Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

The Women's 200 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.[1]

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 17–18
Competitors36 from 21 nations
Winning time22.5 WR
Medalists
Irena Szewińska  Poland
Raelene Boyle  Australia
Jenny Lamy  Australia

Competition format

The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest competitors from each of the Semifinal races qualified for the final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Irena Szewińska (POL) 22.7 Warsaw, Poland August 8, 1965
Olympic record  Edith McGuire (USA) 23.0 Tokyo, Japan October 19, 1964

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the fastest time (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Lyudmila Samotyosova Soviet Union 23.1Q
2Margaret Bailes United States 23.1Q
3Nicole Montandon France 23.3Q
4Marijana Lubej Yugoslavia 23.9
5Eva Glesková Czechoslovakia 24.0
6Györgyi Balogh Hungary 24.1
7Tien Ah-mei Republic of China 25.5

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Raelene Boyle Australia 23.0Q
2Vera Popkova Soviet Union 23.3Q
3Truus Hennipman Netherlands 23.4Q
4Lillian Board Great Britain 23.4q
5Irene Piotrowski Canada 23.7
6Vilma Charlton Jamaica 24.3
7Josefa Vicent Uruguay 24.8
8Yeh Chu-Mei Republic of China 25.5

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Barbara Ferrell United States 22.9Q
2Jenny Lamy Australia 23.1Q
3Jutta Stöck West Germany 23.3Q
4Wilma van Gool-van den Berg Netherlands 23.5
5Maureen Tranter Great Britain 23.5
6Lyudmila Golomazova Soviet Union 23.7
7Alice Anum Ghana 23.9
8Karin Wallgren Sweden 24.2

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Wyomia Tyus United States 23.4Q
2Dianne Bowering-Burge Australia 23.6Q
3Fulgencia Romay Cuba 23.7Q
4Oyeronke Akindele Nigeria 23.9
5Alicia Kaufmanas Argentina 24.4
6Halina Górecka West Germany 24.7

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Irena Szewińska Poland 23.2Q
2Miguelina Cobián Cuba 23.4Q
3Una Morris Jamaica 23.7Q
4Sylviane Telliez France 23.8
5Mieke Sterk Netherlands 24.0
6Rita Wilden West Germany 24.0
7Esperanza Girón Mexico 25.3

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Raelene Boyle Australia 22.9Q
2Wyomia Tyus United States 23.1Q
3Irena Szewińska Poland 23.2Q
4Jutta Stöck West Germany 23.4Q
5Lyudmila Samotyosova Soviet Union 23.4
6Lillian Board Great Britain 23.4
7Dianne Bowering-Burge Australia 23.6

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Barbara Ferrell United States 22.8Q OR
2Jenny Lamy Australia 22.8Q
3Margaret Bailes United States 22.9Q
4Nicole Montandon France 23.0Q
5Vera Popkova Soviet Union 23.2
6Miguelina Cobián Cuba 23.3
7Una Morris Jamaica 23.5
8Truus Hennipman Netherlands 23.5

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Irena Szewińska Poland 22.5WR
Raelene Boyle Australia 22.7WJR
Jenny Lamy Australia 22.8
4Barbara Ferrell United States 22.9
5Nicole Montandon France 23.0
6Wyomia Tyus United States 23.0
7Margaret Bailes United States 23.1
8Jutta Stöck West Germany 23.2

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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