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200 metres, Women

Date	3 – 5 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Participants	29 from 17 countries

In July 1960 American Wilma Rudolph ran 22.9 to win the AAU Championships and break the world record. After a very easy win in the 100, she was a heavy favorite to win the 200 as well. In round one she broke the Olympic record with 23.2. Her 200 final gold medal in 24.0 was run against a heavy wind. Three days later she anchored the USA 4x100 relay team to a gold medal, her third of the Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	117	Wilma Rudolph	USA	23.2 (1 h6)	23.7 (1 h1)	24.0 (1)	Gold
2	77	Jutta Heine	GER	23.9 (1 h3)	24.0 (2 h1)	24.4 (2)	Silver
3	188	Dorothy Hyman	GBR	23.7 (1 h5)	24.6 (2 h2)	24.7 (3)	Bronze
4	158	Mariya Itkina	URS	24.0 (2 h4)	24.6 (3 h2)	24.7 (4)
5	144	Barbara Janiszewska	POL	23.9 (1 h4)	24.2 (3 h1)	24.8 (5)
6	181	Giuseppina Leone	ITA	23.7 (1 h1)	24.5 (1 h2)	24.9 (6)
4 h1 r2/3	4	Norma Croker-Fleming	AUS	24.2 (2 h3)	24.3 (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	75	Gisela Birkemeyer	GER	24.2 (1 h2)	24.9 (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/3	190	Jenny Smart	GBR	24.0 (3 h6)	24.6 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	119	Lucinda Williams	USA	24.0 (2 h1)	25.0 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	161	Valentina Maslovskaya	URS	24.0 (2 h6)	24.6 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	145	Celina Jesionowska	POL	24.3 (2 h5)	25.3 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	133	Catherine Capdevielle	FRA	24.3 (2 h2)	24.9 (7 h1)	–
3 h1 r1/3	76	Hannelore Raepke	GER	24.2 (3 h1)	–	–
3 h2 r1/3	103	Ulla-Britt Wieslander	SWE	24.6 (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	35	Alena Stolzová	TCH	24.7 (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	209	Antónia Munkácsi	HUN	24.4 (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	30	Eleanor Haslam	CAN	24.5 (3 h5)	–	–
4 h1 r1/3	3	Pat Duggan	AUS	24.7 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	191	Jean Hiscock	GBR	24.7 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	162	Lyudmila Ignatyeva	URS	24.7 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	16	Mona Sulaiman	PHI	25.8 (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	118	Ernestine Pollards	USA	24.5 (4 h5)	–	–
4 h6 r1/3	143	Halina Richter	POL	24.2 (4 h6)	– (DNS h2)	–
5 h2 r1/3	207	Ilana Karaszyk	ISR	26.5 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	18	Val Morgan	NZL	25.2 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	98	Olga Šikovec	YUG	24.8 (5 h5)	–	–
5 h6 r1/3	213	Maeve Kyle	IRL	24.9 (5 h6)	–	–
6 h6 r1/3	210	Erzsébet Heldt	HUN	25.4 (6 h6)	–	–
DNS	62	Maria Ionescu	ROU	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	1	Betty Cuthbert	AUS	– (DNS h5)	–	–
DNS	43	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	27	Christiana Boateng	GHA	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	49	Stephie D'Souza	IND	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	34	Carlota Gooden	PAN	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	33	Jean Holmes	PAN	– (DNS h2)	–	–

