The Women's 200 metres at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
The United States topped the medal standings in th ...
was held at the
Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.
The defending three-time world champion
Allyson Felix
Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 me ...
and reigning two time Olympic champion
Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for sprint doubles of 200/400 m and 100/200 m, respectively.
Shalonda Solomon
Shalonda Solomon (born December 19, 1985) is an American track and field sprinter. Her greatest international accomplishment is a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, while representing the Americas team. She qualified f ...
was the world-leader before the championships with her run of 22.15 seconds which made her the
2011 US champion. Other contenders included
Carmelita Jeter, who was second in the rankings, and
Jeneba Tarmoh
Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh (born September 27, 1989) is an American Athletics (sport), track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is of Sierra Leonean descent.
Prep
Tarmoh lives in San Jose, California, where she at ...
(the fourth American runner) who was ranked fifth.
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The results of the three semifinals placed three Jamaicans and three Southern California athletes as the automatic qualifiers.
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (born 16 January 1976) is a former Bahamian sprint athlete who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. Ferguson-McKenzie participated in five Olympic ...
and
Hrystyna Stuy
Khrystyna Stuy ( uk, Христина Стуй; born 3 February 1988 in Uhryniv) is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.
Career
Stuy competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships without reachi ...
were the time qualifiers.
In the final, Campbell-Brown burst out of the blocks, making up the stagger on Solomon to her outside. In the home stretch, Campbell-Brown and Jeter separated from the rest of the field, until Campbell-Brown pulled ahead for a clear victory. Defending champion Felix, who looked sluggish throughout the season, closed fast to challenge Jeter near the line.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the
semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.3 m/s, Heat 5: -0.2 m/s
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the
final.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -1.8 m/s
Final
Wind: -1.0 m/s
References
External links
200 metres resultsat IAAF website
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