Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 4 & 7, 1972
Competitors37 from 27 nations
Winning time22.40 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Renate Stecher
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Raelene Boyle
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Irena Szewińska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1968
1976  

The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 4 & 7. [1] The favorite would have been 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 three ranked women in the world in 1971, were the three women on the podium in Munich—European Champion Renate Stecher (GDR) who won by 0.05 seconds, 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

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Alice Anum Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 623.15
2 Barbara Ferrell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 523.38
3 Rosie Allwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 123.56
4 Donna Murray Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 323.76
5 Juana Mosquera Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 224.20
6 Carolina Rieuwpassa Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 724.68
- Irene Fitzner Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 4DNS

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Renate Stecher Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 222.96
2 Raelene Boyle Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 423.58
3 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 323.62
4 Amelita Alanes Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 525.28
5 Helen Olaye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 125.30
6 Mabel Saeluzika Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 628.29
- Carmen Valdes Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 7DNS

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Annegret Kroniger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 423.37
2 Wilma van Gool Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 623.86
3 Della Pascoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 223.97
4 Hannah Afriyie Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 324.38
5 María Luisa Vilca Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 124.46
6 Josefa Vicent Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 725.09
7 Meas Kheng Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg  Khmer Republic 525.86

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Ellen Strophal Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 123.54
2 Pam Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States 723.96
3 Una Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 623.99
4 Pirjo Wilmi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 324.16
5 Rose Musani Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 525.37
6 Laura Pierre Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 426.32
- Eva Glesková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2DNS

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 323.37
2 Christiane Krause Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 723.51
3 Jackie Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 623.67
4 Karoline Käfer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 124.42
5 Russel Carrero Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 528.02
- Silvia Chivas Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 2DNS
- Claudette Powell Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas 4DNS

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Marina Sidorova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 523.46
2 Sylviane Telliez Flag of France.svg  France 423.51
3 Christina Heinich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 623.90
4 Margaret Critchley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 224.04
5 Marcia Trotman Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 724.06
6 Beatrice Lungu Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 125.11
7 Fatima El-Faquir Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 325.27

Quarterfinals

Top four in each heat advanced to semifinal round (blue).

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 722.79
2 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 323.20
3 Christina Heinich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 623.23
4 Barbara Ferrell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 123.30
5 Una Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 523.62
6 Marcia Trotman Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 224.00
7 Amelita Alanes Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 424.98
- Josefa Vicent Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 8DNS

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Ellen Strophal Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 822.93
2 Alice Anum Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 522.95
3 Wilma van Gool Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 223.22
4 Christiane Krause Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 423.22
5 Della Pascoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 7323.72
6 Juana Mosquera Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 124.00
7 María Luisa Vilca Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 724.48
8 Rose Musani Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 625.28

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Renate Stecher Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 123.31
2 Rosie Allwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 723.33
3 Sylviane Telliez Flag of France.svg  France 823.69
4 Donna Murray Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 623.69
5 Pam Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States 523.85
6 Karoline Käfer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 423.92
7 Hannah Afriyie Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 324.47
- Russel Carrero Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2DNS

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Raelene Boyle Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 723.06
2 Annegret Kroniger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 323.14
3 Jackie Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 423.22
4 Marina Sidorova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 823.33
5 Pirjo Wilmi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 523.68
6 Margaret Critchley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 224.05
7 Carolina Rieuwpassa Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 125.03
8 Helen Olaye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 625.09

Semifinals

Top four in each heat advanced to the final round (blue).

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Ellen Strophal Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 722.90
2 Raelene Boyle Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 322.92
3 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 622.92
4 Rosie Allwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 123.14
5 Christiane Krause Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 223.17
6 Jackie Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 423.18
7 Marina Sidorova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 823.40
- Wilma van Gool Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5DNS

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1 Renate Stecher Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 822.83
2 Annegret Kroniger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 523.05
3 Christina Heinich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 623.28
4 Alice Anum Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 423.30
5 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 123.31
6 Sylviane Telliez Flag of France.svg  France 323.34
7 Barbara Ferrell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 223.39
8 Donna Murray Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 724.03

Final

RankNameNationalityLaneTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Renate Stecher Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 622.40 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Raelene Boyle Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 422.45
Bronze medal icon.svg Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 522.74
4 Ellen Strophal Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 322.75
5 Christina Heinich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 722.89
Annegret Kroniger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 122.89
7 Alice Anum Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 822.99
8 Rosie Allwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 223.11

Key: WR = world record; DNS = did not start; T = Tie

References

  1. "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.