2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres


The women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 and.

Summary

Defending champion Dafne Schippers from the Netherlands competed while some of her main competitors did not. Elaine Thompson, this event's silver medallist at the 2015 World Championships and gold medallist at the 2016 Olympics, did not compete. Also missing was Tori Bowie, the world leader and 100 metres gold medallist at these World Championships. Schippers' strongest challengers of the remaining athletes were considered to be Marie-Josée Ta Lou from the Ivory Coast, who won the silver medal in the 100 metres at these championships; Shaunae Miller-Uibo from the Bahamas, who won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games; and the U.S. athletes.
In the final, shorter sprinters like Ta Lou and Dina Asher-Smith from Great Britain were out of the blocks faster. By her fourth stride, Schippers was into her running motion and gaining with fewer strides than her shorter competitors. By the end of the turn, Schippers had a metre lead on Ta Lou and more than a two-metre lead on Asher-Smith. Down the stretch, Ta Lou gained ground on the lead, while behind them the tall Miller-Uibo was moving past Asher-Smith. Still, Schippers' lead held up for the win in 22.05 seconds. Ta Lou took the silver medal in a 22.08 second national record, and Miller-Uibo closed even faster for the bronze medal.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World21.34Florence Griffith-Joyner29 Sep 1988Seoul, South Korea
Championship21.63Dafne Schippers28 Aug 2015Beijing, China
World leading21.77Tori BowieEugene, United States
African22.07Mary Onyali-Omagbemi14 Aug 1996Zürich, Switzerland
Asian22.01Li Xuemei22 Oct 1997Shanghai, China
NACAC21.34Florence Griffith-Joyner29 Sep 1988Seoul, South Korea
South American22.48Ana Claudia Silva6 Aug 2011São Paulo, Brazil
European21.63Dafne Schippers28 Aug 2015Beijing, China
Oceanian22.23Melinda Gainsford-Taylor13 Jul 1997Stuttgart, Germany

The following records were set at the competition:
RecordAthleteDate
Ivorian22.08Marie-Josée Ta Lou11 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 23.10.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:
DateTimeRound
8 August19:30Heats
10 August21:05Semifinals
11 August21:50Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 8 August in seven heats as follows:
Heat1234567
Start time19:2919:3719:4519:5320:0120:0920:17
Wind +0.5−0.6+0.1−0.1−0.4+0.1+0.5
Photo finish

The first three in each heat and the next three fastest qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
116Dafne Schippers22.64
245Shaunae Miller-Uibo22.69
364Marie-Josée Ta Lou22.70
452Dina Asher-Smith22.73,
528Kimberlyn Duncan22.74
625Mujinga Kambundji22.86
757Crystal Emmanuel22.87
836Deajah Stevens22.90
947Simone Facey22.98
917Tynia Gaither22.98
1177Rebekka Haase22.99
1238Ivet Lalova-Collio23.08
1366Sarah Atcho23.09
1414Maria Belimpasaki23.16
1568Anthonique Strachan23.23
1642Edidiong Odiong23.24
1724Vitória Cristina Rosa23.26
1832Sashalee Forbes23.26
1912Bianca Williams23.30
2075Rosângela Santos23.34
2123Justine Palframan23.35
2218Jodean Williams23.38
2337Shannon Hylton23.39
2448Yana Kachur23.47
2513Anna Kiełbasińska23.48
2672Semoy Hackett23.50
2774Cornelia Halbheer23.51
2878Gloria Hooper23.51
2963Sindija Bukša23.54
3044Sada Williams23.55
3173Gina Bass23.56
3226Viktoriya Zyabkina23.66
3358Estelle Raffai23.72
3465Irene Siragusa23.73
3543Kayelle Clarke23.75
3615Riley Day23.77
3753Janet Amponsah23.77
3835Estela García23.78
3927Lorène Bazolo23.85
4034Mariely Sánchez23.89
4162Isidora Jiménez23.89
4246Toea Wisil23.93
4333Ella Nelson24.02
4454Nediam Vargas24.35
4522Ulfa Silpiana25.23
4656Regine Tugade26.22
76Tori Bowie
55Michelle-Lee Ahye
67Laura Müller

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 10 August in three heats as follows:
Heat123
Start time21:0621:1421:23
Wind −0.2−0.2−0.2
Photo finish

The first two in each heat and the next two fastest qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
115Dafne Schippers22.49
227Shaunae Miller-Uibo22.49
335Marie-Josée Ta Lou22.50
416Deajah Stevens22.71
524Kimberlyn Duncan22.73
634Dina Asher-Smith22.73,
736Crystal Emmanuel22.85
837Tynia Gaither22.85
917Ivet Lalova-Collio22.96
1025Mujinga Kambundji23.00
1126Simone Facey23.01
1214Rebekka Haase23.03
1313Sashalee Forbes23.09
1418Sarah Atcho23.12
1512Justine Palframan23.21
1619Anthonique Strachan23.21
1738Maria Belimpasaki23.21
1828Edidiong Odiong23.24
1939Vitória Cristina Rosa23.31
2032Jodean Williams23.32
2123Bianca Williams23.40
2233Estelle Raffai23.45
2322Semoy Hackett23.54
29Rosângela Santos

Final

The final took place on 11 August at 21:50. The wind was +0.8 metres per second and the results were as follows :
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Dafne Schippers22.05
4Marie-Josée Ta Lou22.08
5Shaunae Miller-Uibo22.15
48Dina Asher-Smith22.22
57Deajah Stevens22.44
69Kimberlyn Duncan22.59
72Crystal Emmanuel22.60
83Tynia Gaither23.07