The women's
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 slightl ...
sprint event at the
1948 Olympic Games took place on August 5 and August 6. The final was won by
Dutch
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People E ...
athlete
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earn ...
. It was the first time this event was included in the Summer Olympics.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows.
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
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(UTC+1
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*West Africa Time
*Western European Summer Time
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)
Results
Round 1
Round 1 took place on 5 August. The first two runners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 5 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record
References
External links
*Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''
LA84 Foundation
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''. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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