Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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| Date | 26–28 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.37 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Women's 200 metres competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada was held at the Olympic Stadium on 26–28 July.
Competition format
The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Quarterfinals, Semifinals and a Final. The five fastest competitors from each race in the heats plus the next two fastest overall qualified for the Quarterfinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Quarterfinal races qualified for the Semifinals, where again the four fastest runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Irena Szewińska (POL) |
22.21 | Potsdam, East Germany | 13 June 1974 |
| Olympic record |  Renate Stecher (GDR) |
22.40 | Munich, East Germany | 7 September 1972 |
Results
Round 1
Qual. rule: first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheeseborough, ChandraChandra Cheeseborough |  United States |
23.17 | Q |
| 2 | Boyd, DeniseDenise Boyd |  Australia |
23.23 | Q |
| 3 | Allwood, RosieRosie Allwood |  Jamaica |
23.34 | Q |
| 4 | Bailey, MarjorieMarjorie Bailey |  Canada |
23.36 | Q |
| 5 | Kroniger, AnnegretAnnegret Kroniger |  West Germany |
23.43 | Q |
| 6 | Goddard, BeverleyBeverley Goddard |  Great Britain |
23.64 | q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eckert, BärbelBärbel Eckert | East Germany |
23.78 | Q |
| 2 | Jowett, SueSue Jowett |  New Zealand |
24.12 | Q |
| 3 | McTaggert, JoanneJoanne McTaggert | Canada |
24.35 | Q |
| 4 | Nicholls-Davy, FreidaFreida Nicholls-Davy |  Barbados |
24.45 | Q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyle, RaeleneRaelene Boyle | Australia |
23.12 | Q |
| 2 | Besfamilnaya, NadezhdaNadezhda Besfamilnaya | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
23.39 | Q |
| 3 | Richter, AnnegretAnnegret Richter | West Germany |
23.47 | Q |
| 4 | Réga, ChantalChantal Réga |  France |
23.54 | Q |
| 5 | Schinzel, SilviaSilvia Schinzel |  Austria |
23.74 | Q |
| 6 | Pereira da Silva, SilvinaSilvina Pereira da Silva | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
24.00 | |
| 7 | Rieuwpassa, CarolinaCarolina Rieuwpassa |  Indonesia |
24.86 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, DebraDebra Armstrong | United States |
23.18 | Q |
| 2 | Delachanal, CatherineCatherine Delachanal | France |
23.38 | Q |
| 3 | Helten, IngeInge Helten | West Germany |
23.40 | Q |
| 4 | Maslakova, LyudmilaLyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union |
23.51 | Q |
| 5 | Alaerts, LeaLea Alaerts | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
23.53 | Q |
| 6 | Golden, HelenHelen Golden | Great Britain |
23.77 | q |
| 7 | Ritter, HelenHelen Ritter |  Liechtenstein |
26.15 | |
| 8 | Pierre, Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise Pierre | .svg.png){kind=small} Haiti |
28.19 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodendorf, CarlaCarla Bodendorf | East Germany |
22.98 | Q |
| 2 | Pusey, JackieJackie Pusey | Jamaica |
23.56 | Q |
| 3 | Wells, DebbieDebbie Wells | Australia |
23.78 | Q |
| 4 | Erdélyi, IldikóIldikó Erdélyi |  Hungary |
24.35 | Q |
| 5 | Pursiainen, Mona-LisaMona-Lisa Pursiainen |  Finland |
24.52 | Q |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stecher, RenateRenate Stecher | East Germany |
22.75 | Q |
| 2 | Prorochenko, TatyanaTatyana Prorochenko | Soviet Union |
23.21 | Q |
| 3 | Loverock, PattyPatty Loverock | Canada |
23.34 | Q |
| 4 | Panayotova-Ivanova, LiliyanaLiliyana Panayotova-Ivanova | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
23.49 | Q |
| 5 | Cummings, CarolCarol Cummings | Jamaica |
23.50 | Q |
| 6 | Estrella, DivinaDivina Estrella |  Dominican Republic |
24.95 |
Quarterfinals
