Carmelita Jeter wins silver for United States in 100-meter at 2012 Summer Games

carmelita-jeter-100-meter-gi.jpgShelly-Ann Fraser-Price of Jamaica outran Carmelita Jeter of the United States on Saturday (Aug. 4) during the women's 100-meter, winning her second consecutive Olympic gold medal for the dash.

Fraser-Price came in with a time of 10.75 seconds -- the second-fastest time in Olympic history -- edging out silver-medal-winning Jeter's 10.78. Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica took home the bronze.

United States Olympian Gail Devers was the last woman to win the 100-meter twice in a row in 1992 and 1996.
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