After her 100m win, Gladisch was a solid favourite. However, the centre of attention was Florence Griffith, who had placed fourth in Helsinki. In 27° heat and 73% humidity, the 27 year-old American won her heat and semi in a skin-tight bodysuit complete with hood. Griffith’s running was also notable, for she clocked the fastest semifinal time and looked as if she might possibly spoil the chances of a GDR sprint double. In the final, Gladisch was drawn in lane 3 with Ottey and Griffith directly outside her. An 11.09 100m bend by the GDR runner gave her a big advantage at halfway. Only Griffith – now in conventional garb – was able to gain ground on Gladisch in the straight. In the process, she cracked 22 seconds and overhauled Ottey, who therefore collected her second Rome bronze medal. The winning time was just 0.03 slower than the world record shared by Marita Koch and Heike Drechsler, and the winner was coached by the same man as Koch: Wolfgang Meier. |
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200m |
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3 September |
1.2 |
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Final |
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1 |
Silke Möller |
GDR |
20 Jun 64 |
21.74 |
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2 |
Florence Griffith-Joyner |
USA |
21 Dec 59 |
21.96 |
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3 |
Merlene Ottey |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
22.06 |
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4 |
Pam Marshall |
USA |
16 Aug 60 |
22.18 |
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5 |
Gwen Torrence |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
22.40 |
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6 |
Mary Onyali |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
22.52 |
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7 |
Ewa Kasprzyk |
POL |
7 Sep 57 |
22.52 |
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8 |
Nadezhda Georgieva |
BUL |
2 Sep 61 |
22.55 |
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Hana Ali Saleh |
YEM |
25 Feb 68 |
29.00 |
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NR NU20R |
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Semifinals |
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3 September |
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Heat 1 |
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-1.1 |
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1 |
Merlene Ottey |
JAM |
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22,43 |
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2 |
Silke Gladisch-Moller |
GDR |
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22,54 |
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3 |
Pam Marshall |
USA |
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22,67 |
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4 |
Nadezhda Georgieva |
BUL |
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22,72 |
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5 |
Pauline Davis-Thompson |
BAH |
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22,89 |
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6 |
Angela Bailey |
CAN |
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22,97 |
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7 |
Vineta Ikauniece |
URS |
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23,25 |
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8 |
Falilat Ogunkoya |
NGR |
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23,71 |
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DQ |
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Heat 2 |
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-1.9 |
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1 |
Florence Griffith-Joyner |
USA |
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22,38 |
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2 |
Mary Onyali |
NGR |
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22,54 |
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3 |
Ewa Kasprzyk |
POL |
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22,60 |
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4 |
Gwen Torrence |
USA |
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22,61 |
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5 |
Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo |
FRA |
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22,89 |
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6 |
Maya Azarashvili |
URS |
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22,91 |
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7 |
Ulrike Sarvari |
FRG |
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23,04 |
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8 |
Heike Morgenstern |
GDR |
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23,06 |
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Heats |
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1 September |
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Heat 1 |
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-3.4 |
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1 |
Silke Gladisch-Moller |
GDR |
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22,44 |
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2 |
Gwen Torrence |
USA |
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22,61 |
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3 |
Angela Bailey |
CAN |
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22,94 |
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4 |
Falilat Ogunkoya |
NGR |
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23,12 |
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5 |
Natalya German |
URS |
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23,26 |
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6 |
Zoila Stewart |
CRC |
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24,75 |
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7 |
Jabou Jawo |
GAM |
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25,50 |
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8 |
Elizabeth Arteaga |
BOL |
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26,11 |
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Heat 2 |
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-0.6 |
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1 |
Nadezhda Georgieva |
BUL |
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22,77 |
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2 |
Pam Marshall |
USA |
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22,84 |
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3 |
Vineta Ikauniece |
URS |
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22,98 |
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4 |
Ulrike Sarvari |
FRG |
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23,02 |
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5 |
Heike Morgenstern |
GDR |
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23,04 |
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6 |
Claudia Acerenza |
URU |
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24,24 |
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7 |
Sheila Vyapouri |
MRI |
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25,32 |
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8 |
Hanaa Ali Ahmed |
YEM |
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29,00 |
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Heat 3 |
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-2.6 |
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1 |
Mary Onyali |
NGR |
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22,87 |
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2 |
Ewa Kasprzyk |
POL |
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22,98 |
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3 |
Pauline Davis-Thompson |
BAH |
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23,08 |
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4 |
Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo |
FRA |
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23,12 |
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5 |
Silke-Beate Knoll |
FRG |
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23,40 |
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6 |
Aminata Diarra |
MLI |
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26,46 |
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7 |
Denise Ouabangui |
CAF |
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28,37 |
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Blanca Lacambra |
ESP |
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DNS |
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Heat 4 |
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-0.6 |
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1 |
Florence Griffith-Joyner |
USA |
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22,56 |
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2 |
Maya Azarashvili |
URS |
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22,94 |
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3 |
Merlene Ottey |
JAM |
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23,19 |
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4 |
Ingrid Verbruggen |
BEL |
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23,77 |
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5 |
Amparo Caicedo |
COL |
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24,30 |
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6 |
Guilhermina Da Cruz |
ANG |
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25,74 |
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Angella Taylor-Issajenko |
CAN |
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DNS |
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