Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres explained

Event:Women's 200 metres
Games:1964 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Dates:18–19 October
Competitors:42
Nations:27
Win Value:23.0
Longnames:yes
Gold:Edith McGuire
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Irena Kirszenstein
Silvernoc:POL
Bronze:Marilyn Black
Bronzenoc:AUS
Prev:1960
Next:1968

The women's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October and 19 October 1964. 42 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 6 not starting in the first round. The first round and the semifinal were held on 18 October, with the final on 19 October.[1] The winning margin was 0.1 seconds.

Results

First round

The top two runners in each of the 6 heats advanced, as well as the next four fastest runners from across the heats.

First round, heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 24.0 seconds
2 24.2 seconds
3 24.3 seconds
4 24.7 seconds
5 24.9 seconds
6 25.3 seconds
Did not start

First round, heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 23.8 seconds
2 24.1 seconds
3 24.4 seconds
4 24.7 seconds
5 24.7 seconds
Did not start
Did not start

First round, heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 24.2 seconds
2 24.2 seconds
3 24.4 seconds
4 24.6 seconds
5 27.6 seconds
Did not start
Did not start

First round, heat 4

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 23.8 seconds
2 24.0 seconds
3 24.1 seconds
4 24.6 seconds
5 25.0 seconds
6 26.1 seconds
7 26.6 seconds

First round, heat 5

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 23.4 seconds
2 23.7 seconds
3 24.2 seconds
4 25.4 seconds
5 26.5 seconds
Disqualified
Did not start

First round, heat 6

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 23.8 seconds
2 24.2 seconds
3 24.2 seconds
4 24.4 seconds
5 25.4 seconds
6 26.2 seconds
7 27.1 seconds

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Edith McGuire 23.3 seconds
2 Irena Kirszenstein 23.6 seconds
3 Janet Simpson 23.7 seconds
4 Daphne Arden 24.0 seconds
5 Margaret Burvill 24.3 seconds
6 24.5 seconds
7 Joyce Bennett 24.7 seconds
Miguelina Cobián Disqualified

Semifinal 2

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Marilyn Black 23.4 seconds
2 Lyudmila Samotyosova 23.7 seconds
3 Una Morris 23.7 seconds
4 Barbara Sobotta 23.7 seconds
5 Dorothy Hyman 23.9 seconds
6 Doreen Porter 24.0 seconds
7 Heilwig Jacob 24.1 seconds
8 Vivian Brown 24.3 seconds

Final

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 23.0 seconds OR
2 23.1 seconds
3 23.1 seconds
4 23.5 seconds
5 23.5 seconds
6 23.9 seconds
7 23.9 seconds
8 24.0 seconds

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 200 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173939/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/womens-200-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 12 July 2017 . Sports Reference.