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Carmelita Jeter, the Glossary

Carmelita Jeter (born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter was called the "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal best of 10.64 seconds at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.^[1]

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IAAF World Athletics Final winners

Adidas Track Classic

The Adidas Track Classic is an American track and field athletics meeting which has taken place annually in Carson, California since 2005.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Alexandria Anderson

Alexandria Anderson (born January 28, 1987) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Carmelita Jeter and Alexandria Anderson are 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships athletes for the United States and world Athletics Championships winners.

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Allyson Felix

Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix are 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, Diamond League winners, IAAF World Athletics Final winners, Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic female sprinters, Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field, track and field athletes from Los Angeles, USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships athletes for the United States, world Athletics Championships winners and world Athletics record holders (relay).

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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–4 August.

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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

The Women's 200 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place on 9–10 August at the Olympic Stadium.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

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BBC Sport

BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Bishop Montgomery High School

Bishop Montgomery High School (commonly referred to as "BMHS" or simply "Bishop" by students) is a Catholic high school serving twenty-five parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

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Bronze medal

A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc.

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California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH, CSU Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills) is a public university in Carson, California.

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Diamond League Shanghai

The Diamond League Shanghai is an annual athletics event at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China as part of the Diamond League.

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Elaine Thompson-Herah

Elaine Thompson-Herah (born 28 June 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Carmelita Jeter and Elaine Thompson-Herah are Diamond League winners, Olympic female sprinters, world Athletics Championships winners and world Athletics Indoor Championships medalists.

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Eugene Jeter

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, currently serving as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and assistant GM for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. Carmelita Jeter and Eugene Jeter are 20th-century African-American sportspeople and 21st-century African-American sportspeople.

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Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.

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Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. Carmelita Jeter and Florence Griffith Joyner are 20th-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, Olympic female sprinters, Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field, track and field athletes from Los Angeles and world Athletics Championships winners.

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Fresno, California

Fresno is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States.

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Gold medal

A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Hamstring

In human anatomy, a hamstring is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris).

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IAAF Golden League

The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

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IAAF World Athletics Final

The IAAF World Athletics Final was an annual track and field competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At, it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and south-east of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).

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Jesse Owens Award

The Jesse Owens Award is an annual track and field award that is the highest accolade given out by USA Track & Field (USATF).

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John Smith (sprinter)

John Walton Smith (born August 5, 1950) is a former American athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. Carmelita Jeter and John Smith (sprinter) are track and field athletes from Los Angeles.

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Kerron Stewart

Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Carmelita Jeter and Kerron Stewart are Olympic female sprinters and world Athletics Championships winners.

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Lauryn Williams

Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983) is an American sprinter and bobsledder. Carmelita Jeter and Lauryn Williams are 20th-century African-American sportspeople, 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, Olympic female sprinters, Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field, USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships winners and world Athletics Indoor Championships medalists.

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LaVerne Jones-Ferrette

LaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette (born September 16, 1981) is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. Carmelita Jeter and LaVerne Jones-Ferrette are Olympic female sprinters.

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London Athletics Meet

The London Athletics Meet, formerly known as the London Grand Prix and subsequently as the Anniversary Games and London Diamond League, is an annual athletics event held in London, England.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Marion Jones

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. Carmelita Jeter and Marion Jones are 20th-century African-American sportspeople, 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, track and field athletes from Los Angeles, USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships athletes for the United States, world Athletics Championships winners and world Athletics record holders (relay).

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Massage

Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues.

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Maurice Greene (sprinter)

Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. Carmelita Jeter and Maurice Greene (sprinter) are 20th-century African-American sportspeople, 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field, track and field athletes from Los Angeles, USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners, USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships athletes for the United States and world Athletics Championships winners.

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Memorial Van Damme

The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September.

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Mt. SAC Relays

The Mt.

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Muna Lee (athlete)

Muna Lee (born October 30, 1981, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired American sprinter who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Tarleton State University Track & Field program. Carmelita Jeter and Muna Lee (athlete) are 20th-century African-American sportspeople, 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, Olympic female sprinters, USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships athletes for the United States and world Athletics Championships winners.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.

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Performance-enhancing substance

Performance-enhancing substances, also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans.

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Prefontaine Classic

The Prefontaine Classic is a track and field meet held at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

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Running

Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move rapidly on foot.

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Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California.

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Shanghai

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. Carmelita Jeter and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are Diamond League winners, Olympic female sprinters and world Athletics Championships winners.

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Silver medal

A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc.

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Sprint (running)

Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time.

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Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.

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Torrance, California

Torrance is a coastal city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwest Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Torri Edwards

Torri Edwards (born January 31, 1977) is an American sprinter. Carmelita Jeter and Torri Edwards are 20th-century African-American sportspeople, 21st-century African-American sportspeople, African-American track and field athletes, American female sprinters, American female track and field athletes, Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field, Olympic female sprinters, USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners, world Athletics Championships athletes for the United States, world Athletics Championships winners and world Athletics Indoor Championships medalists.

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Track and field

Athletics (or track and field in the United States) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills.

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United States national track and field team

The United States national athletics (track and field) team represents the United States in international athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games or the World Athletics Championships.

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United States Olympic trials (track and field)

The United States Olympic trials for the sport of track and field is the quadrennial meet to select the United States representatives at the Olympic Games.

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is a United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US).

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Weltklasse Zürich

Weltklasse Zürich (World Class Zurich) is an annual, invitation-only, world-class track and field meeting at the Letzigrund in Zürich, Switzerland, generally held at the end of August or beginning of September.

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Women's 100 metres world record progression

The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922.

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World Athletics

World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.

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World Athletics Championships

The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations).

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World Athletics Indoor Championships

The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport.

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World Athletics Relays

The World Athletics Relays, known as the IAAF World Relays until 2019, is an international biennial track and field sporting event held by World Athletics where teams from around the world compete in relay races, some of which are not part of the standard Olympic programme.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmelita_Jeter

Carmelita Jeter, the Glossary

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Bishop Montgomery High School alumni

IAAF World Athletics Final winners

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