Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres

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The women's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October and 19 October 1964. 42 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 6 not starting in the first round. The first round and the semifinal were held on 18 October, with the final on 19 October.

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[edit] Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
United States Edith McGuire
United States
Poland Irena Kirszenstein
Poland
Australia Marilyn Black
Australia

[edit] Results

[edit] First round

The top two runners in each of the 6 heats advanced, as well as the next four fastest runners from across the heats.

[edit] First round, heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Janet Mary Simpson Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.0 seconds
2 Eva Lehocka Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 24.2 seconds
3 Joyce Elaine Bennett Australia Australia 24.3 seconds
4 Michele Lurot France France 24.7 seconds
5 Heldt Bartoss Hungary Hungary 24.9 seconds
6 E. E. Giron Olivares Mexico Mexico 25.3 seconds
Halina Gorecka Poland Poland Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Miguelina Cobián Cuba Cuba 23.8 seconds
2 Barbara Sobotta Poland Poland 24.1 seconds
3 Irena Piotrowski Canada Canada 24.4 seconds
4 Inge Aigner Austria Austria 24.7 seconds
5 Susana Ritchie Argentina Argentina 24.7 seconds
Marko Nemeshazi Hungary Hungary Did not start
Ulla-Britt Wieslander Sweden Sweden Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Margaret Burvill Australia Australia 24.2 seconds
2 Heilwig Jacob Unified Team of Germany Unified Team of Germany 24.2 seconds
3 Galina Gaida Soviet Union Soviet Union 24.4 seconds
4 Deborah Thompson United States United States 24.6 seconds
5 Irene Muyanca Uganda Uganda 27.6 seconds
Clarice Ahanotu Nigeria Nigeria Did not start
Jean Mitchell Panama Panama Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 4

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Ludmila Samotesova Soviet Union Soviet Union 23.8 seconds
2 Dorothy Hyman Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.0 seconds
3 Vivian Brown United States United States 24.1 seconds
4 Louise Sydranski Israel Israel 24.6 seconds
5 Adlin Mair Jamaica Jamaica 25.0 seconds
6 Kusolwan Soraja Thailand Thailand 26.1 seconds
7 Marcella Daniel Panama Panama 26.6 seconds

[edit] First round, heat 5

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Edith McGuire United States United States 23.4 seconds
2 Marilyn Black Australia Australia 23.7 seconds
3 Una Morris Jamaica Jamaica 24.2 seconds
4 Mona Sulaiman Philippines Philippines 25.4 seconds
5 Song Yang Ja Korea Korea 26.5 seconds
Jutta Heine Unified Team of Germany Unified Team of Germany Disqualified
Maria Itkina Soviet Union Soviet Union Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 6

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Irena Kirszenstein Poland Poland 23.8 seconds
2 Daphne Arden Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.2 seconds
3 Doreen Helen Porter Netherlands Netherlands 24.2 seconds
4 Erika Pollmann Unified Team of Germany Unified Team of Germany 24.4 seconds
5 Izawa Makiko Japan Japan 25.4 seconds
6 Delceita Oakley Panama Panama 26.2 seconds
7 Yeh Chu Mei Republic of China Republic of China 27.1 seconds

[edit] Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

[edit] Semifinal 1

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Edith McGuire United States United States 23.3 seconds
2 Irena Kirszenstein Poland Poland 23.6 seconds
3 Janet Simpson Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.7 seconds
4 Daphne Arden Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.0 seconds
5 Margaret Burvill Australia Australia 24.3 seconds
6 Eva Lehocka Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 24.5 seconds
7 Joyce Elaine Bennett Australia Australia 24.7 seconds
Miguelina Cobián Cuba Cuba Disqualified

[edit] Semifinal 2

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Marilyn Black Australia Australia 23.4 seconds
2 Ludmila Samotesova Soviet Union Soviet Union 23.7 seconds
3 Una Morris Jamaica Jamaica 23.7 seconds
4 Barbara Sobotta Poland Poland 23.7 seconds
5 Dorothy Hyman Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.9 seconds
6 Doreen Helen Porter Netherlands Netherlands 24.0 seconds
7 Heilwig Jacob Unified Team of Germany Unified Team of Germany 24.1 seconds
8 Vivian Brown United States United States 24.3 seconds

[edit] Final

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Edith McGuire United States United States 23.0 seconds OR
2 Irena Kirszenstein Poland Poland 23.1 seconds
3 Marilyn Black Australia Australia 23.1 seconds
4 Una Morris Jamaica Jamaica 23.5 seconds
5 Ludmila Samotesova Soviet Union Soviet Union 23.5 seconds
6 Barbara Sobotta Poland Poland 23.9 seconds
7 Janet Simpson Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.9 seconds
8 Daphne Arden Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.0 seconds

[edit] References

  • Official Report


The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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