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Title: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 20, 2011, 12:38:47 PM: Similar to what I have done for the men, I would also like to compile a list of the top women sprinters by country who have legally run under 11s in the 100m sprint.

We expect that USA, Jamaica and the Bahamas would be high on this list but what about T&T and the other sprint countries?

I did a search on the internet and couldn’t find such a list anywhere so I’ve now decided to try compiling one myself right here on this board for reference!

Will appreciate if you guys will point me in the right direction if you already know of a list of Sub-11 100m women sprinters on the internet with preferably a breakdown by athlete and country! Thanks!!

Women 100m Sub-11s By country
(All time list, only legal sub-11s are counted)
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Nation => No. of athletes with sub-11s
United States => 25
Jamaica => 9
Bahamas => 6
Germany => 6
Russia => 4
Nigeria => 4
France => 3
Bulgeria => 2
China => 2
Trinidad & Tobago => 1
Ukrane => 1
Greece => 1
Canada => 1
Belarus => 1
Poland => 1
Cameron => 1
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Total of 16 Countries with 68 Women Sub-11 Athletes
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NB: I will do my best to keep stats up to date as new female athletes around the world run legal sub-11s.

T&T is currently joint 10th on the list with just 1 official sub-11 athlete at the moment, Kelly-Ann Baptiste!
If Hackett & MLA can step-up in time for Olympics next year and get a few sub-11s under their belts as well then we would have moved up to joint 7th with France on the Sub-11s by Country list!

Of individual USA women sprinters with Sub-11s, I believe Evelyn Ashford of USA is one of the leaders on the USA list with 30 legal 100m sub-11s. We all know that Jeter and quite a few other top female American sprinters should be on the USA list which I will expand on as I gather more info.

Jamaica will definitely have Merlene Ottey leading their list with over 100 sub-11s in her illustrious career! Will update JA's list and the others as soon as I have collated all the information I've gathered!

NB: Not sure if we should include the Russian & German female sprinters of the 80's to early 90's on this list because we all know they had a state funded drugs programme to help give their athletes an unfair advantage during that period. This may also apply to female sprinters from other parts of the world who have since been caught & banned for using performance enhancement drugs over the years.

Click links here for stats confirmation & more details:-
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_100ok.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Ashford
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmelita_Jeter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlene_Ottey-Page

USA women sprinters with 100m Sub-11s
(only legal sub-11s are counted)
Name of Athlete ::::: No. of Sub-11s => Sub-11s Breakdown (Time, Windspeed, Location & Date)
Evelyn Ashford :::: 30 =>
Flo-Jo :::: ___ =>
Carmelita Jeter :::: ___ =>
More names to be added once details confirmed...

Jamaica women sprinters with 100m Sub-11s
(only legal sub-11s are counted)
Name of Athlete ::::: No. of Sub-11s => Sub-11s Breakdown (Time, Windspeed, Location & Date)
Merlene Ottey :::: at least 100 =>
Veronica Campbell-Brown :::: ___ =>
Shelly-Ann Fraser :::: ___ =>
Kerron Stewart :::: ___ =>
More names to be added once details confirmed...

Bahamas women sprinters with 100m Sub-11s
(only legal sub-11s are counted)
Name of Athlete ::::: No. of Sub-11s => Sub-11s Breakdown (Time, Windspeed, Location & Date)
Chandra Sturrup :::: ___ =>
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie :::: ___ =>
More names to be added once details confirmed...

T&T women sprinters with 100m Sub-11s
(only legal sub-11s are counted)
Name of Athlete ::::: No. of Sub-11s => Sub-11s Breakdown (Time, Windspeed, Location & Date)
Kelly-Ann Baptiste (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=190476/index.html) :::: 9 => In the process of collating stats for breakdown.
More names to be added once details confirmed...
NB: I will do my best to update these stats as more T&T sprinters around the world run legal sub-11s.
You can also click on athlete's name for link to their IAAF bio.

And of the T&T women sprinters with sub-11s, I believe Kelly-Ann Baptiste leads the pack!!
Or is she the only one? And if so who else is likely to join her? :thinking:

This thread is to discuss which of our current crop of T&T women sprinters are most likely to run a sub-11 or two or more next season and join the Women's 100m Sub-11 Club or can increase the number of sub-11s they have under their belt as we get ready for fielding a medal strong 4 x 100m relay team at the Olympics next year as well as having a few more ladies making the individual 100m final!

Please also help with any information you can provide as to the actual sub-11 times, windspeeds, locations and dates for any of the women sprinters who are already members of the Sub-11 Club so we can add to their sub-11 stats information above!

We would also like to discussion which one of our upcoming women sprinters in your eyes has the ability to challenge KAB for her spot as the number one women sprinter from T&T and also in the 100m Sub-11 department!

Many thanks for your help & participation!!
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: A.B. on September 20, 2011, 05:12:16 PM: Merlene actually has over 100. allathletics I believe is the site.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 20, 2011, 06:15:29 PM: Quote from: A.B. on September 20, 2011, 05:12:16 PM
Merlene actually has over 100. allathletics I believe is the site.

