World Athletics Championships 1997/200 m women
6th World Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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discipline | 200 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Women | ||||||||
Attendees | 25 52 from 34 countries | ||||||||
venue | Athens | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 6th (preliminary / quarter-finals) August 7th (semi-finals) August 8th (final) |
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The women's 200-meter run at the 1997 World Athletics Championships was held from August 6th to 8th, 1997 in the Olympic Stadium in the Greek capital, Athens .
The double European champion from 1994 - at that time under her name Shanna Tarnopolskaja - became world champion over 100 and 200 meters Shanna Pintussewytsch from Ukraine , who had already won silver over 100 meters here five days earlier. Susanthika Jayasinghe from Sri Lanka , who had also won silver at the Asian Games in 1994, came in
surprisingly second . In the third place, the two-time world champion (came 1993 / 1995 ), two-time World Cup -Bronzemedaillengewinnerin ( 1987 /1991), three-time bronze medalist at the Olympic Games ( 1980 / 1984 /1992) and World Cup -Silbermedaillengewinnerin of 1983 Merlene Ottey of Jamaica . She had also has 100 meters at the 1984 Olympic Games and the World Championships 1987 / 1991 respectively bronze and 1993 and 1995 World Cup won -Silber. In 1991 she had also won the World Cup relay gold in the Jamaica team.
Existing records
World record | 21.34 s | Florence Griffith-Joyner | OS Seoul , South Korea | September 29, 1988 |
World championship record | 21.74 s | Silke Gladisch | World Cup 1987 in Rome , Italy | 3rd September 1987 |
Even at these World Championships since remained 1,987 existing WM -record safely. In no race was a time below 22 seconds.
There were, however, three continental records and one national record.
- Continental records:
- 22.44 s - Susanthika Jayasinghe ( Sri Lanka ), new Asian record, 4th lead on August 6th (wind: +1.8 m / s)
- 22.44 s - Li Xuemei ( People's Republic of China ), Asian record equalized, 7th advance on August 6th (wind: +1.8 m / s)
- 22.30 s - Susanthika Jayasinghe ( Sri Lanka ), new Asian record, 2nd semi-final on August 7th
- National record:
- 22.81 s - Alenka Bikar ( Slovenia ), new Slovenian record, 4th lead on August 6th (wind: +0.2 m / s)
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was carried out in seven runs. The first four athletes per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the four fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the quarter-finals.
Forward 1
August 6, 1997, 11:15 a.m.
Wind: ± 0.0 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Shanna Pinusevych | Ukraine | 22.85 |
2 | Zundra Feagin | United States | 22.99 |
3 | Melanie Paschke | Germany | 23.10 |
4th | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.18 |
5 | Katharine Merry | Great Britain | 23.20 |
6th | Melissa Straker | Barbados | 23.45 |
7th | Ameerah Bello | American Virgin Islands | 24.31 |
Forward 2
August 6, 1997, 11:22 a.m.
Wind: ± 0.0 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 22.76 |
2 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 22.91 |
3 | Simmone Jacobs | Great Britain | 23.23 |
4th | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.58 |
5 | Aïda Diop | Senegal | 23.71 |
6th | Danielle Perpoli | Italy | 23.96 |
DNS | Kaltouma Nadjina | Chad |
Forward 3
August 6, 1997, 11:29 am
Wind: -1.4 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 22.87 |
2 | Marina Trandenkowa | Russia | 22.94 |
3 | Ekaterini Koffa | Greece | 22.97 |
4th | Yan Jiankui | People's Republic of China | 23.11 |
5 | Felipa Palacios | Colombia | 23.15 |
6th | Natallja Safronnikawa | Belarus | 23.66 |
7th | Svetlana Bodritskaya | Kazakhstan | 23.96 |
Forward 4
August 6, 1997, 11:29 am
Wind: +1.8 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 22.44 AS |
2 | Ekaterina Leschchowa | Russia | 22.47 |
3 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.47 |
4th | Sylviane Félix | France | 22.71 |
5 | Petya Pendareva | Bulgaria | 23.02 |
6th | Gabi Rockmeier | Germany | 23.22 |
7th | Patricia Rodríguez | Colombia | 23.45 |
8th | Vernetta Lesforis | St. Lucia | 24.27 |
Forward 5
August 6, 1997, 11:43 a.m.
Wind: –2.0 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 23.08 |
2 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 23.26 |
3 | Cheryl Taplin | United States | 23.28 |
4th | Katia Benth | France | 23.33 |
5 | Marina Filipovic | Yugoslavia | 23.54 |
6th | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.93 |
7th | Sittina Djabiri | Comoros | 30.88 |
DNF | Natalia Voronova | Russia |
Forward 6
August 6, 1997, 11:50 a.m.
