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When Wilma Rudolph broke the world record in women's 100 meter dash in 1961 by running 11.2 seconds, the record had been held jointly by Rudolph, Shirley Strickland of Australia and Vera Krepkina of the Soviet Union who had each run an 11.3 second 100 meters.

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The fastest woman before Wilma Rudolph was probably Wilhemina von Bremen, who won numerous sprinting titles in the 1930s and 1940s. She held multiple world records in the 100m and 200m races before Rudolph emerged as a dominant sprinter in the 1950s.

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