1964: Betty Cuthbert | 1968: Colette Besson | 1972: Monika Zehrt | 1976: Irena Szewińska | 1980: Marita Koch | 1984: Valerie Brisco-Hooks | 1988: Olha Wladykina-Brîzhina | 1992: Marie-José Pérec | 1996: Marie-José Pérec | 2000: Cathy Freeman | 2004: Tonique Williams-Darling | 2008: Christine Ohuruogu | 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross | 2016: Shaunae Miller | 2020: Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 2024: Marileidy Paulino