Okay, thanks for that!!
I'll check stats and update my version on here! :beermug:
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Tallman on September 20, 2011, 07:56:20 PM: Yuh could go and look dem up and get de details. Doh buss meh head if it have any mistakes ;D

USA
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Carmelita Jeter
Marion Jones
Evelyn Ashford
Dawn Sowell
Torri Edwards
Inger Miller
Gail Devers
Gwen Torrence
Sheila Echols
Muna Lee
Diane Williams
Chryste Gaines
Marshevet Myers
Lauryn Williams
Shalonda Solomon
Alice Brown
D'Andre Hill
Allyson Felix
Carlette Guidry
Me'Lisa Barber
Valerie Brisco
LaShauntea Moore
LaTasha Colander
Sanya Richards-Ross

JAMAICA
Shelley Ann Fraser-Pryce
Merlene Ottey
Kerron Stewart
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Sherone Simpson
Juliet Cuthbert
Tayna Lawrence
Simone Facey
Beverly McDonald

GERMANY
Marlies Göhr (East)
Marita Koch (East)
Bärbel Wöckel (East)
Silke Möller
Katrin Krabbe
Heike Drechsler

BAHAMAS
Chandra Sturrup
Sevatheda Fynes
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
Eldece Clarke-Lewis
Pauline Davis-Thompson

RUSSIA
Irina Privalova
Galina Malchugina
Marina Zhirova
Natalya Voronova

NIGERIA
Chioma Ajunwa
Glory Alozie
Mary Onyali
Damola Osayomi

FRANCE
Christine Arron
Marie-José Pérec
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi

BULGARIA
Ivet Lalova
Anelia Nuneva

CHINA
Li Xuemei
Liu Xiaomei

UKRAINE
Zhanna Block

GREECE
Ekateríni Thánou

CANADA
Angela Bailey

BELARUS
Yuliya Nesterenko

POLAND
Ewa Kasprzyk

CAMEROON
Myriam Mani

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Kelly-Ann Baptiste (9 times)
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 20, 2011, 08:07:41 PM: Thanks Tallman!
Please don't tell me yuh did that off yuh head?! :worried:
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Tallman on September 20, 2011, 08:16:18 PM: Quote from: Socapro on September 20, 2011, 08:07:41 PM
Thanks Tallman!
Please don't tell me yuh did that off yuh head?! :worried:

Yuh is ah kinda madman or wha ;D

Look here: http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_100ok.htm
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 20, 2011, 08:35:41 PM: Quote from: Tallman on September 20, 2011, 08:16:18 PM
Quote from: Socapro on September 20, 2011, 08:07:41 PM
Thanks Tallman!
Please don't tell me yuh did that off yuh head?! :worried:

Yuh is ah kinda madman or wha ;D

Look here: http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_100ok.htm

Okay cool and thanks again!
I was getting quite worried there for a minute!! :laugh:
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: willi on September 22, 2011, 06:45:55 AM: Grace Jackson ran a sub11 in Seoul, 1988.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 22, 2011, 06:52:10 AM: Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 06:45:55 AM
Grace Jackson ran a sub10 in Seoul, 1988.

Seriously?!! It must have been illegal otherwise it would have been recorded as the current world record!!
Is there any video footage to refresh our memories?
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM: 10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 22, 2011, 07:27:48 AM: Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM
10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.

Or that makes more sense!! You should have said sub-11, not sub-10, you mis-typed!! 8)

If any women sprinter was to run a sub-10 then as well as being a new WR and making headlines around the world that would raise serious alarm bells!!
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Trini1 on September 22, 2011, 08:26:30 AM: Thanks for the list hoping to see more in the future for us i think Semoy Hackett will most likely run one next year!

Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM
10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.
I wonder if Grace must look back and think that she could have been the female Usain Bolt with those long legs. I definitely think she could have been! I hope Nyoka Giles takes a tip or two from both Grace and Usain and maximise her potential!

I hope all our athletes can stay injury free. I'm definitely looking forward to see what Kelly is guna do net year. I want to see her in the 200 too.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 22, 2011, 11:08:38 AM: Quote from: Trini1 on September 22, 2011, 08:26:30 AM
Thanks for the list hoping to see more in the future for us i think Semoy Hackett will most likely run one next year!

Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM
10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.
I wonder if Grace must look back and think that she could have been the female Usain Bolt with those long legs. I definitely think she could have been! I hope Nyoka Giles takes a tip or two from both Grace and Usain and maximise her potential!

I hope all our athletes can stay injury free. I'm definitely looking forward to see what Kelly is guna do net year. I want to see her in the 200 too.

According to Nyoka Giles' bio: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=227761/index.html
she's got far to go to get her 100m personal best down from where it is now to below 11 seconds but if she works very hard at it then it seems she has the talent and physical tools to do it!

Wishing her and all our other hardworking female athletes the best for next season!!
Hope they all stay healthy and injury free then once they put in the hard work then anything is possible!
Got to believe you can do it before you can do it!
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Trini1 on September 23, 2011, 06:19:20 AM: Agreed Soca! She got a lot of work to do but i believe she can do it if she puts the work in. I just had to post this it's the women's 100m in Brussels BUT it includes the intro listen to where they say Kelly is from LOL!

http://www.youtube.com/v/wxqwx9yqAII

When she does those 200's and gets that speed endurance and is able to hold her top-end better and maintain those high knees and run tall she will be extremely dangerous! She is already solid out of the blocks.

