Elaine Thompson

About Elaine Thompson

Jamaican track and field sprinter who won two gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100 and 200 meter events. She had previously won gold in the 4x100 meter relay at the 2015 World Championships.

Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican track and field sprinter. She rose to prominence at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, completing a rare sprint double to win gold in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. Thompson currently ranks as the tied fourth-fastest woman in the 100 metres and fifth-fastest woman in the 200 metres.

Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay
Club	MVP Track Club
Personal best(s)	60 m: 6.98 (2017), 100 m: 10.70 NR (2016), 200 m: 21.66 (2015)
College team	UTech
Coached by	Stephen Francis

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Trivia

She finished with a silver medal with the Jamaican 4x100 meter relay team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She earned a bronze medal in the 60 meter sprint at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. 

Elaine Thompson before fame

She competed in track and field at the University of Technology in Jamaica. In 2014 and 2015, she won back-to-back Jamaican intercollegiate championships.

Achievement of Elaine Thompson

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won a silver medal with the Jamaican 4x100 meter relay team. At the 2016 World Indoor Championships, she won bronze in the 60 meter sprint.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$4 Million

Elaine Thompson family life

She was born and raised in the Jamaican town of Banana Ground, which is part of Manchester Parish.

Associations of Elaine Thompson

She became the first woman to win gold in both the 100 and 200 meter events at the 2016 Summer Olympics since Florence Griffith Joyner did so in 1988 in Seoul.

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