Renate Stecher is a German sprint runner and a triple Olympic champion. She held 34 world records and was the first woman to run 100 metres within 11 seconds. Renate Stecher (née Meißner) (East Germany) set the women's 100 m world record of 10.9 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia on June 7, 1973. It stood 23 days, until Renate Stecher (née Meißner)'s 10.9 on June 30, 1973 (equalling it). Wiki link