American athlete Melissa Jefferson-Wooden set a world-leading record in the women’s 100m Final event to claim the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship title in Budapest (Hungary) on Saturday.
Melissa took 10.62 seconds to finish the sprint race final, as she put behind the reigning Summer Olympics gold and silver medalists Julien Alfred (10.74) from Saint Lucia and Sha'Carri Richardson (10.76) from the United States, respectively. It was a tight battle between these three favourites, while Melissa got a good start and held that to the finish, as she was unbeatable in the last 30m.
2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Women’s 100m – Champion
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (United States): 10.62
2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Women’s 100m – Final Status
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (United States) | 10.62 | WL |
2 | Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia) | 10.74 | |
3 | Sha'Carri Richardson (United States) | 10.76 | |
4 | Jonielle Smith (Jamaica) | 10.94 (0.931) | |
5 | Tina Clayton (Jamaica) | 10.94 (0.932) | |
6 | Patrizia Van der Weken (Luxembourg) | 11.06 | |
7 | Lavanya Williams (Jamaica) | 11.07 | |
8 | Amy Hunt (Great Britain) | 11.09 |
*WL = World Leading (best mark worldwide within a season)