| Events at the 2009 World Championships |
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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 | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 August. Allyson Felix of USA won the race.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Allyson Felix United States |
Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica |
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas |
| World Record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Championship Record | Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR) | 21.74 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| World Leading | Allyson Felix (USA) | 21.88 | Stockholm, Sweden | 31 July 2009 |
| African Record | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) | 22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |
| Asian Record | Li Xuemei (CHN) | 22.01 | Shanghai, China | 22 October 1997 |
| North American record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| South American record | Lucimar de Moura (BRA) | 22.60 | Bogotá, Colombia | 26 June 1999 |
| European Record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 |
| Oceanian Record | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 23.00 | 23.30 |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2009 | 19:45 | Heats |
| August 20, 2009 | 19:50 | Semifinals |
| August 21, 2009 | 21:00 | Final |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyson Felix | United States | 22.02 | ||
| Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 22.35 | ||
| Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 22.41 | ||
| 4 | Muna Lee | United States | 22.48 | |
| 5 | Anneisha McLaughlin | Jamaica | 22.62 | |
| 6 | Simone Facey | Jamaica | 22.80 | |
| 7 | Emily Freeman | Great Britain | 22.98 | |
| 8 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus | 23.05 |
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