One more thing- in the 4x100m did you see the poor form that Michelle has? When they did the front view and it showed her 'next' to Carmelita the difference in technique was astounding. Yet she is so fast someone needs to correct that! I know she is more than 10 years younger that Jeets but technique is the most important part of sprinting and needs to start from as early as possible!
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: behind-de-bridge on September 23, 2011, 06:47:48 AM: Quote from: Trini1 on September 23, 2011, 06:19:20 AM
One more thing- in the 4x100m did you see the poor form that Michelle has?

Agreed. She has a very poor technique, yet very talented. If her coach is Ken Barton from Spectrum, I will not hold my breath for her technique to improve. A friend told me that her mum used to run for Hampton and had one of the best running techniques in Trini. I cant remember who her mum is, but if that is the case, maybe MLA should should get some tips from her mum.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Aviator on September 23, 2011, 09:15:47 AM: Quote from: behind-de-bridge on September 23, 2011, 06:47:48 AM
Quote from: Trini1 on September 23, 2011, 06:19:20 AM
One more thing- in the 4x100m did you see the poor form that Michelle has?

Agreed. She has a very poor technique, yet very talented. If her coach is Ken Barton from Spectrum, I will not hold my breath for her technique to improve. A friend told me that her mum used to run for Hampton and had one of the best running techniques in Trini. I cant remember who her mum is, but if that is the case, maybe MLA should should get some tips from her mum.

I have read elsewhere that MLA will now be coached by Trevor Hewitt.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 23, 2011, 09:25:47 AM: Quote from: Aviator on September 23, 2011, 09:15:47 AM
Quote from: behind-de-bridge on September 23, 2011, 06:47:48 AM
Quote from: Trini1 on September 23, 2011, 06:19:20 AM
One more thing- in the 4x100m did you see the poor form that Michelle has?

Agreed. She has a very poor technique, yet very talented. If her coach is Ken Barton from Spectrum, I will not hold my breath for her technique to improve. A friend told me that her mum used to run for Hampton and had one of the best running techniques in Trini. I cant remember who her mum is, but if that is the case, maybe MLA should should get some tips from her mum.

I have read elsewhere that MLA will now be coached by Trevor Hewitt.

If Hewitt can correct/improve her running technique then MLA will be our next sub-11 women sprinter close on the heels of Hackett!! :)

Imagine if we could have 3 or even 4 healthy sub-11 women sprinters on our Women 4 x 100m relay team for Olympics next year with enough regular relay practice under their belts?! 8)
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: behind-de-bridge on September 23, 2011, 10:28:10 AM: IMHO Hackett will also need to improve her technique to go sub 11. More upright in the second half of the race, higher knee lift and straighter arm movements. I saw KAB a few years ago and her technique was also very poor. No surprise that her current form has corresponded with an improvement in her technique.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 23, 2011, 11:44:17 AM: Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM
10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.

I've just found the official time Grace Jackson was listed as running in Seoul is 10.97s here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_100_metres but for some reason they did not list the official windspeed.

Also see does not have her 100m PB time listed in her bio which is strange even though she did try her hand regularly at a few 100m races. Go here to confirm: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=jam/athcode=60844/index.html

If anyone can confirm the official windspeed and if the wind was legal then I can add Grace Jackson to the Jamaica sub-11 women 100m list above!
Can anyone confirm the official windspeed during that Seoul 1988 women 100m final?
Many thanks!!
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Aviator on September 23, 2011, 11:53:53 AM: Quote from: Socapro on September 23, 2011, 11:44:17 AM
Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM
10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.

I've just found the official time Grace Jackson was listed as running in Seoul is 10.97s here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_100_metres but for some reason they did not list the official windspeed.

Also see does not have her 100m PB time listed in her bio which is strange even though she did try her hand regularly at a few 100m races. Go here to confirm: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=jam/athcode=60844/index.html

If anyone can confirm the official windspeed and if the wind was legal then I can add Grace Jackson to the Jamaica sub-11 women 100m list above!
Can anyone confirm the official windspeed during that Seoul 1988 women 100m final?
Many thanks!!

It was +3.0m/s

Fast forward to 3:10 to see the race and the windspeed at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/v/6V6Nx-jUehw
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 23, 2011, 12:31:17 PM: Quote from: Aviator on September 23, 2011, 11:53:53 AM
Quote from: Socapro on September 23, 2011, 11:44:17 AM
Quote from: willi on September 22, 2011, 07:08:42 AM
10.96s in the final, but it may have been windy.

I've just found the official time Grace Jackson was listed as running in Seoul is 10.97s here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_100_metres but for some reason they did not list the official windspeed.

Also see does not have her 100m PB time listed in her bio which is strange even though she did try her hand regularly at a few 100m races. Go here to confirm: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=jam/athcode=60844/index.html

If anyone can confirm the official windspeed and if the wind was legal then I can add Grace Jackson to the Jamaica sub-11 women 100m list above!
Can anyone confirm the official windspeed during that Seoul 1988 women 100m final?
Many thanks!!

