2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The women's Olympic Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 August.
Olympic silver medalist and defending World champion Allyson Felix (USA) established herself as the pre-race favorite, having run under 22 seconds earlier in the season. Double Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) suffered a toe injury and entered Berlin below her peak form.
In the final, Campbell-Brown and Allyson Felix both went out of the blocks quickly and entered the home straight even with one another. Felix, however, was able to hold her form as Campbell-Brown faltered, crossing the line in 22.02 seconds to win her third World 200m title. Campbell-Brown earned another silver medal in the 200m, and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) won the bronze medal.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Allyson Felix United States (USA)
|
(JAM) | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas (BAH)
|
Records
| World Record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
|
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
Championship Record
|
 Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)
|
21.74 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| World Leading | Allyson Felix (USA)
|
21.88 | Stockholm, Sweden | 31 July 2009 |
| African Record |  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR)
|
22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |
| Asian Record |  Li Xuemei (CHN)
|
22.01 | Shanghai, China | 22 October 1997 |
| North American record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
|
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| South American record |  Lucimar de Moura (BRA)
|
22.60 | Bogotá, Colombia | 26 June 1999 |
| European Record | Marita Koch (GDR)
|
21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 |
| Oceanian Record |  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS)
|
22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |
Qualification standards
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 23.00 | 23.30 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2009 | 19:45 | Heats |
| August 20, 2009 | 19:50 | Semifinals |
| August 21, 2009 | 21:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marshevet Hooker | United States (USA) |
22.51 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Cydonie Mothersille |  Cayman Islands (CAY) |
22.69 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) |
22.71 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Muna Lee | United States (USA) |
22.76 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | Simone Facey |  Jamaica (JAM) |
22.83 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Eleni Artymata |  Cyprus (CYP) |
22.83 | Q, NR
|
| 7 | 3 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) |
22.88 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Anneisha McLaughlin |
Jamaica (JAM) |
22.91 | Q, PB |
| 9 | 3 | Monique Williams |  New Zealand (NZL) |
22.96 | Q, NR
|
| 10 | 5 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette |  U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) |
22.97 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
23.00 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica (JAM) |
23.01 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Yelena Bolsun |  Russia (RUS) |
23.06 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia (RUS) |
23.07 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | ChaRonda Williams |
United States (USA) |
23.08 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Emily Freeman |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
23.10 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | Olivia Borlée |  Belgium (BEL) |
23.25 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Tameka Williams |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
23.27 | Q, SB |
| 19 | 3 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia (RUS) |
23.28 | q |
| 20 | 1 | Johanna Danois |  France (FRA) |
23.29 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | Vida Anim |  Ghana (GHA) |
23.33 | q |
| 22 | 2 | Virgil Hodge | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
23.34 | q |
| 22 | 3 | Roqaya Al-Gassra |
 Bahrain (BHR) |
23.34 | q, SB |
| 24 | 6 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas (BAH) |
23.35 | q, SB |
| 25 | 3 | Adrienne Power |  Canada (CAN) |
23.38 | |
| 26 | 1 | Chisato Fukushima |  Japan (JPN) |
23.40 | |
| 27 | 1 | Darlenis Obregón |
 Colombia (COL) |
23.42 | |
| 27 | 1 | Andreea Ograzeanu |
 Romania (ROM) |
23.42 | |
| 29 | 2 | Carol Rodríguez |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
23.54 | |
| 30 | 4 | Alena Kievich |
 Belarus (BLR) |
23.59 | |
| 31 | 4 | Ivet Lalova |
 Bulgaria (BUL) |
23.60 | SB |
| 32 | 3 | Momoko Takahashi | Japan (JPN) |
23.61 | |
| 32 | 5 | Isabel Le Roux |  South Africa (RSA) |
23.61 | |
| 34 | 6 | Guzel Khubbieva |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
23.61 | SB |
| 35 | 4 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
23.72 | |
| 36 | 2 | Sabina Veit |  Slovenia (SLO) |
23.77 | |
| 37 | 6 | Jade Bailey |  Barbados (BAR) |
23.84 | |
| 38 | 5 | Makelesi Batimala |
 Fiji (FIJ) |
24.13 | SB |
| 39 | 5 | Oludamola Osayomi |  Nigeria (NGR) |
24.24 | |
| 40 | 2 | Sunayna Wahi |  Suriname (SUR) |
24.74 | PB |
| 41 | 1 | Nomvula Dlamini |  Swaziland (SWZ) |
25.70 | PB |
| 42 | 2 | Saria Traboulsi |  Lebanon (LIB) |
26.90 | |
| 43 | 3 | Selloane Tsoaeli |  Lesotho (LES) |
28.34 | |
| 1 | Munira Saleh |  Syria (SYR) |
DNF | ||
| 6 | Elizaveta Bryzhina |
 Ukraine (UKR) |
DNS |
Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) |
22.24 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica (JAM) |
22.29 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Muna Lee | United States (USA) |
22.30 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) |
22.44 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Anneisha McLaughlin |
Jamaica (JAM) |
22.55 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | Simone Facey | Jamaica (JAM) |
22.58 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Emily Freeman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
22.64 | q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) |
22.64 | q, NR
|
| 9 | 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) |
22.74 | |
| 10 | 2 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands (CAY) |
22.80 | |
| 11 | 2 | ChaRonda Williams |
United States (USA) |
22.81 | |
| 12 | 3 | Monique Williams | New Zealand (NZL) |
22.90 | NR
|
| 13 | 3 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
22.96 | |
| 14 | 1 | Johanna Danois | France (FRA) |
23.03 | PB |
| 15 | 2 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia (RUS) |
23.19 | |
| 16 | 3 | Virgil Hodge | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
23.19 | SB |
| 17 | 3 | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia (RUS) |
23.24 | |
| 18 | 1 | Roqaya Al-Gassra |
Bahrain (BHR) |
23.26 | SB |
| 19 | 1 | Yelena Bolsun | Russia (RUS) |
23.27 | |
| 20 | 3 | Vida Anim | Ghana (GHA) |
23.36 | |
| 21 | 2 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas (BAH) |
23.40 | |
| 22 | 3 | Olivia Borlée | Belgium (BEL) |
23.42 | |
| 23 | 2 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
23.47 | |
| 1 | Marshevet Hooker | United States (USA) |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Allyson Felix | United States (USA) |
22.02 | |
 |
Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica (JAM) |
22.35 | |
 |
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) |
22.41 | |
| 4 | Muna Lee | United States (USA) |
22.48 | |
| 5 | Anneisha McLaughlin |
Jamaica (JAM) |
22.62 | |
| 6 | Simone Facey | Jamaica (JAM) |
22.80 | |
| 7 | Emily Freeman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
22.98 | |
| 8 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) |
23.05 |
References
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