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200 metres, Women

Date	26 – 28 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	36 from 21 countries

Australia’s Raelene Boyle had won the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1974 and was expected to challenge the East German women. She had reached the Olympic final in the 100 in 1968, 1972, and 1976 and won silver medals in the 200 in 1968 and 1972, and was expected to contend in 1976. But in her semi-final, she was disqualified for false starts. She protested but with no success.

Defending champion Renate Stecher had set two world records since 1972 but had lost the 1974 Europeans to Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein. However Szewińska-Kirszenstein opted to compete only in the 400 metres in Montréal and the road seemed clear for Stecher in the final. However, she was surprised in the final by her teammate, Bärbel Eckert, who took the lead on the curve and maintained it to the finish. Stecher was also passed for the silver medal by West German Annegret Richter, who had already won the 100 metre gold medal a few days before.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	23.78 (1 h2)	22.85 (1 h4)	22.71 (1 h2)	22.37 (1)	Gold	OR
2	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	23.47 (3 h3)	23.35 (3 h1)	22.90 (2 h2)	22.39 (2)	Silver
3	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	22.75 (1 h6)	23.04 (1 h3)	22.68 (1 h1)	22.47 (3)	Bronze
4	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	22.98 (1 h5)	23.20 (=1 h1)	22.84 (2 h1)	22.64 (4)
5	174	Inge Helten	FRG	23.40 (3 h4)	23.09 (2 h2)	22.97 (3 h1)	22.68 (5)
6	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.21 (2 h6)	23.11 (3 h2)	23.03 (4 h1)	23.03 (6)
7	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	23.23 (2 h1)	23.12 (3 h4)	22.91 (3 h2)	23.05 (7)
8	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.54 (4 h3)	23.33 (4 h2)	23.00 (4 h2)	23.09 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.36 (4 h1)	23.24 (3 h3)	23.06 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.34 (3 h6)	23.03 (2 h4)	23.09 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.18 (1 h4)	23.20 (=1 h1)	23.16 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.17 (1 h1)	23.19 (2 h3)	23.20 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.50 (5 h6)	23.45 (4 h4)	23.41 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.56 (2 h5)	23.42 (4 h3)	23.31 (7 h2)	–
8 h2 r3/4	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.39 (2 h3)	23.48 (4 h1)	23.38 (8 h2)	–
AC h1 r3/4	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	23.12 (1 h3)	22.97 (1 h2)	– (DQ h1)	–
5 h1 r2/4	11	Debbie Wells	AUS	23.78 (3 h5)	23.65 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	229	Rosie Allwood	JAM	23.34 (3 h1)	23.40 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	103	Catherine Delachanal	FRA	23.38 (2 h4)	23.65 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	346	Lyudmila Maslakova	URS	23.51 (4 h4)	23.63 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	26	Lea Alaerts	BEL	23.53 (5 h4)	23.80 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	116	Bev Goddard	GBR	23.64 (6 h1)	23.74 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	21	Silvia Schinzel	AUT	23.74 (5 h3)	23.95 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	117	Helen Golden	GBR	23.77 (6 h4)	23.94 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	48	Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova	BUL	23.49 (4 h6)	23.87 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	98	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen	FIN	24.52 (5 h5)	24.10 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	24	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	24.45 (4 h2)	24.27 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	256	Sue Jowett	NZL	24.12 (2 h2)	24.23 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	68	Joanne McTaggart	CAN	24.35 (3 h2)	24.47 (8 h2)	–	–
4 h5 r1/4	208	Ildikó Szabó-Erdélyi	HUN	24.35 (4 h5)	– (DNS h4)	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	178	Anne Kroniger	FRG	23.43 (5 h1)	– (DNS h3)	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	40	Silvina Pereira	BRA	24.00 (6 h3)	–	–	–
6 h6 r1/4	89	Divina Estrella	DOM	24.95 (6 h6)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	209	Carolina Rieuwpassa	INA	24.86 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	248	Helen Ritter	LIE	26.15 (7 h4)	–	–	–
8 h4 r1/4	198	Marie-Louise Pierre	HAI	28.19 (8 h4)	–	–	–
DNS	84	Fulgencia Romay	CUB	– (DNS h6)	–	–	–
DNS	87	Isabel Taylor	CUB	– (DNS h1)	–	–	–
DNS	88	Carmen Valdés	CUB	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–
DNS	118	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
DNS	216	Rita Bottiglieri	ITA	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
DNS	307	Linda Haglund	SWE	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–
DNS	378	Brenda Morehead	USA	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	26 July 1976 — 11:45
Format	Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	22.75	Q
2	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	22.98	Q
3	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	23.12	Q
4	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.17	Q
5	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.18	Q
6	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.21	Q
7	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	23.23	Q
=8	229	Rosie Allwood	JAM	23.34	Q
=8	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.34	Q
10	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.36	Q
11	103	Catherine Delachanal	FRA	23.38	Q
12	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.39	Q
13	174	Inge Helten	FRG	23.40	Q
14	178	Anne Kroniger	FRG	23.43	Q
15	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	23.47	Q
16	48	Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova	BUL	23.49	Q
17	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.50	Q
18	346	Lyudmila Maslakova	URS	23.51	Q
19	26	Lea Alaerts	BEL	23.53	Q
20	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.54	Q
21	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.56	Q
22	116	Bev Goddard	GBR	23.64	q
23	21	Silvia Schinzel	AUT	23.74	Q
24	117	Helen Golden	GBR	23.77	q
=25	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	23.78	Q
=25	11	Debbie Wells	AUS	23.78	Q
27	40	Silvina Pereira	BRA	24.00
28	256	Sue Jowett	NZL	24.12	Q
=29	68	Joanne McTaggart	CAN	24.35	Q
=29	208	Ildikó Szabó-Erdélyi	HUN	24.35	Q
31	24	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	24.45	Q
32	98	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen	FIN	24.52	Q
33	209	Carolina Rieuwpassa	INA	24.86
34	89	Divina Estrella	DOM	24.95
35	248	Helen Ritter	LIE	26.15
36	198	Marie-Louise Pierre	HAI	28.19
DNS	87	Isabel Taylor	CUB	–
DNS	88	Carmen Valdés	CUB	–
DNS	307	Linda Haglund	SWE	–
DNS	378	Brenda Morehead	USA	–
DNS	118	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	–
DNS	216	Rita Bottiglieri	ITA	–
DNS	84	Fulgencia Romay	CUB	–

