Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 3, 1992 |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals |
Date Finished: August 6, 1992 |
Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals. |
(Competitors: 51; Countries: 40; Finalists: 8) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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After the 100m final, Torrence caused a furor by suggesting that two of the medallists had taken drugs, but then retracted her statement, effectively increasing the pressure on herself for the 200m. Nevertheless, she had the fastest time before the final with her semi-final win in 21.72, ahead of Cuthbert (21.75) and Privalova (22.08). Ottey qualified for her fourth 200m final by winning her semi-final by 2m from Guidry in 22.12. The eight finalists represented just three countries. The four principals occupying the central lanes were even coming off the turn, with Torrence timed in 11.27. Torrence blasted away from Cuthbert and Ottey to win by 2m in 21.81. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Katrin Krabbe (GER) had won the 1991 World Championships and the 1990 Europeans. A tall, attractive blond, the former East German seemed about to capitalize on her fame with endorsements not previously available to her. But early in 1992 she and some of her teammates went to train in South Africa. There were accusations that this was done to avoid drug testing and the Germans responded by sending a testing team down there. All of the women tested negative but then it was revealed that all of the urine samples had come from the same person. They were all suspended for four years by the German Track Federation, but after appeals to the IAAF this was revoked. However, in June Krabbe withdrew from the Olympics, because of the stress she had been through in the past few months. In July she did test positive, this time for clenbuterol, and she never competed again. |
With Krabbe out, the favorite's role fell to Jamaica's Merlene Ottey who had had been bronze medalist in 1980 and placed fourth in 1984. She had won medals at all three World Championships, though never a gold, and was 1990 Commonwealth Champion. Her biggest challenge was expected to come from American Gwen Torrence. Torrence was considered a possibility to win the 100/200 but a few days earlier had finished fourth in the 100. She then claimed that )Two of the three medalists are not clean. I'm sick and tired of it.) The 100 medalists had been Gail Devers (USA/gold), Juliet Cuthbert (JAM/silver), and Irina Privalova (EUN/bronze). Torrence never said who the two were, and a few days later she retracted her statement but it added to the controversy of the 200. In the final Torrence, Privalova, Cuthbert and Ottey were drawn in the middle of the track. The four were even as they came off the turn but Torrence was the strongest on the run-in and won by over 2/10ths from Cuthbert. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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200 m |
Women |
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Final |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
21.81 |
-0.6 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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2 |
22.02 |
-0.6 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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3 |
22.09 |
-0.6 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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4 |
22.19 |
-0.6 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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5 |
22.30 |
-0.6 |
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Carlette Guidry |
United States |
USA |
4 Sep 68 |
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6 |
22.58 |
-0.6 |
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Grace Jackson Small |
Jamaica |
JAM |
14 Jun 61 |
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7 |
22.60 |
-0.6 |
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Michelle Burrell |
United States |
USA |
8 May 65 |
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8 |
22.63 |
-0.6 |
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Galina Malchugina |
Russia |
RUS |
17 Dec 62 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Semifinal 1 |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.12 |
-1.6 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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2 |
22.31 |
-1.6 |
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Carlette Guidry |
United States |
USA |
4 Sep 68 |
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3 |
22.44 |
-1.6 |
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Galina Malchugina |
Russia |
RUS |
17 Dec 62 |
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4 |
22.58 |
-1.6 |
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Grace Jackson Small |
Jamaica |
JAM |
14 Jun 61 |
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5 |
22.60 |
-1.6 |
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Silke Knoll |
Germany |
GER |
21 Feb 67 |
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6 |
22.61 |
-1.6 |
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Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
9 Jul 66 |
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7 |
23.08 |
-1.6 |
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Elinda Vorster |
South Africa |
RSA |
8 Sep 65 |
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8 |
23.26 |
-1.6 |
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Sisko Hanhijoki |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Apr 62 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Semifinal 2 |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
21.72 |
-0.1 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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2 |
21.75 |
-0.1 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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3 |
22.08 |
-0.1 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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4 |
22.39 |
-0.1 |
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Michelle Burrell |
United States |
USA |
8 May 65 |
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5 |
22.60 |
-0.1 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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6 |
23.01 |
-0.1 |
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Jennifer Stoute |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Apr 65 |
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7 |
23.03 |
-0.1 |
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Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |
Australia |
AUS |
1 Oct 71 |
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DNS |
-0.1 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.01 |
0 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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2 |
22.42 |
