Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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| Date | October 17–18 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.5 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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.
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
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samotyosova, LyudmilaLyudmila Samotyosova | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
23.1 | Q |
| 2 | Bailes, MargaretMargaret Bailes | United States |
23.1 | Q |
| 3 | Montandon, NicoleNicole Montandon |  France |
23.3 | Q |
| 4 | Lubej, MarijanaMarijana Lubej |  Yugoslavia |
23.9 | |
| 5 | Lehocká-Glesková, EvaEva Lehocká-Glesková |  Czechoslovakia |
24.0 | |
| 6 | Balogh-Szomov, GyörgyiGyörgyi Balogh-Szomov |  Hungary |
24.1 | |
| 7 | Tien Ah-Mei |  Republic of China |
25.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyle, RaeleneRaelene Boyle |  Australia |
23.0 | Q |
| 2 | Popkova, VeraVera Popkova | Soviet Union |
23.3 | Q |
| 3 | Hennipman-Cruiming, TruusTruus Hennipman-Cruiming |  Netherlands |
23.4 | Q |
| 4 | Board, LillianLillian Board |  Great Britain |
23.4 | q |
| 5 | Piotrowski, IreneIrene Piotrowski |  Canada |
23.7 | |
| 6 | Charlton, VilmaVilma Charlton |  Jamaica |
24.3 | |
| 7 | Vicent, JosefaJosefa Vicent |  Uruguay |
24.8 | |
| 8 | Yeh Chu-Mei | Republic of China |
25.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrell, BarbaraBarbara Ferrell | United States |
22.9 | Q |
| 2 | Lamy, JennyJenny Lamy | Australia |
23.1 | Q |
| 3 | Stöck, JuttaJutta Stöck | .svg.png){kind=small} West Germany |
23.3 | Q |
| 4 | van Gool-van den Berg, WilmaWilma van Gool-van den Berg | Netherlands |
23.5 | |
| 5 | Tranter, MaureenMaureen Tranter | Great Britain |
23.5 | |
| 6 | Golomazova, LyudmilaLyudmila Golomazova | Soviet Union |
23.7 | |
| 7 | Anum, AliceAlice Anum |  Ghana |
23.9 | |
| 8 | Wallgren-Lundgren, KarinKarin Wallgren-Lundgren |  Sweden |
24.2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyus, WyomiaWyomia Tyus | United States |
23.4 | Q |
| 2 | Bowering-Burge, DianneDianne Bowering-Burge | Australia |
23.6 | Q |
| 3 | Romay, FulgenciaFulgencia Romay |  Cuba |
23.7 | Q |
| 4 | Akindele, OyeronkeOyeronke Akindele |  Nigeria |
23.9 | |
| 5 | Kaufmanas, AliciaAlicia Kaufmanas |  Argentina |
24.4 | |
| 6 | Górecka, HalinaHalina Górecka | West Germany |
24.7 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szewińska, IrenaIrena Szewińska | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland |
23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Cobián, MiguelinaMiguelina Cobián | Cuba |
23.4 | Q |
| 3 | Morris, UnaUna Morris | Jamaica |
23.7 | Q |
| 4 | Telliez, SylvianeSylviane Telliez | France |
23.8 | |
| 5 | Sterk, MiekeMieke Sterk | Netherlands |
24.0 | |
| 6 | Wilden, RitaRita Wilden | West Germany |
24.0 | |
| 7 | Girón, EsperanzaEsperanza Girón |  Mexico |
25.3 |
Semi-Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyle, RaeleneRaelene Boyle | Australia |
22.9 | Q |
| 2 | Tyus, WyomiaWyomia Tyus | United States |
23.1 | Q |
| 3 | Szewińska, IrenaIrena Szewińska | Poland |
23.2 | Q |
| 4 | Stöck, JuttaJutta Stöck | West Germany |
23.4 | Q |
| 5 | Samotyosova, LyudmilaLyudmila Samotyosova | Soviet Union |
23.4 | |
| 6 | Board, LillianLillian Board | Great Britain |
23.4 | |
| 7 | Bowering-Burge, DianneDianne Bowering-Burge | Australia |
23.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrell, BarbaraBarbara Ferrell | United States |
22.8 | Q OR |
| 2 | Lamy, JennyJenny Lamy | Australia |
22.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bailes, MargaretMargaret Bailes | United States |
22.9 | Q |
| 4 | Montandon, NicoleNicole Montandon | France |
23.0 | Q |
| 5 | Popkova, VeraVera Popkova | Soviet Union |
23.2 | |
| 6 | Cobián, MiguelinaMiguelina Cobián | Cuba |
23.3 | |
| 7 | Morris, UnaUna Morris | Jamaica |
23.5 | |
| 8 | Hennipman-Cruiming, TruusTruus Hennipman-Cruiming | Netherlands |
23.5 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Szewińska, IrenaIrena Szewińska | Poland |
22.5 | WR |
 | Boyle, RaeleneRaelene Boyle | Australia |
22.7 | WJR |
 | Lamy, JennyJenny Lamy | Australia |
22.8 | |
| 4 | Ferrell, BarbaraBarbara Ferrell | United States |
22.9 | |
| 5 | Montandon, NicoleNicole Montandon | France |
23.0 | |
| 6 | Tyus, WyomiaWyomia Tyus | United States |
23.0 | |
| 7 | Bailes, MargaretMargaret Bailes | United States |
23.1 | |
| 8 | Stöck, JuttaJutta Stöck | West Germany |
23.2 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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