It was +3.0m/s

Fast forward to 3:10 to see the race and the windspeed at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/v/6V6Nx-jUehw

Many thanks for your help!
So unfortunately that sub-11 by Grace Jackson of JA in that race was illegal so I can't really add her to the legal sub-11 lists above.
Btw the wind reading is actually shown at exactly 3:35 on the video.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on September 24, 2011, 01:18:06 AM: Kai Selvon has the potential to run close to 11s next season if not to also join the Sub-11s Club!
We must not forget the great potential she showed and how well she ran in Daegu in the 200m!
Here is a link to her bio: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=242992/index.htm
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: behind-de-bridge on September 24, 2011, 02:29:48 AM: Quote from: Socapro on September 24, 2011, 01:18:06 AM
Kai Selvon has the potential to run close to 11s next season if not to also join the Sub-11s Club!
We must not forget the great potential she showed and how well she ran in Daegu in the 200m!
Here is a link to her bio: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=242992/index.htm

Definitely. Hard training, proper coaching, diet, motivation and a level head will be the key. Oh and not too much limin'.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on October 05, 2011, 10:01:48 AM: Reference link:
http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2011/sex=w/all=n/legal=A/disc=100/detail.html

Top Women's 100m Sub-11 times for 2011 (Updated:02/10/2011):
List below features best LEGAL Sub-11 100m times only!!
(Colour codes: Green => JAM, Blue => USA, Red => TRI, Black => Others)
WR 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) - Indianapolis, IN, 16/07/1988
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Mark Wind   Athlete Nation DOB Pos Venue Date
10.70   2.0   Carmelita Jeter USA   24/11/1979   1      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
10.76   1.1   Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM   15/05/1982   1      Ostrava   31/05/2011
10.78   0.4   Carmelita Jeter      1      Bruxelles   16/09/2011
10.84   0.3   Veronica Campbell-Brown      1      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
10.85   0.4   Veronica Campbell-Brown      2      Bruxelles   16/09/2011
10.86   1.9   Carmelita Jeter      1      Kingston (NS), JAM   07/05/2011
10.86   2.0   Marshevet Myers USA   25/09/1984   2      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
10.87   2.0   Kerron Stewart JAM   16/04/1984   3      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
10.87   1.6   Marshevet Myers      1h1      Eugene, OR   23/06/2011
10.88   1.7   Carmelita Jeter      1h3      Eugene, OR   23/06/2011
10.90   -1.4   Carmelita Jeter      1      Daegu   29/08/2011
10.90   0.4   Kelly-Ann Baptiste TRI   14/10/1986   3      Bruxelles   16/09/2011
10.91   0.6   Kelly-Ann Baptiste      1      Paris Saint-Denis   08/07/2011
10.92   1.2   Veronica Campbell-Brown      1      Shanghai   15/05/2011
10.93   -0.4   Carmelita Jeter      1      London (CP)   06/08/2011
10.94   1.9   Kelly-Ann Baptiste      2      Kingston (NS), JAM   07/05/2011
10.95   1.2   Carmelita Jeter      2      Shanghai   15/05/2011
10.95   2.0   Shelly-Ann Fraser - Pryce JAM   27/12/1986   4      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
10.95   1.8   Veronica Campbell-Brown      1h1      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
10.95   0.6   Veronica Campbell-Brown      2      Paris Saint-Denis   08/07/2011
10.96   0.8   Ivet Lalova BUL   18/05/1984   1      Sliven   02/07/2011
10.97   0.3   Kerron Stewart      2      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
10.97   -0.4   Kelly-Ann Baptiste      2      London (CP)   06/08/2011
10.97   -1.4   Veronica Campbell-Brown      2      Daegu   29/08/2011
10.98   -1.4   Kelly-Ann Baptiste      3      Daegu   29/08/2011
10.99   -0.1   Carmelita Jeter      1r1      Walnut, CA   16/04/2011
10.99   1.8   Oludamola Osayomi NGR   26/06/1986   1r1      São Paulo (IDCM)   22/05/2011
10.99   -1.4   Shelly-Ann Fraser - Pryce      4      Daegu   29/08/2011
==========================================================
Total number of legal Sub-11s run by Women Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 28
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By Country number of legal Women Sub-11s 100m Breakdown for 2011:
Total number of legal Sub-11s run by JA Women Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 11
Total number of legal Sub-11s run by USA Women Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 10
Total number of legal Sub-11s run by T&T Women Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 5
Total number of legal Sub-11s run by Other Women Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 2

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There's absolutely no doubt that Jamaica is the no.1 sprint country in the world on the male & female side right now courtesy of their top male & female JA sprinters! In above list JA has 11 of the top sub-11 times to the USA on 10 of the top sub-11 times! T&T has 5 of the top sub-11 times all courtesy of KAB (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=190476/index.html)!

So well done to Jamaica, a small island in the Caribbean Sea literally running things & pushing the Americans into 2nd position for 2011! Only thing is Carmelita Jeter of USA is still the world's no.1 female sprinter confirmed with her gaining the official title of 2011 World's Fastest 100m Woman in Daegu!

