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200 metres, Women

Date	19 – 21 August 2008 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants	46 from 36 countries

The favorite was American Allyson Felix who had won the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 and been world ranked #1 since 2005. In Athina, when she was only 18, she had won silver behind Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell (now Campbell-Brown). In five meetings from 2005-2007, Felix had defeated Campbell-Brown every time with comfortable margins, but Campbell-Brown had slightly the better of 2008 performances, and there was little to choose between them. These two won their semi-finals, setting the stage for the confrontation in the final. Campbell-Brown was drawn in lane four, just inside Felix. On the curve she closed the stagger on Felix, and had 2/10ths of a second on her at 100 metres, Felix only in fourth place at that point. Felix closed quickly on the field, but could not make up any ground on Campbell-Brown who maintained her margin to win the gold medal, Felix in second. Jamaica added a second medal when Kerron Stewart added bronze to the silver she had won in the 100. Bahraini runner Rakia Al-Gassra made it to the semis, a remarkable performance considering she ran fully covered up, in accordance with Muslim customs.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	23.04 (1 h5)	22.64 (1 h1)	22.19 (1 h1)	21.74 (1)	Gold
2	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	23.02 (1 h1)	22.74 (2 h1)	22.33 (1 h2)	21.93 (2)	Silver
3	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	23.03 (3 h4)	22.74 (1 h3)	22.29 (2 h1)	22.00 (3)	Bronze
4	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.71 (1 h2)	22.83 (2 h4)	22.29 (3 h1)	22.01 (4)
5	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	23.07 (1 h3)	22.76 (2 h3)	22.50 (2 h2)	22.34 (5)
6	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.94 (2 h6)	22.60 (1 h4)	22.50 (3 h2)	22.36 (6)
7	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	23.22 (2 h3)	22.77 (3 h1)	22.51 (4 h1)	22.61 (7)
8	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.76 (3 h2)	22.83 (4 h1)	22.61 (4 h2)	22.68 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	22.91 (1 h6)	23.03 (3 h3)	22.95 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.72 (2 h2)	22.89 (2 h2)	22.71 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	23.04 (2 h1)	22.94 (3 h2)	22.98 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.81 (1 h4)	22.76 (1 h2)	22.72 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	23.09 (3 h6)	22.98 (4 h2)	23.12 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.95 (2 h4)	22.95 (3 h4)	22.83 (7 h2)	–
8 h2 r3/4	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.29 (4 h1)	23.04 (5 h2)	23.22 (8 h2)	–
4 h4 r2/4	1264	Ivet Lalova	BUL	23.13 (4 h2)	23.15 (4 h4)	–	–
5 h1 r2/4	2713	Ionela Târlea	ROU	23.24 (4 h4)	23.22 (5 h1)	–	–
=5 h3 r2/4	2464	Kadiatou Camara	MLI	23.06 (2 h5)	23.06 (4 h3)	–	–
=5 h3 r2/4	1294	Adrienne Power	CAN	23.40 (5 h5)	23.51 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	2869	Virgil Hodge	SKN	23.14 (3 h1)	23.17 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	1249	Evelyn dos Santos	BRA	23.43 (5 h6)	23.35 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	2512	Damola Osayomi	NGR	23.31 (3 h3)	23.27 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	2069	Vincenza Calì	ITA	23.44 (6 h5)	23.56 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	2747	Nataliya Rusakova	RUS	23.21 (3 h5)	23.28 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	2064	LaVerne Jones	ISV	23.12 (4 h6)	23.37 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	3331	Darlenis Obregón	COL	23.33 (5 h4)	23.40 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	1104	Sheniqua Ferguson	BAH	23.33 (4 h5)	23.61 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	1504	Eleni Artymata	CYP	23.58 (4 h3)	23.77 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	1266	Inna Eftimova	BUL	23.50 (5 h1)	23.48 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h4 r2/4	1965	Allison George	GRN	23.45 (6 h6)	23.77 (8 h4)	–	–
