# Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4 and 6 August 2024. This was the twentieth time that the women's 200 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

## Summary

Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah was not able to defend her Olympic titles from 2016 and 2020, as an achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the Jamaican Olympic trials, thus not allowing her to qualify for these games. Silver medalist Christine Mboma, with a previously noted elevated testosterone level, hasn't competed since 2022. Double World Championship Gold Medalist Shericka Jackson was injured a few weeks before the Olympics and could not start. 2022 Silver medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was injured in the heats of the 100m, as was Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, fourth in 2016. 2023 bronze medalist Sha'Carri Richardson placed 4th in the 200m at the US Olympic Trials and did not qualify.
Participating was 2020 Olympic bronze medalist/2023 World silver medalist Gabrielle Thomas, who is also the season leader, the entire 2019 World podium including Dina Asher-Smith (also the 2022 bronze medalist), Brittany Brown and Mujinga Kambundji, 100m champion Julien Alfred, whose stronger event is the 200m and current NCAA double champion McKenzie Long.
Thomas had the fastest time in the semis, 21.86. Next fastest was Alfred, who ran an eased up 21.98 almost jogging across the finish line ahead of Favour Ofili, who finishes third in 22.02. Brown won the remaining semi in 22.12.
In the final, Alfred had a slight edge at the start, but Thomas made up the difference in the first 50m. As they finished the turn, it was Thomas in the lead, and a row of competitors across the track behind her. Asher-Smith had a slight edge over Brown and Alfred. The straightaway was Thomas' strong point, and she pulled away for a clear gold. Behind her, Alfred separated from the group for a clear margin for silver. In the final 30m, Brown was able to edge ahead of Asher-Smith to take bronze by 0.02.

## Background

The women's 200 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1948.
Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
| World record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Olympic record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| World leading | Gabrielle Thomas (USA) | 21.78 | Eugene, United States | 22 June 2024 |
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Area record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) |
| Africa (records) | Christine Mboma (NAM) | 21.78 |
| Asia (records) | Li Xuemei (CHN) | 22.01 |
| Europe (records) | Dafne Schippers (NED) | 21.63 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 21.34 WR |
| Oceania (records) | Melinda Gainsford (AUS) | 22.23 |
| South America (records) | Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) | 22.47 |

## Qualification

For the women's 200 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 48 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 22.57 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held on 4 August, starting at 10:55 (UTC+2) in the morning.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia | 22.41 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Gémima Joseph | France | 22.72 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Julia Henriksson | Sweden | 22.79 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 9 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 22.89 | PB |
| 5 | 7 | Lorène Dorcas Bazolo | Portugal | 23.10 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Léonie Pointet | Switzerland | 23.42 | |
| 7 | 3 | Olga Safronova | Kazakhstan | 23.58 | |
| | 8 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: +1.4 m/s | Wind: +1.4 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Gabrielle Thomas | United States | 22.20 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Niesha Burgher | Jamaica | 22.54 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 22.75 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Jacqueline Madogo | Canada | 22.78 | PB |
| 5 | 4 | Anahí Suárez | Ecuador | 23.33 | |
| 6 | 7 | Dalia Kaddari | Italy | 23.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Cecilia Tamayo-Garza | Mexico | 23.65 | |
| | | | | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Daryll Neita | Great Britain | 22.39 | Q |
| 2 | 9 | Tasa Jiya | Netherlands | 22.74 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Helene Parisot | France | 22.99 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Nicole Caicedo | Ecuador | 23.18 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nora Lindahl | Sweden | 23.33 | |
| 6 | 6 | Martyna Kotwiła | Poland | 23.43 | |
| 7 | 8 | Anna Bongiorni | Italy | 23.49 | |
| | 4 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Mckenzie Long | United States | 22.55 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Jessika Gbai | Ivory Coast | 22.61 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Audrey Leduc | Canada | 22.88 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jaël Bestué | Spain | 23.17 | |
| 5 | 6 | Krystsina Tsimanouskaya | Poland | 23.30 | |
| 6 | 5 | Mia Gross | Australia | 23.36 | |
| 7 | 4 | Aimara Nazareno | Ecuador | 23.52 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lorraine Martins | Brazil | 23.68 | |
| | | | | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Brittany Brown | United States | 22.38 | |
| 2 | 2 | Lanae-Tava Thomas | Jamaica | 22.70 | |
| 3 | 3 | Bianca Williams | Great Britain | 22.77 | |
| 4 | 8 | Polyniki Emmanouilidou | Greece | 23.06 | |
| 5 | 5 | Olivia Fotopoulou | Cyprus | 23.07 | |
| 6 | 4 | Boglárka Takács | Hungary | 23.16 | |
| 7 | 9 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.20 | |
| 8 | 6 | Veronica Shanti Pereira | Singapore | 23.21 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 22.24 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 8 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 22.28 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Gina Mariam Bass-Bittaye | The Gambia | 22.84 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast | 22.87 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 23.00 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ida Karstoft | Denmark | 23.01 | |
| 7 | 9 | Yuting Li | China | 23.31 | |
| 8 | 6 | Ana Azevedo | Brazil | 23.37 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | Wind: +0.5 m/s |

