Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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'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 metres
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 4 & 7
Medalists
Renate Stecher
 East Germany
Raelene Boyle
 Australia
Irena Szewińska
 Poland
Athletics at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Heats

Top five in each heat (blue) and the next two fastest (pink) advanced to quarterfinal round.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Alice Anum Ghana623.15
2Barbara Ferrell United States523.38
3Rosie Allwood Jamaica123.56
4Donna Murray Great Britain323.76
5Juana Mosquera Colombia224.20
6Carolina Rieuwpassa Indonesia724.68
-Irene Fitzner Argentina4DNS

Heat 2
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Renate Stecher East Germany222.96
2Raelene Boyle Australia423.58
3Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Soviet Union323.62
4Amelita Alanes Philippines525.28
5Helen Olaye Nigeria125.30
6Mabel Saeluzika Malawi628.29
-Carmen Valdes Cuba7DNS

Heat 3
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Annegret Kroniger West Germany423.37
2Wilma van Gool Netherlands623.86
3Della Pascoe Great Britain223.97
4Hannah Afriyie Ghana324.38
5María Luisa Vilca Peru124.46
6Josefa Vicent Uruguay725.09
7Meas Kheng Cambodia525.86

Heat 4
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Ellen Strophal East Germany123.54
2Pam Greene United States723.96
3Una Morris Jamaica623.99
4Pirjo Wilmi Finland324.16
5Rose Musani Uganda525.37
6Laura Pierre Trinidad and Tobago426.32
-Eva Glesková Czechoslovakia2DNS

Heat 5
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Irena Szewińska Poland323.37
2Christiane Krause West Germany723.51
3Jackie Thompson United States623.67
4Karoline Käfer Austria124.42
5Russel Carrero Nicaragua528.02
-Silvia Chivas Cuba2DNS
-Claudette Powell Bahamas4DNS

Heat 6
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Marina Sidorova Soviet Union523.46
2Sylviane Telliez France423.51
3Christina Heinich East Germany623.90
4Margaret Critchley Great Britain224.04
5Marcia Trotman Barbados724.06
6Beatrice Lungu Zambia125.11
7Fatima El-Faquir Morocco325.27

Quarterfinals

Top four in each heat advanced to semifinal round (blue).

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Irena Szewińska Poland722.79
2Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Soviet Union323.20
3Christina Heinich East Germany623.23
4Barbara Ferrell United States123.30
5Una Morris Jamaica523.62
6Marcia Trotman Barbados224.00
7Amelita Alanes Philippines424.98
-Josefa Vicent Uruguay8DNS

Heat 2
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Ellen Strophal East Germany822.93
2Alice Anum Ghana522.95
3Wilma van Gool Netherlands223.22
4Christiane Krause West Germany423.22
5Della Pascoe Great Britain7323.72
6Juana Mosquera Colombia124.00
7María Luisa Vilca Peru724.48
8Rose Musani Uganda625.28

Heat 3
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Renate Stecher East Germany123.31
2Rosie Allwood Jamaica723.33
3Sylviane Telliez France823.69
4Donna Murray Great Britain623.69
5Pam Greene United States523.85
6Karoline Käfer Austria423.92
7Hannah Afriyie Ghana324.47
-Russel Carrero Nicaragua2DNS

Heat 4
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Raelene Boyle Australia723.06
2Annegret Kroniger West Germany323.14
3Jackie Thompson United States423.22
4Marina Sidorova Soviet Union823.33
5Pirjo Wilmi Finland523.68
6Margaret Critchley Great Britain224.05
7Carolina Rieuwpassa Indonesia125.03
8Helen Olaye Nigeria625.09

Semifinals

Top four in each heat advanced to the final round (blue).

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Ellen Strophal East Germany722.90
2Raelene Boyle Australia322.92
3Irena Szewińska Poland622.92
4Rosie Allwood Jamaica123.14
5Christiane Krause West Germany223.17
6Jackie Thompson United States423.18
7Marina Sidorova Soviet Union823.40
-Wilma van Gool Netherlands5DNS

Heat 2
RankNameNationalityLaneTime
1Renate Stecher East Germany822.83
2Annegret Kroniger West Germany523.05
3Christina Heinich East Germany623.28
4Alice Anum Ghana423.30
5Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Soviet Union123.31
6Sylviane Telliez France323.34
7Barbara Ferrell United States223.39
8Donna Murray Great Britain724.03

Final
RankNameNationalityLaneTimeNotes
Raelene Boyle Australia422.45
Irena Szewińska Poland522.74
Ellen Strophal East Germany322.75
4Christina Heinich East Germany722.89
5Annegret Kroniger West Germany122.89
6Alice Anum Ghana822.99
7Rosie Allwood Jamaica223.11

Key: WR = world record; DNS = did not start; T = Tie

References
  1. "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.
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