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What is Elaine Thompson-Herah's net worth? Jamaican grabs 200m gold days after 100m victory

Earlier, Thompson-Herah on July 31, raced to victory in an Olympic record time of 10.61 seconds in women’s 100m

Jamaican Track and Field sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, who is widely known as the Sprint Queen, clocked 21.53 seconds to win gold in 200m dash on Tuesday, August 3 (local time). She created history at the Tokyo Olympics by winning gold at both the women's 100 meters dash and the women's 200 meters dash at consecutive Olympics. Namibia’s Christine Mboma took silver and Gabby Thomas of the US rounded off the podium in third place.

Mboma became only the second Namibian to win a medal at the Olympic Games clocking a new world Under-20 record of 21.81, with Thomas following shortly on her heels for the bronze medal, clocking 21.87.

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Earlier, Thompson-Herah on July 31, raced to victory in an Olympic record time of 10.61 seconds in women’s 100 m. At the same event, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took home the silver medal clocking 10.74 seconds, becoming the most decorated female 100 m athlete at the Olympic Games. Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third with 10.76 seconds.

In the 100 meters sprint, Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record of 10.62 seconds that she set in Seoul 1988. The time also launched her into second place on the world all-time list behind Griffith Joyner.

"I didn't see the time, but the pointing was just, I knew I had won, so I don't know what it means other than to show I was clear (of the field)," Thompson-Herah said on July 31. "I could have gone faster if I wasn't pointing and celebrating early. But that shows there is more in store, so hopefully, one day, I can unleash that time. I believe in myself but I didn't expect to run this fast, even though I felt great during the rounds. There was a lot of nerves but I said to myself, 'you can do this, you've been here before, just execute it'."

What is Elaine Thompson-Herah’s net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, the Jamaican sprinter has a net worth of $4 million. Born on June 28, 1992, in Manchester, Jamaica, Thompson-Herah got into athletics at a very young age. Soon after high school, she was recruited to the University of Technology, Jamaica, by Paul Francis. 

Fans’ cheers

On Twitter, the athlete received widespread applause. “Elaine Thompson-Herah wins GOLD in the Women's 200 metres. She becomes the first woman ever to win the gold medal in the 100m and 200m at the same Olympics. History on the track,” said one tweet.

Another tweet said, “What a race!! @FastElaine has done it again and made history as the first woman to win 100m and 200m titles at consecutive Olympic Games! Heartiest Congratulations Elaine on retaining your 200m title at the #OlympicGames! Continue to #Jaminate!!” Another fan tweeted, “Elaine Thompson-Herah is disrespectfully fast. NO WAY.”

Another tweet read: "What an iconic woman! Congratulations @FastElaine on winning the women’s 200m Gold medal. This makes her the first woman in history to DOUBLE! Congratulations to @realshellyannfp for also repping team Jamaica in this event."