Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
Appearance
Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Date | October 17–18 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 22.5 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The Women's 200 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.[1] The winning margin was 0.2 seconds.
Competition format
[edit]The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest competitors from each of the semifinal races qualified for the final.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
22.7 | Warsaw, Poland | August 8, 1965 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
23.0 | Tokyo, Japan | October 19, 1964 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the fastest time (q) qualified.
Heat 1
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lyudmila Samotyosova | ![]() |
23.1 | Q |
2 | Margaret Bailes | ![]() |
23.1 | Q |
3 | Nicole Montandon | ![]() |
23.3 | Q |
4 | Marijana Lubej | ![]() |
23.9 | |
5 | Eva Glesková | ![]() |
24.0 | |
6 | Györgyi Balogh | ![]() |
24.1 | |
7 | Tien Ah-mei | ![]() |
25.5 |
Heat 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Raelene Boyle | ![]() |
23.0 | Q |
2 | Vera Popkova | ![]() |
23.3 | Q |
3 | Truus Hennipman | ![]() |
23.4 | Q |
4 | Lillian Board | ![]() |
23.4 | q |
5 | Irene Piotrowski | ![]() |
23.7 | |
6 | Vilma Charlton | ![]() |
24.3 | |
7 | Josefa Vicent | ![]() |
24.8 | |
8 | Yeh Chu-Mei | ![]() |
25.5 |
Heat 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Barbara Ferrell | ![]() |
22.9 | Q |
2 | Jenny Lamy | ![]() |
23.1 | Q |
3 | Jutta Stöck | ![]() |
23.3 | Q |
4 | Wilma van Gool-van den Berg | ![]() |
23.5 | |
5 | Maureen Tranter | ![]() |
23.5 | |
6 | Lyudmila Golomazova | ![]() |
23.7 | |
7 | Alice Anum | ![]() |
23.9 | |
8 | Karin Wallgren | ![]() |
24.2 |
Heat 4
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wyomia Tyus | ![]() |
23.4 | Q |
2 | Dianne Bowering-Burge | ![]() |
23.6 | Q |
3 | Fulgencia Romay | ![]() |
23.7 | Q |
4 | Oyeronke Akindele | ![]() |
23.9 | |
5 | Alicia Kaufmanas | ![]() |
24.4 | |
6 | Halina Górecka | ![]() |
24.7 |
Heat 5
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
23.2 | Q |
2 | Miguelina Cobián | ![]() |
23.4 | Q |
3 | Una Morris | ![]() |
23.7 | Q |
4 | Sylviane Telliez | ![]() |
23.8 | |
5 | Mieke Sterk | ![]() |
24.0 | |
6 | Rita Wilden | ![]() |
24.0 | |
7 | Esperanza Girón | ![]() |
25.3 |
Semi-final
[edit]Heat 1
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Raelene Boyle | ![]() |
22.9 | Q |
2 | Wyomia Tyus | ![]() |
23.1 | Q |
3 | Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
23.2 | Q |
4 | Jutta Stöck | ![]() |
23.4 | Q |
5 | Lyudmila Samotyosova | ![]() |
23.4 | |
6 | Lillian Board | ![]() |
23.4 | |
7 | Dianne Bowering-Burge | ![]() |
23.6 |
Heat 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Barbara Ferrell | ![]() |
22.8 | Q OR |
2 | Jenny Lamy | ![]() |
22.8 | Q |
3 | Margaret Bailes | ![]() |
22.9 | Q |
4 | Nicole Montandon | ![]() |
23.0 | Q |
5 | Vera Popkova | ![]() |
23.2 | |
6 | Miguelina Cobián | ![]() |
23.3 | |
7 | Una Morris | ![]() |
23.5 | |
8 | Truus Hennipman | ![]() |
23.5 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
22.5 | WR |
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Raelene Boyle | ![]() |
22.7 | WJR |
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Jenny Lamy | ![]() |
22.8 | |
4 | Barbara Ferrell | ![]() |
22.9 | |
5 | Nicole Montandon | ![]() |
23.0 | |
6 | Wyomia Tyus | ![]() |
23.0 | |
7 | Margaret Bailes | ![]() |
23.1 | |
8 | Jutta Stöck | ![]() |
23.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 15, 2012.