Is Trinidad & Tobago capable of similar success to the Jamaicans on the sprint front?
I believe so with sprinters like Hackett (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=208578/index.html), MLA (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=227762/index.html) & Kai (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=242992/index.html) hopefully due to join KAB (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=190476/index.html) soon in the legal Sub-11 Club!
If we put our minds to it then T&T should be strong medal contenders in the London Olympics 4x100m relay as well as having a couple females in the womens 100m final with KAB going for gold & the other T&T sprinters who hopefully make the final going for silver & bronze!! ;)
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on October 05, 2011, 08:25:18 PM: Looking at the stats above for the number of Sub-11s for 2011 ran by the top 3 female sprinters, it is interesting to note that Carmelita Jeter (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=usa/athcode=189546/index.html) who ran 8 sub-11s this year placed 1st in the Worlds 100m final, Veronica Campbell-Brown (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=jam/athcode=134999/index.html) who ran 7 sub-11s this year placed 2nd in the Worlds 100m final & Kelly-Ann Baptiste (http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=tri/athcode=190476/index.html) who ran 5 sub-11s this year placed 3rd in the Worlds 100m final!!

Very interesting and this proves that the number of sub-11s these athletes run next year in the build-up to Olympics will give us a good indication of how they are likely to perform and place in the 100m at the London Olympics!

I suspect that something similar will apply to the men regarding number of Sub-10s which means that Kim Collins is one of the luckiest sprinters on the planet this year having won a bronze medal at Worlds without running any Sub-10s in 2011!

Let’s hope all our female athletes take note and train hard to put themselves into proper sub-11 shape but it’s also important for them to stay healthy, avoid injury & to peak at the right time for London Olympics!!
Title: The Ultimate Women’s 100m Field, And Ottey Wins at Last
Post by: Socapro on November 21, 2011, 08:28:03 PM: http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/current-features/2011/11/5/the-ultimate-womens-100m-field--ottey-wins-at-last

The Ultimate Women’s 100m Field, And Ottey Wins at Last
by Neil O. Clayton, posted on 11/4/2011

I confess that at any juncture, and with the litany of talent witnessed over the past 50 years, any pundit would regrettably omit one or two or even a dozen female 100m greats. Who is the greatest short sprinter of all time? Which athlete would be most equipped to win a series of races against equals? Would she win under any condition in an ultimate match-up against the most fearsome sprint field ever? That question cannot be answered adequately because eras, equipment, altitude, track condition, nutrition, and technology dictate how well each ‘greatest or best’ measures up against the competition.

In this analysis, I take a look at some of the greatest sprinters who ever competed and assess their historical significance. At one point or another, one of these greats has either been a world record holder, World champion or an Olympic champion or has held all three distinctions at one point or another. Greatness for some of these titans lies in their competitive longevity, spanning decades and thus include multiple Number One rankings.

The Field

This complicated field includes former World and Olympic runner up Merlene Ottey, who, in her banner years (1979 to 2000), competed for her native Jamaica, but later switched allegiance to her adopted country, Slovenia; former Olympic champion and world record holder American Evelyn Ashford-Washington, who has a best time of 10.76secs; Ashford’s compatriot, Florence Griffith-Joyner, the 1988 Olympic champion and still world record holder of the event with a commanding 10.49 run. Ranked number one then, Griffith Joyner’s year of heroics has catapulted her into a pantheon reserved for greats. Fellow American Carmelita Jeter’s last few seasons have catapulted her into a league that some of the best can only dream of. The 2011 World champion is the second fastest woman of all time at 10.64; two time American Olympic champion (1992 and 1996) and controversial 1993 World champion, Gail Devers is included in this high-quality field. Devers’ best time in the event stands at 10.82; Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown (VCB) is a redoubtable competitor. VCB has won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Worlds, in addition to being an Olympic silver medal winner; former world record holder and the 1983 World champion Marlies Goehr, a three-time European champion and former world record holder at 10.88secs. Goehr was ranked among the fastest women in the world for 12 straight years; and finally, former world record holder at 11.15, winner of bronze medals at the European Championships and Olympics, Poland’s Irina Szewinska.

Honorary Mentions

A few honorable mentions are in order, too. Olympic champion and former World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is on her way to greatness and deserves a nod. Renate Stetcher, the 1972 Olympic champion and former record holder, despite allegations regarding the East German track program during that country’s heyday at the top of the sport; Australia’s Raelene Boyle, a two-time Commonwealth champion and 1972 Olympic silver medalist; and ‘La Gazelle’ Wilma Rudolph, who put American women sprinters in the spotlight with her Olympic title in Rome in 1960. Marion Jones is not considered because of the erasure of her records from official listings after her drug-use confession.

Who Wins

And so, the winner is Merlene Ottey. Almost 20 years ago, Ms. Ottey ran 10.74secs toward the end of an injury-plagued season. According to her, the injury frustrated her so much that she ‘decided to run through it’, and with that came her personal best, which at the time placed her at number three on the all-time list. At one point in her career, she won 57 consecutive 100m races – an unparalleled feat. At her illustrious best, Ashford-Washington follows Ottey home. Ms. Ashford-Washington was the consummate competitor: she had a great start and a wonderful finish. Her tantalizing battles with the East Germans provided sparks to any track and field competition.