Heat #1

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.17	Q
2	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	23.23	Q
3	229	Rosie Allwood	JAM	23.34	Q
4	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.36	Q
5	178	Anne Kroniger	FRG	23.43	Q
6	116	Bev Goddard	GBR	23.64	q
DNS	87	Isabel Taylor	CUB	–

Heat #2

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	23.78	Q
2	256	Sue Jowett	NZL	24.12	Q
3	68	Joanne McTaggart	CAN	24.35	Q
4	24	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	24.45	Q
DNS	88	Carmen Valdés	CUB	–
DNS	307	Linda Haglund	SWE	–
DNS	378	Brenda Morehead	USA	–

Heat #3

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	23.12	Q
2	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.39	Q
3	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	23.47	Q
4	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.54	Q
5	21	Silvia Schinzel	AUT	23.74	Q
6	40	Silvina Pereira	BRA	24.00
7	209	Carolina Rieuwpassa	INA	24.86

Heat #4

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.18	Q
2	103	Catherine Delachanal	FRA	23.38	Q
3	174	Inge Helten	FRG	23.40	Q
4	346	Lyudmila Maslakova	URS	23.51	Q
5	26	Lea Alaerts	BEL	23.53	Q
6	117	Helen Golden	GBR	23.77	q
7	248	Helen Ritter	LIE	26.15
8	198	Marie-Louise Pierre	HAI	28.19

Heat #5

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	22.98	Q
2	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.56	Q
3	11	Debbie Wells	AUS	23.78	Q
4	208	Ildikó Szabó-Erdélyi	HUN	24.35	Q
5	98	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen	FIN	24.52	Q
DNS	118	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	–
DNS	216	Rita Bottiglieri	ITA	–

