The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 4 & 7.[1] The favorite would have been Republic of China's Chi Cheng, who set world records in the 200 meters and 220 yards distances in 1970. She suffered a career ending injury at the end of 1970. An attempted surgery in 1971, failed. The top 3 ranked women in the world in 1971, were the 3 women on the podium in Munich. European Champion Renate Stecher (GDR), Commonwealth Champion Raelene Boyle (AUS), and the defending Champion Irena Szewinska of Poland.
| Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | September 4 & 7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Heats edit
Top five in each heat (blue) and the next two fastest (pink) advanced to quarterfinal round.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Anum |  Ghana |
6 | 23.15 |
| 2 | Barbara Ferrell |  United States |
5 | 23.38 |
| 3 | Rosie Allwood |  Jamaica |
1 | 23.56 |
| 4 | Donna Murray |  Great Britain |
3 | 23.76 |
| 5 | Juana Mosquera |  Colombia |
2 | 24.20 |
| 6 | Carolina Rieuwpassa |  Indonesia |
7 | 24.68 |
| - | Irene Fitzner |  Argentina |
4 | DNS |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Stecher |  East Germany |
2 | 22.96 |
| 2 | Raelene Boyle |  Australia |
4 | 23.58 |
| 3 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya |  Soviet Union |
3 | 23.62 |
| 4 | Amelita Alanes |  Philippines |
5 | 25.28 |
| 5 | Helen Olaye |  Nigeria |
1 | 25.30 |
| 6 | Mabel Saeluzika |  Malawi |
6 | 28.29 |
| - | Carmen Valdes |  Cuba |
7 | DNS |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annegret Kroniger |  West Germany |
4 | 23.37 |
| 2 | Wilma van Gool |  Netherlands |
6 | 23.86 |
| 3 | Della Pascoe | Great Britain |
2 | 23.97 |
| 4 | Hannah Afriyie | Ghana |
3 | 24.38 |
| 5 | María Luisa Vilca |  Peru |
1 | 24.46 |
| 6 | Josefa Vicent |  Uruguay |
7 | 25.09 |
| 7 | Meas Kheng |  Khmer Republic |
5 | 25.86 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Strophal | East Germany |
1 | 23.54 |
| 2 | Pam Greene | United States |
7 | 23.96 |
| 3 | Una Morris | Jamaica |
6 | 23.99 |
| 4 | Pirjo Wilmi |  Finland |
3 | 24.16 |
| 5 | Rose Musani |  Uganda |
5 | 25.37 |
| 6 | Laura Pierre |  Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 26.32 |
| - | Eva Glesková |  Czechoslovakia |
2 | DNS |
Heat 5 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irena Szewińska |  Poland |
3 | 23.37 |
| 2 | Christiane Krause | West Germany |
7 | 23.51 |
| 3 | Jackie Thompson | United States |
6 | 23.67 |
| 4 | Karoline Käfer |  Austria |
1 | 24.42 |
| 5 | Russel Carrero |  Nicaragua |
5 | 28.02 |
| - | Silvia Chivas | Cuba |
2 | DNS |
| - | Claudette Powell |  Bahamas |
4 | DNS |
Heat 6 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
5 | 23.46 |
| 2 | Sylviane Telliez |  France |
4 | 23.51 |
| 3 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
6 | 23.90 |
| 4 | Margaret Critchley | Great Britain |
2 | 24.04 |
| 5 | Marcia Trotman |  Barbados |
7 | 24.06 |
| 6 | Beatrice Lungu |  Zambia |
1 | 25.11 |
| 7 | Fatima El-Faquir |  Morocco |
3 | 25.27 |
Quarterfinals edit
Top four in each heat advanced to semifinal round (blue).
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irena Szewińska | Poland |
7 | 22.79 |
| 2 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union |
3 | 23.20 |
| 3 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
6 | 23.23 |
| 4 | Barbara Ferrell | United States |
1 | 23.30 |
| 5 | Una Morris | Jamaica |
5 | 23.62 |
| 6 | Marcia Trotman | Barbados |
2 | 24.00 |
| 7 | Amelita Alanes | Philippines |
4 | 24.98 |
| - | Josefa Vicent | Uruguay |
8 | DNS |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Strophal | East Germany |
8 | 22.93 |
| 2 | Alice Anum | Ghana |
5 | 22.95 |
| 3 | Wilma van Gool | Netherlands |
2 | 23.22 |
| 4 | Christiane Krause | West Germany |
4 | 23.22 |
| 5 | Della Pascoe | Great Britain |
73 | 23.72 |
| 6 | Juana Mosquera | Colombia |
1 | 24.00 |
| 7 | María Luisa Vilca | Peru |
7 | 24.48 |
| 8 | Rose Musani | Uganda |
6 | 25.28 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Stecher | East Germany |
1 | 23.31 |
| 2 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
7 | 23.33 |
| 3 | Sylviane Telliez | France |
8 | 23.69 |
| 4 | Donna Murray | Great Britain |
6 | 23.69 |
| 5 | Pam Greene | United States |
5 | 23.85 |
| 6 | Karoline Käfer | Austria |
4 | 23.92 |
| 7 | Hannah Afriyie | Ghana |
3 | 24.47 |
| - | Russel Carrero | Nicaragua |
2 | DNS |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
7 | 23.06 |
| 2 | Annegret Kroniger | West Germany |
3 | 23.14 |
| 3 | Jackie Thompson | United States |
4 | 23.22 |
| 4 | Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
8 | 23.33 |
| 5 | Pirjo Wilmi | Finland |
5 | 23.68 |
| 6 | Margaret Critchley | Great Britain |
2 | 24.05 |
| 7 | Carolina Rieuwpassa | Indonesia |
1 | 25.03 |
| 8 | Helen Olaye | Nigeria |
6 | 25.09 |
Semifinals edit
Top four in each heat advanced to the final round (blue).
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Strophal | East Germany |
7 | 22.90 |
| 2 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
3 | 22.92 |
| 3 | Irena Szewińska | Poland |
6 | 22.92 |
| 4 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
1 | 23.14 |
| 5 | Christiane Krause | West Germany |
2 | 23.17 |
| 6 | Jackie Thompson | United States |
4 | 23.18 |
| 7 | Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
8 | 23.40 |
| - | Wilma van Gool | Netherlands |
5 | DNS |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Stecher | East Germany |
8 | 22.83 |
| 2 | Annegret Kroniger | West Germany |
5 | 23.05 |
| 3 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
6 | 23.28 |
| 4 | Alice Anum | Ghana |
4 | 23.30 |
| 5 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union |
1 | 23.31 |
| 6 | Sylviane Telliez | France |
3 | 23.34 |
| 7 | Barbara Ferrell | United States |
2 | 23.39 |
| 8 | Donna Murray | Great Britain |
7 | 24.03 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Renate Stecher | East Germany |
6 | 22.40 | WR |
 |
Raelene Boyle | Australia |
4 | 22.45 | |
 |
Irena Szewińska | Poland |
5 | 22.74 | |
| 4 | Ellen Strophal | East Germany |
3 | 22.75 | |
| 5 | Christina Heinich | East Germany |
7 | 22.89 | |
| Annegret Kroniger | West Germany |
1 | 22.89 | ||
| 7 | Alice Anum | Ghana |
8 | 22.99 | |
| 8 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
2 | 23.11 |
Key: WR = world record; DNS = did not start; T = Tie
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.