Sha’Carri Richardson is making her highly anticipated Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games.
The Team USA star is one of the fastest women in the world, but she was unable to put her speed on display at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics because of controversy over a positive test for marijuana ahead of the event.
Richardson has only reaffirmed her standing as an all-time great sprinter since then, winning gold for the 100m dash at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. She was also a part of the U.S. women’s team that won gold in the 4x100m relay.
On Saturday, Richardson will have an opportunity to prove herself on the Olympic stage when she competes in the 100m dash.
How old is the U.S. Olympian and where does her age rank among past 100m dash gold medalists? The Sporting News has you covered below.
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How old is Sha’Carri Richardson?
Richardson is 24 years old, born on March 25, 2000.
Sha’Carri Richardson age compared to 100m dash gold medalists
As a 24-year-old, Richardson’s age is right in line with the past 10 women’s gold medalists in the 100m dash at the Olympics.
Jamaican track star Elaine Thompson-Herah earned gold in the event at the past two Olympics, doing so at age 29 in Tokyo and 24 in Rio.
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the youngest women’s athlete to win gold in the 100m dash in the last 10 Olympics, topping the podium at 21 years young in Beijing in 2008.
| Olympics | Athlete | Country | Age |
| 2024 Paris | — | — | — |
| 2020 Tokyo | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | 29 |
| 2016 Rio | Elaine Thompson | Jamaica | 24 |
| 2012 London | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 25 |
| 2008 Beijing | Shelly-Ann Fraser | Jamaica | 21 |
| 2004 Athens | Yulia Nestsiarenka | Belarus | 25 |
| 2000 Sydney* | — | — | — |
| 1996 Atlanta | Gail Devers | USA | 29 |
| 1992 Barcelona | Gail Devers | USA | 25 |
| 1988 Seoul | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | 29 |
*U.S. track star Marion Jones won the 2000 race at 24 years old but had her medals vacated due to performance-enhancing drugs.
