Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 19 August 20 August 21 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 36 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.74 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
Allyson Felix, the young American athlete and already a double World champion, entered the 200m race in Beijing as a favorite for the gold. Defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica also appeared to be in great form, setting a new personal best of 21.94 seconds at the Olympic trials.
In the final, Campbell-Brown had the quickest start and made up the stagger very quickly on Allyson Felix, who had been drawn in the lane outside of her. Running a stellar curve and accelerating out of the bend, the Jamaican athlete held her form to cross the line in 21.74 seconds, the fastest time of the decade and a new personal best.
Veronica Campbell-Brown, who suffered from injuries that led to disappointment in the 200m in the 2007 World Championships, returned to form to become only the second woman in history to win back-to-back Olympic 200m titles. Allyson Felix was once again relegated to the silver medal in a seasonal best of 21.93, the second-fastest time of her career. Jamaican Kerron Stewart won the bronze medal by just a hundredth of a second.
The qualifying standards were 23.00 s (A standard) and 23.20 s (B standard).[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) |
21.34 s | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Olympic record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.34 s | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.
Round 2
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.[4]
Semifinal 1
20 August 2008 - 21:55 Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | React |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
 Jamaica |
22.19 | Q | 0.187 |
| 2 | 7 | Kerron Stewart | Jamaica |
22.29 | Q | 0.217 |
| 3 | 4 | Muna Lee | United States |
22.29 | Q, PB | 0.186 |
| 4 | 9 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie |  Bahamas |
22.51 | Q | 0.165 |
| 5 | 6 | Yuliya Chermoshanskaya |  Russia |
22.57 | DSQ | 0.204 |
| 6 | 3 | Nataliya Pyhyda |  Ukraine |
22.95 | 0.160 | |
| 7 | 8 | Susanthika Jayasinghe |  Sri Lanka |
22.98 | 0.245 | |
| 8 | 2 | Roxana Díaz |  Cuba |
23.12 | 0.177 |
Semifinal 2
20 August 2008 - 22:04 Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | React |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Allyson Felix | United States |
22.33 | Q | 0.181 |
| 2 | 9 | Marshevet Hooker | United States |
22.50 | Q | 0.196 |
| 3 | 5 | Sherone Simpson | Jamaica |
22.50 | Q | 0.175 |
| 4 | 3 | Cydonie Mothersille |  Cayman Islands |
22.61 | Q, SB | 0.212 |
| 5 | 4 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi |  France |
22.71 | 0.188 | |
| 6 | 6 | Roqaya Al-Gassra |
 Bahrain |
22.72 | 0.259 | |
| 7 | 8 | Emily Freeman |  Great Britain |
22.83 | 0.201 | |
| 8 | 2 | Aleksandra Fedoriva | Russia |
23.22 | 0.202 |
Final
21 August 2008 - Wind: 0.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Country | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica |
0.172 | 21.74 | PB |
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5 | Allyson Felix | United States |
0.193 | 21.93 | SB |
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6 | Kerron Stewart | Jamaica |
0.199 | 22.00 | |
| 4 | 9 | Muna Lee | United States |
0.176 | 22.01 | PB |
| 5 | 7 | Marshevet Hooker | United States |
0.200 | 22.34 | PB |
| 6 | 8 | Sherone Simpson | Jamaica |
0.167 | 22.36 | |
| 7 | 2 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas |
0.175 | 22.61 | |
| 8 | 3 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands |
0.206 | 22.68 |
References
- IAAF. Archived from the originalon 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- IAAF. Archivedfrom the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- IAAF. Archived from the originalon 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 200 Metres W Semi-Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.