Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Olympic Stadium | |||||||||||||
Dates | 15 August 2016 (heats) 16 August 2016 (semifinals) 17 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 72 from 45 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 21.78 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 200 metres competition at the
Summary
The fastest entrant in the field was
In the semi-final round, both World Championship medalists #3 of all time, Schippers and #5 of all time, Thompson ran in the first heat. Schippers won the race over Thompson, who ran her season best, but Thompson didn't look like she was running all out at the end while Schippers ran just .03 off her season best. They led Deajah Stevens and Dina Asher-Smith to the time qualifiers. Tori Bowie equalled Thompson's 22.13 in the third semi.
In the final, Thompson went out hard, making up the stagger on
The following evening the medals were presented by HM
Format
The women's 200 m competition consisted of three rounds: a round one heats stage with nine races, three semifinal races, and a single final. Each race featured eight athletes. The top two in each heat progressed to the semifinals, as did the six fastest non-qualifiers. The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the final with the two fastest non-qualifiers.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record
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Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, Korea | 29 September 1988 |
Olympic record | ||||
2016 World leading | Dafne Schippers (NED) | 21.93 | Oslo, Norway | 9 June 2016 |
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country | Athlete | Round | Time | Notes |
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Maldives | Afa Ismail (MDV) | Heats | 24.96 s | |
Ivory Coast | Marie Josée Ta Lou (CIV ) |
Final | 22.21 s |
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 15 August 2016 | 9:35 | Heats |
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 22:00 | Semifinals |
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 | 22:30 | Finals |
Results
Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 0.145 | 22.51 | Q |
2 | 7 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine | 0.134 | 22.64 | Q |
3 | 6 | Crystal Emmanuel | Canada | 0.144 | 22.80 | q, PB |
4 | 5 | Anna Kiełbasińska | Poland | 0.155 | 22.95 | SB |
5 | 2 | Reyare Thomas | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.202 | 22.97 | |
6 | 1 | Maja Mihalinec |
Slovenia | 0.132 | 23.38 | |
7 | 3 | Olivia Borlée | Belgium | 0.170 | 23.53 | |
8 | 8 | Afa Ismail | Maldives | 0.193 | 24.96 | NR |
Wind: +0.5 m/s |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Jenna Prandini | United States | 0.163 | 22.62 | Q |
2 | 7 | Lisa Mayer | Germany | 0.172 | 22.86 | Q, PB |
3 | 6 | Tynia Gaither | Bahamas | 0.160 | 22.90 | q |
4 | 5 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 0.160 | 22.94 | q, SB |
5 | 3 | Celiangeli Morales | Puerto Rico | 0.164 | 23.00 | PB |
6 | 2 | Gloria Hooper | Italy | 0.167 | 23.05 | |
7 | 8 | Mariely Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 0.159 | 23.39 | |
8 | 4 | Cynthia Bolingo | Belgium | 0.188 | 23.98 | |
Wind: +0.8 m/s |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.170 | 22.50 | Q |
2 | 5 | Simone Facey | Jamaica | 0.164 | 22.78 | Q |
3 | 8 | Kauiza Venancio | Brazil | 0.187 | 23.06 | |
4 | 4 | Alyssa Conley | South Africa | 0.114 | 23.17 | |
5 | 1 | Isidora Jiménez | Chile | 0.132 | 23.29 | |
6 | 2 | Estela García | Spain | 0.137 | 23.43 | |
7 | 7 | Nataliya Strohova | Ukraine | 0.164 | 23.69 | |
8 | 6 | Yelena Ryabova |
Turkmenistan | 0.170 | 25.45 | |
Wind: +0.6 m/s |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Marie Josée Ta Lou |
Ivory Coast | 0.141 | 22.31 | Q, PB |
2 | 4 | Elaine Thompson |
Jamaica | 0.177 | 22.63 | Q |
3 | 3 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 0.207 | 22.80 | q |
4 | 2 | Maria Belimpasaki |
Greece | 0.183 | 23.19 | |
5 | 6 | Justine Palframan | South Africa | 0.151 | 23.33 | |
6 | 1 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 0.157 | 23.67 | |
7 | 8 | Diana Khubeseryan | Armenia | 0.146 | 25.16 | |
8 | 5 | Margret Hassan | South Sudan | 0.263 | 26.99 | PB |
Wind: +0.6 m/s |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | 0.158 | 22.71 | Q |
2 | 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 0.164 | 22.77 | Q |
3 | 1 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 0.161 | 22.96 | SB |
4 | 8 | Tessa van Schagen | Netherlands | 0.189 | 23.41 | |
5 | 2 | Gina Bass | The Gambia | 0.179 | 23.43 | |
6 | 6 | Srabani Nanda | India | 0.150 | 23.58 | |
7 | 5 | Aurelie Alcindor | Mauritius | 0.201 | 24.55 | |
8 | 3 | Gayane Chiloyan | Armenia | 0.179 | 25.03 | |
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Deajah Stevens | United States | 0.160 | 22.45 | Q |
2 | 4 | Nercely Soto | Venezuela | 0.196 | 22.89 | Q, SB |
3 | 2 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 0.159 | 23.04 | |
4 | 5 | Ramona Papaioannou | Cyprus | 0.140 | 23.10 | PB |
