SFP hunts three straight

If she wins gold in the 100m in Rio, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will ...

n Become the first woman to win three consecutive individual gold medals in track & field athletics. Previously, this has only been accomplished by Americans Evelyn Ashford in the 4x100m and Sanya Richards-Ross in the 4x400m.

n Equal the record for individual gold medals in Olympic athletics by women, with three. Seven women have won three individual gold medals in Olympic athletics. They were: Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands/1948); Betty Cuthbert (Australia/1956/64); Tamara Press (Soviet Union/1960-64); Tatyana Kazankina (Soviet Union/1976-80); Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA/1988-92); Marie-Jose Perec (France/1992-96); and Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia/2008-12).

(Source: Olympstat.com)