Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | September 4 & 7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1972 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 | |
| 50 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 Republic of China's Chi Cheng, who set world records in the 200 meters and 220 yards distances in 1970. She suffered a career ending injury at the end of 1970. An attempted surgery in 1971, failed. The top 3 ranked women in the world in 1971, were the 3 women on the podium in Munich. European Champion Renate Stecher (GDR), Commonwealth Champion Raelene Boyle (AUS), and the defending Champion Irena Szewinska of Poland.
Heats
Top five in each heat (blue) and the next two fastest (pink) advanced to quarterfinal round.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Anum |
 Ghana |
6 | 23.15 |
| 2 | Barbara Ferrell |  United States |
5 | 23.38 |
| 3 | Rosie Allwood |  Jamaica |
1 | 23.56 |
| 4 | Donna Murray |
 Great Britain |
3 | 23.76 |
| 5 | Juana Mosquera |  Colombia |
2 | 24.20 |
| 6 | Carolina Rieuwpassa |  Indonesia |
7 | 24.68 |
| - | Irene Fitzner |  Argentina |
4 | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Stecher |  East Germany |
2 | 22.96 |
| 2 | Raelene Boyle |  Australia |
4 | 23.58 |
| 3 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya |  Soviet Union |
3 | 23.62 |
| 4 | Amelita Alanes |  Philippines |
5 | 25.28 |
| 5 | Helen Olaye |  Nigeria |
1 | 25.30 |
| 6 | Mabel Saeluzika |  Malawi |
6 | 28.29 |
| - | Carmen Valdes |
 Cuba |
7 | DNS |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annegret Kroniger |  West Germany |
4 | 23.37 |
| 2 | Wilma van Gool |
 Netherlands |
6 | 23.86 |
| 3 | Della Pascoe | Great Britain |
2 | 23.97 |
| 4 | Hannah Afriyie | Ghana |
3 | 24.38 |
| 5 | María Luisa Vilca |  Peru |
1 | 24.46 |
| 6 | Josefa Vicent |  Uruguay |
7 | 25.09 |
| 7 | Meas Kheng |  Khmer Republic |
5 | 25.86 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Strophal |
East Germany |
1 | 23.54 |
| 2 | Pam Greene | United States |
7 | 23.96 |
| 3 | Una Morris | Jamaica |
6 | 23.99 |
| 4 | Pirjo Wilmi |
 Finland |
3 | 24.16 |
| 5 | Rose Musani |  Uganda |
5 | 25.37 |
| 6 | Laura Pierre |  Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 26.32 |
| - | Eva Glesková |  Czechoslovakia |
2 | DNS |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irena Szewińska |  Poland |
3 | 23.37 |
| 2 | Christiane Krause | West Germany |
7 | 23.51 |
| 3 | Jackie Thompson | United States |
6 | 23.67 |
| 4 | Karoline Käfer |  Austria |
1 | 24.42 |
| 5 | Russel Carrero |  Nicaragua |
5 | 28.02 |
| - | Silvia Chivas |
Cuba |
2 | DNS |
| - | Claudette Powell |  Bahamas |
4 | DNS |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
5 | 23.46 |
| 2 | Sylviane Telliez |  France |
4 | 23.51 |
| 3 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
6 | 23.90 |
| 4 | Margaret Critchley | Great Britain |
2 | 24.04 |
| 5 | Marcia Trotman |  Barbados |
7 | 24.06 |
| 6 | Beatrice Lungu |  Zambia |
1 | 25.11 |
| 7 | Fatima El-Faquir |  Morocco |
3 | 25.27 |
Quarterfinals
Top four in each heat advanced to semifinal round (blue).
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irena Szewińska | Poland |
7 | 22.79 |
| 2 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union |
3 | 23.20 |
| 3 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
6 | 23.23 |
| 4 | Barbara Ferrell | United States |
1 | 23.30 |
| 5 | Una Morris | Jamaica |
5 | 23.62 |
| 6 | Marcia Trotman | Barbados |
2 | 24.00 |
| 7 | Amelita Alanes | Philippines |
4 | 24.98 |
| - | Josefa Vicent | Uruguay |
8 | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Strophal |
East Germany |
8 | 22.93 |
| 2 | Alice Anum |
Ghana |
5 | 22.95 |
| 3 | Wilma van Gool |
Netherlands |
2 | 23.22 |
| 4 | Christiane Krause | West Germany |
4 | 23.22 |
| 5 | Della Pascoe | Great Britain |
73 | 23.72 |
| 6 | Juana Mosquera | Colombia |
1 | 24.00 |
| 7 | María Luisa Vilca | Peru |
7 | 24.48 |
| 8 | Rose Musani | Uganda |
6 | 25.28 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Stecher | East Germany |
1 | 23.31 |
| 2 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
7 | 23.33 |
| 3 | Sylviane Telliez | France |
8 | 23.69 |
| 4 | Donna Murray |
Great Britain |
6 | 23.69 |
| 5 | Pam Greene | United States |
5 | 23.85 |
| 6 | Karoline Käfer | Austria |
4 | 23.92 |
| 7 | Hannah Afriyie | Ghana |
3 | 24.47 |
| - | Russel Carrero | Nicaragua |
2 | DNS |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
7 | 23.06 |
| 2 | Annegret Kroniger | West Germany |
3 | 23.14 |
| 3 | Jackie Thompson | United States |
4 | 23.22 |
| 4 | Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
8 | 23.33 |
| 5 | Pirjo Wilmi |
Finland |
5 | 23.68 |
| 6 | Margaret Critchley | Great Britain |
2 | 24.05 |
| 7 | Carolina Rieuwpassa | Indonesia |
1 | 25.03 |
| 8 | Helen Olaye | Nigeria |
6 | 25.09 |
Semifinals
Top four in each heat advanced to the final round (blue).
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Strophal |
East Germany |
7 | 22.90 |
| 2 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
3 | 22.92 |
| 3 | Irena Szewińska | Poland |
6 | 22.92 |
| 4 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
1 | 23.14 |
| 5 | Christiane Krause | West Germany |
2 | 23.17 |
| 6 | Jackie Thompson | United States |
4 | 23.18 |
| 7 | Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
8 | 23.40 |
| - | Wilma van Gool |
Netherlands |
5 | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Stecher | East Germany |
8 | 22.83 |
| 2 | Annegret Kroniger | West Germany |
5 | 23.05 |
| 3 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
6 | 23.28 |
| 4 | Alice Anum |
Ghana |
4 | 23.30 |
| 5 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union |
1 | 23.31 |
| 6 | Sylviane Telliez | France |
3 | 23.34 |
| 7 | Barbara Ferrell | United States |
2 | 23.39 |
| 8 | Donna Murray |
Great Britain |
7 | 24.03 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Renate Stecher | East Germany |
6 | 22.40 | WR |
 |
Raelene Boyle | Australia |
4 | 22.45 | |
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Irena Szewińska | Poland |
5 | 22.74 | |
| 4 | Ellen Strophal |
East Germany |
3 | 22.75 | |
| 5 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
7 | 22.89 | |
| Annegret Kroniger | West Germany |
1 | 22.89 | ||
| 7 | Alice Anum |
Ghana |
8 | 22.99 | |
| 8 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
2 | 23.11 |
Key: WR = world record; DNS = did not start; T = Tie
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.