Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates18–19 October 1964
Competitors42 from 27 nations
Winning time23.0 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Edith McGuire
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Irena Kirszenstein
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Marilyn Black
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1960
1968  

The women's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October and 19 October 1964. 42 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 6 not starting in the first round. The first round and the semifinal were held on 18 October, with the final on 19 October. [1] The winning margin was 0.1 seconds.

Results

First round

The top two runners in each of the 6 heats advanced, as well as the next four fastest runners from across the heats.

First round, heat 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Janet Simpson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 24.0 seconds
2 Eva Lehocká Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 24.2 seconds
3 Joyce Bennett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.3 seconds
4 Michele Lurot Flag of France.svg  France 24.7 seconds
5 Erzsébet Bartos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 24.9 seconds
6 E. E. Giron Olivares Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 25.3 seconds
Halina Gorecka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Did not start

First round, heat 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Miguelina Cobián Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 23.8 seconds
2 Barbara Sobotta Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 24.1 seconds
3 Irene Piotrowski Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 24.4 seconds
4 Inge Aigner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 24.7 seconds
5 Susana Ritchie Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 24.7 seconds
Margit Nemesházi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Did not start
Ulla-Britt Wieslander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Did not start

First round, heat 3

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Margaret Burvill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.2 seconds
2 Heilwig Jacob Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 24.2 seconds
3 Galina Gaida Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 24.4 seconds
4 Deborah Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.6 seconds
5 Irene Muyanca Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 27.6 seconds
Clarice Ahanotu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Did not start
Jean Mitchell Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Did not start

First round, heat 4

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Lyudmila Samotyosova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23.8 seconds
2 Dorothy Hyman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 24.0 seconds
3 Vivian Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.1 seconds
4 Louise Sydranski Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 24.6 seconds
5 Adlin Mair Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 25.0 seconds
6 Kusolwan Soraja Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 26.1 seconds
7 Marcela Daniel Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 26.6 seconds

First round, heat 5

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Edith McGuire Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23.4 seconds
2 Marilyn Black Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 23.7 seconds
3 Una Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 24.2 seconds
4 Mona Sulaiman Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 25.4 seconds
5 Song Yang Ja Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 26.5 seconds
Jutta Heine Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Disqualified
Maria Itkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Did not start

First round, heat 6

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Irena Kirszenstein Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 23.8 seconds
2 Daphne Arden Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 24.2 seconds
3 Doreen Porter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24.2 seconds
4 Erika Pollmann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 24.4 seconds
5 Makiko Izawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 25.4 seconds
6 Delceita Oakley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 26.2 seconds
7 Yeh Chu-mei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 27.1 seconds

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Edith McGuireFlag of the United States.svg  United States 23.3 seconds
2Irena KirszensteinFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 23.6 seconds
3Janet SimpsonFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 23.7 seconds
4Daphne ArdenFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 24.0 seconds
5Margaret BurvillFlag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.3 seconds
6 Eva Lehocká Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 24.5 seconds
7Joyce BennettFlag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.7 seconds
Miguelina CobiánFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba Disqualified

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Marilyn BlackFlag of Australia.svg  Australia 23.4 seconds
2Lyudmila SamotyosovaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23.7 seconds
3Una MorrisFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23.7 seconds
4Barbara SobottaFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 23.7 seconds
5Dorothy HymanFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 23.9 seconds
6Doreen PorterFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24.0 seconds
7Heilwig JacobFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 24.1 seconds
8Vivian BrownFlag of the United States.svg  United States 24.3 seconds

Final

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Edith McGuire Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23.0 seconds OR
2 Irena Kirszenstein Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 23.1 seconds
3 Marilyn Black Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 23.1 seconds
4 Una Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23.5 seconds
5 Lyudmila Samotyosova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23.5 seconds
6 Barbara Sobotta Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 23.9 seconds
7 Janet Simpson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 23.9 seconds
8 Daphne Arden Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 24.0 seconds

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.