Thompson-Herah, who turns 32 on June 28, is a five-time Olympic gold medalist. She accomplished the Olympic sprint double, by winning the 100 and 200, at both the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Games.

Despite a headwind, a pandemic and an empty Olympic Stadium, Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah triumphed in the 100 meters, winning gold and taking down Florence Griffith Joyner's 33-year-old record ...

Jamaican Sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah Sets New Olympic Record in the Women's 100 Meters Florence Griffith Joyner's long-standing record 10.62 was edged out by Thompson Herah's 10.61.

TOKYO — Elaine Thompson-Herah didn’t think she would be able to defend her Olympic title. Thompson-Herah dealt with a nagging Achilles injury all the way through the Jamaican Olympic trials.

For the fourth straight Olympics, a Jamaican has swept gold in the track and field sprint events. From 2008* to 2016 it was Usain Bolt. In Tokyo, Elaine Thompson-Herah continued the streak.

Elaine Thompson-Herah after running the final leg of her team's bronze medal win in the women's 4x100m relay final during the Commonwealth Games on Aug. 7, 2022, in Birmingham, England.

Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, celebrates after winning the women’s 100-meter final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) ...

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah posted the second-fastest women’s 100-meter time in history at the Eugene Diamond League competition Saturday. The Jamaican, who defended her 100-meter and ...

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah, left, wins the 100 meters, as American track and field sprinter Sha’carri Richardson, center, also competes, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at the Prefontaine ...

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah may be fast, but she could not outrun Instagram’s copyright policy. The 29-year-old said she was “blocked” by Instagram, where she has over 310,000 ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica, celebrates as she wins the women’s 100-meters final on Saturday in Tokyo. David J. Phillip/Associated Press ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah blew away a much-decorated field in the 200 meters Tuesday night. The latest sprint star from Usain Bolt’s island country of Jamaica completed her second straight Olympic ...