Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metres
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The Women's 200 metres competition at the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the
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on 6–8 August. The winning margin was 0.21 seconds. The times in the three semi-finals were very close, but while
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 meter ...
appeared to put a minimum of effort to hold off
Murielle Ahouré Murielle is a feminine given name. People with the name include: * Murielle Ahouré (born 1987), Ivorian sprinter * Murielle Celimene, a representative of Martinique at Miss Earth 2004 * Murielle Magellan (born 1967), French writer and theater dir ...
in heat two, in heat one Veronica Campbell Brown dipped at the finish to edge
Carmelita Jeter Carmelita Jeter ( , born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprint (running), sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter was called the "Fastest woman alive" after running a 10 ...
and in heat three Sanya Richards-Ross raced
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (''née'' Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field Sprint (running), sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 100 m and 200 metres, 200 m. She is widely regarded as ...
to the line. Semoy Hackett set the Trinidad and Tobago national record as the first time qualifier, Myriam Soumaré only one hundredth behind as the other time qualifier in 22.56. In the final Felix took lead through the turn and extended it to the finish. Campbell-Brown was second coming into the straight but was overtaken by Fraser-Pryce and Jeter who took the silver and bronze respectively.


Competition format

The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a Final. The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the available spaces in the semifinals. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the semifinals.


Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.


Schedule

All times are
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Results


Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.


Heat 1

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.5 m/s


Heat 2

Wind:
Heat 2: +1.2 m/s


Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.7 m/s


Heat 4

Wind:
Heat 4: +0.3 m/s


Heat 5

Wind:
Heat 5: +1.3 m/s


Heat 6

Wind:
Heat 6: +0.8 m/s


Semi-final

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


Heat 1

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s


Heat 2

Wind:
Heat 2: +1.0 m/s


Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.8 m/s


Final

Wind: -0.2 m/s


References

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