In the 2012 Olympics Usain Bolt won the 100 Meter with a time of 9.6, a new Olympic record.
Four swimmers won four medals at the 1964 Games in Tokyo: 1) Don Schollander of the United States won gold medals in men's 100 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x200 meter freestyle relay. 2) Sharon Stouder of the United States won gold medals in women's 100 meter butterfly, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay and won a silver medal in 100 meter freestyle. 3) Kathy Ellis of the United States won gold medals in women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay and won bronze medals in 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly. 4) Hans-Joachim Klein of Germany won silver medals in men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay and won a bronze medal in 100 meter freestyle.
John Naber of the United States in a time of 55.49 seconds, at the time a world record. Naber won 5 medals (4 gold, 1 silver) at the 1976 Games in Montreal. He also won gold in 200 meter backstroke, 4x200 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay. He won silver in 200 meter freestyle.
Petria Thomas of Australia won gold in women's 100 meter butterfly at the 2004 Games in Athens.
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Linford Christie won 3 Olympic medals. He won gold in 100 meter dash at the 1992 Games in Barcelona and won silver in 100 meter dash and silver in 4x100 meter relay at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
Yes, Wilma won the gold medal in the women's 100 meter dash at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome in a time of 11.0 seconds.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, South Africans have won four Olympic gold medals in swimming. Three of those have been won by women. Penny Heyns won two gold at the 1996 Games in Atlanta in women's 100 meter breaststroke and women's 200 meter breaststroke and Joan Harrison won gold in women's 100 meter backstroke at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. Penny Heyns is the only woman in Olympic history to have won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke and 200 meter breaststroke at the same Games. She also won a bronze medal in women's 100 meter breaststroke at the 2000 Games in Sydney. At one time in the late 1990s she held five of the six breaststroke world records (50 meter, 100 meter, 200 meter).
Dawn Harper of the United States in a time of 12.54 seconds.
Evelyn Ashford of the Unites States in a time of 10.97 seconds.
Jim Hines of the United States won gold in the 100 meter dash at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds.
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