Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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.[1]

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 25 (heats)
July 26 (semifinal and final)
Competitors38 from 21 nations
Medalists
Marjorie Jackson  Australia
Bertha Brouwer  Netherlands
Nadezhda Khnykina  Soviet Union
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Summary

Stanisława Walasiewicz (Stella Walsh)'s world record had stood through the war for almost 17 years. The 41 year old Walsh had won the US Championship the year before but did not compete in the Olympics. The defending champion Fanny Blankers-Koen was in Helsinki, but was suffering from skin boils. She did not finish in the 80 metres hurdles the day before after crashing a hurdle. That turned out to be her last competitive race.

In the second heat, Nadezhda Khnykina took down Blankers-Koen's Olympic record. In the next race on the track, Marjorie Jackson equalled the world record of 23.6, with experimental fully automatic timing giving her a 23.73.

The following day, in the first semi-final, Jackson took the world record outright with 23.4 (23.59 automatic). Later that day, in the final, Jackson was given lane 2, the inside lane. Five steps after the gun, she had already made up the stagger on Bertha "Puck" Brouwer in lane 3. From there Jackson continued to pull away, ultimately to a 4-metre victory. On the home stretch, Brouwer found herself in second place, with Khnykina closing ground down the final straight to make it close for the remaining medals. Brouwer, Khnykina and Jackson's Australian teammate Winsome Cripps all getting credited with the same finishing time but Brouwer getting silver and Khnykina bronze.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on July 25. The first two runners from each heat qualified for the semifinal.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Sylvia Cheeseman Great Britain24.9
2Ursula Knab Germany25.0
3Tzvetana Berkovska Bulgaria25.2
4Gladys Erbetta Argentina25.6
5Flora Kazantseva Soviet Union25.7
6Maria Arndt Poland25.9

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Nadezhda Khnykina Soviet Union24.3OR
2Helga Klein Germany24.6
3Deyse de Castro Brazil25.0
4Frances O'Halloran Canada25.2
5Grietje de Jongh Netherlands25.2
6Ema Konrad Romania25.8

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Marjorie Jackson Australia23.6WR
2Catherine Hardy United States24.8
3Patricia Devine Great Britain25.1
4Anne-Marie Lousteau France25.5
5Olga Gyarmati Hungary25.5
6Vera Martelli Italy26.1
7Mary D'Souza India26.3

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Bertha Brouwer Netherlands24.6
2Marcelle Gabarrus France25.3
3Ann Johnson Great Britain25.3
4Adriana Millard Chile25.4
5Graviola Ewing Guatemala26.9

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Eulalia Szwajkowska Poland25.5
2Eleanor McKenzie Canada25.5
3Alexandria Sicoe Romania25.6
4Lilian Heinz Argentina25.8
5Pirkko Länsivuori Finland27.5
Dolores Dwyer United StatesDNF

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Daphne Hasenjager South Africa24.4
2Winsome Cripps Australia24.4
3Mae Faggs United States24.5
4Hyacinth Walters Jamaica25.4

Heat 7

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Yevgeniya Sechenova Soviet Union25.4
2Luella Law Canada25.7
3Klára Soós Hungary25.8
4Genowefa Minicka Poland25.9

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on July 26. The first three runners from each heat qualified to the final.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Marjorie Jackson Australia23.4WR
2Bertha Brouwer Netherlands24.3
3Daphne Hasenjager South Africa24.4
4Sylvia Cheeseman Great Britain24.7
5Yevgeniya Sechenova Soviet Union25.2
6Luella Law Canada25.3
7Ursula Knab Germany25.5

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Nadezhda Khnykina Soviet Union24.1
2Winsome Cripps Australia24.3
3Helga Klein Germany24.4
4Catherine Hardy United States24.7
5Eleanor McKenzie Canada25.1
6Eulalia Szwajkowska Poland25.2
7Marcelle Gabarrus France25.3

Final

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Marjorie Jackson Australia23.7
Bertha Brouwer Netherlands24.2
Nadezhda Khnykina Soviet Union24.2
4Winsome Cripps Australia24.2
5Helga Klein Germany24.6
6Daphne Hasenjager South Africa24.6

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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