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodendorf, CarlaCarla Bodendorf | East Germany |
23.20 | Q |
| 2 | Armstrong, DebraDebra Armstrong | United States |
23.20 | Q |
| 3 | Richter, AnnegretAnnegret Richter | West Germany |
23.35 | Q |
| 4 | Besfamilnaya, NadezhdaNadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union |
23.48 | Q |
| 5 | Wells, DebbieDebbie Wells | Australia |
23.65 | |
| 6 | Alaerts, LeaLea Alaerts | Belgium |
23.80 | |
| 7 | Panayotova-Ivanova, LiliyanaLiliyana Panayotova-Ivanova | Bulgaria |
23.87 | |
| 8 | Jowett, SueSue Jowett | New Zealand |
24.23 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyle, RaeleneRaelene Boyle | Australia |
22.97 | Q |
| 2 | Helten, IngeInge Helten | West Germany |
23.09 | Q |
| 3 | Prorochenko, TatyanaTatyana Prorochenko | Soviet Union |
23.11 | Q |
| 4 | Réga, ChantalChantal Réga | France |
23.33 | Q |
| 5 | Allwood, RosieRosie Allwood | Jamaica |
23.40 | |
| 6 | Goddard, BeverleyBeverley Goddard | Great Britain |
23.74 | |
| 7 | Pursiainen, Mona-LisaMona-Lisa Pursiainen | Finland |
24.10 | |
| 8 | McTaggert, JoanneJoanne McTaggert | Canada |
24.47 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stecher, RenateRenate Stecher | East Germany |
23.04 | Q |
| 2 | Cheeseborough, ChandraChandra Cheeseborough | United States |
23.19 | Q |
| 3 | Bailey, MarjorieMarjorie Bailey | Canada |
23.24 | Q |
| 4 | Pusey, JackieJackie Pusey | Jamaica |
23.42 | Q |
| 5 | Delachanal, CatherineCatherine Delachanal | France |
23.65 | |
| 6 | Schinzel, SilviaSilvia Schinzel | Austria |
23.95 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eckert, BärbelBärbel Eckert | East Germany |
22.85 | Q |
| 2 | Loverock, PattyPatty Loverock | Canada |
23.03 | Q |
| 3 | Boyd, DeniseDenise Boyd | Australia |
23.12 | Q |
| 4 | Cummings, CarolCarol Cummings | Jamaica |
23.45 | Q |
| 5 | Maslakova, LyudmilaLyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union |
23.63 | |
| 6 | Golden, HelenHelen Golden | Great Britain |
23.94 | |
| 7 | Nicholls-Davy, FreidaFreida Nicholls-Davy | Barbados |
24.27 |
Semifinals
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stecher, RenateRenate Stecher | East Germany |
22.68 | Q |
| 2 | Bodendorf, CarlaCarla Bodendorf | East Germany |
22.84 | Q |
| 3 | Helten, IngeInge Helten | West Germany |
22.97 | Q |
| 4 | Prorochenko, TatyanaTatyana Prorochenko | Soviet Union |
23.03 | Q |
| 5 | Bailey, MarjorieMarjorie Bailey | Canada |
23.06 | |
| 6 | Armstrong, DebraDebra Armstrong | United States |
23.16 | |
| 7 | Cummings, CarolCarol Cummings | Jamaica |
23.41 | |
| N/A | Boyle, RaeleneRaelene Boyle | Australia |
DSQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eckert, BärbelBärbel Eckert | East Germany |
22.71 | Q |
| 2 | Richter, AnnegretAnnegret Richter | West Germany |
22.90 | Q |
| 3 | Boyd, DeniseDenise Boyd | Australia |
22.91 | Q |
| 4 | Réga, ChantalChantal Réga | France |
23.00 | Q |
| 5 | Loverock, PattyPatty Loverock | Canada |
23.09 | |
| 6 | Cheeseborough, ChandraChandra Cheeseborough | United States |
23.20 | |
| 7 | Pusey, JackieJackie Pusey | Jamaica |
23.31 | |
| 8 | Besfamilnaya, NadezhdaNadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union |
23.38 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eckert, BärbelBärbel Eckert | East Germany |
22.37 | OR |
 | Richter, AnnegretAnnegret Richter | West Germany |
22.39 | |
 | Stecher, RenateRenate Stecher | East Germany |
22.47 | |
| 4 | Bodendorf, CarlaCarla Bodendorf | East Germany |
22.64 | |
| 5 | Helten, IngeInge Helten | West Germany |
22.68 | |
| 6 | Prorochenko, TatyanaTatyana Prorochenko | Soviet Union |
23.03 | |
| 7 | Boyd, DeniseDenise Boyd | Australia |
23.05 | |
| 8 | Réga, ChantalChantal Réga | France |
23.09 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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