DNS h1 r2/4	3290	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	23.44 (6 h4)	– (DNS h1)	–	–
5 h3 r1/4	2888	Sabina Veit	SLO	23.62 (5 h3)	–	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	2348	Kia Davis	LBR	24.31 (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	1544	Mariely Sánchez	DOM	24.05 (5 h2)	–	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	2514	Gloria Kemasuode	NGR	23.72 (6 h3)	–	–	–
7 h1 r1/4	2930	Kirsten Nieuwendam	SUR	24.46 (7 h1)	–	–	–
7 h2 r1/4	2683	Carol Rodríguez	PUR	24.07 (6 h2)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	2870	Meritzer Williams	SKN	23.83 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	1108	Jade Bailey	BAR	23.62 (7 h4)	–	–	–
7 h5 r1/4	2743	Isabel le Roux	RSA	23.67 (7 h5)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	2585	Marta Jeschke	POL	23.59 (7 h6)	–	–	–
8 h3 r1/4	1136	Fabienne Féraez	BEN	24.07 (8 h3)	–	–	–
8 h4 r1/4	2478	Lei Lei Win	MYA	24.37 (8 h4)	–	–	–
8 h5 r1/4	2895	Samia Omar	SOM	32.16 (8 h5)	–	–	–
8 h6 r1/4	2358	Gretta Taslakian	LBN	25.32 (8 h6)	–	–	–
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.98] (DQ h2)	[22.63] (DQ h3)	[22.57] (DQ h1)	–		1
DNS	1129	Kim Gevaert	BEL	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
DNS	1927	Vida Anim	GHA	– (DNS h1)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	19 August 2008
Format	Top four in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.71	0.174	Q
2	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.72	0.210	Q
3	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.76	0.222	Q
4	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.81	0.276	Q
5	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	22.91	0.180	Q
6	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.94	0.193	Q
7	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.95	0.200	Q
8	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	23.02	0.189	Q
9	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	23.03	0.269	Q
=10	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	23.04	0.235	Q
=10	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	23.04	0.209	Q
12	2464	Kadiatou Camara	MLI	23.06	0.245	Q
13	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	23.07	0.196	Q
14	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	23.09	0.182	Q
15	2064	LaVerne Jones	ISV	23.12	0.178	Q
16	1264	Ivet Lalova	BUL	23.13	0.207	q
17	2869	Virgil Hodge	SKN	23.14	0.226	Q
18	2747	Nataliya Rusakova	RUS	23.21	0.205	Q
19	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	23.22	0.174	Q
20	2713	Ionela Târlea	ROU	23.24	0.187	Q
21	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.29	0.206	Q
22	2512	Damola Osayomi	NGR	23.31	0.192	Q
=23	3331	Darlenis Obregón	COL	23.33	0.220	q
=23	1104	Sheniqua Ferguson	BAH	23.33	0.188	Q
25	1294	Adrienne Power	CAN	23.40	0.168	q
26	1249	Evelyn dos Santos	BRA	23.43	0.211	q
=27	3290	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	23.44	0.154	q
=27	2069	Vincenza Calì	ITA	23.44	0.210	q
29	1965	Allison George	GRN	23.45	0.235	q
30	1266	Inna Eftimova	BUL	23.50	0.197	q
31	1504	Eleni Artymata	CYP	23.58	0.200	Q
32	2585	Marta Jeschke	POL	23.59	0.180
=33	2888	Sabina Veit	SLO	23.62	0.213
=33	1108	Jade Bailey	BAR	23.62	0.220
35	2743	Isabel le Roux	RSA	23.67	0.201
36	2514	Gloria Kemasuode	NGR	23.72	0.216
37	2870	Meritzer Williams	SKN	23.83	0.225
38	1544	Mariely Sánchez	DOM	24.05	0.265
=39	2683	Carol Rodríguez	PUR	24.07	0.195
=39	1136	Fabienne Féraez	BEN	24.07	0.250
41	2348	Kia Davis	LBR	24.31	0.217
42	2478	Lei Lei Win	MYA	24.37	0.195
43	2930	Kirsten Nieuwendam	SUR	24.46	0.190
44	2358	Gretta Taslakian	LBN	25.32	0.208
45	2895	Samia Omar	SOM	32.16	–
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.98]	[0.204]	Q	2
DNS	1927	Vida Anim	GHA	–	–
DNS	1129	Kim Gevaert	BEL	–	–

