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

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.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-23). Women's 200m – PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.

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.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVeronica Campbell-BrownCarmelita JeterAllyson Felix

Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record21.34Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988Championship record21.74Rome, Italy3 September 1987World Leading22.15Eugene, OR, United States26 June 2011African record22.07Zürich, Switzerland14 August 1996Asian record22.01Shanghai, China22 October 1997North, Central American and Caribbean record21.34Seoul, South Korea29 September 1988South American record22.48São Paulo, Brazil6 August 2011European record21.71Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany10 June 1979Potsdam, East Germany21 July 1984Jena, East Germany29 June 1986Stuttgart, West Germany29 August 1986Oceanian record22.23Stuttgart, Germany13 July 1997

Qualification standards A timeB time 11.29 11.38

Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 1, 2011 10:50 HeatsSeptember 1, 2011 19:25 SemifinalsSeptember 2, 2011 20:55 Final

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal 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 Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Veronica Campbell-Brown 22.46 Q 2 5 Ivet Lalova 22.62 Q, SB 3 2 Carmelita Jeter 22.68 Q 4 3 Dafne Schippers 22.69 Q, NR 4 4 Shalonda Solomon 22.69 Q 6 1 Myriam Soumaré 22.71 Q, SB 6 3 Allyson Felix 22.71 Q 8 4 Mariya Ryemyen 22.77 Q 9 1 Kerron Stewart 22.83 Q 10 5 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 22.86 Q 11 1 Yuliya Gushchina 22.88 Q, SB 12 4 Kai Selvon 22.89 Q, PB 13 5 Hrystyna Stuy 22.92 Q, PB 14 5 Anyika Onuora 22.93 q, PB 15 2 Sherone Simpson 22.94 Q 16 3 Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva 22.96 Q 17 1 Nivea Smith 23.09 Q 17 2 Elizabeta Savlinis 23.09 Q 19 3 Janelle Redhead 23.11 Q 20 3 Allison Peter 23.17 q 21 4 Anthonique Strachan 23.20 Q 22 4 Nelkis Casabona 23.21 q 23 1 Chisato Fukushima 23.25 q 24 5 Moa Hjelmer 23.31 25 4 Anna Kiełbasińska 23.34 26 3 Endurance Abinuwa 23.53 27 1 Jeneba Tarmoh 23.60 28 2 Yelizaveta Bryzhina 23.70 Q 28 2 Vanda Gomes 23.70 30 4 Kimberly Hyacinthe 23.83 31 2 Viktoriya Zyabkina 24.09 32 3 Phumlile Ndzinisa 24.15 NR 33 5 Maryam Tousi 24.17 34 4 Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert 24.81 PB 35 2 Mary Jane Vincent 25.20 SB 36 5 Fanny Shonobi 25.55 SB 37 1 Chan Seyha 26.34 PB 38 3 Afa Ismail 26.48 1 Ramona van der Vloot 2 Blessing Okagbare

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 Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Shalonda Solomon 22.46 Q 2 1 Carmelita Jeter 22.47 Q 3 3 Veronica Campbell-Brown 22.53 Q 4 3 Allyson Felix 22.67 Q 5 2 Kerron Stewart 22.77 Q 6 2 Hrystyna Stuy 22.79 q, PB 7 2 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 22.85 q 8 1 Sherone Simpson 22.88 Q 9 2 Dafne Schippers 22.92 10 1 Mariya Ryemyen 22.94 11 1 Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva 22.97 12 1 Myriam Soumaré 23.02 13 3 Ivet Lalova 23.03 14 2 Elizabeta Savlinis 23.04 15 1 Nivea Smith 23.06 16 2 Anyika Onuora 23.08 17 2 Kai Selvon 23.11 18 3 Yuliya Gushchina 23.26 19 1 Nelkis Casabona 23.32 20 1 Chisato Fukushima 23.52 21 2 Allison Peter 23.56 22 3 Janelle Redhead 23.57 23 3 Anthonique Strachan 23.85 3 Yelizaveta Bryzhina

Final Wind: -1.0 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Veronica Campbell-Brown 22.22 SB 4 Carmelita Jeter 22.37 3 Allyson Felix 22.42 4 6 Shalonda Solomon 22.61 5 8 Kerron Stewart 22.70 6 1 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 22.96 7 2 Hrystyna Stuy 23.02 8 7 Sherone Simpson 23.17

References

External links 200 metres results at IAAF website