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200 metres, Women

Date25 – 26 July 1952
StatusOlympic
LocationHelsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants38 from 21 countries

Defending champion Fanny Blankers-Koen was favored but withdrew before the start because of illness. The world record holder was Stanisława Wałasiewicz but she was not competing either. In round one Australia’s Marjorie Jackson tied her record, running 23.6, and she broke the record in the semi-finals with 23.4. Jackson then dominated the final, winning by four metres.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
130Marjorie JacksonAUS23.6 (1 h3)23.4 (1 h1)23.7 (1)Gold
2131Puck BrouwerNED24.6 (1 h4)24.3 (2 h1)24.2 (2)Silver
3476Nadezhda Khnik'inaURS24.3 (1 h2)24.1 (1 h2)24.2 (3)Bronze
432Winsome CrippsAUS24.4 (2 h6)24.3 (2 h2)24.2 (4)
5755Helga KleinGER24.6 (2 h2)24.4 (3 h2)24.6 (5)
6114Daphne HasenjägerRSA24.4 (1 h6)24.4 (3 h1)24.6 (6)
4 h1 r2/3219Sylvia CheesemanGBR24.9 (1 h1)24.7 (4 h1)–
4 h2 r2/31045Cathy HardyUSA24.8 (2 h3)24.7 (4 h2)–
5 h1 r2/3478Yevgeniya SechenovaURS25.4 (1 h7)25.2 (5 h1)–
5 h2 r2/3362Eleanor McKenzieCAN25.5 (2 h5)25.1 (5 h2)–
6 h1 r2/3361Luella LawCAN25.7 (2 h7)25.3 (6 h1)–
6 h2 r2/3589Eulalia SzwajkowskaPOL25.5 (1 h5)25.2 (6 h2)–
7 h1 r2/3758Ursula KnabGER25.0 (2 h1)25.5 (7 h1)–
7 h2 r2/3642Marcelle GabarrusFRA25.3 (2 h4)25.3 (7 h2)–
3 h1 r1/372Tsvetana BerkovskaBUL25.2 (3 h1)––
3 h2 r1/366Deise de CastroBRA25.0 (3 h2)––
3 h3 r1/3220Patricia DevineGBR25.1 (3 h3)––
3 h4 r1/3221Ann JohnsonGBR25.3 (3 h4)––
3 h5 r1/3665Alexandra SicoeROU25.6 (3 h5)––
3 h6 r1/31043Mae FaggsUSA24.5 (3 h6)––
3 h7 r1/3964Klára SoósHUN25.8 (3 h7)––
4 h1 r1/314Gladys ErbettaARG25.6 (4 h1)––
4 h2 r1/3364Tiny O'HalloranCAN25.2 (4 h2)––
4 h3 r1/3643Anne-Marie LousteauFRA25.5 (4 h3)––
4 h4 r1/386Adriana MillardCHI25.4 (4 h4)––
4 h5 r1/312Lilián HeinzARG25.8 (4 h5)––
4 h6 r1/3298Hyacinth WaltersJAM25.4 (4 h6)––
4 h7 r1/3588Genowefa MinickaPOL25.9 (4 h7)––
5 h1 r1/3477Flora KazantsevaURS25.7 (5 h1)––
5 h2 r1/3134Gré de JonghNED25.2 (5 h2)––
5 h3 r1/3963Olga GyarmatiHUN25.5 (5 h3)––
5 h4 r1/3125Graviola EwingGUA26.9 (5 h4)––
5 h5 r1/3830Pirkko LänsivuoriFIN27.5 (5 h5)––
6 h1 r1/3587Maria ArndtPOL25.9 (6 h1)––
6 h2 r1/3664Emma KonradROU25.8 (6 h2)––
6 h3 r1/3269Vera MartelliITA26.1 (6 h3)––
7 h3 r1/3143Mary D'SouzaIND26.3 (7 h3)––
AC h5 r1/31046Dolores DwyerUSA– (DNF h5)––
DNS11Lilián BugliaARG– (DNS h7)––
DNS31Shirley Strickland de la HuntyAUS– (DNS h5)––
DNS757Maria SanderGER– (DNS h4)––
DNS270Maria MussoITA– (DNS h4)––
DNS132Fanny Blankers-KoenNED– (DNS h7)––
DNS868Sonja PrétôtSUI– (DNS h6)––
DNS522Jorun TangenNOR– (DNS h6)––

