Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 31 (heats and quarterfinals)
August 1 (semifinals and final)
Competitors48 from 36 nations
Winning time22.12
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Marie-José Pérec
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Merlene Ottey
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Mary Onyali
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with two rounds (six heats in round 1, four heats in round 2), two semifinals and a final. [1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record21.34 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith Joyner Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)16 July 1988
Olympic Record21.34 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith Joyner Seoul (KOR)29 September 1988

Results

Heats

Top four in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat one

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Carlette Guidry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.375
2 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 22.428
3 Melanie Paschke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22.933
4 Patricia Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 23.132
5 Yan Jiankui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 23.211
6 Myra Mayberry Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 23.237
7 Zlatka Georgieva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 24.054
8 Laure Kuetey Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 25.576

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Dannette Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.652
2 Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.707
3 Lucrécia Jardim Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22.955
4 Viktoriya Fomenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 23.181
5 Sandy Myers Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 23.186
6 Calister Ubah Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 23.343
7 Dora Kyriakou Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 23.854
8Sylla M'Mah TouréFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 26.648

Heat three

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23.036
2 Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 23.162
3 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 23.251
4 Sanna Hernesniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 23.357
5 Mireille Donders Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 23.528
6 Maia Azarashvili Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 23.635
7 Felipa Palacios Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 24.124
8 Lineo Shoai Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 26.253

Heat four

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.927
2 Katharine Merry Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 23.141
3 Monika Gachevska Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 23.306
4 Heather Samuel Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 23.345
5 Ameerah Bello Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 23.454
6 Du Xiujie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 23.693
7 Guilhermina da Cruz Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 24.928
8 Marina Trandenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DNS2

Heat five

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Galina Malchugina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22.631
2 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 22.637
3 Beverly McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23.046
4 Zhanna Pintusevych Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 23.155
5 Simmone Jacobs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 23.362
6 Tara Perry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23.463
7 Marina Živković Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 23.514
8 Kaltouma Nadjina Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 24.478

Heat six

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 22.625
2 Inger Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.743
3 Alenka Bikar Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22.887
4 Katerina Koffa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 23.094
5 Natallia Safronnikava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 23.148
6 Sevatheda Fynes Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 23.392
7 Georgette N’Koma Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 23.681
8 Lyudmila Dmitriady Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 24.886

Quarterfinals

Top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Heat one

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Carlette Guidry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.513
2 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 22.816
3 Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.914
4 Natallia Safronnikava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 23.152
5 Sanna Hernesniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 23.381
6 Monika Gachevska Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 23.448
7 Ameerah Bello Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 23.667
8 Beverly McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS5

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.614
2 Galina Malchugina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22.693
3 Melanie Paschke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22.845
4 Katerina Koffa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 23.047
5 Katharine Merry Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 23.176
6 Sevatheda Fynes Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 23.268
7 Yan Jiankui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 23.301
8 Viktoriya Fomenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 23.442

Heat three

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 22.243
2 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 22.375
3 Inger Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.576
4 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.741
5 Lucrécia Jardim Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22.884
6 Simmone Jacobs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.967
7 Sandy Myers Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 23.202
8 Heather Samuel Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 23.548

Heat four

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Dannette Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.536
2 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.624
3 Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22.823
4 Alenka Bikar Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22.895
5 Myra Mayberry Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 23.488
6 Patricia Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 23.501
7 Calister Ubah Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 23.627
8 Zhanna Pintusevych Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 23.682

Semifinals

Top four from each heat advanced to the finals.

Heat one

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 22.074
2 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 22.163
3 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.245
4 Inger Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.337
5 Dannette Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.496
6 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.782
7 Natallia Safronnikava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 22.981
8 Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DNS8

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.084
2 Galina Malchugina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22.356
3 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 22.545
4 Carlette Guidry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.563
5 Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.762
6 Melanie Paschke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22.817
7 Alenka Bikar Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22.828
8 Katerina Koffa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 23.201

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeLane
Gold medal icon.svg Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 22.123
Silver medal icon.svg Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.245
Bronze medal icon.svg Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 22.384
4 Inger Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.417
5 Galina Malchugina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22.456
6 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 22.548
7 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22.601
8 Carlette Guidry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.612

Wind in the finals = 0.3 m/s
Notes: DNS = did not start

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2017.