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The 23-year-old secured her first 100m global medal outdoors, and still has a chance to double her medal haul with the 200m where she is a contender for gold.
Fraser-Pryce - at the other end of a successful career - secured her eighth world title in 10.71 seconds, with Asher-Smith breaking the British record in 10.83.
Bronze went to Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast, who ran 10.90.
Kathy Cook was the last woman to take home a medal for a World Championship sprint, when she claimed bronze in the 200m in the inaugural competition in Helsinki in 1983.
In the intervening years, there were few who showed the potential to succeed on the world stage before Asher-Smith's emergence.
The Kent-born runner won two European junior golds in 2013, and followed that up with a junior world championship gold in the 100m the year after.
She became the first British woman to run 100m in under 11 seconds in 2015, and won senior European gold in 100m in 2016.
Relays at world and Olympic level brought medals also, and she was one of the stars of last year's European championships with three gold.
Medal hopes and expectations grew, but prior to this competition, she made it clear that any predictions were not to be made public, sharing those only with family and close friends, including long-time coach John Blackie.
She has raised her game this year, showing great mental fortitude and has been rewarded accordingly.
Greater success may still be to follow in Doha, with two more medals available in the 200m and 4x100m relay.
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Asher-Smith's season has been of consistently high quality, running all of her 100m races in under 11 seconds before coming to Doha, apart from the British Championships heats.
That continued into her journey to the World Championship final, running 10.96 in her heat and 10.87 in her semi-final.
While Asher-Smith's journey to the final was near faultless, Fraser-Pryce too breezed through to the showpiece, setting the fastest time in a World Championship heat with 10.81 followed by 10.81 in the semi-final.
The 32-year-old - who won a first major global gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympics - was pushed all the way in the final, but try as she might Asher-Smith couldn't dethrone a certified sprinting legend.
Asher-Smith can take comfort from the fact that Fraser-Pryce will not compete in the 200m, while Shaunae Miller-Uibo will only compete in the 400m due to the schedule.
The Bahamian easily beat Asher-Smith in the Birmingham Diamond League, and despite that the Brit is ranked first in that event this season, although Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria and Jamaican Olympic champion Elaine Thompson have both run faster times.
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The sports governing body the IAAF revealed that the 40,000-seater Khalifa International Stadium had 11,800 ticket-holders in attendance on day one with up to 2,000 guests, while day two saw 11,300 attend plus guests.
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Failing twice at 4.85m, her last ditch attempt at 4.90m was also unseuccessful, with Russian Anzhelika Sidorova taking gold under the Authorised Neutral Athlete flag, with 4.95.
Sandi Morris of the USA took silver and Greek Katerina Stefanidi claimed bronze.
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The 33-year-old returned to competition earlier this month, just 10 months after giving birth ti her first child by emergency caesarean, and ran the second leg as her team won with a world record time of 3:09.34.
Jamaica took silver and Bahrain bronze, while Rabah Yousif, Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond and Martyn Rooney came fourth for Great Britain.
Adam Gemili, Miguel Francis and Zharnel Hughes all advanced from their men's 200m heats.
25-year-old Gemili won his heat in 20.06 seconds, in a somewhat long awaited return to form - his fastest time in three years and his fourth fastest ever, after agonisingly missing out on the 100m final.
He'll be in the semis on Monday alongside Francis - the fastest Brit over 200m this year with 19.97 in London - and Hughes, who came sixth in the 100m, with the European 100m champion running 20.24 to come second.
The firm favourite is American Noah Lyles, who ran the fourth fastest time ever in Lausanne this year with 19.50, and he came through second in his heat in 20.26.
The men's 800m final will be without British representation, as Elliott Giles, Jamie Webb and Kyle Langford all failed to progress from the semi-finals.
Christian Taylr won a fourth triple jump world title, the American's fifth-round effort on 17.92m was enough to seal the win, while his compatriot Will Claye took silver with 17.74m and Burundi's Hugues Fabrice Zango broke the African record to clinch bronze with 17.66m.
Liu Hong won her third 20km walk world title less than two years after returning from maternity leave.
The medals in this event were a Chinese clean sweep, with Qieyang Shenjie and Yang Liujing completing the podium positions.
RESULTS
Day Three - 29 September
Women's Pole Vault
1. Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) 4.95m
Day Three - 29 September
Women's Pole Vault
1. Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) 4.95m
2. Sandi Morris (USA) 4.90m
3. Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) 4.85m
Men's Triple Jump
1. Christian Taylor (USA) 17.92m SB
Men's Triple Jump
1. Christian Taylor (USA) 17.92m SB
2. Will Claye (USA) 17.74m
3. Hugues Fabrice Zango (BKF) 17.66m AR
Mixed 4x400m Relay
1. United States (USA) Wil London/Allyson Felix/Courtney Okolo/Michael Cherry/Tyrell Richard*/Jessica Beard*/Jasmine Blocker*/Obi Igbokwe* 3:09.34 WR
2. Jamaica (JAM) Nathon Allen/Roneisha McGregor/Tiffany James/Javon Francis/Janieve Russell* 3:11.78 NR
3. Bahrain (BHR) Musa Isah/Aminat Jamal/Salwa Eid Naser/Abbas Abubakar Abbas 3:11.82 AR
* Athletes only competed in the heats but received medals
* Athletes only competed in the heats but received medals
Women's 100m
1. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.71s WL
2. Dina Asher-Smith (UK) 10.83s
3. Marie-Josée Ta Lou (IVO) 10.90s
Women's 20km Race Walk
1. Liu Hong (CHN) 1:32:53
Women's 20km Race Walk
1. Liu Hong (CHN) 1:32:53
2. Qieyang Shenjie (CHN) 1:33:10
3. Yang Liujing (CHN) 1:33:17
Key
WR - world record
AR - area record
SB - season best
WL - world leading (in a given season)
SCHEDULE
Day Four - 30 September
14:30 - Women's Javelin Throw - Qualification Group A
15:05 -Women's 200m - Heats
16:00 - Women's Javelin Throw - Qualification Group B
16:20 - Women's 400m - Heats
18:05 - Men's 110m Hurdles - Heats
18:30 - Women's High Jump - Final
18:50 - Men's 200m - Semi-Final
19:20 - Men's 5000m - Final
19:25 - Men's Discus Throw - Final
19:50 - Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final
20:10 - Women's 800m - Final
20:40 - Men's 400m Hurdles - Final
World Athletics Championships Day One Report
World Athletics Championships Day Two Report
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