2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 23 to 25 August 2022.[1]

Women's 200 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates23 August (heats)
24 August (semi-finals)
25 August (final)
Winning time21.41 CR
Medalists
gold medal    Jamaica
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
← 2022
2025 →

Summary

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All the expected finalists qualified. The structure of the semis didn't make it easy. The third semi was loaded with the defending champion, Shericka Jackson, the newly crowned 100 metres champion, Sha'Carri Richardson, and perennial finalist, 2017 silver medalist Marie-Josée Ta Lou. With only two automatic qualifying spots, something had to give. Ta Lou had to get one of the time qualifying spots and was relegated to lane 2 in the final.

In the final, the staggers mostly held true halfway through the turn, then Jackson began to edge forward with Dina Asher-Smith and Gabrielle Thomas showing a slight advantage. As they reached the straightaway, Jackson had a clear 2 metre lead with Thomas just barely ahead of Richardson, Asher-Smith, Julien Alfred and Daryll Neita. Jackson continued to power away, the winner was not going to be in doubt. Thomas separated, with Richardson also moving forward. Jackson let off the gas a couple of steps before the finish line, her time of 21.41 improved her standing as #2 performer of all time, just .07 short of Florence Griffith-Joyner's 35 year old world record. Thomas followed 4 metres later, a step ahead of now double medalist at these championships, Richardson.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
Championship record   Shericka Jackson (JAM) 21.45 Eugene, United States 21 July 2022
World Leading   Gabrielle Thomas (USA) 21.60 Eugene, United States 9 July 2023
African Record   Christine Mboma (NAM) 21.78 Zürich, Switzerland 9 September 2021
Asian Record   Li Xuemei (CHN) 22.01 Shanghai, China 22 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
South American Record   Vitoria Cristina Rosa (BRA) 22.47 Eugene, United States 19 July 2022
European Record   Dafne Schippers (NED) 21.63 Beijing, China 28 August 2015
Oceanian record   Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 22.23 Stuttgart, Germany 13 July 1997

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 22.60.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
23 August 11:20 Heats
24 August 19:45 Semi-finals
25 August 21:40 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals.[4]

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.4 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.4 m/s, Heat 5: -1.3 m/s, Heat 6: -0.3 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Sha'Carri Richardson   United States (USA) 22.16 Q
2 5 Gabrielle Thomas   United States (USA) 22.26 Q
3 2 Marie-Josée Ta Lou   Ivory Coast (CIV) 22.26 Q, SB
4 1 Anthonique Strachan   Bahamas (BAH) 22.31 Q
5 4 Julien Alfred   Saint Lucia (LCA) 22.31 Q
6 1 Daryll Neita   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.39 Q
7 4 Natalliah Whyte   Jamaica (JAM) 22.44 Q
8 6 Dina Asher-Smith   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.46 Q
9 5 Kevona Davis   Jamaica (JAM) 22.49 Q
10 3 Shericka Jackson   Jamaica (JAM) 22.51 Q
11 6 Maboundou Koné   Ivory Coast (CIV) 22.55 Q
12 3 Veronica Shanti Pereira   Singapore (SIN) 22.57 Q, NR
13 1 Jaël Bestué   Spain (ESP) 22.58 Q
14 6 Kayla White   United States (USA) 22.62 Q
15 2 Olivia Fotopoulou   Cyprus (CYP) 22.65 Q, PB
16 1 Favour Ofili   Nigeria (NGR) 22.66 q
17 6 Dalia Kaddari   Italy (ITA) 22.67 q, SB
18 4 Bianca Williams   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.67 Q
19 3 Jessika Gbai   Ivory Coast (CIV) 22.78 Q
20 3 Adaejah Hodge   British Virgin Islands (IVB) 22.82 q
21 6 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya   Poland (POL) 22.88 q
22 5 Tasa Jiya   Netherlands (NED) 22.97 Q
23 2 Polyniki Emmanoulidou   Greece (GRE) 23.00 q
24 4 Gina Bass   Gambia (GAM) 23.02 q
25 2 Ashanti Moore   Jamaica (JAM) 23.12
26 2 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo   Portugal (POR) 23.13
27 1 Léonie Pointet   Switzerland (SUI) 23.16 PB
28 1 Yunisleidy García   Cuba (CUB) 23.22
29 5 Boglárka Takács   Hungary (HUN) 23.24
30 5 Cecilia Tamayo-Garza   Mexico (MEX) 23.25
31 5 Martyna Kotwiła   Poland (POL) 23.34
32 4 Georgia Hulls   New Zealand (NZL) 23.36
33 3 Susanne Walli   Austria (AUT) 23.38
34 1 Ana Carolina Azevedo   Brazil (BRA) 23.45
35 3 Alexa Sulyán   Hungary (HUN) 23.47
36 1 Aino Pulkkinen [fi]   Finland (FIN) 23.48
37 6 Remi Tsuruta   Japan (JPN) 23.49
38 3 Nicole Caicedo   Ecuador (ECU) 23.51
39 2 Anniina Kortetmaa [fi]   Finland (FIN) 23.52
40 4 Julia Henriksson   Sweden (SWE) 23.55
41 5 Christine Bjelland Jensen [de]   Norway (NOR) 23.62
42 2 Gorete Semedo   São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) 23.69 SB
43 6 Rhoda Njobvu   Zambia (ZAM) 23.82
44 6 Vitoria Cristina Rosa   Brazil (BRA) 23.86
4 Ella Connolly   Australia (AUS) DNS

