Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–8 August.
The times in the three semi-finals were very close, but while Allyson Felix appeared to put a minimum of effort to hold off Murielle Ahouré in heat two, in heat one Veronica Campbell-Brown dipped at the finish to edge Carmelita Jeter and in heat three Sanya Richards-Ross raced Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 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, 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.| World record | 21.34 | Seoul, Korea | 29 September 1988 | |
| Olympic record | 21.34 | Seoul, Korea | 29 September 1988 | |
| 2012 World leading | 21.69 | Eugene, United States | 30 June 2012 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 6 August 2012 | 19:20 | Round 1 |
| Tuesday, 7 August 2012 | 20:25 | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | 21:00 | Finals |
Results
Round 1
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat plus the 6 fastest times qualified.Heat 1
Wind:Heat 1: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Murielle Ahoure | 22.55 | Q | |
| 2 | Aleksandra Fedoriva | 22.61 | Q | |
| 3 | Margaret Adeoye | 22.94 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | Allison Peter | 23.00 | q | |
| 5 | Christy Udoh | 23.19 | ||
| 6 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | 23.46 | ||
| 7 | Anna Kiełbasińska | 23.67 | ||
| 8 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | 26.06 | ||
| Marlena Wesh |
Heat 2
Wind:Heat 2: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Allyson Felix | 22.71 | Q | |
| 2 | Semoy Hackett | 22.81 | Q | |
| 3 | Janelle Redhead | 23.08 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | Anyika Onuora | 23.23 | ||
| 5 | Elizabeta Savlinis | 23.23 | ||
| 6 | Gloria Hooper | 23.25 | ||
| 7 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 23.49 | ||
| 8 | Vida Anim | 23.71 | SB | |
| 9 | Ndeye Fatou Soumah | 23.89 |
Heat 3
Wind:Heat 3: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Carmelita Jeter | 22.65 | Q | |
| 2 | Abiodun Oyepitan | 22.92 | Q | |
| 3 | Sherone Simpson | 22.97 | Q | |
| 4 | Maria Belibasaki | 23.36 | ||
| 5 | Ana Claudia Silva | 23.40 | ||
| 6 | Gloria Asumnu | 23.43 | ||
| 7 | Chisato Fukushima | 24.14 | ||
| 8 | Gretta Taslakian | 24.49 | ||
| Cydonie Mothersill |
Heat 4
Wind:Heat 4: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sanya Richards-Ross | 22.48 | Q | |
| 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | 22.64 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | Hrystyna Stuy | 22.66 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | Kai Selvon | 22.85 | q, PB | |
| 5 | Ivet Lalova | 23.01 | q, SB | |
| 6 | Eleni Artymata | 23.09 | q, SB | |
| 7 | Norma González | 23.46 | SB | |
| 8 | Nercely Soto | 23.54 | ||
| 9 | Vladislava Ovcharenko | 24.39 |
Heat 5
Wind:Heat 5: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mariya Ryemyen | 22.58 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | Myriam Soumaré | 22.70 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.75 | Q | |
| 4 | Léa Sprunger | 23.27 | ||
| 5 | Ezinne Okparaebo | 23.30 | =NR | |
| 6 | Natalia Rusakova | 23.40 | ||
| 7 | Erika Chávez | 23.70 | ||
| 8 | Kirsten Nieuwendam | 24.07 | ||
| 9 | Chan Seyha | 26.62 |
Heat 6
Wind:Heat 6: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 22.71 | Q | |
| 2 | Anthonique Strachan | 22.75 | Q | |
| 3 | Elyzaveta Bryzgina | 22.82 | Q | |
| 4 | Evelyn dos Santos | 23.07 | q | |
| 5 | Crystal Emmanuel | 23.10 | q, SB | |
| 6 | Marielis Sánchez | 23.20 | SB | |
| 7 | Viktoriya Zyabkina | 23.49 | ||
| 8 | Nelkis Casabona | 23.82 | ||
| 9 | Luan Gabriel | 24.12 |
Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times qualified.Heat 1
Wind:Heat 1: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.32 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | Carmelita Jeter | 22.39 | Q | |
| 3 | Myriam Soumare | 22.56 | q, SB | |
| 4 | Mariya Ryemyen | 22.62 | ||
| 5 | Anthonique Strachan | 22.82 | ||
| 6 | Ivet Lalova | 22.98 | SB | |
| 7 | Margaret Adeoye | 23.28 | ||
| 8 | Allison Peter | 23.35 |
Heat 2
Wind:Heat 2: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Allyson Felix | 22.31 | Q | |
| 2 | Murielle Ahoure | 22.49 | Q | |
| 3 | Semoy Hackett | 22.55 | q, =NR | |
| 4 | Laverne Jones-Ferrette | 22.62 | SB | |
| 5 | Elyzaveta Bryzgina | 22.64 | SB | |
| 6 | Sherone Simpson | 22.71 | ||
| 7 | Evelyn dos Santos | 22.82 | PB | |
| 8 | Eleni Artymata | 22.92 | SB |
Heat 3
Wind:Heat 3: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sanya Richards-Ross | 22.30 | Q | |
| 2 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 22.34 | Q | |
| 3 | Aleksandra Fedoriva | 22.65 | ||
| 4 | Hrystyna Stuy | 22.76 | ||
| 5 | Kai Selvon | 23.04 | ||
| 6 | Abiodun Oyepitan | 23.14 | ||
| 7 | Crystal Emmanuel | 23.28 | ||
| 8 | Janelle Redhead | 23.51 |
Final
Wind: -0.2 m/s| Rank | Lanes | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 7 | Allyson Felix | 21.88 | |||
| 4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 22.09 | PB | ||
| 9 | Carmelita Jeter | 22.14 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.38 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Sanya Richards-Ross | 22.39 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Murielle Ahoure | 22.57 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Myriam Soumaré | 22.63 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Semoy Hackett | 22.87 |