0 |
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Michelle Burrell |
United States |
USA |
8 May 65 |
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3 |
22.44 |
0 |
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Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
9 Jul 66 |
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4 |
22.46 |
0 |
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Silke Knoll |
Germany |
GER |
21 Feb 67 |
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5 |
22.50 |
0 |
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Marina Trandenkova |
Russia |
RUS |
7 Jan 67 |
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6 |
22.93 |
0 |
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Wang Huei-Chen |
Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
21 Feb 70 |
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7 |
23.61 |
0 |
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Simmone Jacobs |
Great Britain |
GBR |
5 Sep 66 |
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8 |
23.64 |
0 |
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Valérie Jean-Charles |
France |
FRA |
27 Jan 69 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.21 |
0 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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2 |
22.59 |
0 |
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Grace Jackson Small |
Jamaica |
JAM |
14 Jun 61 |
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3 |
22.99 |
0 |
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Elinda Vorster |
South Africa |
RSA |
8 Sep 65 |
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4 |
23.09 |
0 |
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Sisko Hanhijoki |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Apr 62 |
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5 |
23.09 |
0 |
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Lucrécia Jardim |
Portugal |
POR |
28 Jan 71 |
NUR |
6 |
23.63 |
0 |
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Laloa Ravaonirina |
Madagascar |
MAD |
8 Nov 63 |
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7 |
23.89 |
0 |
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Damayanthi Dharsha |
Sri Lanka |
SRI |
13 Feb 75 |
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8 |
24.06 |
0 |
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Georgette Nkoma |
Cameroon |
CMR |
16 Jun 65 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 3 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.22 |
1.2 |
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Galina Malchugina |
Russia |
RUS |
17 Dec 62 |
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2 |
22.26 |
1.2 |
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Carlette Guidry |
United States |
USA |
4 Sep 68 |
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3 |
22.62 |
1.2 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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4 |
22.73 |
1.2 |
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Jennifer Stoute |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Apr 65 |
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5 |
23.10 |
1.2 |
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Sabine Rieger |
Germany |
GER |
6 Nov 63 |
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6 |
23.75 |
1.2 |
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Iolanda Oanta |
Romania |
ROU |
11 Oct 65 |
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7 |
23.80 |
1.2 |
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Karen Clarke |
Canada |
CAN |
7 Oct 71 |
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8 |
24.12 |
1.2 |
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Heather Samuel |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ANT |
6 Jul 70 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 4 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
21.94 |
-0.9 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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2 |
22.45 |
-0.9 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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3 |
22.60 |
-0.9 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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4 |
23.03 |
-0.9 |
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Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |
Australia |
AUS |
1 Oct 71 |
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5 |
23.19 |
-0.9 |
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Andrea Thomas |
Jamaica |
JAM |
6 Apr 63 |
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6 |
23.41 |
-0.9 |
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Karin de Lange |
Netherlands |
NED |
15 Jan 64 |
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7 |
23.41 |
-0.9 |
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Sabine Tröger |
Austria |
AUT |
7 Jun 67 |
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8 |
24.26 |
-0.9 |
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Ruth Morris |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
7 Oct 66 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
23.06 |
0.7 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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2 |
23.22 |
0.7 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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3 |
23.26 |
0.7 |
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Lucrécia Jardim |
Portugal |
POR |
28 Jan 71 |
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4 |
23.82 |
0.7 |
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Damayanthi Dharsha |
Sri Lanka |
SRI |
13 Feb 75 |
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5 |
23.86 |
0.7 |
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Melissa Medlicott |
Australia |
AUS |
7 Jun 68 |
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6 |
24.19 |
0.7 |
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Olga Mutanda |
Cote d'Ivoire |
CIV |
3 Apr 67 |
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7 |
25.07 |
0.7 |
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Vaciseva Tavaga |
Fiji |
FIJ |
16 Nov 73 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.95 |
0.3 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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2 |
23.15 |
0.3 |
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Jennifer Stoute |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Apr 65 |
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3 |
23.27 |
0.3 |
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Sisko Hanhijoki |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Apr 62 |
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4 |
23.37 |
0.3 |
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Wang Huei-Chen |
Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
21 Feb 70 |
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5 |
23.52 |
0.3 |
