Georgetown County native Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins gold for US

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden can call herself the fastest woman in the world.

Jefferson-Wooden romped to win in a women’s sprint that featured a newcomer silver medalist in Jamaica’s Tina Clayton, a fond farewell for the island country’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who finished sixth, and a fifth-place finish from Sha’Carri Richardson, who never found her stride this year.

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