What is Wyomia Tyus?
{{MedalTableTop|Wyomia Tyus 1968.jpg|230px|medals= {{Medal|Sport | Women's [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]]}} {{Medal|Country | the {{USA}} }} {{Medal|Competition|[[athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres|100 metres]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]]|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|100 metres]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]]|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|4x100 metre relay]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay|4x100 metre relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold| [[1967 Pan American Games|1967 Winnipeg]] | [[Athletics at the 1967 Pan American Games|200 metres]]}} }} '''Wyomia Tyus''' ([[pronunciation]]: ''why-o-ma''; born August 29, 1945 in [[Griffin, Georgia]], United States) is an [[Americans|American]] [[athletics (track and field)|athlete]]. She was the first person to win and keep the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] title in the 100 m. She participated in the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] at age 19. In the heats of the event, she equalled [[Wilma Rudolph]]'s World Record. She was in a good position for the final. Her main rival was another American, [[Edith McGuire]]. Tyus won the final, beating McGuire by two tenths of a second. At the same Olympics, she also won a silver medal with the 4 x 100 m relay team. Tyus continued to compete and won national championships in sprint events and a gold medal in the 200 m at the [[Pan-American Games]]. In [[1968]], she returned to the Olympics to defend her title in the 100 m. In the final, she set a new World Record of 11.08 seconds. She became the first woman to hold the Olympic 100 m title through a second Olympic Games. Tyus also finished sixth in the 200 m. She ran the final leg for the relay team and helped set a new World Record. Winning the relay was her third gold me