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Jamaican ace sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser won the gold medal in Women’s 100m with her own personal record of 10.78 seconds at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Fraser led from the start to finish while her compatriots Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart, who won silver together in identical times of 10.98s. It marked only the sixth clean sweep in Olympic Games Women’s Atheletics. It was the first time a 100m event had been swept at an Olympic Games level since the US men won all medals in Stockholm in 1912.
Lauryn Williams who stood second in Athens Olympics, finished fourth in 11.03, which was the best result of the three US finalists. William’s compatriot Muna Lee ended her race to claim fifth in 11.07, while Torri Edwards, who came into the race as the season’s fastest woman, finished last in a time of 11.20.
