# 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 August.
Olympic silver medalist and defending World champion Allyson Felix (USA) established herself as the pre-race favorite, having run under 22 seconds earlier in the season. Double Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) suffered a toe injury and entered Berlin below her peak form.
In the final, Campbell-Brown and Allyson Felix both went out of the blocks quickly and entered the home straight even with one another. Felix, however, was able to hold her form as Campbell-Brown faltered, crossing the line in 22.02 seconds to win her third World 200m title. Campbell-Brown earned another silver medal in the 200m, and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) won the bronze medal.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Allyson Felix United States (USA) | Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica (JAM) | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas (BAH) |

## Records

| 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 | Allyson Felix (USA) | 21.88 | Stockholm, Sweden | 31 July 2009 |
| 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 American record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| South American record | Lucimar de Moura (BRA) | 22.60 | Bogotá, Colombia | 26 June 1999 |
| European Record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 |
| Oceanian Record | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |

## Qualification standards

| A time | B time |
| 23.00 | 23.30 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 19, 2009 | 19:45 | Heats |
| August 20, 2009 | 19:50 | Semifinals |
| August 21, 2009 | 21:00 | Final |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Marshevet Hooker | United States (USA) | 22.51 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 22.69 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.71 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Muna Lee | United States (USA) | 22.76 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | Simone Facey | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.83 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) | 22.83 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 22.88 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Anneisha McLaughlin | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.91 | Q, PB |
| 9 | 3 | Monique Williams | New Zealand (NZL) | 22.96 | Q, NR |
| 10 | 5 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) | 22.97 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 23.00 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica (JAM) | 23.01 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Yelena Bolsun | Russia (RUS) | 23.06 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia (RUS) | 23.07 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | ChaRonda Williams | United States (USA) | 23.08 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Emily Freeman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 23.10 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | Olivia Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 23.25 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 23.27 | Q, SB |
| 19 | 3 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia (RUS) | 23.28 | q |
| 20 | 1 | Johanna Danois | France (FRA) | 23.29 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | Vida Anim | Ghana (GHA) | 23.33 | q |
| 22 | 2 | Virgil Hodge | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 23.34 | q |
| 22 | 3 | Roqaya Al-Gassra | Bahrain (BHR) | 23.34 | q, SB |
| 24 | 6 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas (BAH) | 23.35 | q, SB |
| 25 | 3 | Adrienne Power | Canada (CAN) | 23.38 | |
| 26 | 1 | Chisato Fukushima | Japan (JPN) | 23.40 | |
| 27 | 1 | Darlenis Obregón | Colombia (COL) | 23.42 | |
| 27 | 1 | Andreea Ograzeanu | Romania (ROM) | 23.42 | |
| 29 | 2 | Carol Rodríguez | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 23.54 | |
| 30 | 4 | Alena Kievich | Belarus (BLR) | 23.59 | |
| 31 | 4 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 23.60 | SB |
| 32 | 3 | Momoko Takahashi | Japan (JPN) | 23.61 | |
| 32 | 5 | Isabel Le Roux | South Africa (RSA) | 23.61 | |
| 34 | 6 | Guzel Khubbieva | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 23.61 | SB |
| 35 | 4 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 23.72 | |
| 36 | 2 | Sabina Veit | Slovenia (SLO) | 23.77 | |
| 37 | 6 | Jade Bailey | Barbados (BAR) | 23.84 | |
| 38 | 5 | Makelesi Batimala | Fiji (FIJ) | 24.13 | SB |
| 39 | 5 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria (NGR) | 24.24 | |
| 40 | 2 | Sunayna Wahi | Suriname (SUR) | 24.74 | PB |
| 41 | 1 | Nomvula Dlamini | Swaziland (SWZ) | 25.70 | PB |
| 42 | 2 | Saria Traboulsi | Lebanon (LIB) | 26.90 | |
| 43 | 3 | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho (LES) | 28.34 | |
| | 1 | Munira Saleh | Syria (SYR) | | DNF |
| | 6 | Elizaveta Bryzhina | Ukraine (UKR) | | DNS |
Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.24 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.29 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Muna Lee | United States (USA) | 22.30 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 22.44 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Anneisha McLaughlin | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.55 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | Simone Facey | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.58 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Emily Freeman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 22.64 | q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) | 22.64 | q, NR |
| 9 | 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) | 22.74 | |
| 10 | 2 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 22.80 | |
| 11 | 2 | ChaRonda Williams | United States (USA) | 22.81 | |
| 12 | 3 | Monique Williams | New Zealand (NZL) | 22.90 | NR |
| 13 | 3 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 22.96 | |
| 14 | 1 | Johanna Danois | France (FRA) | 23.03 | PB |
| 15 | 2 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia (RUS) | 23.19 | |
| 16 | 3 | Virgil Hodge | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 23.19 | SB |
| 17 | 3 | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia (RUS) | 23.24 | |
| 18 | 1 | Roqaya Al-Gassra | Bahrain (BHR) | 23.26 | SB |
| 19 | 1 | Yelena Bolsun | Russia (RUS) | 23.27 | |
| 20 | 3 | Vida Anim | Ghana (GHA) | 23.36 | |
| 21 | 2 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas (BAH) | 23.40 | |
| 22 | 3 | Olivia Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 23.42 | |
| 23 | 2 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 23.47 | |
| | 1 | Marshevet Hooker | United States (USA) | | DNF |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 22.02 |
| | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.35 |
| | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.41 |
| 4 | Muna Lee | United States (USA) | 22.48 |
| 5 | Anneisha McLaughlin | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.62 |
| 6 | Simone Facey | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.80 |
| 7 | Emily Freeman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 22.98 |
| 8 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) | 23.05 |