2004 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 200 m (women)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 200 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Women | ||||||||
Attendees | 43 athletes from 33 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 23, 2004 (preliminary round / quarter-finals) August 24, 2004 (semi-finals / final) |
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The women's 200-meter run at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens was held on August 23 and 24, 2004 in the Athens Olympic Stadium. 43 athletes took part.
The Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown became Olympic champion . She won ahead of the Americans Allyson Felix and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie from the Bahamas.
The Austrian Karin Mayr-Krifka was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Athletes from Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein did not take part.
Current titleholders
Olympic champion 2000 | Pauline Davis-Thompson ( Bahamas ) | 22.27 s | Sydney 2000 |
World Champion 2003 | Anastassija Kapatschinskaja ( Russia ) | 22.38 s | Paris 2003 |
European Champion 2002 | Muriel Hurtis ( France ) | 22.43 s | Munich 2002 |
Pan American Champion 2003 | Roxana Díaz ( Cuba ) | 22.69 s | Santo Domingo 2003 |
Central America and Caribbean Champion 2003 | Cydonie Mothersille ( Cayman Islands ) | 22.45 s | St. George’s 2003 |
South American Champion 2003 | Digna Luz Murillo ( Colombia ) | 23.13 s | Barquisimeto 2003 |
Asian Champion 2003 | Lyubov Perepelowa ( Uzbekistan ) | 23.11 s | Manila 2003 |
African champion 2004 | Geraldine Pillay ( South Africa ) | 23.18 s | Brazzaville 2004 |
Oceania Champion 2002 | Makalesi Bulikiobo ( Fiji ) | 24.21 s | Christchurch 2002 |
Existing records
World record | 21.34 s | Florence Griffith-Joyner ( USA ) | Seoul , South Korea | September 29, 1988 |
Olympic record | Final from Seoul , South Korea |
Characters and abbreviations
Note: All times are based on Athens local time ( UTC + 2 ).
Preliminary round
A total of seven preliminary runs were completed. The first four athletes per run qualified for the quarter-finals. In addition, the four fastest times, the so-called lucky losers , made it through. The directly qualified sprinters are highlighted in light blue, the lucky losers in light green.
Forward 1
August 23, 2004, 11:00 a.m.
Wind: +0.4 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 22.59 | |
2 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 23.09 | |
3 | LaShauntea Moore | United States | 23.10 | |
4th | Lucimar de Moura | Brazil | 23.40 | |
5 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa | 23.66 | |
6th | Monika Gatschewska | Bulgaria | 23.71 |
Forward 2
August 23, 2004, 11:08 am
Wind: +1.7 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivet Lalowa | Bulgaria | 22.88 | |
2 | Sylviane Félix | France | 22.94 | |
3 | Ekaterina Kondratyeva | Russia | 23.03 | |
4th | Natallja Safronnikawa | Belarus | 23.28 | |
5 | Lyubov Perepelova | Uzbekistan | 24.10 | |
6th | Gretta Taslakian | Lebanon | 24.30 | NO |
Forward 3
August 23, 2004, 11:16 am
Wind: +1.6 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands | 22.40 | NO |
2 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 22.90 | |
3 | Jelena Bolsun | Russia | 23.00 | |
4th | Joice Maduaka | Great Britain | 23.15 | |
5 | Saraswati Saha | India | 23.43 | |
6th | Gcinile Moyane | Swaziland | 25.62 | NO |
Forward 4
August 23, 2004, 11:24 a.m.
Wind: +2.0 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allyson Felix | United States | 22.39 | |
2 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 22.50 | |
3 | Marina Majdanova | Ukraine | 22.76 | |
4th | Muriel Hurtis | France | 22.77 | |
5 | Karin Mayr-Krifka | Austria | 22.81 | |
6th | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 23.37 | |
7th | Gladys Thompson | Liberia | 27.51 |
Forward 5
August 23, 2004, 11:32 a.m.
Wind: +2.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Muna Lee | United States | 22.57 | |
2 | Tatiana Levina | Russia | 23.05 | |
3 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | American Virgin Islands | 23.20 | |
4th | Marilia Gregoriou | Cyprus | 23.23 | |
5 | Emma Wade | Belize | 23.43 | |
6th | Michelle Banga Moudzoula | Republic of the Congo | 24.37 |
Forward 6
August 23, 2004, 11:40 a.m.
Wind: −0.2 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 22.73 | |
2 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 22.76 | |
3 | Olga Kaidantzi | Greece | 23.11 | |
4th | Fabienne Feraez | Benin | 23.12 | NRe |
5 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 23.45 | |
6th | Kadiatou Camara | Mali | 23.56 |
Forward 7
August 23, 2004, 11:48 a.m.
Wind: +1.4 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 22.57 | |
2 | Christine Arron | France | 22.60 | |
3 | Merlene Ottey | Slovenia | 22.72 | NO |
4th | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 22.87 | |
5 | Digna Luz Murillo | Colombia | 22.98 | |
6th | Anna Guzowska | Poland | 23.00 |
Quarter finals
The first three athletes of each run qualified for the semi-finals. In addition, the four fastest times, the so-called lucky losers , made it through. The directly qualified sprinters are highlighted in light blue, the lucky losers in light green.