The powerful Carmelita Jeter would finish third. Jeter’s best asset is her absolute finish, which would clip Florence Griffith Joyner for the final podium position. Griffith Joyner had one great summer back in 1988, but I am not convinced that that was enough history to name her as perhaps the greatest ever. She retired suddenly early in 1989 and her performances prior to 1988 were relatively standard. In contrast, Campbell-Brown, the current Jamaican champion, is a giant killer. She has proven time and again that she cannot be counted out. She is gutsier than almost any other competitor worth noting; she is brilliance at its best.

Gail Devers might finish sixth in this tough field. She is undoubtedly one of the greatest starts in history and is known for her lean at the tape, a lean which denied Merlene Ottey gold at the 1993 Worlds and again at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. East Germany’s Marlies Goehr would finish well ahead of Poland’s Irina Szewinska, considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.

At the 1993 World Championships Merlene Ottey ran 10.83 to win the silver medal. That time would have won her the gold in 2011 World Championships – almost 20 years later.
NEXT: The Men’s 200m
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on May 07, 2012, 02:32:55 AM: Bump!! Will obviously need to update this thread for 2012 results so far!
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: trace1906 on May 08, 2012, 08:38:53 PM: Stumbled across this and found it to be a very interesting read, especially since there is repeated mention above about our women having raw talent but lacking technique. So we talking sub-11's...let me know what y'all think:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/carmelita-jeter-shows-value-of-technology-in-speed-training/2012/01/19/gIQACyOO2Q_story.html
Title: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club: Jeter shows value of technology in speed training
Post by: Socapro on July 01, 2012, 12:40:07 AM: Quote from: trace1906 on May 08, 2012, 08:38:53 PM
Stumbled across this and found it to be a very interesting read, especially since there is repeated mention above about our women having raw talent but lacking technique. So we talking sub-11's...let me know what y'all think:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/carmelita-jeter-shows-value-of-technology-in-speed-training/2012/01/19/gIQACyOO2Q_story.html
Carmelita Jeter shows value of technology in speed training
By Amy Shipley, Published: February 9

In Los Angeles — This wasn’t something as simple as mere joy. Carmelita Jeter looked to be hyperventilating on the track in Thessalonika, Greece, back in the summer of 2009. With eyes bulging in disbelief, she gasped and sobbed and screamed, then fell to the track.

She had just won a 100-meter race at a major international grand prix in 10.67 seconds. Though the event lacked the prestige of the 2012 Summer Games in London, where Jeter could become one of the world’s biggest stars, her finishing time plunged her into an unexpected, rarefied realm.

She had become the fastest woman in the world, and the third-fastest in history.

“She was lit up,” said John Smith, her coach and sprint guru. “Her whole aura just changed. I saw something transformed . . . It was remarkable.”

The time, 0.16 of a second faster than her personal best, validated the mentally trying, occasionally humiliating work she had endured under Smith for the previous year. From the first day Jeter arrived to Smith’s Los Angeles-based professional running group late in 2008, Smith used novel, state-of-the-art video technology to bolster a teaching program he had refined for years. He unapologetically tore up her technique.

Smith and a virtual assistant — a digital model of Jeter who could simulate world-record speeds — forced her, in essence, to re-learn how to run at age 29.

But she did not truly comprehend the majesty of the science of sprinting until she crossed the finish line at the jammed stadium in Thessalonika. In that race, Jeter experienced, for the first time in her life, the soaring ease of technical transcendence.

“It took a while,” she said before a recent weekday training session at West Los Angeles College in Culver City. “It didn’t happen overnight. [Before], I was running age group, like a kid. I was just out there running, all over the place, my head bobbing, arms moving from side to side. Now, I look like a professional.”

In that 10.67 seconds, Jeter executed some 50 strides almost perfectly. It was a perfection she could actually feel. The time has been surpassed only by late world-record holder Florence-Griffith Joyner, who ran a 10.49 at the U.S. Olympic trials in 1988, and Marion Jones, who achieved 10.65 in 1998 but later admitted using steroids.

Smith watched the race in Thessalonika on a television monitor from the bowels of the stadium. When he heard the time, he started running. He sprinted through the stadium’s underbelly to get to Jeter, whose raw emotional celebration continued long after the race.

“I didn’t think,” she said. “The gun clicked, and I executed. . . It just came second nature. I looked at the clock and I just fell to the ground. I’m crying and I’m screaming, because . . . I actually did it.”

A week later at a race in Shanghai, Jeter ran even faster, winning in 10.64, a time that made her the second-fleetest woman ever, behind only the legend known as Flo-Jo.

‘This is a job’

At Los Angeles’s Bishop Montgomery High, Jeter displayed blazing natural speed. By the time she was a senior, she had run 11.7 in the 100. At Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills, she became the first athlete from her school to qualify for the Olympic trials, an event that introduced her to the exclusive world of elite sprinting in 2004.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: Socapro on May 21, 2015, 01:38:39 PM: Bump!