Heat #6

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	22.75	Q
2	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.21	Q
3	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.34	Q
4	48	Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova	BUL	23.49	Q
5	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.50	Q
6	89	Divina Estrella	DOM	24.95
DNS	84	Fulgencia Romay	CUB	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	26 July 1976 — 15:45
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	22.85	Q
2	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	22.97	Q
3	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.03	Q
4	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	23.04	Q
5	174	Inge Helten	FRG	23.09	Q
6	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.11	Q
7	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	23.12	Q
8	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.19	Q
9	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	23.20	Q
10	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.20	Q
11	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.24	Q
12	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.33	Q
13	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	23.35	Q
14	229	Rosie Allwood	JAM	23.40
15	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.42	Q
16	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.45	Q
17	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.48	Q
18	346	Lyudmila Maslakova	URS	23.63
=19	11	Debbie Wells	AUS	23.65
=19	103	Catherine Delachanal	FRA	23.65
21	116	Bev Goddard	GBR	23.74
22	26	Lea Alaerts	BEL	23.80
23	48	Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova	BUL	23.87
24	117	Helen Golden	GBR	23.94
25	21	Silvia Schinzel	AUT	23.95
26	98	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen	FIN	24.10
27	256	Sue Jowett	NZL	24.23
28	24	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	24.27
29	68	Joanne McTaggart	CAN	24.47
DNS	178	Anne Kroniger	FRG	–
DNS	208	Ildikó Szabó-Erdélyi	HUN	–

Heat #1

Wind	0.7 m/s
Wind	0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
=1	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	23.20	Q
=1	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.20	Q
3	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	23.35	Q
4	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.48	Q
5	11	Debbie Wells	AUS	23.65
6	26	Lea Alaerts	BEL	23.80
7	48	Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova	BUL	23.87
8	256	Sue Jowett	NZL	24.23

Heat #2

Wind	1.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	22.97	Q
2	174	Inge Helten	FRG	23.09	Q
3	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.11	Q
4	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.33	Q
5	229	Rosie Allwood	JAM	23.40
6	116	Bev Goddard	GBR	23.74
7	98	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen	FIN	24.10
8	68	Joanne McTaggart	CAN	24.47

Heat #3

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	23.04	Q
2	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.19	Q
3	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.24	Q
4	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.42	Q
5	103	Catherine Delachanal	FRA	23.65
6	21	Silvia Schinzel	AUT	23.95
DNS	178	Anne Kroniger	FRG	–

Heat #4

Wind	1.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	22.85	Q
2	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.03	Q
3	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	23.12	Q
4	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.45	Q
5	346	Lyudmila Maslakova	URS	23.63
6	117	Helen Golden	GBR	23.94
7	24	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	24.27
DNS	208	Ildikó Szabó-Erdélyi	HUN	–

Semi-Finals

Date	28 July 1976 — 15:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	22.68	Q
2	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	22.71	Q
3	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	22.84	Q
4	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	22.90	Q
5	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	22.91	Q
6	174	Inge Helten	FRG	22.97	Q
7	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.00	Q
8	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.03	Q
9	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.06
10	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.09
11	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.16
12	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.20
13	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.31
14	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.38
15	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.41
DQ	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	–		1

Heat #1

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	22.68	Q
2	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	22.84	Q
3	174	Inge Helten	FRG	22.97	Q
4	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.03	Q
5	58	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.06
6	357	Debra Armstrong	USA	23.16
7	232	Carol Cummings	JAM	23.41
DQ	1	Raelene Boyle	AUS	–		2

Heat #2

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	22.71	Q
2	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	22.90	Q
3	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	22.91	Q
4	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.00	Q
5	67	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.09
6	362	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	23.20
7	235	Jackie Pusey	JAM	23.31
8	332	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	23.38

Final Round

Date	28 July 1976 — 18:10
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	139	Bärbel Eckert	GDR	22.37	OR
2	181	Annegret Richter	FRG	22.39
3	162	Renate Stecher	GDR	22.47
4	136	Carla Bodendorf	GDR	22.64
5	174	Inge Helten	FRG	22.68
6	349	Tatyana Prorochenko	URS	23.03
7	9	Denise Robertson	AUS	23.05
8	105	Chantal Réga	FRA	23.09