The fastest girl.

It seemed to me that even the mountains applauded when the fragile girl from Novokuznetsk Elena Prosteva rushed to the finish line on Elbrus. At the Russian Downhill Championships taking place in Terskol, she had no equal. It is a pity that the governor of the Kemerovo region did not congratulate her on her victory, because in this province one of the best alpine skiers in the country, a nineteen-year-old student of the Siberian State University and future economist Elena Prosteva, was born, lives and trains.

Our correspondent met with her at the Itkol hotel.

– Who do you owe the victory to?

- Mom! She is in love with alpine skiing and almost from the cradle instilled in me a love for this sport. Even before I entered first grade, my parents gave me alpine skis. I started using them when I was four or five years old and have not left them since then. ski boots and a beautiful jumpsuit. My brother Ilya, who is a year older than me, was an example for me in skating. But soon he became interested in art, entered the Kemerovo University of Arts and exchanged skis for textbooks.

– Are you more consistent in achieving your goals?

– As a child, I didn’t set any special goals for myself, but I didn’t exchange skis for dolls. I studied in a regular school high school number 104. I skied so much that at the end of school I went to study at a college Olympic reserve. For many years, my favorite subject was physical education. Don't think that all I did was ride steep slopes. At first I was carried away ballroom dancing, in the fifth grade I loved to run cross-country, and a revolution in my life occurred when my mother gave me branded skis from the Rosignol company.

– Is your mother Irina, who has been working at one of the ski schools in Novokuznetsk for many years, your coach?

– No, my first coach was Alexei Chentsov, but now I have two new coaches - for two years my mentor has been Sergei Komarov, to whom I owe victory at the Russian Championship in Terskol. The second coach is Andrey Novikov, who trains me more at home, in Novokuznetsk.

– Don’t you even remember your first successes?

- Why, I don’t have a girl’s memory, because I’m already nineteen years old. I remember how happy I was when I won three victories at once at the Novokuznetsk competitions in memory of the master of sports in alpine skiing Denis Gubsky. Then I managed to become first in such disciplines as giant and slalom. Most big sport This season was a real success. In January, I became the winner of the World Cup super-G stage in Crans-Montano, Switzerland. I am very proud that a few days ago for the first time in sports career won the Russian championship in Terskol. It was not easy to perform here - there is such beauty around that it is sometimes difficult to concentrate on the virgin soil.

– You are only 19 years old, and you have been on the Russian alpine skiing team for several years already...

- Four years. I like the team. Training camps and competitions take place ten months a year. Traveled to many European countries. I really like playing in Austria, and not at all because Austrian Bernd Zobel is now the head coach of the Russian national team. He has been coaching our team for three and a half years. He is said to be very fond of his wife Doris and his two sons, both 20 years old and working as ski instructors. The Austrian noted that the Terskol Russian championship is in no way inferior to the best Austrian ones.

– You’re so slim, are you really on a diet?

“I eat everything in a row and don’t gain any weight.” Many girls go on diets, but mine excess weight in the mountains it burns out on the highways. I love to eat delicious food and prefer simple dishes. I never get tired of eating meat and potatoes every day. I often choose solyanka as a first course. For the third - tea with lemon.

-Who is your best friend?

- Vlada Bureeva. At the Itkol Hotel we lived in the same room. Vlada has been on the national team for three years, and she is originally from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. During competitions, she and I never violate our sports regime; we go to bed on time - no later than ten o’clock in the evening. After all, sometimes you have to get up at five o’clock in the morning. This was the case in Terskol, where the weather was so warm that the snow began to melt with the first rays of the sun, and this is unacceptable in competitions of this level. We have a competition in alpine skiing, not swimming!

– How many pairs of skis do you have?

- Eight to ten pairs. I prefer to ski from the famous company “Fischer”. For sportswear, I like the Italian brand “Urner”, and for casual wear, “Forward”. And I have Fisher boots.

