Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date6–8 August
Competitors54 from 39 nations
Winning time21.88
Medalists
 Allyson Felix  United States
 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica
 Carmelita Jeter  United States
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The Women's 200 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–8 August.[1]

The times in the three semi-finals were very close, but while Allyson Felix appeared to put a minimum of effort to hold off Murielle Ahouré in heat two, in heat one Veronica Campbell-Brown dipped at the finish to edge Carmelita Jeter and in heat three Sanya Richards-Ross raced Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to the line. Semoy Hackett set the Trinidad and Tobago national record as the first time qualifier, Myriam Soumaré only one hundredth behind as the other time qualifier in 22.56.

In the final Felix took lead through the turn and extended it to the finish. Campbell-Brown was second coming into the straight but was overtaken by Fraser-Pryce and Jeter who took the silver and bronze respectively.

Competition format

The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final.[2] The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the available spaces in the Semifinals. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the Semifinals.[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 21.34 Seoul, Korea 29 September 1988
Olympic record
2012 World leading  Allyson Felix (USA) 21.69 Eugene, USA 30 June 2012

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 6 August 2012 19:20Round 1
Tuesday, 7 August 2012 20:25Semifinals
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 21:00Finals

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.5 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 22.55 Q
2 Aleksandra Fedoriva Russia 22.61 Q
3 Margaret Adeoye Great Britain 22.94 Q, PB
4 Allison Peter Virgin Islands 23.00 q
5 Christy Udoh Nigeria 23.19
6 Andreea Ogrăzeanu Romania 23.46
7 Anna Kiełbasińska Poland 23.67
8 Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert Chad 26.06
Marlena Wesh Haiti DNS

Heat 2

Wind:
Heat 2: +1.2 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Allyson Felix United States 22.71 Q
2 Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago 22.81 Q
3 Janelle Redhead Grenada 23.08 Q, SB
4 Anyika Onuora Great Britain 23.23
5 Elizabeta Savlinis Russia 23.23
6 Gloria Hooper Italy 23.25
7 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas 23.49
8 Vida Anim Ghana 23.71 SB
9 Ndeye Fatou Soumah Senegal 23.89

Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.7 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Carmelita Jeter United States 22.65 Q
2 Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain 22.92 Q
3 Sherone Simpson Jamaica 22.97 Q
4 Maria Belibasaki Greece 23.36
5 Ana Claudia Silva Brazil 23.40
6 Gloria Asumnu Nigeria 23.43
7 Chisato Fukushima Japan 24.14
8 Gretta Taslakian Lebanon 24.49
Cydonie Mothersill Cayman Islands DNS

Heat 4

Wind:
Heat 4: +0.3 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Sanya Richards-Ross United States 22.48 Q
2 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands 22.64 Q, SB
3 Hrystyna Stuy Ukraine 22.66 Q, PB
4 Kai Selvon Trinidad and Tobago 22.85 q, PB
5 Ivet Lalova Bulgaria 23.01 q, SB
6 Eleni Artymata Cyprus 23.09 q, SB
7 Norma González Colombia 23.46 SB
8 Nercely Soto Venezuela 23.54
9 Vladislava Ovcharenko Tajikistan 24.39

Heat 5

Wind:
Heat 5: +1.3 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine 22.58 Q, PB
2 Myriam Soumaré France 22.70 Q, SB
3 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 22.75 Q
4 Léa Sprunger Switzerland 23.27
5 Ezinne Okparaebo Norway 23.30 =NR
6 Natalia Rusakova Russia 23.40
7 Erika Chávez Ecuador 23.70
8 Kirsten Nieuwendam Suriname 24.07
9 Chan Seyha Cambodia 26.62

Heat 6

Wind:
Heat 6: +0.8 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 22.71 Q
2 Anthonique Strachan Bahamas 22.75 Q
3 Elyzaveta Bryzgina Ukraine 22.82 Q
4 Evelyn dos Santos Brazil 23.07 q
5 Crystal Emmanuel Canada 23.10 q, SB
6 Marielis Sánchez Dominican Republic 23.20 SB
7 Viktoriya Zyabkina Kazakhstan 23.49
8 Nelkis Casabona Cuba 23.82
9 Luan Gabriel Dominica 24.12

Semi-Final

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 22.32 Q, SB
2 Carmelita Jeter United States 22.39 Q
3 Myriam Soumare France 22.56 q, SB
4 Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine 22.62
5 Anthonique Strachan Bahamas 22.82
6 Ivet Lalova Bulgaria 22.98 SB
7 Margaret Adeoye Great Britain 23.28
8 Allison Peter Virgin Islands 23.35

Heat 2

Wind:
Heat 2: +1.0 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Allyson Felix United States 22.31 Q
2 Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 22.49 Q
3 Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago 22.55 q, =NR
4 Laverne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands 22.62 SB
5 Elyzaveta Bryzgina Ukraine 22.64 SB
6 Sherone Simpson Jamaica 22.71
7 Evelyn dos Santos Brazil 22.82 PB
8 Eleni Artymata Cyprus 22.92 SB

Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.8 m/s

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Sanya Richards-Ross United States 22.30 Q
2 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 22.34 Q
3 Aleksandra Fedoriva Russia 22.65
4 Hrystyna Stuy Ukraine 22.76
5 Kai Selvon Trinidad and Tobago 23.04
6 Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain 23.14
7 Crystal Emmanuel Canada 23.28
8 Janelle Redhead Grenada 23.51

Final

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank Lanes Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st 7 Allyson Felix United States 21.88
2nd 4 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 22.09 PB
3rd 9 Carmelita Jeter United States 22.14
4 5 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 22.38
5 6 Sanya Richards-Ross United States 22.39
6 8 Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 22.57
7 2 Myriam Soumaré France 22.63
8 3 Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago 22.87

References

  1. ↑ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  2. 1 2 "Women's 200m". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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