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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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 0.19 seconds. The winner had the second fastest reaction time in the final.
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]
Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 21.34 s | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 21.34 s | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
World Leading | ![]() | 21.94 s | Kingston, Jamaica | 29 June 2008 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final. [4]
20 August 2008 - 21:55 Wind: 0.0 m/s
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 5 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() | 22.19 | Q | 0.187 |
2 | 7 | Kerron Stewart | ![]() | 22.29 | Q | 0.217 |
3 | 4 | Muna Lee | ![]() | 22.29 | Q, PB | 0.186 |
4 | 9 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | ![]() | 22.51 | Q | 0.165 |
5 | 6 | Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | ![]() | 22.57 | DSQ | 0.204 |
6 | 3 | Nataliya Pyhyda | ![]() | 22.95 | 0.160 | |
7 | 8 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | ![]() | 22.98 | 0.245 | |
8 | 2 | Roxana Díaz | ![]() | 23.12 | 0.177 |
20 August 2008 - 22:04 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 7 | Allyson Felix | ![]() | 22.33 | Q | 0.181 |
2 | 9 | Marshevet Hooker | ![]() | 22.50 | Q | 0.196 |
3 | 5 | Sherone Simpson | ![]() | 22.50 | Q | 0.175 |
4 | 3 | Cydonie Mothersille | ![]() | 22.61 | Q, SB | 0.212 |
5 | 4 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | ![]() | 22.71 | 0.188 | |
6 | 6 | Roqaya Al-Gassra | ![]() | 22.72 | 0.259 | |
7 | 8 | Emily Freeman | ![]() | 22.83 | 0.201 | |
8 | 2 | Aleksandra Fedoriva | ![]() | 23.22 | 0.202 |
21 August 2008 - Wind: 0.6 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Country | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() | 0.172 | 21.74 | PB |
![]() | 5 | Allyson Felix | ![]() | 0.193 | 21.93 | SB |
![]() | 6 | Kerron Stewart | ![]() | 0.199 | 22.00 | |
4 | 9 | Muna Lee | ![]() | 0.176 | 22.01 | PB |
5 | 7 | Marshevet Hooker | ![]() | 0.200 | 22.34 | PB |
6 | 8 | Sherone Simpson | ![]() | 0.167 | 22.36 | |
7 | 2 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | ![]() | 0.175 | 22.61 | |
8 | 3 | Cydonie Mothersille | ![]() | 0.206 | 22.68 |