Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
Rank Athlete Nation Time
1 Carmelita Jeter United States 22.65
2 Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain 22.92
3 Sherone Simpson Jamaica 22.97
4 Maria Belibasaki Greece 23.36
5 Ana Claudia Silva Brazil 23.40
6 Gloria Asumnu Nigeria 23.43
7 Chisato Fukushima Japan 24.14
8 Gretta Taslakian Lebanon 24.49
Cydonie Mothersill Cayman Islands DNS
Results -- Round 1
Wind : Heat 3 : +0.7 m/s
The Women's 200 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6-8 August. The times in the three semi-finals were very close, but while Allyson Felix appeared to put a minimum of effort to hold off Murielle Ahouré in heat two, in heat one Veronica Campbell-Brown dipped at the finish to edge Carmelita Jeter and in heat three Sanya Richards-Ross raced Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to the line. Semoy Hackett set the Trinidad and Tobago national record as the first time qualifier, Myriam Soumaré only one hundredth behind as the other time qualifier in 22.56. In the final Felix took lead through the turn and extended it to the finish. Campbell-Brown was second coming into the straight but was overtaken by Fraser-Pryce and Jeter who took the silver and bronze respectively.