It was cold but I know everyone out there was cold, i just came out here to use this as preparation for the world championships.

Elaine Thompson

Elaine Thompson (born 28 June 1992) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter. She rose to prominence in Rio 2016 when she became double Olympic champion – Winner of women's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Thompson completed a rare sprint double when she won gold in the 100m (with a time of 10.72 s) and the 200m (21.78 s), becoming the first female sprinter to do so since Florence Griffith Joyner at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Thompson currently ranks as the fifth-fastest woman ever in the 200 metres event and tied fourth-fastest in the 100 metres.

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