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Andrea Thomas |
Jamaica |
JAM |
6 Apr 63 |
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6 |
24.45 |
0.3 |
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My Linh Truong Hoang |
Vietnam |
VIE |
27 Jun 69 |
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7 |
24.64 |
0.3 |
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Zoila Stewart Lee |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
1 Nov 68 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 3 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.99 |
0.2 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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2 |
23.14 |
0.2 |
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Elinda Vorster |
South Africa |
RSA |
8 Sep 65 |
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3 |
23.47 |
0.2 |
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Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
9 Jul 66 |
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4 |
24.09 |
0.2 |
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Heather Samuel |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ANT |
6 Jul 70 |
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5 |
24.15 |
0.2 |
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Maguy Nestoret |
France |
FRA |
28 Jul 69 |
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6 |
24.59 |
0.2 |
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Ngozi Mwanamwambwa |
Zambia |
ZAM |
26 Feb 71 |
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7 |
24.76 |
0.2 |
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Nednapa Chommuak |
Thailand |
THA |
9 Aug 71 |
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8 |
25.28 |
0.2 |
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Deirdre Caruana |
Malta |
MLT |
26 Oct 72 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 4 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.83 |
0 |
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Silke Knoll |
Germany |
GER |
21 Feb 67 |
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2 |
23.00 |
0 |
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Michelle Burrell |
United States |
USA |
8 May 65 |
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3 |
23.53 |
0 |
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Karin de Lange |
Netherlands |
NED |
15 Jan 64 |
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4 |
23.90 |
0 |
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Simmone Jacobs |
Great Britain |
GBR |
5 Sep 66 |
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5 |
24.50 |
0 |
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Ágnes Kozáry |
Hungary |
HUN |
28 Sep 66 |
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6 |
24.56 |
0 |
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Prisca Phillips |
Barbados |
BAR |
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DNF |
0 |
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Oumou Sow |
Guinea |
GUI |
70 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 5 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
23.08 |
0.5 |
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Galina Malchugina |
Russia |
RUS |
17 Dec 62 |
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2 |
23.41 |
0.5 |
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Sabine Rieger |
Germany |
GER |
6 Nov 63 |
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3 |
23.72 |
0.5 |
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Sabine Tröger |
Austria |
AUT |
7 Jun 67 |
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4 |
24.17 |
0.5 |
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Ruth Morris |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
7 Oct 66 |
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5 |
25.03 |
0.5 |
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Dawnette Douglas |
Bermuda |
BER |
21 Jul 71 |
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6 |
26.03 |
0.5 |
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Manda Kanoute |
Mali |
MLI |
63 |
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DQ |
0.5 |
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Chen Zhaojing |
China |
CHN |
5 Apr 69 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 6 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.82 |
1.3 |
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Carlette Guidry |
United States |
USA |
4 Sep 68 |
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2 |
23.18 |
1.3 |
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Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |
Australia |
AUS |
1 Oct 71 |
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3 |
23.32 |
1.3 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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4 |
23.57 |
1.3 |
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Karen Clarke |
Canada |
CAN |
7 Oct 71 |
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5 |
23.69 |
1.3 |
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Valérie Jean-Charles |
France |
FRA |
27 Jan 69 |
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6 |
24.15 |
1.3 |
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Gailey Dube |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
25 Jul 69 |
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7 |
24.67 |
1.3 |
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Melrose Mansaray |
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
19 Jul 72 |
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DQ |
1.3 |
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Jacqueline Soliz |
Bolivia |
BOL |
22 Sep 64 |
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200 m |
Women |
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Heat 7 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
22.66 |
-0.7 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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2 |
22.72 |
-0.7 |
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Grace Jackson Small |
Jamaica |
JAM |
14 Jun 61 |
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3 |
22.79 |
-0.7 |
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Marina Trandenkova |
Russia |
RUS |
7 Jan 67 |
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4 |
23.58 |
-0.7 |
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Laloa Ravaonirina |
Madagascar |
MAD |
8 Nov 63 |
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5 |
23.83 |
-0.7 |
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Iolanda Oanta |
Romania |
ROU |
11 Oct 65 |
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6 |
23.85 |
-0.7 |
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Georgette Nkoma |
Cameroon |
CMR |
16 Jun 65 |
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7 |
27.65 |
-0.7 |
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Ruth Mangue |
Equatorial Guinea |
GEQ |
23 Jun 75 |
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