I think I may need to update this thread.
Title: Chronological list of the sub-11 club
Post by: Socapro on June 11, 2015, 07:37:02 AM: Chronological list of the sub-11 club (http://www.jonmulkeen.com/blog/athletics/chronological-list-sub-11-club-100m-sprint/)
Published 9 June 2015 (JonMulkeen.com)
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Michelle-Lee Ahye, one of two T&T athletes in Sub-11 Club. Other is Kelly-Ann Baptiste.

I’m a stickler for equality. So following my list of the chronological entries into the sub-10-second club for the 100m, I had to do the same for the women; this time using 11 seconds as the benchmark.

To date, 84 women have achieved the feat. As was the case with the men’s, there were one or two debatable performances too.

Some sources still credit Angella Issajenko with her 10.97 PB, but others have wiped it from the all-time list following her admission of guilt. I’m going with the latter group.

So here’s the list, in chronological order of their first sub-11 performance. I’ll try to keep this list updated as and when athletes join the sub-11 club.

Order   Time   Wind   Athlete   Nat   Pos   Venue   Date
1   10.88   +2.0   Marlies Gohr   GDR   1   Dresden   07/01/1977
2   10.97   +0.9   Evelyn Ashford   USA   1s1   Walnut   06/16/1979
3   10.99   +2.0   Marita Koch   GDR   2   Dresden   05/24/1980
4   10.99   +1.9   Barbel Wockel   GDR   1   Jena   05/29/1982
5   10.94A   +0.6   Diane Williams   USA   2   Colorado Springs   07/03/1983
6   10.99   -0.1   Florence Griffith-Joyner   USA   2   Berlin   08/17/1984
7   10.92   +1.0   Merlene Ottey   JAM   1   Walnut   04/28/1985
8   10.99   -0.3   Silke Moller   GER   3   Leipzig   08/09/1985
9   10.98   +0.1   Marina Zhirova   RUS   2   Moskva   08/17/1985
10   10.99   +1.3   Valerie Brisco   USA   1   Westwood   05/17/1986
11   10.97   +1.9   Heike Drechsler   GER   1   Potsdam   06/11/1986
12   10.93   +1.8   Ewa Kasprzyk   POL   1   Grudziadz   06/27/1986
13   10.98   -0.7   Anelia Nuneva   BUL   1h4   Moskva   06/07/1987
14   10.98   +0.8   Angela Bailey   CAN   2   Budapest   07/06/1987
15   10.98   +0.7   Gail Devers   USA   1rA   Berlin   08/21/1987
16   10.83   0.0   Sheila Echols   USA   1q2   Indianapolis   07/16/1988
17   10.92   0.0   Alice Brown   USA   2q2   Indianapolis   07/16/1988
18   10.91   +1.2   Gwen Torrence   USA   3   Indianapolis   07/17/1988
19   10.89   +1.8   Katrin Krabbe   GER   1   Berlin   07/20/1988
20   10.98   +1.6   Natalya Voronova   RUS   2q2   Seoul   09/24/1988
21   10.93   +1.5   Dawn Sowell   USA   1   Austin   04/07/1989
22   10.94   +1.0   Carlette Guidry   USA   1   New York City   06/14/1991
23   10.98   +0.2   Irina Privalova   RUS   2   Oslo   07/06/1991
24   10.96   +1.2   Marie-Jose Perec   FRA   1   Dijon   07/27/1991
25   10.84   +1.3   Chioma Ajunwa   NGR   1   Lagos   04/11/1992
26   10.96   +2.0   Galina Malchugina   RUS   2   Moskva   06/22/1992
27   10.89   +1.6   Juliet Cuthbert   JAM   2   Salamanca   07/13/1992
28   10.97   +0.2   Mary Onyali   NGR   1q2   Stuttgart   08/15/1993
29   10.99   +0.4   Zhanna Block   UKR   2   Linz   07/04/1994
30   10.96   +0.9   Chryste Gaines   USA   2h1   Atlanta   06/14/1996
31   10.99   0.0   D'Andre Hill   USA   1q2   Atlanta   06/14/1996
32   10.96   +1.1   Inger Miller   USA   4   Atlanta   06/15/1996
33   10.98   +0.9   Marion Jones   USA   1h1   Indianapolis   06/12/1997
34   10.90   +0.6   Li Xuemei   CHN   1h4   Shanghai   10/17/1997
35   10.89   0.0   Liu Xiaomei   CHN   2   Shanghai   10/18/1997
36   10.99   +0.7   Beverly McDonald   JAM   1   Doha   05/07/1998
37   10.95   +2.0   Christine Arron   FRA   1   Bonneuil-sur-Marne   05/24/1998
38   10.99   +1.0   Ekaterini Thanou   GRE   1   Rethimno   05/30/1998
39   10.95   +1.9   Chandra Sturrup   BAH   1   Nassau   06/20/1998
40   10.98   +1.9   Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie   BAH   2   Nassau   06/20/1998
41   10.90   +1.4   Glory Alozie   NGR   1   La Laguna   06/05/1999
42   10.91   +1.1   Sevatheda Fynes   BAH   2   Lausanne   07/02/1999
