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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 4 August 2024 (heats)
  • 5 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 5 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 6 August 2024 (final)
Winning time21.83
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabrielle Thomas  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brittany Brown  United States
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The women's 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4 and 6 August 2024. This was the twentieth time that the women's 200 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Summary

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Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah was not able to defend her Olympic titles from 2016 and 2020, as an achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the Jamaican Olympic trials, thus not allowing her to qualify for these games.[2] Silver medalist Christine Mboma, with a previously noted elevated testosterone level, hasn't competed since 2022. Double World Championship Gold Medalist Shericka Jackson was injured a few weeks before the Olympics and could not start. 2022 Silver medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was injured in the heats of the 100m, as was Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, fourth in 2016. 2023 bronze medalist Sha'Carri Richardson placed 4th in the 200m at the US Olympic Trials and did not qualify.

Participating was 2020 Olympic bronze medalist/2023 World silver medalist Gabrielle Thomas, who is also the season leader, the entire 2019 World podium including Dina Asher-Smith (also the 2022 bronze medalist), Brittany Brown and Mujinga Kambundji, 100m champion Julien Alfred, whose stronger event is the 200m and current NCAA double champion McKenzie Long.

Thomas had the fastest time in the semis, 21.86. Next fastest was Alfred, who ran an eased up 21.98 almost jogging across the finish line ahead of Favour Ofili, who finishes third in 22.02. Brown won the remaining semi in 22.12.[3]

In the final, Alfred had a slight edge at the start, but Thomas made up the difference in the first 50m. As they finished the turn, it was Thomas in the lead, and a row of competitors across the track behind her. Asher-Smith had a slight edge over Brown and Alfred. The straightaway was Thomas' strong point, and she pulled away for a clear gold. Behind her, Alfred separated from the group for a clear margin for silver.[4] In the final 30m, Brown was able to edge ahead of Asher-Smith to take bronze by 0.02.[5]

Background

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The women's 200 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1948.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34[6] Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
Olympic record
World leading  Gabrielle Thomas (USA) 21.78[7] Eugene, United States 22 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[8]
Area record Athlete (nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Christine Mboma (NAM) 21.78
Asia (records)  Li Xuemei (CHN) 22.01
Europe (records)  Dafne Schippers (NED) 21.63
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 WR
Oceania (records)  Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 22.23
South America (records)  Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) 22.47

Qualification

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For the women's 200 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[9] 48 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 22.57 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[9]

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 4 August, starting at 10:55 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 22.41 Q
2 5 Gémima Joseph  France 22.72 Q
3 6 Julia Henriksson  Sweden 22.79 Q, NR
4 9 Torrie Lewis  Australia 22.89 PB
5 7 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo  Portugal 23.10 SB
6 2 Léonie Pointet  Switzerland 23.42
7 3 Olga Safronova  Kazakhstan 23.58
8 Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith  Ivory Coast DNS
Wind: +1.4 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Gabrielle Thomas  United States 22.20 Q
2 6 Niesha Burgher  Jamaica 22.54 Q
3 3 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland 22.75 Q
4 8 Jacqueline Madogo  Canada 22.78 PB
5 4 Anahí Suárez  Ecuador 23.33
6 7 Dalia Kaddari  Italy 23.49
7 2 Cecilia Tamayo-Garza  Mexico 23.65
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Daryll Neita  Great Britain 22.39 Q
2 9 Tasa Jiya  Netherlands 22.74 Q
3 3 Helene Parisot  France 22.99 Q
4 7 Nicole Caicedo  Ecuador 23.18
5 2 Nora Lindahl  Sweden 23.33
6 6 Martyna Kotwiła  Poland 23.43
7 8 Anna Bongiorni  Italy 23.49
4 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica DNS
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Mckenzie Long  United States 22.55 Q
2 7 Jessika Gbai  Ivory Coast 22.61 Q
3 3 Audrey Leduc  Canada 22.88 Q
4 2 Jaël Bestué  Spain 23.17
5 6 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya  Poland 23.30
6 5 Mia Gross  Australia 23.36
7 4 Aimara Nazareno  Ecuador 23.52
8 8 Lorraine Martins  Brazil 23.68
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Brittany Brown  United States 22.38
2 2 Lanae-Tava Thomas  Jamaica 22.70
3 3 Bianca Williams  Great Britain 22.77
4 8 Polyniki Emmanouilidou  Greece 23.06
5 5 Olivia Fotopoulou  Cyprus 23.07
6 4 Boglárka Takács  Hungary 23.16
7 9 Imke Vervaet  Belgium 23.20
8 6 Veronica Shanti Pereira  Singapore 23.21
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Favour Ofili  Nigeria 22.24 Q, SB
2 8 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain 22.28 Q
3 7 Gina Mariam Bass-Bittaye  The Gambia 22.84 Q, SB
4 3 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 22.87 SB
5 5 Adaejah Hodge  British Virgin Islands 23.00
6 4 Ida Karstoft  Denmark 23.01
7 9 Yuting Li  China 23.31
8 6 Ana Azevedo  Brazil 23.37
Wind: +0.5 m/s

