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Gail Devers
winning her second Olympic women's 100m gold medal was
honored by USA Track & Field as the 18th
greatest moment in U.S. track and field in the last 25
years.
After winning
the 100m gold medal by a margin of 1/100th of a second at
the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Gail Devers entered the
1996 Olympics in Atlanta looking to retain her title. In one
of the closest finishes in Olympic history, Devers and
Jamaican Merlene Ottey both crossed the finish line in 10.94
seconds, with the photo showing that Devers won the race by
a margin of 5/1000ths of a second.
With her
triumph in Atlanta, Devers became the second athlete in
history to successfully defend the Olympic women's 100m
title. National Track & Field Hall of Famer and former world
record holder Wyomia Tyus was the first to accomplish the
feat (1964-1968).
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