- Competition format
- Records
- Results Round 1 Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Semi-Final Heat 1 Heat 2 Final
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 200 metres |games = 1968 Summer |venue = Estadio Olímpico Universitario |date = October 17–18 |competitors = 36 |nations = 21 |gold=Irena Szewińska |goldNOC=POL |silver=Raelene Boyle |silverNOC=AUS |bronze=Jenny Lamy |bronzeNOC=AUS |win_value=22.5 WR |prev = 1964 |next = 1972 }}{{AthleticsAt1968SummerOlympics}}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] Competition formatThe 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. RecordsPrior 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 |
ResultsRound 1Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the fastest time (q) qualified. Heat 1Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Lyudmila|Samotyosova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 23.1 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Margaret|Bailes}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 23.1 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Nicole|Montandon}} | {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}} | 23.3 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Marijana|Lubej}} | {{flagIOC|YUG|1968 Summer}} | 23.9 | 5 | {{Sortname|Eva|Lehocká-Glesková}} | {{flagIOC|TCH|1968 Summer}} | 24.0 | 6 | {{Sortname|Györgyi|Balogh-Szomov}} | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 24.1 | 7 | Tien Ah-mei | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 25.5 |
Heat 2Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Raelene|Boyle}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 23.0 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Vera|Popkova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 23.3 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Truus|Hennipman-Cruiming}} | {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Lillian|Board}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | q | 5 | {{Sortname|Irene|Piotrowski}} | {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 23.7 | 6 | {{Sortname|Vilma|Charlton}} | {{flagIOC|JAM|1968 Summer}} | 24.3 | 7 | {{Sortname|Josefa|Vicent}} | {{flagIOC|URU|1968 Summer}} | 24.8 | 8 | Yeh Chu-Mei | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 25.5 |
Heat 3Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Barbara|Ferrell}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 22.9 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Jenny|Lamy}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 23.1 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Jutta|Stöck}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 23.3 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Wilma|van Gool-van den Berg}} | {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}} | 23.5 | 5 | {{Sortname|Maureen|Tranter}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 23.5 | 6 | {{Sortname|Lyudmila|Golomazova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 23.7 | 7 | {{Sortname|Alice|Anum}} | {{flagIOC|GHA|1968 Summer}} | 23.9 | 8 | {{Sortname|Karin|Wallgren-Lundgren}} | {{flagIOC|SWE|1968 Summer}} | 24.2 |
Heat 4Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Wyomia|Tyus}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Dianne|Bowering-Burge}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 23.6 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Fulgencia|Romay}} | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | 23.7 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Oyeronke|Akindele}} | {{flagIOC|NGR|1968 Summer}} | 23.9 | 5 | {{Sortname|Alicia|Kaufmanas}} | {{flagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}} | 24.4 | 6 | {{Sortname|Halina|Górecka}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 24.7 |
Heat 5Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Irena|Szewińska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 23.2 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Miguelina|Cobián}} | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Una|Morris}} | {{flagIOC|JAM|1968 Summer}} | 23.7 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Sylviane|Telliez}} | {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}} | 23.8 | 5 | {{Sortname|Mieke|Sterk}} | {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}} | 24.0 | 6 | {{Sortname|Rita|Wilden}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 24.0 | 7 | {{Sortname|Esperanza|Girón}} | {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 25.3 |
Semi-FinalHeat 1Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Raelene|Boyle}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 22.9 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Wyomia|Tyus}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 23.1 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Irena|Szewińska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 23.2 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Jutta|Stöck}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | Q | 5 | {{Sortname|Lyudmila|Samotyosova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | 6 | {{Sortname|Lillian|Board}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 23.4 | 7 | {{Sortname|Dianne|Bowering-Burge}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 23.6 |
Heat 2Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Barbara|Ferrell}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 22.8 | Q OR | 2 | {{Sortname|Jenny|Lamy}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 22.8 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Margaret|Bailes}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 22.9 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Nicole|Montandon}} | {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}} | 23.0 | Q | 5 | {{Sortname|Vera|Popkova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 23.2 | 6 | {{Sortname|Miguelina|Cobián}} | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | 23.3 | 7 | {{Sortname|Una|Morris}} | {{flagIOC|JAM|1968 Summer}} | 23.5 | 8 | {{Sortname|Truus|Hennipman-Cruiming}} | {{flagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}} | 23.5 |
FinalRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | {{Gold01}} | {{Sortname|Irena|Szewińska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 22.5 | WR | {{Silver02}} | {{Sortname|Raelene|Boyle}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 22.7 | WJR | {{Bronze03}} | {{Sortname|Jenny|Lamy}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 22.8 | 4 | {{Sortname|Barbara|Ferrell}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 22.9 | 5 | {{Sortname|Nicole|Montandon}} | {{flagIOC|FRA|1968 Summer}} | 23.0 | 6 | {{Sortname|Wyomia|Tyus}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 23.0 | 7 | {{Sortname|Margaret|Bailes}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 23.1 | 8 | {{Sortname|Jutta|Stöck}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 23.2 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/womens-200-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 200 metres |accessdate=13 July 2017 |work=Sports Reference}}
External links- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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