Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
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Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 25 (heats) July 26 (semifinal and final) |
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Competitors | 38 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
10 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The Women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 25 (heats) and July 26 (final) at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Australian athlete Marjorie Jackson, who had already won the final in the 100 metres event, earned a second gold medal while setting two world records along the way.
Results
Heats
The first round was held on July 25. The first two runners from each heat qualified for the semifinal.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Sylvia Cheeseman | ![]() |
24.9 | |
2 | Ursula Knab | ![]() |
25.0 | |
3 | Tzvetana Berkovska | ![]() |
25.2 | |
4 | Gladys Erbetta | ![]() |
25.6 | |
5 | Flora Kazantseva | 23x15px Soviet Union | 25.7 | |
6 | Maria Arndt | ![]() |
25.9 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Nadezhda Khnykina | 23x15px Soviet Union | 24.3 | WR |
2 | Helga Klein | ![]() |
24.6 | |
3 | Deise Jurdelina de Castro | ![]() |
25.0 | |
4 | Frances O'Halloran | 23x15px Canada | 25.2 | |
5 | Grietje de Jongh | ![]() |
25.2 | |
6 | Ema Konrad | ![]() |
25.8 |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Marjorie Jackson | ![]() |
23.6 | WR |
2 | Catherine Hardy | ![]() |
24.8 | |
3 | Patricia Devine | ![]() |
25.1 | |
4 | Anne-Marie Lousteau | ![]() |
25.5 | |
5 | Olga Gyarmati | ![]() |
25.5 | |
6 | Vera Martelli | ![]() |
26.1 | |
7 | Mary D'Souza | ![]() |
26.3 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Bertha Brouwer | ![]() |
24.6 | |
2 | Marcelle Gabarrus | ![]() |
25.3 | |
3 | Ann Johnson | ![]() |
25.3 | |
4 | Adriana Millard | ![]() |
25.4 | |
5 | Graviola Ewing | ![]() |
26.9 |
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Eulalia Szwajkowska | ![]() |
25.5 | |
2 | Eleanor McKenzie | 23x15px Canada | 25.5 | |
3 | Alexandria Sicoe | ![]() |
25.6 | |
4 | Lilian Heinz | ![]() |
25.8 | |
5 | Pirkko Länsivuori | ![]() |
27.5 | |
Dolores Dwyer | ![]() |
DNF |
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Daphne Hasenjager | 23x15px South Africa | 24.4 | |
2 | Winsome Cripps | ![]() |
24.4 | |
3 | Mae Faggs | ![]() |
24.5 | |
4 | Hyacinth Walters | ![]() |
25.4 |
Heat 7
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | 23x15px Soviet Union | 25.4 | |
2 | Luella Law | 23x15px Canada | 25.7 | |
3 | Klára Soós | ![]() |
25.8 | |
4 | Genowefa Minicka | ![]() |
25.9 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on July 26. The first three runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Marjorie Jackson | ![]() |
23.4 | WR |
2 | Bertha Brouwer | ![]() |
24.3 | |
3 | Daphne Hasenjager | 23x15px South Africa | 24.4 | |
4 | Sylvia Cheeseman | ![]() |
24.7 | |
5 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | 23x15px Soviet Union | 25.2 | |
6 | Luella Law | 23x15px Canada | 25.3 | |
7 | Ursula Knab | ![]() |
25.5 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Nadezhda Khnykina | 23x15px Soviet Union | 24.1 | |
2 | Winsome Cripps | ![]() |
24.3 | |
3 | Helga Klein | ![]() |
24.4 | |
4 | Catherine Hardy | ![]() |
24.7 | |
5 | Eleanor McKenzie | 23x15px Canada | 25.1 | |
6 | Eulalia Szwajkowska | ![]() |
25.2 | |
7 | Marcelle Gabarrus | ![]() |
25.3 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Marjorie Jackson | ![]() |
23.7 | |
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Bertha Brouwer | ![]() |
24.2 | |
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Nadezhda Khnykina | 23x15px Soviet Union | 24.2 | |
4 | Winsome Cripps | ![]() |
24.2 | |
5 | Helga Klein | ![]() |
24.6 | |
6 | Daphne Hasenjager | 23x15px South Africa | 24.6 |