Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
October 27, 2023
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'sChi 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.
Key: WR = world record; DNS = did not start; T = Tie
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^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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The women s 200 metres sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 4 amp 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 metresat the Games of the XX OlympiadVenueOlympic StadiumDatesSeptember 4 amp 7MedalistsRenate Stecher East GermanyRaelene Boyle AustraliaIrena Szewinska Poland 19681976 Contents 1 Heats 1 1 Heat 1 1 2 Heat 2 1 3 Heat 3 1 4 Heat 4 1 5 Heat 5 1 6 Heat 6 2 Quarterfinals 2 1 Heat 1 2 2 Heat 2 2 3 Heat 3 2 4 Heat 4 3 Semifinals 3 1 Heat 1 3 2 Heat 2 4 Final 5 References 6 External linksHeats editTop five in each heat blue and the next two fastest pink advanced to quarterfinal round Heat 1 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Alice Anum nbsp Ghana 6 23 152 Barbara Ferrell nbsp United States 5 23 383 Rosie Allwood nbsp Jamaica 1 23 564 Donna Murray nbsp Great Britain 3 23 765 Juana Mosquera nbsp Colombia 2 24 206 Carolina Rieuwpassa nbsp Indonesia 7 24 68 Irene Fitzner nbsp Argentina 4 DNSHeat 2 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Renate Stecher nbsp East Germany 2 22 962 Raelene Boyle nbsp Australia 4 23 583 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya nbsp Soviet Union 3 23 624 Amelita Alanes nbsp Philippines 5 25 285 Helen Olaye nbsp Nigeria 1 25 306 Mabel Saeluzika nbsp Malawi 6 28 29 Carmen Valdes nbsp Cuba 7 DNSHeat 3 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Annegret Kroniger nbsp West Germany 4 23 372 Wilma van Gool nbsp Netherlands 6 23 863 Della Pascoe nbsp Great Britain 2 23 974 Hannah Afriyie nbsp Ghana 3 24 385 Maria Luisa Vilca nbsp Peru 1 24 466 Josefa Vicent nbsp Uruguay 7 25 097 Meas Kheng nbsp Khmer Republic 5 25 86Heat 4 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Ellen Strophal nbsp East Germany 1 23 542 Pam Greene nbsp United States 7 23 963 Una Morris nbsp Jamaica 6 23 994 Pirjo Wilmi nbsp Finland 3 24 165 Rose Musani nbsp Uganda 5 25 376 Laura Pierre nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 4 26 32 Eva Gleskova nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 DNSHeat 5 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Irena Szewinska nbsp Poland 3 23 372 Christiane Krause nbsp West Germany 7 23 513 Jackie Thompson nbsp United States 6 23 674 Karoline Kafer nbsp Austria 1 24 425 Russel Carrero nbsp Nicaragua 5 28 02 Silvia Chivas nbsp Cuba 2 DNS Claudette Powell nbsp Bahamas 4 DNSHeat 6 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Marina Sidorova nbsp Soviet Union 5 23 462 Sylviane Telliez nbsp France 4 23 513 Christina Heinich nbsp East Germany 6 23 904 Margaret Critchley nbsp Great Britain 2 24 045 Marcia Trotman nbsp Barbados 7 24 066 Beatrice Lungu nbsp Zambia 1 25 117 Fatima El Faquir nbsp Morocco 3 25 27Quarterfinals editTop four in each heat advanced to semifinal round blue Heat 1 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Irena Szewinska nbsp Poland 7 22 792 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya nbsp Soviet Union 3 23 203 Christina Heinich nbsp East Germany 6 23 234 Barbara Ferrell nbsp United States 1 23 305 Una Morris nbsp Jamaica 5 23 626 Marcia Trotman nbsp Barbados 2 24 007 Amelita Alanes nbsp Philippines 4 24 98 Josefa Vicent nbsp Uruguay 8 DNSHeat 2 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Ellen Strophal nbsp East Germany 8 22 932 Alice Anum nbsp Ghana 5 22 953 Wilma van Gool nbsp Netherlands 2 23 224 Christiane Krause nbsp West Germany 4 23 225 Della Pascoe nbsp Great Britain 73 23 726 Juana Mosquera nbsp Colombia 1 24 007 Maria Luisa Vilca nbsp Peru 7 24 488 Rose Musani nbsp Uganda 6 25 28Heat 3 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Renate Stecher nbsp East Germany 1 23 312 Rosie Allwood nbsp Jamaica 7 23 333 Sylviane Telliez nbsp France 8 23 694 Donna Murray nbsp Great Britain 6 23 695 Pam Greene nbsp United States 5 23 856 Karoline Kafer nbsp Austria 4 23 927 Hannah Afriyie nbsp Ghana 3 24 47 Russel Carrero nbsp Nicaragua 2 DNSHeat 4 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Raelene Boyle nbsp Australia 7 23 062 Annegret Kroniger nbsp West Germany 3 23 143 Jackie Thompson nbsp United States 4 23 224 Marina Sidorova nbsp Soviet Union 8 23 335 Pirjo Wilmi nbsp Finland 5 23 686 Margaret Critchley nbsp Great Britain 2 24 057 Carolina Rieuwpassa nbsp Indonesia 1 25 038 Helen Olaye nbsp Nigeria 6 25 09Semifinals editTop four in each heat advanced to the final round blue Heat 1 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Ellen Strophal nbsp East Germany 7 22 902 Raelene Boyle nbsp Australia 3 22 923 Irena Szewinska nbsp Poland 6 22 924 Rosie Allwood nbsp Jamaica 1 23 145 Christiane Krause nbsp West Germany 2 23 176 Jackie Thompson nbsp United States 4 23 187 Marina Sidorova nbsp Soviet Union 8 23 40 Wilma van Gool nbsp Netherlands 5 DNSHeat 2 edit Rank Name Nationality Lane Time1 Renate Stecher nbsp East Germany 8 22 832 Annegret Kroniger nbsp West Germany 5 23 053 Christina Heinich nbsp East Germany 6 23 284 Alice Anum nbsp Ghana 4 23 305 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya nbsp Soviet Union 1 23 316 Sylviane Telliez nbsp France 3 23 347 Barbara Ferrell nbsp United States 2 23 398 Donna Murray nbsp Great Britain 7 24 03Final editRank Name Nationality Lane Time Notes nbsp Renate Stecher nbsp East Germany 6 22 40 WR nbsp Raelene Boyle nbsp Australia 4 22 45 nbsp Irena Szewinska nbsp Poland 5 22 744 Ellen Strophal nbsp East Germany 3 22 755 Christina Heinich nbsp East Germany 7 22 89Annegret Kroniger nbsp West Germany 1 22 897 Alice Anum nbsp Ghana 8 22 998 Rosie Allwood nbsp Jamaica 2 23 11Key WR world record DNS did not start T TieReferences 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 External links editOfficial report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics Women 27s 200 metres amp oldid 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