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. 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).

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows: No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the

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Round 2

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the

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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the

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Semifinal 1

20 August 2008 - 21:55 Wind: 0.0 m/s

Semifinal 2

20 August 2008 - 22:04 Wind: -0.2 m/s

Final

21 August 2008 - Wind: 0.6 m/s

References

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