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Repechage round

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The repechage rounds were held on 5 August, starting at 12:50 (UTC+2) in the afternoon.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Jacqueline Madogo  Canada 22.58 Q, PB
2 7 Adaejah Hodge  British Virgin Islands 22.94 q
3 6 Polyniki Emmanouilidou  Greece 22.99 q
4 4 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo  Portugal 23.08 SB
5 5 Aimara Nazareno  Ecuador 23.35
6 2 Ana Azevedo  Brazil 23.44
7 3 Veronica Shanti Pereira  Singapore 23.45
Wind: +0.6 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 22.89 Q
2 8 Boglárka Takács  Hungary 23.05
3 3 Li Yuting  China 23.24
4 5 Martyna Kotwiła  Poland 23.50
5 7 Anahí Suárez  Ecuador 23.54
6 6 Lorraine Martins  Brazil 23.82
3 Dalia Kaddari  Italy DNS
Wind: +0.6 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Olivia Fotopoulou  Cyprus 22.92 Q, =SB
2 5 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya  Poland 23.01
3 7 Nicole Caicedo  Ecuador 23.04
4 4 Mia Gross  Australia 23.34
5 6 Cecilia Tamayo-Garza  Mexico 23.49
2 Anna Bongiorni  Italy DNS
3 Ida Karstoft  Denmark DNS
Wind: -0.4 m/s

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Torrie Lewis  Australia 23.08 Q
2 3 Jaël Bestué  Spain 23.22
3 7 Imke Vervaet  Belgium 23.33
4 6 Léonie Pointet  Switzerland 23.37
5 4 Nora Lindahl  Sweden 23.51
6 5 Olga Safronova  Kazakhstan 23.70
Wind: -0.9 m/s

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were held on 5 August, starting at 20:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 21.98 Q
2 6 Favour Ofili  Nigeria 22.05 Q, SB
3 8 Mckenzie Long  United States 22.30 q
4 9 Bianca Williams  Great Britain 22.58 SB
5 3 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 22.65 SB
6 5 Audrey Leduc  Canada 22.68
7 4 Gémima Joseph  France 22.69
8 2 Adaejah Hodge  British Virgin Islands 22.70
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Gabrielle Thomas  United States 21.86 Q
2 7 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain 22.31 Q
3 5 Helene Parisot  France 22.55 PB
4 4 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland 22.63
5 6 Niesha Burgher  Jamaica 22.64
6 9 Tasa Jiya  Netherlands 22.81 (.801)
7 3 Jacqueline Madogo  Canada 22.81 (.807)
8 2 Polyniki Emmanouilidou  Greece 23.18
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Brittany Brown  United States 22.12 Q
2 6 Daryll Neita  Great Britain 22.24 Q
3 8 Jessika Gbai  Ivory Coast 22.36 q, PB
4 5 Gina Mariam Bass-Bittaye  The Gambia 22.66 SB
5 9 Lanae-Tava Thomas  Jamaica 22.77
6 4 Julia Henriksson  Sweden 22.88
7 3 Torrie Lewis  Australia 22.92
8 2 Olivia Fotopoulou  Cyprus 22.98
Wind: +0.1 m/s

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Final

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The final was held on 6 August, starting at 21:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Gabrielle Thomas  United States 21.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 22.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Brittany Brown  United States 22.20
4 4 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain 22.22
5 5 Daryll Neita  Great Britain 22.23
6 9 Favour Ofili  Nigeria 22.24
7 2 McKenzie Long  United States 22.42
8 3 Jessika Gbai  Ivory Coast 22.70
Source:[23] Wind: -0.6 m/s

References

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  2. ^ Watta, Evelyn (27 June 2024). "Injured Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss Paris 2024 Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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