World’s fastest woman defeats 100 men for US$100,000 – Canadian Running Magazine
World’s fastest woman defeats 100 men for US$100,000 – Canadian Running Magazine
Nick Iwanyshyn
Internet personality and streamer MrBeast put the speed of the world’s fastest woman, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, to the test in his latest YouTube challenge.
The YouTuber offered a US$100,000 prize to any man who could beat the reigning world 100m and 200m champion across the width of two soccer fields. Spoiler alert: Jefferson-Wooden threw down.
Wearing soccer cleats, the 24-year-old stormed to victory, outrunning the 100 young challengers from North Carolina University.
The closest finisher, entrant #35, started to gain ground near the end but ultimately couldn’t catch the five-time world championship medallist.
Jefferson-Wooden is coming off the best season of her career, setting personal bests in both the 100m and 200m at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Her 100m gold-medal-winning time of 10.61 seconds tied for the fourth-fastest mark in history.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the sprint double at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Photo: Kevin Morris
Since winning gold in Tokyo last month, Jefferson-Wooden has been on a nationwide press tour, appearing on The Jennifer Hudson Show, TODAY, and now on MrBeast’s social media channel, which might be her biggest audience yet, as he has more than 450 million YouTube subscribers.