– You’re pretty, but wouldn’t you like to take part in photo shoots for glossy magazines?

- My character is not the same - I’m too shy.

Anastasia ZUEVA,
Photo by Nikolay ZUEV

The most beautiful women in the world of the past and present, everyone knows about Angelina Jolie, Cindy Crawford, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Michelle Mercier, Aishwarya Rai. Of course, beauty is a subjective matter, but still no one will deny that these women are the owners of extraordinary external data and luxurious figures.

But who can name who is the fastest woman in the world? We can say with confidence that not everyone will be able to remember at least one name. And in vain. Because representatives of the fair sex have already reached and continue to reach the heights of Olympus in those sports that require lightning-fast reactions, speed of movement, agility and endurance. In the article we will tell you who is the fastest woman in the world.

Florence Dolores Griffith-Joyner - ahead of the rest

The title of the fastest woman in the world belongs to athlete Florence Dolores Griffith-Joyner. She set two records that no one has yet been able to break:

On July 19, 1988, she ran a distance of 100 meters in 10.49 seconds,
On September 29, 1988, she covered a distance of 200 meters in 21.34 seconds.

Florence was born on December 21, 1959 in Los Angeles, USA, in a large family: Florence had 10 brothers and sisters. They lived amicably, but modestly. The future record holder showed her extraordinary abilities while still at school. A physical education teacher noticed her and suggested she take up athletics. Later, the famous trainer Bob Kersey drew attention to the girl.

History of achievements

In 1983, the runner participated in the World Championships for the first time and came fourth in the 200 meters. In 1984 she took part in Olympic Games, which were held in Los Angeles, and came second at the same distance. The Olympic silver medal is the athlete's first serious achievement.

Florence continued to train hard. Three years later, she again came second at the World Championships in Rome. This greatly upset the girl, she even fell into a short-term depression, which her husband Al Joyner helped her cope with - Olympic champion in the triple jump.

1988 was a stellar year in Florence’s career. The runner achieved amazing results:

in Indianapolis, she set a world record in the 100-meter dash, covering the distance in 10.49 seconds,
at the Olympic Games in Seoul (the capital of Korea) she took three golds at once: she came first at distances of 100, 200 and 800 meters (in the form of a “four” relay - 100 meters each),
There, at the Olympic Games in Korea, she set a world record in the 200 meters, which she ran in 21.34 seconds.

After such results, Florence Dolores Griffith-Joyner became a world celebrity; all the media called her nothing less than “the fastest woman in the world.” By the way, no one has yet managed to break her records.

Doping allegations

A lot of noise and rumors were caused by the fact that, being at the height of fame, Florence unexpectedly left big sport in 1989. The reason for this was the big scandal that erupted around her person. The athlete was accused of dishonest play, taking doping and other prohibited drugs. Many pointed out her highly developed muscles, emphasizing that such biceps and triceps could only be formed under the influence of steroids. However, Florence sharply denied the charges against her, emphasizing that before the competition she was tested for the presence of prohibited drugs in her blood and urine. However, when doping control was tightened in 1989, she finally left the sport. By the way, her husband was disqualified for taking the same prohibited drugs.

However, since the accusations were not officially proven, Florence Dolores Griffith-Joyner's records were recognized, and the title of "fastest woman in the world" was assigned to her.

After fame

Having left sports, the runner plunged into household chores. In 1990, the long-awaited daughter Mary was born into the family, who did not follow in her parents’ footsteps, but became a musician. After giving birth, Florence began to have health problems and suffered heart attacks several times.
Despite this, in 1996 the athlete announced her return to big-time sports. She began to train hard, determined to once again rise to the top of fame. This aroused keen interest among her fans. However, in the same 1996, during an air flight, the record holder had a serious heart attack and was unable to get up. And in 1998 she died while sleeping. Many again associated health problems with past suspicions that Florence was “dabbing” with steroids and doping.

