Olympic Track and Field 2016: Women's 200M Medal Winners, Times and Results

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson became the first Olympic sprinter to win the sprint double since Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988 after taking gold in the women's 200 meters on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro. 

She defeated 2015 world champion Dafne Schippers from the Netherlands by 0.1 seconds, as we take a look at the medalists from Wednesday night's race:

Medal	Athlete	Country	Time
Gold	Elaine Thompson	Jamaica	21.78
Silver	Dafne Schippers	Netherlands	21.88
Bronze	Tori Bowie	United States	22.15

Off of the blocks, Thompson was quick to get out and build a comfortable lead in Lane 6, forcing Schippers to try to overturn a considerable deficit. 

Entering the home stretch, Schippers did well to start narrowing the gap, but Thompson's closing speed was too much to handle. 

Still, it took her a few moments until the times were posted on the scoreboard to realize that she won gold. Sitting on the track in anticipation, BBC Sport caught the exact second that Thompson found out she had won:

Tori Bowie of the United States took the bronze medal after she finished second to Thompson in the 100-meter finals on Saturday. 

Thompson wasn't even favored to win the 100 meters, as she had to contend with fellow countrywoman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the finals, but her time of 10.71 was 0.15 seconds quicker than her teammate's. Fraser-Pryce had to settle for bronze. 

Post-Race Reaction

A nostalgic Thompson was shocked at her victory when speaking with Rio2016.com's Sam Green: "My school motto was 'let the light shine,' and I let my light shine tonight. It's a big surprise to me because I have had a hamstring injury. You must overcome these things, and tonight I am standing here with a gold. To beat Dafne Schippers is a hard run."

Schippers, though, wasn't nearly as happy, per Reuters (via IOL): "I haven't made my mind up about what happened. I'm not happy with the silver. I came for gold. I was in good form. My times were OK, but they were not strong enough. It's heavy to run six races."

Thompson has one more opportunity to add to her medal tally during Thursday's 4x100-meter relay. But she might just run into Schippers and the Netherlands, who will be looking for redemption. 

Stats courtesy of Rio2016.com.