2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates |
8 August (heats) 10 August (semifinal) 11 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 33 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.05 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2017 World Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics is being held at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 and 10−11 August.
Summary
Defending champion Dafne Schippers (NED) was back, while her main competitors from the previous championships and Olympic podiums were not. In the final, shorter sprinters like Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) and Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) were out of the blocks faster, by her fourth stride, Schippers was into her running motion and gaining with fewer strides than her shorter competitors. By the end of the turn, Schippers had a meter on Ta Lou and more than two on Asher-Smith. Down the stretch, Ta Lou gained ground on the lead, while behind them the tall Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) was moving past Asher-Smith. Still, Schippers lead held up for the win in 22.05. Ta Lou closed for a 22.08 National record for silver and Miller-Uibo closed even faster but too late for anything but bronze.
Records
Before the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner |  USA |
29 Sep 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Championship | 21.63 | Dafne Schippers |  NED |
28 Aug 2015 | Beijing, China |
| World leading | 21.77 | Tori Bowie | USA |
27 May 2017 | Eugene, United States |
| African | 22.07 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |  NGR |
14 Aug 1996 | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Asian | 22.01 | Li Xuemei |  CHN |
22 Oct 1997 | Shanghai, China |
| NACAC | 21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA |
29 Sep 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
| South American | 22.48 | Ana Claudia Silva |  BRA |
6 Aug 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| European | 21.63 | Dafne Schippers | NED |
28 Aug 2015 | Beijing, China |
| Oceanian | 22.23 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |  AUS |
13 Jul 1997 | Stuttgart, Germany |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 23.10.[2]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[3]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 8 August | 19:30 | Heats |
| 10 August | 21:05 | Semifinals |
| 11 August | 21:50 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first round took place on 8 August in seven heats as follows:[4]
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 19:29 | 19:37 | 19:45 | 19:53 | 20:01 | 20:09 | 20:17 |
| Wind (m/s) | +0.5 | −0.6 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 |
| Photo finish | | | | | | | |
The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[5]
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 10 August in three heats as follows:[6]
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 21:06 | 21:14 | 21:23 |
| Wind (m/s) | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.2 |
| Photo finish | | | |
The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]
Final
The final will take place on 11 August at 21:50. The start list is as follows:[8]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands (NED) | 22.05 | SB |
 | 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 22.08 | NR |
 | 5 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo |  Bahamas (BAH) | 22.15 | |
| 4 | 8 | Dina Asher-Smith |  Great Britain (GBR) | 22.22 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Deajah Stevens | United States (USA) | 22.44 | |
| 6 | 9 | Kimberlyn Duncan | United States (USA) | 22.59 | |
| 7 | 2 | Crystal Emmanuel |  Canada (CAN) | 22.60 | |
| 8 | 3 | Tynia Gaither | Bahamas (BAH) | 23.07 |
References
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "200 Metres Women − Final − Start List" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.