Melissa Jefferson-Wooden came into the World Track and Field Championships with one career individual global medal, a bronze in the 100m at the 2024 Olympics.
She will leave it with two individual golds, becoming the second woman in 30 years — and first American woman ever — to sweep the 100m and 200m at a single worlds.
Jefferson-Wooden, after winning last Sunday’s 100m in crushing fashion, was even more dominant in Friday’s 200m, running 21.68 seconds, the world’s best time in two years.
Jefferson-Wooden, who calls herself a “true 100m sprinter,” came into 2025 with a 200m PB of 22.46. Now she’s gone .01 faster than Allyson Felix’s personal best.
