Elaine Thompson (born 28 June 1992) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter.
She rose to prominence at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, completing a rare sprint double to win gold in the 100m (with a time of 10.72 s) and the 200m (21.78 s).
The previous Olympian to so do was Florence Griffith Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
Thompson currently ranks as the fifth-fastest woman in the 200 metres event and tied fourth-fastest in the 100 metres.