Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes First American Woman To Win Double Gold At The World Championships
The post Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes First American Woman To Win Double Gold At The World Championships appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 19: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team United celebrates victory in Women’s 200m final during day seven of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Getty Images Melissa Jefferson-Wooden embarked on a historical journey as she entered the 2025 World Athletics Outdoor Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Almost a week after winning gold in the 100-meter dash, where she broke the championship record and became the fastest American woman alive, Jefferson-Wooden stormed to another victory in the 200-meter dash. ForbesMelissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes World Champion In The 100M, Becomes Fastest American Woman AliveBy Katelyn Hutchison With a gold medal in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash, Jefferson-Wooden is the only American woman in history to achieve the double. She is the first woman, in general, to complete the double since Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013. The now three-time world champion ran a personal best and world lead of 21.68 to dominate the field. Although Jefferson-Wooden did not previously consider herself a 200-meter specialist, she can confidently say that she is one now. The silver medal went to Great Britain’s Amy Hunt. Hunt ran 22.14, which isn’t too far off the 22.08 personal best she ran yesterday to make it into the final. She is now the second fastest British woman of all time. No 200-meter podium is complete without the second-fastest woman of all-time and the previous world champion, Shericka Jackson. Jackson ran 22.18 for bronze and added another world championship medal to her impressive athletic resume. Anavia Battle was fourth in 22.22. Battle had some of the most impressive rounds through the championships. The Tokyo Olympian ran 22.07 and 22.08 for her third and fourth fastest times ever. Great Britain’s national record holder Dina Asher-Smith…
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TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 19: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team United celebrates victory in Women’s 200m final during day seven of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Getty Images Melissa Jefferson-Wooden embarked on a historical journey as she entered the 2025 World Athletics Outdoor Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Almost a week after winning gold in the 100-meter dash, where she broke the championship record and became the fastest American woman alive, Jefferson-Wooden stormed to another victory in the 200-meter dash. ForbesMelissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes World Champion In The 100M, Becomes Fastest American Woman AliveBy Katelyn Hutchison With a gold medal in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash, Jefferson-Wooden is the only American woman in history to achieve the double. She is the first woman, in general, to complete the double since Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013. The now three-time world champion ran a personal best and world lead of 21.68 to dominate the field. Although Jefferson-Wooden did not previously consider herself a 200-meter specialist, she can confidently say that she is one now. The silver medal went to Great Britain’s Amy Hunt. Hunt ran 22.14, which isn’t too far off the 22.08 personal best she ran yesterday to make it into the final. She is now the second fastest British woman of all time. No 200-meter podium is complete without the second-fastest woman of all-time and the previous world champion, Shericka Jackson. Jackson ran 22.18 for bronze and added another world championship medal to her impressive athletic resume. Anavia Battle was fourth in 22.22. Battle had some of the most impressive rounds through the championships. The Tokyo Olympian ran 22.07 and 22.08 for her third and fourth fastest times ever. Great Britain’s national record holder Dina Asher-Smith…
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