Women's 100 metres world record progression
Records from 1975

Time
Wind
Athlete
Nationality
Location
Date
11.07
1.2
Wyomia Tyus
United States
Mexico City, Mexico
October 15, 1968
11.07
0.2
Renate Stecher (nee Meißner)
East Germany
Munich, West Germany
September 2, 1972
11.04
0.6
Inge Helten
West Germany
Fürth, West Germany
June 13, 1976
11.01
0.6
Annegret Richter
West Germany
Montreal, Canada
July 25, 1976
10.88
2.0
Marlies Oelsner
East Germany
Dresden, East Germany
July 1, 1977
10.88
1.9
Marlies Göhr
East Germany
Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
July 9, 1982
10.81
1.7
Marlies Göhr
East Germany
Berlin, East Germany
June 8, 1983
10.79
0.6
Evelyn Ashford
United States
US Air Force Academy, United States
July 3, 1983
10.76
1.7
Evelyn Ashford
United States
Zürich, Switzerland
August 22, 1984
10.49
0.0*
Florence Griffith-Joyner
United States
Indianapolis, United States
July 16, 1988

Question: What was the new 100 m record as of 1988?
Answer: In 1988, the record set by Florence Griffith-Joyner was 10.49 seconds.