Olympic Newbie Elaine Thompson Dethrones 'Fastest Woman in the World' Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Rio. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryceâs title as the worldâs fastest woman has officially been handed over to her countrywoman. Jamaicaâs Fraser-Pryce missed out on nabbing the gold at the womenâs 100-meter sprint at the Rio Olympics on Saturday to Games newbie Elaine Thompson, also from Jamaica. The silver was won by Team U.S.A.âs Tori Bowie, who also made her Olympics debut this year, while the bronze wen the Fraser-Pryce.