2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.
The defending three-time world champion Allyson Felix 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 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 who was ranked fifth.
The results of the three [|semifinals] placed three Jamaicans and three Southern California athletes as the automatic qualifiers. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and Hrystyna Stuy were the time qualifiers.
In the [|final], Campbell-Brown burst out of the blocks, making up the stagger on Solomon to her outside. Campbell-Brown had a sizable lead with the inexperienced Jeter the only one to make a serious run at her, but this race being double her normal distance, Jeter couldn't hold it and started to fall back awkwardly. 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:| World record | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 | |
| Championship record | 21.74 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 | |
| World Leading | 22.15 | Eugene, OR, United States | 26 June 2011 | |
| African record | 22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 | |
| Asian record | 22.01 | Shanghai, China | 22 October 1997 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 | |
| South American record | 22.48 | São Paulo, Brazil | 6 August 2011 | |
| European record | 21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 | |
| European record | 21.71 | Potsdam, East Germany | 21 July 1984 | |
| European record | 21.71 | Jena, East Germany | 29 June 1986 | |
| European record | 21.71 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 29 August 1986 | |
| Oceanian record | 22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 4 fastest 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
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.46 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Ivet Lalova | 22.62 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 2 | Carmelita Jeter | 22.68 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Dafne Schippers | 22.69 | Q, NR | |
| 4 | 4 | Shalonda Solomon | 22.69 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Myriam Soumaré | 22.71 | Q, SB | |
| 6 | 3 | Allyson Felix | 22.71 | Q | |
| 8 | 4 | Mariya Ryemyen | 22.77 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Kerron Stewart | 22.83 | Q | |
| 10 | 5 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 22.86 | Q | |
| 11 | 1 | Yuliya Gushchina | 22.88 | Q, SB | |
| 12 | 4 | Kai Selvon | 22.89 | Q, PB | |
| 13 | 5 | Hrystyna Stuy | 22.92 | Q, PB | |
| 14 | 5 | Anyika Onuora | 22.93 | q, PB | |
| 15 | 2 | Sherone Simpson | 22.94 | Q | |
| 16 | 3 | Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva | 22.96 | Q | |
| 17 | 1 | Nivea Smith | 23.09 | Q | |
| 17 | 2 | Elizabeta Savlinis | 23.09 | Q | |
| 19 | 3 | Janelle Redhead | 23.11 | Q | |
| 20 | 3 | Allison Peter | 23.17 | q | |
| 21 | 4 | Anthonique Strachan | 23.20 | Q | |
| 22 | 4 | Nelkis Casabona | 23.21 | q | |
| 23 | 1 | Chisato Fukushima | 23.25 | q | |
| 24 | 5 | Moa Hjelmer | 23.31 | ||
| 25 | 4 | Anna Kiełbasińska | 23.34 | ||
| 26 | 3 | Endurance Abinuwa | 23.53 | ||
| 27 | 1 | Jeneba Tarmoh | 23.60 | ||
| 28 | 2 | Yelizaveta Bryzhina | 23.70 | Q | |
| 28 | 2 | Vanda Gomes | 23.70 | ||
| 30 | 4 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | 23.83 | ||
| 31 | 2 | Viktoriya Zyabkina | 24.09 | ||
| 32 | 3 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | 24.15 | NR | |
| 33 | 5 | Maryam Tousi | 24.17 | ||
| 34 | 4 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | 24.81 | PB | |
| 35 | 2 | Mary Jane Vincent | 25.20 | SB | |
| 36 | 5 | Fanny Shonobi | 25.55 | SB | |
| 37 | 1 | Chan Seyha | 26.34 | PB | |
| 38 | 3 | Afa Ismail | 26.48 | ||
| 1 | Ramona van der Vloot | ||||
| 2 | Blessing Okagbare |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat and the next 2 fastest advance to the final.Wind:
Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Shalonda Solomon | 22.46 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Carmelita Jeter | 22.47 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.53 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Allyson Felix | 22.67 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Kerron Stewart | 22.77 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Hrystyna Stuy | 22.79 | q, PB | |
| 7 | 2 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 22.85 | q | |
| 8 | 1 | Sherone Simpson | 22.88 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Dafne Schippers | 22.92 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Mariya Ryemyen | 22.94 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva | 22.97 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Myriam Soumaré | 23.02 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Ivet Lalova | 23.03 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Elizabeta Savlinis | 23.04 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Nivea Smith | 23.06 | ||
| 16 | 2 | Anyika Onuora | 23.08 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Kai Selvon | 23.11 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Yuliya Gushchina | 23.26 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Nelkis Casabona | 23.32 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Chisato Fukushima | 23.52 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Allison Peter | 23.56 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Janelle Redhead | 23.57 | ||
| 23 | 3 | Anthonique Strachan | 23.85 | ||
| 3 | Yelizaveta Bryzhina |
Final
Wind: -1.0 m/s| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.22 | SB | ||
| 4 | Carmelita Jeter | 22.37 | |||
| 3 | Allyson Felix | 22.42 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Shalonda Solomon | 22.61 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Kerron Stewart | 22.70 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 22.96 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Hrystyna Stuy | 23.02 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Sherone Simpson | 23.17 |