1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 200 metres
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These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres
event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Friday August 30, 1991.
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Friday August 30, 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Katrin KrabbeKatrin Krabbe Katrin Krabbe is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic and Germany thereafter... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER) |
| Silver |  Gwen TorrenceGwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Bronze |  Merlene OtteyMerlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides... Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... (JAM) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard TimeJapan Standard TimeJapan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
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)Heats 29.08.1991 – 10:40h Quarterfinals 29.08.1991 – 17:25h Semifinals 30.08.1991 – 17:00h Final 30.08.1991 – 19:55h
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
22.09 | |
 |
22.16 | |
 |
22.21 | |
| 4. | 22.28 | |
| 5. | 22.66 | |
| 6. | 22.87 | |
| 7. | 22.90 | |
| 8. | 23.10 |
Semifinals
- Held on Friday 1991-08-30
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 22.30 2. 22.69 3. 22.80 4. 22.83 5. 23.22 6. 23.58 7. 23.64 8. 23.72
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22.58 | |
| 2. | 22.59 | |
| 3. | 22.70 | |
| 4. | 22.92 | |
| 5. | 23.49 | |
| 6. | 23.79 | |
| 7. | 24.12 | |
| 8. | 24.27 |
Quarterfinals
- Held on Thursday 1991-08-29
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22.46 | |
| 2. | 22.49 | |
| 3. | 22.49 | |
| 4. | 23.23 | |
| 5. | 23.61 | |
| 6. | 25.23 | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22.52 | |
| 2. | 22.82 | |
| 3. | 22.82 | |
| 4. | 23.17 | |
| 5. | 23.37 | |
| 6. | 23.46 | |
| 7. | 23.63 | |
| 8. | 24.19 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22.64 | |
| 2. | 22.89 | |
| 3. | 22.97 | |
| 4. | 23.03 | |
| 5. | 23.46 | |
| 6. | 23.70 | |
| 7. | 23.80 | |
| 8. | 23.99 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Thursday 1991-08-29
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23.09 | |
| 2. | 23.13 | |
| 3. | 23.31 | |
| 4. | 23.72 | |
| 5. | 24.09 | |
| 6. | 24.80 | |
| 7. | 25.39 | |
| – | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23.25 | |
| 2. | 23.44 | |
| 3. | 23.71 | |
| 4. | 25.32 | |
| 5. | 25.48 | |
| 6. | 26.03 | |
| 7. | 28.17 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23.32 | |
| 2. | 23.39 | |
| 3. | 23.83 | |
| 4. | 23.87 | |
| 5. | 23.99 | |
| 6. | 25.46 | |
| 7. | 25.48 | |
| 8. | 26.14 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22.77 | |
| 2. | 22.93 | |
| 3. | 23.09 | |
| 4. | 23.39 | |
| 5. | 23.75 | |
| 6. | 24.66 | |
| 7. | 27.21 | |
| 8. | 28.30 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23.12 | |
| 2. | 23.18 | |
| 3. | 23.23 | |
| 4. | 23.78 | |
| 5. | 24.22 | |
| 6. | 24.97 | |
| 7. | 25.12 |
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