Heat #1

Time	10:00
Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	23.02	0.189	Q
2	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	23.04	0.235	Q
3	2869	Virgil Hodge	SKN	23.14	0.226	Q
4	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.29	0.206	Q
5	1266	Inna Eftimova	BUL	23.50	0.197	q
6	2348	Kia Davis	LBR	24.31	0.217
7	2930	Kirsten Nieuwendam	SUR	24.46	0.190
DNS	1927	Vida Anim	GHA	–	–

Heat #2

Time	10:07
Wind	-0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.71	0.174	Q
2	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.72	0.210	Q
3	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.76	0.222	Q
4	1264	Ivet Lalova	BUL	23.13	0.207	q
5	1544	Mariely Sánchez	DOM	24.05	0.265
6	2683	Carol Rodríguez	PUR	24.07	0.195
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.98]	[0.204]	Q	3

Heat #3

Time	10:14
Wind	-1.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	23.07	0.196	Q
2	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	23.22	0.174	Q
3	2512	Damola Osayomi	NGR	23.31	0.192	Q
4	1504	Eleni Artymata	CYP	23.58	0.200	Q
5	2888	Sabina Veit	SLO	23.62	0.213
6	2514	Gloria Kemasuode	NGR	23.72	0.216
7	2870	Meritzer Williams	SKN	23.83	0.225
8	1136	Fabienne Féraez	BEN	24.07	0.250
DNS	1129	Kim Gevaert	BEL	–	–

Heat #4

Time	10:21
Wind	-1.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.81	0.276	Q
2	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.95	0.200	Q
3	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	23.03	0.269	Q
4	2713	Ionela Târlea	ROU	23.24	0.187	Q
5	3331	Darlenis Obregón	COL	23.33	0.220	q
6	3290	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	23.44	0.154	q
7	1108	Jade Bailey	BAR	23.62	0.220
8	2478	Lei Lei Win	MYA	24.37	0.195

Heat #5

Time	10:28
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	23.04	0.209	Q
2	2464	Kadiatou Camara	MLI	23.06	0.245	Q
3	2747	Nataliya Rusakova	RUS	23.21	0.205	Q
4	1104	Sheniqua Ferguson	BAH	23.33	0.188	Q
5	1294	Adrienne Power	CAN	23.40	0.168	q
6	2069	Vincenza Calì	ITA	23.44	0.210	q
7	2743	Isabel le Roux	RSA	23.67	0.201
8	2895	Samia Omar	SOM	32.16	–

Heat #6

Time	10:35
Wind	-0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	22.91	0.180	Q
2	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.94	0.193	Q
3	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	23.09	0.182	Q
4	2064	LaVerne Jones	ISV	23.12	0.178	Q
5	1249	Evelyn dos Santos	BRA	23.43	0.211	q
6	1965	Allison George	GRN	23.45	0.235	q
7	2585	Marta Jeschke	POL	23.59	0.180
8	2358	Gretta Taslakian	LBN	25.32	0.208

Quarter-Finals

Date	19 August 2008
Format	Top three in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.60	0.176	Q
2	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	22.64	0.168	Q
=3	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	22.74	0.199	Q
=3	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	22.74	0.212	Q
=5	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.76	0.246	Q
=5	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	22.76	0.198	Q
7	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	22.77	0.166	Q
=8	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.83	0.233	q
=8	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.83	0.246	Q
10	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.89	0.179	Q
11	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	22.94	0.256	Q
12	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.95	0.187	Q
13	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	22.98	0.180	q
14	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	23.03	0.172	q
15	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.04	0.244	q
16	2464	Kadiatou Camara	MLI	23.06	0.213
17	1264	Ivet Lalova	BUL	23.15	0.169
18	2869	Virgil Hodge	SKN	23.17	0.223
19	2713	Ionela Târlea	ROU	23.22	0.214
20	2512	Damola Osayomi	NGR	23.27	0.195
21	2747	Nataliya Rusakova	RUS	23.28	0.220
22	1249	Evelyn dos Santos	BRA	23.35	0.203
23	2064	LaVerne Jones	ISV	23.37	0.186
24	3331	Darlenis Obregón	COL	23.40	0.167
25	1266	Inna Eftimova	BUL	23.48	0.188
26	1294	Adrienne Power	CAN	23.51	0.156
27	2069	Vincenza Calì	ITA	23.56	0.204
28	1104	Sheniqua Ferguson	BAH	23.61	0.199
29	1504	Eleni Artymata	CYP	23.77	0.185
30	1965	Allison George	GRN	23.77	0.305
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.63]	[0.193]	Q	4
DNS	3290	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	–	–

