Melissa Jefferson
United States

Melissa Jefferson is an American sprinter known for her prowess in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. She gained national recognition after winning the 100 meters at the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships. Jefferson has been a rising star in American athletics, known for her explosive starts and strong finishes.
Olympic Medals
World Championship Medals
Personal Bests
100 Metres
10.80
6/22/2024
100 Metres
10.69
6/24/2022
200 Metres
22.46
4/23/2022
60 Metres
7.09
3/12/2022
400 Metres
58.14
1/17/2020
Major Championships
The XXXIII Olympic Games - 4x100 Metres Relay
41.78
The XXXIII Olympic Games - 100 Metres
10.92
Recent Mentions

In the Women's Short Sprint Racer Group, with both the 100m and 200m on the line during the opening Slam weekend in Kingston, the chance to complete the double and send a commanding message to your rivals was there for the taking, and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden was determined to lead from start to finish! Buy tickets: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandslamtrack/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandslamtrack Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grandslamtrack Follow on X: https://x.com/grandslamtrack Learn more: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/?subscribe=true

After a dominant start to her Slam season, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s feeling the confidence, the momentum, and the results of elite training.

Grand Slam Track: Kingston - Melissa Jefferson Beats Jenna Prandini Over 200m For $100,000
CITIUS MAG
9 days ago
Olympic 100m bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden completed a dominant weekend in Kingston, sweeping the Women’s Short Sprints at the inaugural Grand Slam Track event. After winning the 100m, Jefferson-Wooden came back to surge past Jenna Prandini in the 200m, securing the Slam Champion title and a $100,000 payday in the short sprints event group. FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

Grand Slam Track: Kingston – Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Goes 11.11 For 100m In Windy Conditions
CITIUS MAG
11 days ago
Olympic bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden breaksdown her 11.11 win in the Grand Slam Track: Kingston women's short sprints 100m. This was her first open 100m of 2025. FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

The eye in the sky doesn't lie! Watch Melissa Jefferson-Wooden's wild comeback 200m victory in -4.7 headwind!

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Breaks Down Her 200m To Sweep Grand Slam Kingston
Grand Slam Track
16 days ago
🗣️ “Today was just about trying to stay out of my own head. I think I did that, I think that’s why I got this.” Olympic bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is off to a BRILLIANT start to her 2025 outdoor campaign by sweeping the women’s short sprints 100m and 200m in Kingston despite very windy conditions. 🎥 Citius Mag | Chris Chavez

The first-ever Grand Slam Track event in Kingston is in the books and twelve athletes are walking away $100,000 richer. That’s $1.2 million in prize money handed out across one weekend.
The weekend closed the way it began: with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone doing Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone things — cruising to a 50.32 in the 400, winning her race group, and reminding the world why she’s the face of this sport. First signee. Final champion. Signature Sydney.
Grant Fisher snuck into Slam Champion status with a gritty 3rd in the 3k after winning the 5k on Friday — edging Hagos Gebrhiwet by a single point. Sasha Zhoya won the men’s short hurdles group by winning the 100 flat — proving that versatility, not just velocity is the new currency for the big money.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden doubled up in the sprints. Emmanuel Wanyonyi did just enough to hold off Marco Arop in the standings. Ejgayehu Taye ran 14:54 to sweep her distance group. And Alison dos Santos? Leaned like his life depended on it to close a 400m thriller by two hundredths.
Oh — and Jamaica got its moment too. Danielle Williams, world champ turned home crowd hero, claimed her slam title in the short hurdles with a win in the flat 100. First Jamaican Slam Champion. First Challenger to knock out the Racers. Crowd went bananas.
Every race meant something. Every move on the track changed the leaderboard. And from the pacing to the prize money, it actually felt like a sport you could follow.
Next stop? Miami, May 2–4. New city. New matchups. Same $100K at the finish line.

Welcome to Grand Slam Track, launching this weekend in Kingston, Jamaica—the first stop in a brand-new, big-budget, athlete-first pro league created by Michael Johnson. You want Olympic stars? Try Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker, Fred Kerley, Mary Moraa—the best of the best, signed and showing up. You want stakes? How does $100,000 per event winner sound? Yeah. And you want drama? It’s all baked in: Racers vs. Challengers. One weekend. Two events per athlete. Only one Slam Champion. DAY 1 RECAP SHOW: https://youtu.be/OFE1ZlobuPc DAY 2 RECAP SHOW: https://youtu.be/FjHcnE0WtBE PREVIEW SHOW: https://youtu.be/jwNt4258JMk FULL PREVIEW: https://citiusmag.com/articles/grand-slam-track-kingston-jamaica-2025-preview FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

