Popsugar Health & Fitness Track And Field Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah Wins Olympic 100-Meter Race Elaine Thompson-Herah Pure Joy Is Priceless as She Breaks Flo-Jo's 33-Year-Old Olympic Record 31 July 2021 by Karenna Meredith Image Source: Getty / Icon Sportswire Elaine Thompson-Herah's legacy as the fastest woman in the world continues. On July 31, the Jamaican athlete earned her third gold medal and broke Florence Griffith Joyner's (Flo-Jo) 33-year-old Olympic record in the women's 100-meter race. Thompson-Herah is 29 years old herself, thus beating a record older than she's been alive. With a finishing time of 10.61 seconds, Thompson-Herah made history. Joyner's 1988 record of 10.61 seconds was set in Seoul. Her 100-meter world record of 10.49 seconds still stands. Thompson-Herah believes she can sprint past that time as well, telling reporters "anything is possible" after her race. The track star's win is even more impressive given an Achilles injury that she thought would keep her out of the Tokyo Games less than two months ago. However, her persistence drove her past the finish line, and she plans to keep pushing herself. "I have more years. I'm just 29; I'm not 30, I'm not 40. I'm still working," she said, according to CNN. See photos of Thompson-Herah's well-deserved celebratory reaction to her gold medal moment, ahead. Related: Win or Lose, Olympic-Bound Runner Kendall Ellis Will Always "Be a Dog in the Race" NEW OLYMPIC RECORD!@FastElaine defends her #Olympics 100m title - running the second fastest time EVER. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/9UA0ABtuEu— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 31, 2021 1 / 8 Image Source: Getty / INA FASSBENDER 2 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Joe Giddens - PA Images 3 / 8 Image Source: Getty / picture alliance 4 / 8 Image Source: Getty / picture alliance 5 / 8 Image Source: Getty / INA FASSBENDER 6 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Icon Sportswire 7 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Mike Egerton - PA Images 8 / 8 Track And FieldSummer Olympics 2021Olympics