43   10.96   +1.0   Eldece Clarke-Lewis   BAH   1   Fort-de-France   04/29/2000
44   10.97   +0.1   Pauline Davis-Thompson   BAH   3   Nassau   07/21/2000
45   10.98   +0.6   Myriam Mani   CMR   2r2   Athens   06/11/2001
46   10.96   +0.4   Muriel Hurtis   FRA   1   Annecy   06/22/2002
47   10.95   +0.3   Tayna Lawrence   JAM   1   Monaco   07/19/2002
48   10.93   +0.9   Torri Edwards   USA   1   Saint-Denis   08/24/2003
49   10.97   +1.0   Lauryn Williams   USA   1   Austin   06/11/2004
50   10.77   +0.7   Ivet Lalova   BUL   1   Plovdiv   06/19/2004
51   10.97   +0.1   LaTasha Colander   USA   1   Sacramento   07/10/2004
52   10.94   +0.9   Yuliya Nesterenko   BLR   1h2   Athens   08/20/2004
53   10.93   +0.1   Veronica Campbell-Brown   JAM   2s1   Athens   08/21/2004
54   10.97   +0.4   Sherone Simpson   JAM   2   Kingston   06/25/2005
55   10.95   +2.0   MeLisa Barber   USA   3   Carson   05/20/2007
56   10.97   -0.7   Sanya Richards-Ross   USA   2rA   Shanghai   09/28/2007
57   10.96   +0.9   Kerron Stewart   JAM   1   Kingston   05/03/2008
58   10.93   +1.5   Allyson Felix   USA   1   Doha   05/09/2008
59   10.95A   +1.8   Simone Facey   JAM   1   Boulder   05/18/2008
60   10.94   +0.9   Marshevet Hooker   USA   2rA   New York City   05/31/2008
61   10.97   +0.9   Muna Lee   USA   3rA   New York City   05/31/2008
62   10.97   +0.7   Carmelita Jeter   USA   1q2   Eugene   06/27/2008
63   10.97   +1.8   Mechelle Lewis   USA   2s2   Eugene   06/28/2008
64   10.85   +0.7   Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce   JAM   2   Kingston   06/28/2008
65   10.94   +1.7   Kelly-Ann Baptiste   TTO   1   Port of Spain   06/20/2009
66   10.97   +1.2   LaShauntea Moore   USA   1   Maringa   05/30/2010
67   10.90   +1.8   Shalonda Solomon   USA   2   Clermont   06/05/2010
68   10.99   +1.8   Damola Osayomi   NGR   1rA   Sao Paulo   05/22/2011
69   10.96   +1.9   Kimberlyn Duncan   USA   1   Baton Rouge   05/13/2012
70   10.97   -0.1   Tianna Bartoletta   USA   2   New York City   06/09/2012
71   10.98   +1.7   Jeneba Tarmoh   USA   4s2   Des Moines   06/21/2012
72   10.99   +1.4   Blessing Okagbare   NGR   2h1   London   07/14/2012
73   10.99   +1.3   Murielle Ahoure   CIV   1h7   London   08/03/2012
74   10.96   +0.9   English Gardner   USA   1   Eugene   06/07/2013
75   10.85   +2.0   Barbara Pierre   USA   1s1   Des Moines   06/21/2013
76   10.96   +2.0   Aurieyall Scott   USA   2s1   Des Moines   06/21/2013
77   10.90   +1.7   Octavious Freeman   USA   2s2   Des Moines   06/21/2013
78   10.91   +1.7   Alexandria Anderson   USA   3s2   Des Moines   06/21/2013
79   10.98   +0.5   Carrie Russel   JAM   1r2   Zurich   08/29/2013
80   10.85   +1.6   Michelle-Lee Ahye   TTO   1s2   Port of Spain   06/21/2014
81   10.91   +2.0   Tori Bowie   USA   1s2   Sacramento   06/27/2014
82   10.92   +1.0   Elaine Thompson   JAM   1r2   Kingston   04/11/2015
83   10.92   +1.4   Jenna Prandini   USA   1r1   Walnut   04/18/2015
84   10.94   +1.8   Dafne Schippers   NED   1   Hengelo   05/24/2015

Data credits: alltime-athletics.com, all-athletics.com, tilastopaja.org

As can be seen from list above Kelly-Ann Baptiste was the 65th woman to enter the Sub-11 Club when she ran 10.94 in Port of Spain back in June 2009 (7 years ago) while Michelle-Lee Ahye was the 80th woman to enter when she ran 10.85 in Port of Spain last year in June 2014.

We need at least one more active sub-11 female sprinter in order to make our T&T 4x100m relay team serious gold medal contenders for the World Champs and Olympic Games.
Hopefully our NAAA's will make some positive moves to address this if they truly want to keep moving T&T female athletics forward to a world class level.
Title: Re: Women’s 100m Sub-11 Club!
Post by: A.B. on October 27, 2015, 01:37:00 PM: 1st update should be to the debate as to greatest female 100m sprinter ever. It's Fraser-Pryce by a mile now. consider this - since 2008, the only year she has not been World or Olympic champion is 2011. That's it.

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