# 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 15–16 August.
Before the race, without her nemesis of the last 8 years, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Allyson Felix came into this race as the favorite. She had won three gold medals in a row, but that streak was interrupted by Campbell Brown. Felix was back to start a new streak. But she was not without challengers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was just two-tenths behind her at the previous Olympics and like the previous two Olympics, Fraser-Pryce had already won the 100. And Kimberlyn Duncan had actually beaten Felix at the American Championships, but after a long college season, she didn't make it to the final.
At the gun, Fraser-Pryce was out quick, making up the stagger on Blessing Okagbare to her outside halfway through the turn. The pressure was on, Fraser-Pryce was pulling away and before the turn was over, Felix was rolling to the ground with a pulled hamstring. Jeneba Tarmoh and Murielle Ahouré were the next best to the straight, Okagbare a step back. As Tarmoh faded, Okagbare managed to pass Ahouré, but Ahouré came back. As the two battled, they were gaining on Fraser-Pryce, but not enough to make a dent in her huge lead. After giving up .026 to Okagbare in reaction time at the start, Ahouré beat her by .008 to take silver, with nobody else close to the medalists.
Two sprinters, Turkmenistan's Yelena Ryabova and Ukraine's Yelyzaveta Bryzhina, gave positive drug tests at the competition.

## 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 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) | 22.13 | Kingston, Jamaica | 23 June 2013 |
| African record | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) | 22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |
| Asian record | Li Xuemei (CHN) | 22.01 | Shanghai, People's Republic of 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 |
| European record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.71 | Potsdam, East Germany | 21 July 1984 |
| European record | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 21.71 | Jena, East Germany | 29 June 1986 |
| European record | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 21.71 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 29 August 1986 |
| Oceanian record | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |

## Qualification standards

| A time | B time |
| 23.05 | 23.30 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 15 August 2013 | 10:55 | Heats |
| 15 August 2013 | 19:45 | Semifinals |
| 16 August 2013 | 21:15 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: −0.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.3 m/s, Heat 7: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 22.59 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.63 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.66 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 22.66 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.72 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Anneisha McLaughlin | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.78 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.78 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria (NGR) | 22.79 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Charonda Williams | United States (USA) | 22.83 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 22.83 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Kimberlyn Duncan | United States (USA) | 22.84 | Q |
| 12 | 7 | 8 | Hrystyna Stuy | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.86 | Q, SB |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States (USA) | 22.88 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lénora Guion-Firmin | France (FRA) | 22.91 | Q, PB |
| 15 | 7 | 5 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 22.92 | q |
| 16 | 6 | 7 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 23.00 | q |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Johanna Danois | France (FRA) | 23.00 | Q |
| 18 | 7 | 6 | Mariely Sánchez | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 23.05 | q |
| 19 | 1 | 6 | Hanna-Maari Latvala | Finland (FIN) | 23.07 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | 7 | Gloria Hooper | Italy (ITA) | 23.10 | SB |
| 21 | 4 | 8 | Kai Selvon | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 23.14 | Q |
| 22 | 2 | 6 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | Canada (CAN) | 23.19 | Q |
| 23 | 4 | 6 | Franciela Krasucki | Brazil (BRA) | 23.20 | |
| 24 | 2 | 7 | Marika Popowicz | Poland (POL) | 23.22 | SB |
| 25 | 7 | 2 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland (SUI) | 23.24 | PB |
| 26 | 6 | 8 | Nivea Smith | Bahamas (BAH) | 23.25 | |
| 26 | 3 | 7 | Patricia Hall | Jamaica (JAM) | 23.25 | Q |
| 28 | 6 | 2 | Elizabeta Savlinis | Russia (RUS) | 23.27 | |
| 29 | 1 | 8 | Ana Cláudia Lemos | Brazil (BRA) | 23.31 | |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | Moa Hjelmer | Sweden (SWE) | 23.33 | |
| 31 | 5 | 3 | Anyika Onuora | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 23.36 | |
| 32 | 3 | 4 | Maria Belibasaki | Greece (GRE) | 23.41 | Q |
| 33 | 2 | 8 | Kineke Alexander | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 23.42 | |
| 34 | 4 | 2 | Justine Palframan | South Africa (RSA) | 23.64 | |
| 35 | 5 | 6 | Olga Safronova | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 23.83 | |
| 36 | 3 | 2 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | Romania (ROM) | 23.83 | |
| 37 | 4 | 5 | Chisato Fukushima | Japan (JPN) | 23.85 | |
| 38 | 4 | 3 | Melissa Breen | Australia (AUS) | 23.95 | |
| 39 | 7 | 4 | Karene King | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 23.97 | |
| 40 | 3 | 1 | Isidora Jiménez | Chile (CHI) | 24.06 | |
| 41 | 1 | 3 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana (GHA) | 24.07 | |
| 41 | 5 | 4 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) | 24.07 | |
| 43 | 5 | 7 | Toea Wisil | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 24.13 | |
| 44 | 2 | 2 | Viktoriya Zyabkina | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 24.47 | |
| 45 | 6 | 6 | Dana Hussain | Iraq (IRQ) | 24.57 | |
| 46 | 3 | 3 | Afa Ismail | Maldives (MDV) | 26.21 | SB |
| | 3 | 8 | Crystal Emmanuel | Canada (CAN) | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| — | 4 | 7 | Yelyzaveta Bryzhina | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.84 | DQ |
| — | 3 | 5 | Yelena Ryabova | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 24.61 | DQ |
| | 2 | 4 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador (ECU) | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 22.30 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria (NGR) | 22.39 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 22.46 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.54 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.66 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States (USA) | 22.70 | q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.70 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Charonda Williams | United States (USA) | 22.80 | q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.81 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 22.81 | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 22.85 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Kimberlyn Duncan | United States (USA) | 22.91 | |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Hrystyna Stuy | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.98 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Mariely Sánchez | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 23.05 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Lénora Guion-Firmin | France (FRA) | 23.11 | |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | Canada (CAN) | 23.12 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Johanna Danois | France (FRA) | 23.15 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Kai Selvon | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 23.21 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 23.21 | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Hanna-Maari Latvala | Finland (FIN) | 23.21 | |
| 21 | 2 | 8 | Patricia Hall | Jamaica (JAM) | 23.26 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Maria Belibasaki | Greece (GRE) | 23.46 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | Anneisha McLaughlin | Jamaica (JAM) | 27.13 | |
| — | 1 | 5 | Yelyzaveta Bryzhina | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.87 | DQ |

### Final

The final was started at 21:15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.17 |
| | 6 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 22.32 |
| | 5 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria (NGR) | 22.32 |
| 4 | 7 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.74 |
| 5 | 1 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States (USA) | 22.78 |
| 6 | 2 | Charonda Williams | United States (USA) | 22.81 |
| 7 | 8 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 22.84 |
| | 3 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | DNF |