Off to a perfect start Off to a perfect start in the womens 100 meter Olympic final . The unusal photo shows the starting styles of every athlete in the race. The line up from top to bottom is Cheng Chi of Taiwan , Raelene Boyle of Australia , Wyomia Tyus of the United States , Margaret Bailes of the United States , Barbara Ferrel of the United States , Miguelina Cobin of Cuba , Irena Szewinski of Poland and Dianne Burge of Australia . Wyomia Tyus of the United States won the race in a world record time 15th October 1968