Style icon in sports

Florence Dolores Griffith-Joyner is remembered not only as the fastest woman on Earth. She was the first in sports to pay great attention to appearance: she always went out on the track with makeup, a beautiful manicure, a stylish hairstyle and always in a bright sports uniform often of unusual cut. Journalists drew attention to her, calling the athlete “a style icon in sports.”

Other speed ladies

The best sprinter in Europe is Irina Privalova, born in 1968, multiple world champion, Olympic champion 2000. In 1993, she set a record - covering the 50-meter distance in 5.96 seconds, and in 1995, another record - covering 60 meters in 6.92 seconds.

But it's not just athletics that have sprinters. Other sports also have their super-fast athletes:

Ellen Brennan - set a number of speed records in base jumping - extremely extreme form a sport that involves skydiving from fixed objects. Jumping from a cliff, Ellen reached a speed of 190 km/h, and from an airplane - 230 km/h.
Wang Jing - Chinese climber, in 2014 in a record short term- 135 days - completed the “Seven Summits” program to climb the highest mountains in the world: Chomolungma (Asia, 8848 m), Aconcagua (South America, 6962 m), Denali ( North America, 6190 m), Kilimanjaro (Africa, 5895 m), Elbrus (Europe, 5642 m), Vinson Massif (Antarctica, 4892 m) and Jaya (Australia, 4884 m),
Britta Steffen is a German athlete, the fastest swimmer in the world. Swims the 50m freestyle in 23.73 seconds and the 100m freestyle in 52.07 seconds. She set this record in 2009,
Lee Sang Hwa - athlete from South Korea, skates the fastest: in 2013, she covered 500 meters in a record 36.8 seconds,
Sabine Lisicki - German tennis player, which became famous for its incredible feed speed: 210.8 km/h. The achievement was recorded at a tournament at Stanford University (USA) in 2014,
Eva Hakasson is a Swede and the fastest motorcyclist in the world. Developed a speed of 434.9 km/h. The most interesting thing is that the electric motorcycle on which Eva set the record was developed by her personally, since she is a talented engineer who works to create environmentally friendly transport,
Zara Davis is a British woman who has no equal in windsurfing. At the age of 46, she set a world record: she rode the waves at a speed of 84.9 km/h,
Kitty O'Neal is an American racer and stuntwoman born in 1946. In 1976, she set an unprecedented record that is unlikely to be broken by anyone soon. racing car she reached an incredible speed of 843.323 km/h! In total, Kitty set 22 world records during her career, including setting a water skiing speed record of 168 km/h. Her name has repeatedly been included in the Guinness Book of Records. Kitty is a short woman (her height is only 160 cm) with a slight build. As a result of being transferred to early childhood measles, complicated by mumps and chickenpox, completely lost her hearing, in 1964 she suffered from spinal meningitis, and also underwent two operations to remove cancerous tumors. It’s incredible how such a fragile woman with such poor health was able to achieve such results! In interviews, Kitty always modestly said that she, a devout Christian, thanks the Lord for everything. Hollywood made a film about her, and several doll models were released in her honor. Today Kitty O'Neil lives peacefully in a house on the shores of Lake Eureka, grows flowers and loves computer games.

From the article you learned who the fastest woman on the planet is. The achievements of female sprinters sometimes seem incredible!

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On June 20, 1968, American Jim Hines ran 100 meters in less than 10 seconds for the first time in Sacramento. The world record currently belongs to Usain Bolt, and it seems out of reach. Read about the fastest people on the planet in our material.

Bolt phenomenon

Usain Bolt is perhaps the most famous and titled sprinter in the world. The 28-year-old Jamaican has six gold medals in his arsenal. Olympic medals and eight world championship victories. He holds three world records - in the 100 meters (9.58 seconds) and 200 meters (19.19 seconds) and in the 4x100 meters relay as part of the Jamaican team (36.84 seconds). Its peak speed is 12.2 meters per second (43.9 km/h) and its average stride length is 2.6 meters.