Round One

Date25 July 1952 — 15:20
FormatTop two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Time (hand)
130Marjorie JacksonAUS23.7323.6QWR
2476Nadezhda Khnik'inaURS24.4724.3QOR
332Winsome CrippsAUS24.5424.4Q1
4114Daphne HasenjägerRSA24.5824.4Q2
51043Mae FaggsUSA24.7124.5
6131Puck BrouwerNED24.8124.6Q
7755Helga KleinGER24.8324.6Q
81045Cathy HardyUSA24.9124.8Q
9219Sylvia CheesemanGBR25.0324.9Q
1066Deise de CastroBRA25.2225.0
11220Patricia DevineGBR25.2525.1
12758Ursula KnabGER25.2625.0Q
13364Tiny O'HalloranCAN25.4525.2
14478Yevgeniya SechenovaURS25.4625.4Q
15134Gré de JonghNED25.4825.2
=1672Tsvetana BerkovskaBUL25.4925.2
=16642Marcelle GabarrusFRA25.4925.3Q
1886Adriana MillardCHI25.5825.43
=19221Ann JohnsonGBR25.5925.34
=19298Hyacinth WaltersJAM25.5925.4
21589Eulalia SzwajkowskaPOL25.6025.5Q
22362Eleanor McKenzieCAN25.6625.5Q
23963Olga GyarmatiHUN25.7725.55
24643Anne-Marie LousteauFRA25.7825.56
=25665Alexandra SicoeROU25.8225.6
=25361Luella LawCAN25.8225.7Q
2714Gladys ErbettaARG25.8325.6
28477Flora KazantsevaURS25.9225.7
2912Lilián HeinzARG26.0025.8
30664Emma KonradROU26.0425.8
31964Klára SoósHUN26.0525.8
32588Genowefa MinickaPOL26.1725.9
33587Maria ArndtPOL26.2925.9
34269Vera MartelliITA26.5326.1
35143Mary D'SouzaIND26.8026.3
36125Graviola EwingGUA27.0226.9
37830Pirkko LänsivuoriFIN27.6627.5
DNF1046Dolores DwyerUSA––
DNS757Maria SanderGER––
DNS270Maria MussoITA––
DNS31Shirley Strickland de la HuntyAUS––
DNS868Sonja PrétôtSUI––
DNS522Jorun TangenNOR––
DNS11Lilián BugliaARG––
DNS132Fanny Blankers-KoenNED––

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1219Sylvia CheesemanGBR24.925.03Q
2758Ursula KnabGER25.025.26Q
372Tsvetana BerkovskaBUL25.225.49
414Gladys ErbettaARG25.625.83
5477Flora KazantsevaURS25.725.92
6587Maria ArndtPOL25.926.29

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1476Nadezhda Khnik'inaURS24.324.47QOR
2755Helga KleinGER24.624.83Q
366Deise de CastroBRA25.025.22
4364Tiny O'HalloranCAN25.225.45
5134Gré de JonghNED25.225.48
6664Emma KonradROU25.826.04

Heat #3

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
130Marjorie JacksonAUS23.623.73QWR
21045Cathy HardyUSA24.824.91Q
3220Patricia DevineGBR25.125.25
4643Anne-Marie LousteauFRA25.525.787
5963Olga GyarmatiHUN25.525.778
6269Vera MartelliITA26.126.53
7143Mary D'SouzaIND26.326.80

Heat #4

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1131Puck BrouwerNED24.624.81Q
2642Marcelle GabarrusFRA25.325.49Q
3221Ann JohnsonGBR25.325.599
486Adriana MillardCHI25.425.5810
5125Graviola EwingGUA26.927.02
DNS757Maria SanderGER––
DNS270Maria MussoITA––

Heat #5

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1589Eulalia SzwajkowskaPOL25.525.60Q
2362Eleanor McKenzieCAN25.525.66Q
3665Alexandra SicoeROU25.625.82
412Lilián HeinzARG25.826.00
5830Pirkko LänsivuoriFIN27.527.66
DNF1046Dolores DwyerUSA––
DNS31Shirley Strickland de la HuntyAUS––

Heat #6

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1114Daphne HasenjägerRSA24.424.58Q11
232Winsome CrippsAUS24.424.54Q12
31043Mae FaggsUSA24.524.71
4298Hyacinth WaltersJAM25.425.59
DNS868Sonja PrétôtSUI––
DNS522Jorun TangenNOR––

Heat #7

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1478Yevgeniya SechenovaURS25.425.46Q
2361Luella LawCAN25.725.82Q
3964Klára SoósHUN25.826.05
4588Genowefa MinickaPOL25.926.17
DNS11Lilián BugliaARG––
DNS132Fanny Blankers-KoenNED––

Semi-Finals

Date26 July 1952 — 15:00
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to the final.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Time (hand)
130Marjorie JacksonAUS23.5923.4QWR
2476Nadezhda Khnik'inaURS24.1624.1Q
3131Puck BrouwerNED24.4124.3Q
432Winsome CrippsAUS24.4724.3Q
5114Daphne HasenjägerRSA24.6024.4Q
6755Helga KleinGER24.6524.4Q
71045Cathy HardyUSA24.9324.7
8219Sylvia CheesemanGBR24.9724.7
9362Eleanor McKenzieCAN25.3025.1
10478Yevgeniya SechenovaURS25.3225.2
11589Eulalia SzwajkowskaPOL25.4525.2
12642Marcelle GabarrusFRA25.4625.3
13361Luella LawCAN25.6325.3
14758Ursula KnabGER25.7625.5

Heat #1

PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
130Marjorie JacksonAUS23.423.59QWR
2131Puck BrouwerNED24.324.41Q
3114Daphne HasenjägerRSA24.424.60Q
4219Sylvia CheesemanGBR24.724.97
5478Yevgeniya SechenovaURS25.225.32
6361Luella LawCAN25.325.63
7758Ursula KnabGER25.525.76

Heat #2

PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1476Nadezhda Khnik'inaURS24.124.16Q
232Winsome CrippsAUS24.324.47Q
3755Helga KleinGER24.424.65Q
41045Cathy HardyUSA24.724.93
5362Eleanor McKenzieCAN25.125.30
6589Eulalia SzwajkowskaPOL25.225.45
7642Marcelle GabarrusFRA25.325.46

Final Round

Date26 July 1952 — 17:40
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
130Marjorie JacksonAUS23.723.89
2131Puck BrouwerNED24.224.25
3476Nadezhda Khnik'inaURS24.224.37
432Winsome CrippsAUS24.224.40
5755Helga KleinGER24.624.72
6114Daphne HasenjägerRSA24.624.72