The women's 200 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 15–16 August.[1]
| Women's 200 metres at the 2013 World Championships | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | |||||||
| Venue | Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | 15 August (heats) 15 August (semifinals) 16 August (final) | ||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 34 nations | ||||||
| Winning time | 22.17 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Before the race, without her nemesis of the last 8 years, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Allyson Felix came into this race as the favorite. She had won three gold medals in a row, but that streak was interrupted by Campbell Brown. Felix was back to start a new streak. But she was not without challengers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was just two-tenths behind her at the previous Olympics and like the previous two Olympics, Fraser-Pryce had already won the 100. And Kimberlyn Duncan had actually beaten Felix at the American Championships, but after a long college season, she didn't make it to the final.
At the gun, Fraser-Pryce was out quick, making up the stagger on Blessing Okagbare to her outside halfway through the turn. The pressure was on, Fraser-Pryce was pulling away and before the turn was over, Felix was rolling to the ground with a pulled hamstring. Jeneba Tarmoh and Murielle Ahouré were the next best to the straight, Okagbare a step back. As Tarmoh faded, Okagbare managed to pass Ahouré, but Ahouré came back. As the two battled, they were gaining on Fraser-Pryce, but not enough to make a dent in her huge lead. After giving up .026 to Okagbare in reaction time at the start, Ahouré beat her by .008 to take silver, with nobody else close to the medalists.[2]
Two sprinters, Turkmenistan's Yelena Ryabova and Ukraine's Yelyzaveta Bryzhina, gave positive drug tests at the competition.[3]
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]
| World record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
|
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Championship record |  Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)
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21.74 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| World Leading |  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
|
22.13 | Kingston, Jamaica | 23 June 2013 |
| African record |  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR)
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22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Li Xuemei (CHN)
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22.01 | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | 22 October 1997 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
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21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| South American record |  Ana Claudia Silva (BRA)
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22.48 | São Paulo, Brazil | 6 August 2011 |
| European record | Marita Koch (GDR)
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21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 |
| Potsdam, East Germany | 21 July 1984 | |||
| Heike Drechsler (GDR)
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Jena, East Germany | 29 June 1986 | ||
| Stuttgart, West Germany | 29 August 1986 | |||
| Oceanian record |  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS)
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22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |
Qualification standards edit
| A time[5] | B time |
|---|---|
| 23.05 | 23.30 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2013 | 10:55 | Heats |
| 15 August 2013 | 19:45 | Semifinals |
| 16 August 2013 | 21:15 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)
Results edit
| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[6]
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: −0.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.3 m/s, Heat 7: +0.4 m/s
Semifinals edit
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[8]
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.2 m/s
Final edit
The final was started at 21:15.[9]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |  Jamaica (JAM) |
22.17 | |
 |
6 | Murielle Ahouré |  Ivory Coast (CIV) |
22.32 | |
 |
5 | Blessing Okagbare |  Nigeria (NGR) |
22.32 | |
| 4 | 7 | Shaunae Miller |  Bahamas (BAH) |
22.74 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jeneba Tarmoh |  United States (USA) |
22.78 | |
| 6 | 2 | Charonda Williams | United States (USA) |
22.81 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mariya Ryemyen |  Ukraine (UKR) |
22.84 | |
| 3 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) |
DNF |
References edit
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Felix pulls up lame in the 200 as Fraser-Pryce captures title at worlds". The Hamilton Spectator. 16 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d More than 1900 blood samples collected – Moscow 2013. IAAF (20 September 2013). Retrieved on 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Records & Lists – 200 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
- ^ Heats Results
- ^ Lane infringement
- ^ Semifinals Results
- ^ Final Results
External links edit
- 200 metres results at IAAF website