | Gwen Torrence, United States | 21.81 |
| 1996 | Marie-Jose Perec, France | 22.12 |
| 2000 | Marion Jones, United States | 21.84 |
| 2004 | Veronica Campbell, Jamaica | 22.05 |
| 2008 | Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica | 21.74 |
| 100-Meter Dash | Track and Field–Women | 400-Meter Dash |
