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2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

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2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
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The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.

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The finish of the women's 200 metre race at Daegu, Veronica Campbell-Brown ahead of Carmelita Jeter.
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The defending three-time world champion Allyson Felix and reigning two time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for sprint doubles of 200/400 m and 100/200 m, respectively. Shalonda Solomon was the world-leader before the championships with her run of 22.15 seconds which made her the 2011 US champion. Other contenders included Carmelita Jeter, who was second in the rankings, and Jeneba Tarmoh (the fourth American runner) who was ranked fifth.[1]

The results of the three semifinals placed three Jamaicans and three Southern California athletes as the automatic qualifiers. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and Hrystyna Stuy were the time qualifiers.

In the final, Campbell-Brown burst out of the blocks, making up the stagger on Solomon to her outside. In the home stretch, Campbell-Brown and Jeter separated from the rest of the field, until Campbell-Brown pulled ahead for a clear victory. Defending champion Felix, who looked sluggish throughout the season, closed fast to challenge Jeter near the line.

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Medalists

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Veronica Campbell-Brown
 Jamaica (JAM)
Carmelita Jeter
 United States (USA)
Allyson Felix
 United States (USA)

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
Championship record  Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR) 21.74 Rome, Italy 3 September 1987
World Leading  Shalonda Solomon (USA) 22.15 Eugene, OR, United States 26 June 2011
African record  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) 22.07 Zürich, Switzerland 14 August 1996
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  Ana Claudia Silva (BRA) 22.48 São Paulo, Brazil 6 August 2011
European record  Marita Koch (GDR) 21.71 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 10 June 1979
Potsdam, East Germany 21 July 1984
 Heike Drechsler (GDR) Jena, East Germany 29 June 1986
Stuttgart, West Germany 29 August 1986
Oceanian record  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) 22.23 Stuttgart, Germany 13 July 1997
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Qualification standards

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Schedule

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Results

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KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.3 m/s, Heat 5: -0.2 m/s

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Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -1.8 m/s

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Final

Wind: -1.0 m/s

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