5 | 1 | Yelyzaveta Bryzhina | Ukraine | 0.178 | 23.28 | |
6 | 8 | Nigina Sharipova | Uzbekistan | 0.140 | 23.33 | |
7 | 6 | Viktoriya Zyabkina | Kazakhstan | 0.167 | 23.34 | |
8 | 3 | Najima Parveen |
Pakistan | 0.183 | 26.11 | |
Wind: 0.0 m/s |
Heat 7
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | Bulgaria | 0.136 | 22.61 | Q |
2 | 3 | Ella Nelson | Australia | 0.155 | 22.66 | Q |
3 | 4 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain | 0.135 | 22.69 | q, SB |
4 | 1 | Lorène Bazolo | Portugal | 0.166 | 23.01 | PB |
5 | 8 | Chisato Fukushima | Japan | 0.125 | 23.21 | |
6 | 5 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | Virgin Islands | 0.127 | 23.35 | |
7 | 2 | Vitória Cristina Rosa | Brazil | 0.191 | 23.35 | SB |
8 | 7 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 0.153 | 23.62 | |
Wind: +0.5 m/s |
Heat 8
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Tori Bowie | United States | 0.145 | 22.47 | Q |
2 | 6 | Murielle Ahouré |
Ivory Coast | 0.156 | 22.52 | Q, SB |
3 | 3 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 0.139 | 22.78 | q, SB |
4 | 1 | Nadine Gonska | Germany | 0.129 | 23.03 | |
5 | 5 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus | 0.166 | 23.27 | |
6 | 2 | Arialis Gandulla | Cuba | 0.149 | 23.41 | |
7 | 7 | Brenessa Thompson | Guyana | 0.155 | 23.65 | |
8 | 4 | Maizurah Abdul Rahim | Brunei | 0.173 | 28.02 | PB |
Wind: +0.1 m/s |
Heat 9
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Edidiong Odiong | Bahrain | 0.156 | 22.74 | Q, PB, AJR |
2 | 1 | Semoy Hackett | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.162 | 22.78 | Q |
3 | 6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica | 0.170 | 22.97 | |
4 | 8 | Olga Safronova |
Kazakhstan | 0.144 | 23.29 | |
5 | 7 | Ashley Kelly |
British Virgin Islands | 0.191 | 23.61 | |
6 | 4 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.160 | 23.61 | |
7 | 2 | Sabina Veit | Slovenia | 0.161 | 23.75 | |
8 | 5 | Kristina Pronzhenko | Tajikistan | 0.213 | 25.53 | |
Wind: +0.6 m/s |
Semifinal
Qualification rules: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 0.139 | 21.96 | Q |
2 | 4 | Elaine Thompson |
Jamaica | 0.164 | 22.13 | Q, SB |
3 | 5 | Deajah Stevens | United States | 0.170 | 22.38 | q |
4 | 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 0.143 | 22.49 | q |
5 | 6 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | 0.179 | 22.69 | |
6 | 2 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 0.121 | 22.83 | |
7 | 8 | Lisa Mayer | Germany | 0.162 | 22.90 | |
8 | 1 | Tynia Gaither | Bahamas | 0.149 | 23.45 | |
Wind: +0.1 m/s |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Marie Josée Ta Lou |
Ivory Coast | 0.156 | 22.28 | Q, PB |
2 | 4 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | Bulgaria | 0.127 | 22.42 | Q, SB |
3 | 7 | Ella Nelson | Australia | 0.165 | 22.50 | PB |
4 | 6 | Jenna Prandini | United States | 0.196 | 22.55 | |
5 | 5 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine | 0.163 | 22.81 | |
6 | 8 | Semoy Hackett | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.240 | 22.94 | |
7 | 2 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 0.160 | 22.99 | |
8 | 1 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain | 0.173 | 22.99 | |
Wind: +0.1 m/s |
Semifinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Tori Bowie | United States | 0.145 | 22.13 | Q |
2 | 6 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.153 | 22.25 | Q |
3 | 8 | Simone Facey | Jamaica | 0.158 | 22.57 | SB |
4 | 5 | Murielle Ahouré |
Ivory Coast | 0.144 | 22.59 | |
5 | 2 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 0.196 | 22.73 | |
6 | 3 | Edidiong Odiong | Bahrain | 0.156 | 22.84 | |
7 | 7 | Nercely Soto | Venezuela | 0.174 | 22.88 | SB |
8 | 1 | Crystal Emmanuel | Canada | 0.149 | 23.05 | |
Wind: +0.8 m/s |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Elaine Thompson |
Jamaica | 0.152 | 21.78 | WL | |
4 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 0.141 | 21.88 | SB | |
5 | Tori Bowie | United States | 0.143 | 22.15 | ||
4 | 3 | Marie Josée Ta Lou |
Ivory Coast | 0.153 | 22.21 | NR |
5 | 2 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 0.135 | 22.31 | SB |
6 | 7 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.158 | 22.34 | |
7 | 1 | Deajah Stevens | United States | 0.171 | 22.65 | |
8 | 8 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | Bulgaria | 0.104 | 22.69 | |
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
References
- ^ a b Women's 200m - Standings Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ^ Landells, Steve (2016-08-10). Preview: women's 200m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ^ Senior outdoor 2016 200 Metres women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Elaine Thompson confirmed as the world's fastest woman with 200m gold". Guardian. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
External links
- Media related to Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres at Wikimedia Commons