It is interesting that the future multiple Olympic champion did not immediately discover his talent as a runner. At school, his favorite sport was cricket. Bolt's speed potential was spotted by his school's athletics coach during a cricket competition.

For the first time on international competitions the budding sprinter competed in 2001, the 30th CARIFTA Regional Games in Bridgetown, which only features juniors. In them, Usain Bolt took two second places at distances of 200 meters with a result of 21.81 and 400 meters with a result of 48.28 seconds.

He set his first world record on May 31, 2007 at the Adidas Grand Prix competition in New York. Bolt set a new world record at a distance of 100 meters - 9.72 seconds. In 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin, he broke his own record, running the 100-meter dash in 9.58.

Bolt's speed abilities are truly unique. American theoretical astrophysicist Ethan Siegel suggested that Usain made a “physiological leap into the future.” The sprinters were supposed to show his results only after several decades.

Bolt is a die-hard fan. football club"Manchester United". In 2011, the sprinter said that he would like to become a player for this team.

Fastest woman

Until now, American Florence Griffith-Joyner is considered the fastest woman. She is a three-time Olympic champion and world record holder. Holder of current world records in the 100 meters (10.49 seconds - July 16, 1988) and 200 meters (21.34 seconds - September 29, 1988). Griffith-Joyner died in September 1998 at the age of 38 from a heart attack.

The athlete’s achievements continue to raise suspicions among experts that she was doping. This fact can indirectly be confirmed by the fact that in 1989 the athlete, who was at the peak of her fame, unexpectedly left big sport. “I think that some of today’s much more honest sprinters suffer because of her,” said the famous American runner Gwen Torrence.

However, Griffith-Joyner was never caught using illegal drugs. She claimed that her results and very developed muscles were the result of persistent special training under the direction of Al Joyner.

Currently, the most decorated runner is Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce from Jamaica. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012 at a distance of 100 meters and a world champion in 2009 and 2013 at the same distance.

"White Lightning"

Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre is the first and to date the only white sprinter to run the hundred-meter dash in less than ten (9.92) seconds. The 25-year-old athlete won the European Championship three times - in 2010 (100, 200 meters and in the 4x100 meter relay), and in 2012 - at a distance of 100 meters.

In the French press, Lemaître is sometimes called "white lightning". The athlete does not like either this nickname or racial confrontation as such, however, he is glad that his success can attract more athletes to the sprint running, which has long been the preserve of black athletes.

“I think, perhaps, as the sprint developed, people probably got used to the fact that only black athletes reach the finals, so maybe a certain psychological barrier has formed,” Lemaitre noted.

The current Russian record in the 100-meter dash is 10.10 seconds. It belongs to two sprinters - Andrei Epishin (installed on August 8, 2006 at the European Championships in Sweden) and Nikolai Yushmanov (installed on June 7, 1986 at the Znamensky Brothers Memorial in Leningrad).

From all ailments and bad mood The ancient Greeks gave one recipe - running! Among animals, the best sprinter is the cheetah; it can reach speeds of over 100 km per hour, but can maintain it for a matter of seconds. An ostrich can run through the desert for an hour at a speed of 60 km per hour. But since we belong to the human species, we are primarily interested in which of the people can run the fastest.

100 meters is the best distance

There are many distances in running, up to the marathon (42 km 195 meters), and other types... But only one of them captivates everyone on the planet, and not only fans of the queen of sports - athletics. This is a 100 meter run. The evolution of this distance, in fact, knows no beginning, and there will be no limit to it. Now not only athletes, but also a whole chain of people are working on improving speed at this distance - from medical institutes to bookmakers. After all, this is the most prestigious discipline in athletics.