Wind: -0.8 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Inger Miller | United States | 22.55 |
2 | Li Xiaomei | People's Republic of China | 22.99 |
3 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 23.00 |
4th | Lucrécia Jardim | Portugal | 23.07 |
5 | Sanna Hernesniemi | Finland | 23.17 |
6th | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 23.55 |
7th | Dora Kyriakou | Cyprus | 24.08 |
8th | Laure Kuetey | Benin | 25.15 |
Forward 7
August 6, 1997, 11:57 am
Wind: +1.8 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Li Xuemei | People's Republic of China | 22.44 ASe |
2 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 22.76 |
3 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 22.77 |
4th | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 22.81 NO |
5 | LaDonna Antoine | Canada | 23.86 |
6th | Georgette Nkoma | Cameroon | 24.53 |
7th | Rossa Maira | Papua New Guinea | 25.02 |
8th | Fanta Dao | Mali | 25.35 |
Quarter finals
From the four quarter-finals, the first three athletes - highlighted in light blue - as well as the four fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals.
The four sprinters who qualified for the final over time all came from the fourth and last run. The participant, who was seventh in penultimate place, stayed below the 23-second mark with 22.95 s, which none of the athletes achieved in fourth place in each of the other three races.
Quarter-finals 1
August 6, 1997, 6:15 p.m.
Wind: -2.4 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.65 |
2 | Ekaterina Leschchowa | Russia | 22.91 |
3 | Ekaterini Koffa | Greece | 23.05 |
4th | Li Xuemei | People's Republic of China | 23.06 |
5 | Lucrécia Jardim | Portugal | 23.16 |
6th | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 23.34 |
7th | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.53 |
8th | Katharine Merry | Great Britain | 23.98 |
Quarter-finals 2
August 6, 1997, 6:21 p.m.
Wind: +0.3 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 22.47 |
2 | Marina Trandenkowa | Russia | 22.63 |
3 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 22.83 |
4th | Yan Jiankui | People's Republic of China | 22.97 |
5 | Cheryl Taplin | United States | 23.07 |
6th | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 23.07 |
7th | Katia Benth | France | 23.20 |
8th | Simmone Jacobs | Great Britain | 23.49 |
Quarter-finals 3
August 6, 1997, 6:27 pm
Wind: -3.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 22.69 |
2 | Inger Miller | United States | 22.85 |
3 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 22.92 |
4th | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 23.13 |
5 | Melanie Paschke | Germany | 23.22 |
6th | Felipa Palacios | Colombia | 23.34 |
7th | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 23.43 |
8th | Sanna Hernesniemi | Finland | 23.52 |
Quarter-finals 4
August 6, 1997, 6:33 p.m.
Wind: ± 0.0 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 22.45 |
2 | Sylviane Félix | France | 22.56 |
3 | Shanna Pinusevych | Ukraine | 22.56 |
4th | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 22.75 |
5 | Zundra Feagin | United States | 22.81 |
6th | Petya Pendareva | Bulgaria | 22.90 |
7th | Li Xiaomei | People's Republic of China | 22.95 |
8th | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.62 |
Semifinals
From the two semi-finals, the first four athletes - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Semi-final run 1
August 7, 1997, 7:00 p.m.
Wind: –2.3 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Inger Miller | United States | 22.59 |
2 | Shanna Pinusevych | Ukraine | 22.65 |
3 | Marina Trandenkowa | Russia | 22.69 |
4th | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 22.70 |
5 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 22.81 |
6th | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 22.92 |
7th | Li Xiaomei | People's Republic of China | 23.03 |
DNS | Marie-José Pérec | France |
Semi-final run 2
August 7, 1997, 7:10 p.m.
Wind: +0.2 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.26 |
2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 22.30 AS |
3 | Sylviane Félix | France | 22.57 |
4th | Ekaterina Leschchowa | Russia | 22.59 |
5 | Ekaterini Koffa | Greece | 22.70 |
6th | Zundra Feagin | United States | 22.92 |
7th | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 23.03 |
DNS | Petya Pendareva | Bulgaria |
final
August 8, 1997, 7:05 p.m.
Wind: -0.7 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Shanna Pinusevych | Ukraine | 22.32 |
2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 22.39 |
3 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.40 |
4th | Ekaterina Leschchowa | Russia | 22.50 |
5 | Inger Miller | United States | 22.52 |
6th | Marina Trandenkowa | Russia | 22.65 |
7th | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 22.73 |
8th | Sylviane Félix | France | 22.81 |
Merlene Ottey, multiple medal winner over 100 meters , 200 meters and with the sprint relay of her team, added bronze to her collection of medals
Video
- Women's 200m Final - 1997 IAAF World Championships on youtube.com, accessed June 26, 2020
Web links
- 6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics , accessed June 4, 2020
- Women 200m Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) on todor66.com, accessed May 18, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Women 200 m, Athens 1997, p. 256f (PDF; 10.3 MB), English, accessed on June 26, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 200 m women on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on June 26, 2020