Semi-finals

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The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Gabrielle Thomas   United States (USA) 21.97 Q
2 3 Shericka Jackson   Jamaica (JAM) 22.00 Q
3 2 Julien Alfred   Saint Lucia (LCA) 22.17 Q
4 3 Sha'Carri Richardson   United States (USA) 22.20 Q
5 2 Daryll Neita   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.21 Q, PB
6 3 Marie-Josée Ta Lou   Ivory Coast (CIV) 22.26 q, SB
7 1 Dina Asher-Smith   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.28 Q
8 2 Anthonique Strachan   Bahamas (BAH) 22.30 q
9 2 Kayla White   United States (USA) 22.34
10 2 Kevona Davis   Jamaica (JAM) 22.34
11 3 Bianca Williams   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.45 PB
12 1 Natalliah Whyte   Jamaica (JAM) 22.52
13 3 Jaël Bestué   Spain (ESP) 22.60
14 1 Tasa Jiya   Netherlands (NED) 22.67 PB
15 1 Olivia Fotopoulou   Cyprus (CYP) 22.73
16 1 Dalia Kaddari   Italy (ITA) 22.75
17 3 Veronica Shanti Pereira   Singapore (SIN) 22.79
18 3 Favour Ofili   Nigeria (NGR) 22.86
19 2 Jessika Gbai   Ivory Coast (CIV) 22.88
20 2 Adaejah Hodge   British Virgin Islands (IVB) 22.96
21 3 Gina Bass   Gambia (GAM) 23.10
22 1 Polyniki Emmanoulidou   Greece (GRE) 23.15
23 2 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya   Poland (POL) 23.34
1 Maboundou Koné   Ivory Coast (CIV) DQ TR17.3.1

Final

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The final started at 21:42 on 25 August. The results were as follows:[6]

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Shericka Jackson   Jamaica (JAM) 21.41 CR, NR
  8 Gabrielle Thomas   United States (USA) 21.81
  9 Sha'Carri Richardson   United States (USA) 21.92 PB
4 7 Julien Alfred   Saint Lucia (LCA) 22.05
5 5 Daryll Neita   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.16 PB
6 3 Anthonique Strachan   Bahamas (BAH) 22.29
7 4 Dina Asher-Smith   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 22.34
8 2 Marie-Josée Ta Lou   Ivory Coast (CIV) 22.64

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women 200 Metres Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "200 Metres Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. August 19, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Summary 200 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. August 23, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Summary 200 Metres Women - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. August 24, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Results 200 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. August 25, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.