Run 1
August 23, 2004, 8:25 pm
Wind: +0.3 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 22.49 | |
2 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 22.53 | |
3 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 22.68 | |
4th | LaShauntea Moore | United States | 22.96 | |
5 | Sylviane Félix | France | 23.08 | |
6th | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | American Virgin Islands | 23.09 | |
7th | Karin Mayr-Krifka | Austria | 23.19 | |
8th | Lucimar de Moura | Brazil | 23.44 |
Run 2
August 23, 2004, 8:31 pm
Wind: −0.3 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Muna Lee | United States | 22.74 | |
2 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 22.97 | |
3 | Olga Kaidantzi | Greece | 23.15 | |
4th | Digna Luz Murillo | Colombia | 23.19 | |
5 | Tatiana Levina | Russia | 23.23 | |
6th | Muriel Hurtis | France | 23.33 | |
7th | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 23.38 | |
8th | Natallja Safronnikawa | Belarus | 23.63 |
Run 3
August 23, 2004, 8:37 pm
Wind: +0.2 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allyson Felix | United States | 22.69 | |
2 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 22.79 | |
3 | Marina Majdanova | Ukraine | 22.86 | |
4th | Christine Arron | France | 22.90 | |
5 | Fabienne Feraez | Benin | 23.24 | |
6th | Jelena Bolsun | Russia | 23.26 | |
7th | Marilia Gregoriou | Cyprus | 23.65 | |
8th | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 23.75 |
Run 4
August 23, 2004, 8:43 pm
Wind: −0.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands | 22.76 | |
2 | Ivet Lalowa | Bulgaria | 22.81 | |
3 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 22.99 | |
4th | Merlene Ottey | Slovenia | 23.07 | |
5 | Joice Maduaka | Great Britain | 23.30 | |
6th | Anna Pacholak | Poland | 23.35 | |
7th | Ekaterina Kondratyeva | Russia | 23.37 | |
8th | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.44 |
Semifinals
The first four runners in each of the two races (highlighted in light blue) qualified for the final.
Run 1
August 24, 2004, 10:05 p.m.
Wind: +0.5 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allyson Felix | United States | 22.36 | |
2 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 22.56 | |
3 | Ivet Lalowa | Bulgaria | 22.56 | |
4th | Muna Lee | United States | 22.69 | |
5 | Marina Majdanova | Ukraine | 22.75 | |
6th | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 23.02 | |
7th | Christine Arron | France | 23.05 | |
DNF | Merlene Ottey | Slovenia |
Run 2
August 24, 2004, 10:13 pm
Wind: +1.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 22.13 | |
2 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 22.33 | |
3 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 22.48 | NO |
4th | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 22.49 | |
5 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands | 22.76 | |
6th | LaShauntea Moore | United States | 22.93 | |
7th | Sylviane Félix | France | 22.99 | |
8th | Olga Kaidantzi | Greece | 23.30 |
final
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 22.05 | |
2 | Allyson Felix | United States | 22.18 | |
3 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 22.30 | |
4th | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 22.42 | |
5 | Ivet Lalowa | Bulgaria | 22.57 | |
6th | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 22.84 | |
7th | Muna Lee | United States | 22.87 | |
8th | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 22.87 |
August 25, 2004, 11:20 pm
Wind: +0.8 m / s
Two Jamaicans and two Americans had qualified for the final. The final field was completed by one starter each from the Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria and Great Britain.
The favorite was the Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, who had been unbeaten on this track for four years. During this time, however, she had never participated in major international championships at the continental or world level. The 18-year-old American Allyson Felix was seen as her strongest challenger. The sprinters who were still successful at the last World Championships were not even at the start here in Athens or were no longer in the good shape of the previous year. The Jamaican Merlene Ottey, who starts for Slovenia and is by far the oldest participant at the age of 44, failed to qualify for the final in her seventh participation in the Olympic Games.
Like over 100 meters , there was an extremely close race at first. At the halfway point of the race, five runners were almost at the same height and the three other sprinters followed at very short intervals. In the last fifty meters, the two favorites separated more and more from their opponents. Finally, Veronica Campbell-Brown won in 22.05 s and was 13 hundredths of a second ahead of Allyson Felix, who set a new junior world record with 22.18 s. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie from the Bahamas took bronze, 12 hundredths of a second behind Felix. Another 12 hundredths of a second back followed the Jamaican Aleen Bailey in fourth in front of the 100-meter fourth Iwet Lalowa from Bulgaria and the Belgian Vice European Champion Kiem Gevaert.
Veronica Campbell-Brown was Jamaica's first ever Olympic champion in the women's 200-meter run .
Web links
- SportsReference 200 m , accessed May 6, 2018
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed May 6, 2018
- Official Report of the XXVIIIth Olympiad, Results Athletics , English / French (PDF, 3054 KB), accessed on May 6, 2018
Video
- Athletics - Women's 200M - Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games , published March 3, 2010 on youtube.com, accessed May 6, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Beijing 2015, page 794 , accessed on May 6, 2018