Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 25 (heats)
July 26 (semifinal and final)
Competitors38 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marjorie Jackson  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bertha Brouwer  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadezhda Khnykina  Soviet Union
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The Women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 25 (heats) and July 26 (final) at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Australian athlete Marjorie Jackson, who had already won the final in the 100 metres event, earned a second gold medal while setting two world records along the way.[1]

Summary

Stanisława Walasiewicz (Stella Walsh)'s world record had stood through the war for almost 17 years. The 41 year old Walsh had won the US Championship the year before but did not compete in the Olympics. The defending champion Fanny Blankers-Koen was in Helsinki, but was suffering from skin boils. She did not finish in the 80 metres hurdles the day before after crashing a hurdle. That turned out to be her last competitive race.

In the second heat,

fully automatic timing
giving her a 23.73.

The following day, in the first semi-final, Jackson took the world record outright with 23.4 (23.59 automatic). Later that day, in the final, Jackson was given lane 2, the inside lane. Five steps after the gun, she had already made up the stagger on Bertha "Puck" Brouwer in lane 3. From there Jackson continued to pull away, ultimately to a 4-metre victory. On the home stretch, Brouwer found herself in second place, with Khnykina closing ground down the final straight to make it close for the remaining medals. Brouwer, Khnykina and Jackson's Australian teammate Winsome Cripps all getting credited with the same finishing time but Brouwer getting silver and Khnykina bronze.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on July 25. The first two runners from each heat qualified for the semifinal.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Sylvia Cheeseman  Great Britain 24.9
2 Ursula Knab  Germany 25.0
3 Tzvetana Berkovska  Bulgaria 25.2
4 Gladys Erbetta  Argentina 25.6
5 Flora Kazantseva  Soviet Union 25.7
6 Maria Arndt  Poland 25.9

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Nadezhda Khnykina  Soviet Union 24.3 OR
2 Helga Klein  Germany 24.6
3 Deyse de Castro  Brazil 25.0
4 Frances O'Halloran  Canada 25.2
5 Grietje de Jongh  Netherlands 25.2
6
Ema Konrad
 Romania 25.8

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Marjorie Jackson  Australia 23.6 WR
2 Catherine Hardy  United States 24.8
3 Patricia Devine  Great Britain 25.1
4 Anne-Marie Lousteau  France 25.5
5 Olga Gyarmati  Hungary 25.5
6 Vera Martelli  Italy 26.1
7
Mary D'Souza
 India 26.3

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Bertha Brouwer  Netherlands 24.6
2 Marcelle Gabarrus  France 25.3
3 Ann Johnson  Great Britain 25.3
4 Adriana Millard  Chile 25.4
5 Graviola Ewing  Guatemala 26.9

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Eulalia Szwajkowska  Poland 25.5
2 Eleanor McKenzie  Canada 25.5
3
Alexandria Sicoe
 Romania 25.6
4 Lilian Heinz  Argentina 25.8
5 Pirkko Länsivuori  Finland 27.5
Dolores Dwyer  United States DNF

Heat 6

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1
Daphne Hasenjager
 South Africa 24.4
2 Winsome Cripps  Australia 24.4
3 Mae Faggs  United States 24.5
4 Hyacinth Walters  Jamaica 25.4

Heat 7

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Yevgeniya Sechenova  Soviet Union 25.4
2 Luella Law  Canada 25.7
3 Klára Soós  Hungary 25.8
4 Genowefa Minicka  Poland 25.9

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on July 26. The first three runners from each heat qualified to the final.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Marjorie Jackson  Australia 23.4 WR
2 Bertha Brouwer  Netherlands 24.3
3
Daphne Hasenjager
 South Africa 24.4
4 Sylvia Cheeseman  Great Britain 24.7
5 Yevgeniya Sechenova  Soviet Union 25.2
6 Luella Law  Canada 25.3
7 Ursula Knab  Germany 25.5

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Nadezhda Khnykina  Soviet Union 24.1
2 Winsome Cripps  Australia 24.3
3 Helga Klein  Germany 24.4
4 Catherine Hardy  United States 24.7
5 Eleanor McKenzie  Canada 25.1
6 Eulalia Szwajkowska  Poland 25.2
7 Marcelle Gabarrus  France 25.3

Final

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marjorie Jackson  Australia 23.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bertha Brouwer  Netherlands 24.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadezhda Khnykina  Soviet Union 24.2
4 Winsome Cripps  Australia 24.2
5 Helga Klein  Germany 24.6
6
Daphne Hasenjager
 South Africa 24.6

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

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