Round One

Date	3 September 1960 — 15:00
Format	Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	117	Wilma Rudolph	USA	23.30	23.2	QOR
2	188	Dorothy Hyman	GBR	23.82	23.7	Q
3	181	Giuseppina Leone	ITA	23.90	23.7	Q
4	77	Jutta Heine	GER	24.04	23.9	Q
5	144	Barbara Janiszewska	POL	24.08	23.9	Q
6	119	Lucinda Williams	USA	24.10	24.0	Q
7	161	Valentina Maslovskaya	URS	24.12	24.0	Q
8	190	Jenny Smart	GBR	24.12	24.0	q
9	158	Mariya Itkina	URS	24.20	24.0	Q
10	143	Halina Richter	POL	24.31	24.2	q
=11	76	Hannelore Raepke	GER	24.32	24.2
=11	75	Gisela Birkemeyer	GER	24.32	24.2	Q
13	4	Norma Croker-Fleming	AUS	24.35	24.2	Q
14	145	Celina Jesionowska	POL	24.45	24.3	Q
15	133	Catherine Capdevielle	FRA	24.46	24.3	Q
16	209	Antónia Munkácsi	HUN	24.53	24.4
17	30	Eleanor Haslam	CAN	24.63	24.5
18	118	Ernestine Pollards	USA	24.64	24.5
19	3	Pat Duggan	AUS	24.80	24.7
20	103	Ulla-Britt Wieslander	SWE	24.82	24.6
=21	191	Jean Hiscock	GBR	24.85	24.7
=21	35	Alena Stolzová	TCH	24.85	24.7
23	162	Lyudmila Ignatyeva	URS	24.90	24.7
24	98	Olga Šikovec	YUG	24.95	24.8
25	213	Maeve Kyle	IRL	25.06	24.9
26	18	Val Morgan	NZL	25.39	25.2
27	210	Erzsébet Heldt	HUN	25.50	25.4
28	16	Mona Sulaiman	PHI	25.98	25.8
29	207	Ilana Karaszyk	ISR	26.69	26.5
DNS	62	Maria Ionescu	ROU	–	–
DNS	43	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	–	–
DNS	33	Jean Holmes	PAN	–	–
DNS	49	Stephie D'Souza	IND	–	–
DNS	27	Christiana Boateng	GHA	–	–
DNS	34	Carlota Gooden	PAN	–	–
DNS	1	Betty Cuthbert	AUS	–	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	181	Giuseppina Leone	ITA	23.7	23.90	Q
2	119	Lucinda Williams	USA	24.0	24.10	Q
3	76	Hannelore Raepke	GER	24.2	24.32
4	3	Pat Duggan	AUS	24.7	24.80
DNS	62	Maria Ionescu	ROU	–	–
DNS	43	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	75	Gisela Birkemeyer	GER	24.2	24.32	Q
2	133	Catherine Capdevielle	FRA	24.3	24.46	Q
3	103	Ulla-Britt Wieslander	SWE	24.6	24.82
4	191	Jean Hiscock	GBR	24.7	24.85
5	207	Ilana Karaszyk	ISR	26.5	26.69
DNS	33	Jean Holmes	PAN	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	77	Jutta Heine	GER	23.9	24.04	Q
2	4	Norma Croker-Fleming	AUS	24.2	24.35	Q
3	35	Alena Stolzová	TCH	24.7	24.85
4	162	Lyudmila Ignatyeva	URS	24.7	24.90
5	18	Val Morgan	NZL	25.2	25.39
DNS	49	Stephie D'Souza	IND	–	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	144	Barbara Janiszewska	POL	23.9	24.08	Q
2	158	Mariya Itkina	URS	24.0	24.20	Q
3	209	Antónia Munkácsi	HUN	24.4	24.53
4	16	Mona Sulaiman	PHI	25.8	25.98
DNS	27	Christiana Boateng	GHA	–	–
DNS	34	Carlota Gooden	PAN	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	188	Dorothy Hyman	GBR	23.7	23.82	Q
2	145	Celina Jesionowska	POL	24.3	24.45	Q
3	30	Eleanor Haslam	CAN	24.5	24.63
4	118	Ernestine Pollards	USA	24.5	24.64
5	98	Olga Šikovec	YUG	24.8	24.95
DNS	1	Betty Cuthbert	AUS	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	117	Wilma Rudolph	USA	23.2	23.30	QOR
2	161	Valentina Maslovskaya	URS	24.0	24.12	Q
3	190	Jenny Smart	GBR	24.0	24.12	q
4	143	Halina Richter	POL	24.2	24.31	q
5	213	Maeve Kyle	IRL	24.9	25.06
6	210	Erzsébet Heldt	HUN	25.4	25.50

Semi-Finals

Date	5 September 1960 — 15:40
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	117	Wilma Rudolph	USA	23.79	23.7	Q
2	77	Jutta Heine	GER	24.15	24.0	Q
3	144	Barbara Janiszewska	POL	24.36	24.2	Q
4	4	Norma Croker-Fleming	AUS	24.44	24.3
5	181	Giuseppina Leone	ITA	24.69	24.5	Q
6	190	Jenny Smart	GBR	24.74	24.6
7	161	Valentina Maslovskaya	URS	24.77	24.6
8	188	Dorothy Hyman	GBR	24.78	24.6	Q
9	158	Mariya Itkina	URS	24.81	24.6	Q
10	133	Catherine Capdevielle	FRA	25.04	24.9
11	75	Gisela Birkemeyer	GER	25.05	24.9
12	119	Lucinda Williams	USA	25.14	25.0
13	145	Celina Jesionowska	POL	25.45	25.3
DNS	143	Halina Richter	POL	–	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	117	Wilma Rudolph	USA	23.7	23.79	Q
2	77	Jutta Heine	GER	24.0	24.15	Q
3	144	Barbara Janiszewska	POL	24.2	24.36	Q
4	4	Norma Croker-Fleming	AUS	24.3	24.44
5	190	Jenny Smart	GBR	24.6	24.74
6	161	Valentina Maslovskaya	URS	24.6	24.77
7	133	Catherine Capdevielle	FRA	24.9	25.04

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	181	Giuseppina Leone	ITA	24.5	24.69	Q
2	188	Dorothy Hyman	GBR	24.6	24.78	Q
3	158	Mariya Itkina	URS	24.6	24.81	Q
4	75	Gisela Birkemeyer	GER	24.9	25.05
5	119	Lucinda Williams	USA	25.0	25.14
6	145	Celina Jesionowska	POL	25.3	25.45
DNS	143	Halina Richter	POL	–	–

Final Round

Date	5 September 1960 — 17:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	117	Wilma Rudolph	USA	24.0	24.13
2	77	Jutta Heine	GER	24.4	24.58
3	188	Dorothy Hyman	GBR	24.7	24.82
4	158	Mariya Itkina	URS	24.7	24.85
5	144	Barbara Janiszewska	POL	24.8	24.96
6	181	Giuseppina Leone	ITA	24.9	25.01