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1987 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 200 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ..., Italy. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03. Results Final Thursday, 3 September 1987 Wind: +1.2 Semifinals Thursday, 3 September 1987 Wind: Heat 1: -1.0 Heat 2: -1.9 Heats Tuesday, 1 September 1987 Wind: Heat 1: -3.4 Heat 2: -0.6 Heat 3: -2.6 Heat 4: -0.6 See also * 1983 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Helsinki) * 1984 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles) * 1986 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart) * 1988 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Seoul) * 1990 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
200 Metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the '' stadion'' and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster. In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |