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.