### Repechage round

The repechage rounds were held on 5 August, starting at 12:50 (UTC+2) in the afternoon.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Jacqueline Madogo | Canada | 22.58 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 7 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 22.94 | q |
| 3 | 6 | Polyniki Emmanouilidou | Greece | 22.99 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Lorène Dorcas Bazolo | Portugal | 23.08 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Aimara Nazareno | Ecuador | 23.35 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ana Azevedo | Brazil | 23.44 | |
| 7 | 3 | Veronica Shanti Pereira | Singapore | 23.45 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.6 m/s | Wind: +0.6 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast | 22.89 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Boglárka Takács | Hungary | 23.05 | |
| 3 | 3 | Li Yuting | China | 23.24 | |
| 4 | 5 | Martyna Kotwiła | Poland | 23.50 | |
| 5 | 7 | Anahí Suárez | Ecuador | 23.54 | |
| 6 | 6 | Lorraine Martins | Brazil | 23.82 | |
| | 3 | Dalia Kaddari | Italy | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.6 m/s | Wind: +0.6 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Olivia Fotopoulou | Cyprus | 22.92 | Q, =SB |
| 2 | 5 | Krystsina Tsimanouskaya | Poland | 23.01 | |
| 3 | 7 | Nicole Caicedo | Ecuador | 23.04 | |
| 4 | 4 | Mia Gross | Australia | 23.34 | |
| 5 | 6 | Cecilia Tamayo-Garza | Mexico | 23.49 | |
| | 2 | Anna Bongiorni | Italy | DNS | |
| | 3 | Ida Karstoft | Denmark | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.4 m/s | Wind: -0.4 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 23.08 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jaël Bestué | Spain | 23.22 | |
| 3 | 7 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.33 | |
| 4 | 6 | Léonie Pointet | Switzerland | 23.37 | |
| 5 | 4 | Nora Lindahl | Sweden | 23.51 | |
| 6 | 5 | Olga Safronova | Kazakhstan | 23.70 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.9 m/s | Wind: -0.9 m/s |

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 5 August, starting at 20:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia | 21.98 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 22.05 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Mckenzie Long | United States | 22.30 | q |
| 4 | 9 | Bianca Williams | Great Britain | 22.58 | SB |
| 5 | 3 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast | 22.65 | SB |
| 6 | 5 | Audrey Leduc | Canada | 22.68 | |
| 7 | 4 | Gémima Joseph | France | 22.69 | |
| 8 | 2 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 22.70 | |
| | | | | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Gabrielle Thomas | United States | 21.86 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 22.31 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Helene Parisot | France | 22.55 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 22.63 | |
| 5 | 6 | Niesha Burgher | Jamaica | 22.64 | |
| 6 | 9 | Tasa Jiya | Netherlands | 22.81 (.801) | |
| 7 | 3 | Jacqueline Madogo | Canada | 22.81 (.807) | |
| 8 | 2 | Polyniki Emmanouilidou | Greece | 23.18 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Brittany Brown | United States | 22.12 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Daryll Neita | Great Britain | 22.24 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Jessika Gbai | Ivory Coast | 22.36 | q, PB |
| 4 | 5 | Gina Mariam Bass-Bittaye | The Gambia | 22.66 | SB |
| 5 | 9 | Lanae-Tava Thomas | Jamaica | 22.77 | |
| 6 | 4 | Julia Henriksson | Sweden | 22.88 | |
| 7 | 3 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 22.92 | |
| 8 | 2 | Olivia Fotopoulou | Cyprus | 22.98 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | Wind: +0.1 m/s |

### Final

The final was held on 6 August, starting at 21:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 7 | Gabrielle Thomas | United States | 21.83 | |
| | 8 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia | 22.08 | |
| | 6 | Brittany Brown | United States | 22.20 | |
| 4 | 4 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 22.22 | |
| 5 | 5 | Daryll Neita | Great Britain | 22.23 | |
| 6 | 9 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 22.24 | |
| 7 | 2 | McKenzie Long | United States | 22.42 | |
| 8 | 3 | Jessika Gbai | Ivory Coast | 22.70 | |
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