Let's briefly consider the gradation of growth in results from the time of the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896 to the present day. Considering that until 1975 the results were recorded with a hand-held stopwatch, they will not be as accurate as they are now.

First records among men

At the first Olympics in Athens, the result of the winner Thomas Burke from the USA in the 100 meters was only 12 seconds exactly, which is now accessible even to novice athletes school age. But then the Olympics really had a motto: “The main thing is not victory, but participation.”

But the prestige of the distance and the title itself fast man on the planet makes you chase the long-awaited victory at this distance. And sixteen years later, in 1912 in Stockholm, Donald Lippincott from the same United States of America sets a world record at a distance of 100 meters - 10.6 seconds.

Later, athletes trimmed hundredths and tenths to overcome the ten-second mark, and the first to run the 100-meter distance in 10 seconds was Armin Hari from Germany in Zurich in 1960. Now everyone was waiting impatiently, who would trade ten seconds in the 100-meter dash? It took exactly eight years. In 1968, American athlete Jim Hines was the first in the world to reach this ten-second mark. He covered 100 meters and set a world record, running the distance in 9.9 seconds. Jim Hines won the 100-meter dash at the Mexico City Olympics that same year, running in 9.5 seconds.

World records in the 100m dash in the nineties

Then came the eighties and nineties. Here the leadership was shared by athletes from Canada and the USA. The legendary breakthrough in this discipline, in 1988 at the Seoul Olympics, with a result unthinkable at that time - 9.79 seconds - took everyone by surprise, but due to the discovery of doping, the athlete was disqualified, and the medal was given to the legendary from the USA, who completed the distance in 9.92 seconds. Over time, the athlete improved his performance at the 1991 World Championships (Tokyo) to 9.86 seconds in the 100-meter dash. The world record has reached a new mark.

The result of 9.8 seconds was the first, and so far the last from the USA, to cover the distance in 9.79 seconds. His compatriots made attempts to improve their results in the 100-meter dash. Tim Montgomery 9.78 sec. and 9.77 seconds by Justin Getlin, but due to positive doping tests, their world results were canceled. Later, athletes from Jamaica entered the arena, and to this day their world records remain open and deserve respect.

Usain Bolt holds the 100m record

From 2005 to 2007, he repeated his own world record three times - 9.77 seconds. - and brought the result to 9.74 seconds. at the championship in Rieti. Young and so far invincible in this discipline, the lightning man, as his fans nicknamed him, Usain Bolt from Jamaica in New York in 2008 sets his first world record for 100 meters (men) - 9.72 seconds. All this happened in front of local residents - athletes from the USA, who to this day cannot overtake the legend of Jamaican athletics.

Moving on in incredible seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he broke the mark - 9.69 seconds - and in 2009 beat his own 100m time. The world record of 9.58 seconds, set by a Jamaican athlete, cannot be broken to this day. Usain Bolt gave this gift to himself 5 days before his 24th birthday.

The athlete who was the only white-skinned athlete to win the 100- and 200-meter sprint events at the 1972 Munich Olympics deserves respect.

100 meter run. World Record: Women

For the fair half of humanity, world records were first recorded using a hand-held stopwatch at competitions in Prague in 1922, where an athlete from Czechoslovakia, Maria Meizlikova, showed a result of 13.6 seconds. In the same year, in Paris, her record was broken by the British Mary Lines, who ran in 12.8 seconds.

Electronic timing began to track women's records in this discipline, starting with the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Then Wyomia Tyes from the USA became the champion with a result of 11.08 seconds. The first to exchange 11 seconds was an athlete from the GDR, Marlies Olsner, who ran in 10.88 seconds. (Dresden, 1977). Evelyn Ashforth from the USA brought the world record to 10.79 seconds, and later to 10.76 seconds. The milestone in the world achievement of the women's 100-meter dash was set by the American Florence Griffith-Joyner in Indianapolis in 1988 with a result of 10.49 seconds. This women's world record remains unbroken to this day.