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

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]

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
Official Video
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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, United States 30 June 2012

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 6 August 201219:20Round 1
Tuesday, 7 August 201220:25Semifinals
Wednesday, 8 August 201221:00Finals

Results
Heats Official Video

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

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast22.55Q
2Aleksandra Fedoriva Russia22.61Q
3Margaret Adeoye Great Britain22.94Q, PB
4Allison Peter Virgin Islands23.00q
5Christy Udoh Nigeria23.19
6Andreea Ogrăzeanu Romania23.46
7Anna Kiełbasińska Poland23.67
8Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert Chad26.06
Marlena Wesh HaitiDNS

Heat 2

Wind:
Heat 2: +1.2 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Allyson Felix United States22.71Q
2Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago22.81Q
3Janelle Redhead Grenada23.08Q, SB
4Anyika Onuora Great Britain23.23
5Elizabeta Savlinis Russia23.23
6Gloria Hooper Italy23.25
7Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas23.49
8Vida Anim Ghana23.71SB
9Ndeye Fatou Soumah Senegal23.89

Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.7 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Carmelita Jeter United States22.65Q
2Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain22.92Q
3Sherone Simpson Jamaica22.97Q
4Maria Belibasaki Greece23.36
5Ana Claudia Silva Brazil23.40
6Gloria Asumnu Nigeria23.43
7Chisato Fukushima Japan24.14
8Gretta Taslakian Lebanon24.49
Cydonie Mothersill Cayman IslandsDNS

Heat 4

Wind:
Heat 4: +0.3 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Sanya Richards-Ross United States22.48Q
2LaVerne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands22.64Q, SB
3Hrystyna Stuy Ukraine22.66Q, PB
4Kai Selvon Trinidad and Tobago22.85q, PB
5Ivet Lalova Bulgaria23.01q, SB
6Eleni Artymata Cyprus23.09q, SB
7Norma González Colombia23.46SB
8Nercely Soto Venezuela23.54
9Vladislava Ovcharenko Tajikistan24.39

Heat 5

Wind:
Heat 5: +1.3 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine22.58Q, PB
2Myriam Soumaré France22.70Q, SB
3Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica22.75Q
4Léa Sprunger Switzerland23.27
5Ezinne Okparaebo Norway23.30=NR
6Natalia Rusakova Russia23.40
7Erika Chávez Ecuador23.70
8Kirsten Nieuwendam Suriname24.07
9Chan Seyha Cambodia26.62

Heat 6

Wind:
Heat 6: +0.8 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica22.71Q
2Anthonique Strachan Bahamas22.75Q
3Elyzaveta Bryzgina Ukraine22.82Q
4Evelyn dos Santos Brazil23.07q
5Crystal Emmanuel Canada23.10q, SB
6Marielis Sánchez Dominican Republic23.20SB
7Viktoriya Zyabkina Kazakhstan23.49
8Nelkis Casabona Cuba23.82
9Luan Gabriel Dominica24.12

Semi-Final
Semi-final Official Video

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

Heat 1

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica22.32Q, SB
2Carmelita Jeter United States22.39Q
3Myriam Soumare France22.56q, SB
4Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine22.62
5Anthonique Strachan Bahamas22.82
6Ivet Lalova Bulgaria22.98SB
7Margaret Adeoye Great Britain23.28
8Allison Peter Virgin Islands23.35

Heat 2

Wind:
Heat 2: +1.0 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Allyson Felix United States22.31Q
2Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast22.49Q
3Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago22.55q, =NR
4Laverne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands22.62SB
5Elyzaveta Bryzgina Ukraine22.64SB
6Sherone Simpson Jamaica22.71
7Evelyn dos Santos Brazil22.82PB
8Eleni Artymata Cyprus22.92SB

Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.8 m/s

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Sanya Richards-Ross United States22.30Q
2Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica22.34Q
3Aleksandra Fedoriva Russia22.65
4Hrystyna Stuy Ukraine22.76
5Kai Selvon Trinidad and Tobago23.04
6Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain23.14
7Crystal Emmanuel Canada23.28
8Janelle Redhead Grenada23.51

Final

Wind: -0.2 m/s

RankLanesAthleteNationTimeNotes
7Allyson Felix United States21.88
4Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica22.09PB
9Carmelita Jeter United States22.14
45Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica22.38
56Sanya Richards-Ross United States22.39
68Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast22.57
72Myriam Soumaré France22.63
83Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago22.87

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