Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Women's 200m winner Elaine Thompson
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates15 August 2016 (heats)
16 August 2016 (semifinals)
17 August 2016 (final)
Competitors64 from 45 nations
Winning time21.78
Medalists
 Elaine Thompson  Jamaica
 Dafne Schippers  Netherlands
 Tori Bowie  United States
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The women's 200 metres competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–17 August.[1]

Summary

The fastest entrant in the field was 2015 World Champion Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands at 21.93 seconds for the season. The 2012 Olympic champion Allyson Felix was absent after failing to make the team at the United States Olympic Trials. Tori Bowie won that event and was the only other runner under 22 seconds that year, and also the only one to have beaten Schippers over 200 m that season. The lesser known Deajah Stevens and Jenna Prandini completed the American team. The Jamaican team was headed by 2015 World medallists Elaine Thompson and Veronica Campbell-Brown (the latter going for her third Olympic title). The 2012 Olympic runner-up Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did not compete and focused on the Olympic 100 m finals. Trinidad and Tobago's Michelle-Lee Ahye and Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain were the other top ten ranked athletes to enter the race.[2][3]

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 Ivet Lalova-Collio to her outside in the first 60 metres. She had a one metre lead over Schippers before the end of the turn. Tori Bowie stumbled out of the blocks and was another metre back in a battle for fifth place with Dina Asher-Smith. Schippers started to gain on Thompson towards the line but did not catch the winner. Two metres behind, Bowie won the bronze medal having overtaken Asher-Smith, Michelle-Lee Ahye and 10 metres before the finish line Marie Josée Ta Lou.[4]

The following evening the medals were presented by HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, IOC honorary member, Kenya and Sylvia Barlag, Council Member of the IAAF.

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  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
Maldives  Afa Ismail (MDV) Heats 24.96 s
Ivory Coast  Marie Josée Ta Lou (CIV) Final 22.21 s

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Monday, 15 August 2016 9:35Heats
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:00Semifinals
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 22:30Finals

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Lanes Athlete Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 6 Elaine Thompson Jamaica 0.152 21.78 SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Dafne Schippers Netherlands 0.141 21.88 SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. 1 2 Women's 200m - Standings. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  2. ↑ Landells, Steve (2016-08-10). Preview: women's 200m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  3. ↑ Senior outdoor 2016 200 Metres women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Elaine Thompson confirmed as the world's fastest woman with 200m gold". Guardian. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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