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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]
The women's 200 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 2 and 3 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] 41 athletes from 31 nations competed. [2]In successfully defending her title, Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first woman in history to win both the 100 and 200 metres titles at successive games.
Asher-Smith's only challenge for bronze was a late run by Seyni, but she missed by a metre. Jackson's 21.45 was the second fastest of all time, the Championship record, a .1 improvement over her Jamaican Championship time and only .11 shy of FloJo's enduring world record from 1988.
Thomas emerged from the Stade de France tunnel just before the start of the Olympic 200 meters final, raising her arms in the air and smiling on the way to her starting block in lane 7.
The championship records for the event are 19.19 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 21.41 seconds for women, set by Shericka Jackson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion, and Bolt's championship record set in 2009 remains the world record as of 2015. [ 1 ]
Standing records prior to the 2022 European Athletics Championships World record Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 [2]: Seoul, South Korea: 29 September 1988 European record
Athletics – Women's 200 metres at the XVI Paralympic Games Venue Tokyo National Stadium Dates 27 August – 4 September 2021 No. of events 7 Competitors 87 from 43 nations ← 2016 2024 → Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 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 4×100 m relay mixed Road events Marathon men women ...
The first World Record in the 200 m for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936. However, the IAAF did not maintain a record category for 200 m (bend) as opposed to 200 m (straight) until after 1951.