Melissa Jefferson opens her season with a smooth 11.11 win in the 100m. #gstkingston
FloTrack
17 days ago
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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden After Winning 100m at Grand Slam Track: Kingston In 11.11 Vs Jenna Prandini
CITIUS MAG
18 days ago
Welcome to Grand Slam Track, launching this weekend in Kingston, Jamaica—the first stop in a brand-new, big-budget, athlete-first pro league created by Michael Johnson. You want Olympic stars? Try Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker, Fred Kerley, Mary Moraa—the best of the best, signed and showing up. You want stakes? How does $100,000 per event winner sound? Yeah. And you want drama? It’s all baked in: Racers vs. Challengers. One weekend. Two events per athlete. Only one Slam Champion. DAY 1 RECAP SHOW: https://youtu.be/OFE1ZlobuPc DAY 2 RECAP SHOW: https://youtu.be/FjHcnE0WtBE PREVIEW SHOW: https://youtu.be/jwNt4258JMk FULL PREVIEW: https://citiusmag.com/articles/grand-slam-track-kingston-jamaica-2025-preview FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

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Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia review the second season of the Netflix documentary series, SPRINT. We share our thoughts and analysis on all four episodes and break down the top storylines throughout the season. You can listen to our review of the first season of SPRINT here.
Hosts: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram + Preet Majithia | @prm_32 on X
Time stamps:
1:22 - Season 2 overview: cast, notable athletes missing
3:42 - Season 1 highlights
Episode 1: ALL AMERICAN
5:32 - Noah Lyles
10:21 - Fred Kerley
13:10 - Christian Coleman
15:40 - Gabby Thomas, Dennis Mitchell’s pro group
17:57 - Little focus on athletes’ personalities outside of track
19:48 - Highlights of episode 1
Episode 2: CHANGING OF THE GUARD
20:35 - Jamaican storylines
22:23 - Kishane Thompson, Oblique Seville
25:53 - Shericka Jackson
31:27 - Julien Alfred
Episode 3: GOING FOR GOLD: PART 1
33:45 - Series shifts to the Olympics
37:00 - Marcell Jacobs
39:01 - Sha’Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson, TeeTee Terry
44:10 - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
48:17 - Shericka Jackson
50:24 - Julien Alfred
Episode 4: GOING FOR GOLD: PART 2
56:32 - Men’s 100m final
1:02:19 - Kenny Bednarek
1:03:50 - Letsile Tebogo
1:05:10 - Men’s 200m: Noah Lyles getting COVID
1:08:36 - Women’s 200m: Gabby Thomas, Julien Alfred
1:11:32 - How the series ends + U.S. men’s 4x100m relay
Final takeaways:
1:14:39 - Parting thoughts and final rating
1:17:53 - What comes next + will there be a Season 3?
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Day 8 of track and field at the Paris Olympics featured a full slate of finals! Rai Benjamin clinched his long-awaited Olympic gold in the 400m hurdles, Sha’Carri Richardson anchored Team USA to victory in the 4x100m relay, and Nafi Thiam triumphed as a three-time defending Olympic champion, among other standout moments. In the eighth edition of Torch Talk, the team dives into all the highlights from the day...
– Rai Benjamin won his first global gold medal in the 400m hurdles, taking the Olympic title in 46.46. World record holder Karsten Warholm won silver and Alison Dos Santos won bronze.
– Sha'Carri Richardson anchored the U.S. women's 4x100m team to Olympic gold in 41.78. She did so with teammates Melissa Jefferson, TeeTee Terry, and Gabby Thomas. Team GB took silver and Germany won bronze.
– Beatrice Chebet completed the 5000m-10,000m double, winning the 10K in 30:43.25. Nadia Battocletti took silver and broke her second Italian record of the Games and Sifan Hassan won bronze.
– Nafi Thiam became the first multi-athlete in history to win three straight Olympic golds with her heptathlon title. Katarina Johnson-Thompson won silver and Noor Vidts won bronze.
– Marileidy Paulino became the 4th-fastest woman ever, winning Olympic gold in the process with her 400m time of 48.17. Salwa Eid Naser won the silver medal, and Natalia Kaczmarek won bronze in the quickest 3rd-place finish ever.
– Team Canada won the men's 4x100m relay gold, ahead of South Africa with silver and Team GB with bronze. Team USA was disqualified once again after an illegal first handoff.
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SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON ANCHORS USA 4X100M TO GOLD W/ GABBY THOMAS, TEE TEE TERRY & MELISSA JEFFERSON
CITIUS MAG
9 months ago
Sha'Carri Richardson anchored the U.S. women's 4x100m team to Olympic gold in 41.78. She did so with teammates Melissa Jefferson, TeeTee Terry, and Gabby Thomas. Team GB took silver and Germany won bronze. FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

Day 2 of track and field at the Paris Olympics delivered unforgettable moments, surprises, and historic achievements. Some of the day’s top highlights include:
– Ryan Crouser made history with his third consecutive shot put gold, while U.S. teammate Joe Kovacs secured silver for the third time.
– Julien Alfred came out on top over Sha'Carri Richardson in the women’s 100m final, earning St. Lucia its first Olympic medal.
– The Netherlands triumphed in the mixed 4x400m relay over Team USA, with Femke Bol running an anchor leg of 47.93.
– Norway’s Markus Rooth claimed his country’s first decathlon gold.
– Dominica’s Thea LaFond won triple jump gold, with Jasmine Moore adding a bronze for the U.S.
– In the men’s 100m, Noah Lyles advanced to the semifinals, joining Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley, alongside defending champion Marcell Jacobs and Kishane Thompson.
+ quick thoughts on the men's 1500m semifinal heat draws.
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