Heat #1

Time	19:00
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	22.64	0.168	Q
2	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	22.74	0.199	Q
3	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	22.77	0.166	Q
4	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.83	0.233	q
5	2713	Ionela Târlea	ROU	23.22	0.214
6	1249	Evelyn dos Santos	BRA	23.35	0.203
7	2064	LaVerne Jones	ISV	23.37	0.186
DNS	3290	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	–	–

Heat #2

Time	19:07
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.76	0.246	Q
2	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.89	0.179	Q
3	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	22.94	0.256	Q
4	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	22.98	0.180	q
5	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.04	0.244	q
6	2512	Damola Osayomi	NGR	23.27	0.195
7	3331	Darlenis Obregón	COL	23.40	0.167
8	1266	Inna Eftimova	BUL	23.48	0.188

Heat #3

Time	19:14
Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	22.74	0.212	Q
2	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	22.76	0.198	Q
3	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	23.03	0.172	q
4	2464	Kadiatou Camara	MLI	23.06	0.213
5	1294	Adrienne Power	CAN	23.51	0.156
6	2069	Vincenza Calì	ITA	23.56	0.204
7	1104	Sheniqua Ferguson	BAH	23.61	0.199
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.63]	[0.193]	Q	5

Heat #4

Time	19:21
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.60	0.176	Q
2	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.83	0.246	Q
3	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.95	0.187	Q
4	1264	Ivet Lalova	BUL	23.15	0.169
5	2869	Virgil Hodge	SKN	23.17	0.223
6	2747	Nataliya Rusakova	RUS	23.28	0.220
7	1504	Eleni Artymata	CYP	23.77	0.185
8	1965	Allison George	GRN	23.77	0.305

Semi-Finals

Date	20 August 2008
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	22.19	0.187	Q
2	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	22.29	0.217	Q
3	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.29	0.186	Q
4	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	22.33	0.181	Q
5	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	22.50	0.196	Q
6	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.50	0.175	Q
7	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	22.51	0.165	Q
8	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.61	0.212	Q
9	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.71	0.188
10	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.72	0.259
11	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.83	0.201
12	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	22.95	0.160
13	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	22.98	0.245
14	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	23.12	0.177
15	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.22	0.202
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.57]	[0.204]		6

Heat #1

Time	21:55
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	22.19	0.187	Q
2	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	22.29	0.217	Q
3	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.29	0.186	Q
4	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	22.51	0.165	Q
5	3065	Nataliya Pyhyda	UKR	22.95	0.160
6	2906	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	22.98	0.245
7	1469	Roxana Díaz	CUB	23.12	0.177
DQ	2745	Yuliya Chermoshanskaya	RUS	[22.57]	[0.204]		7

Heat #2

Time	22:04
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	22.33	0.181	Q
2	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	22.50	0.196	Q
3	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.50	0.175	Q
4	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.61	0.212	Q
5	1742	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi	FRA	22.71	0.188
6	1255	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	22.72	0.259
7	1805	Emily Freeman	GBR	22.83	0.201
8	2823	Aleksandra Fedoriva	RUS	23.22	0.202

Final Round

Date	21 August 2008
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2133	Veronica Campbell-Brown	JAM	21.74	0.172
2	3167	Allyson Felix	USA	21.93	0.193
3	2178	Kerron Stewart	JAM	22.00	0.199
4	3195	Muna Lee	USA	22.01	0.176
5	3270	Marshevet Hooker	USA	22.34	0.200
6	2145	Sherone Simpson	JAM	22.36	0.167
7	1094	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	BAH	22.61	0.175
8	1317	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	22.68	0.206