2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
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| Women's 200 metres2017 World Championships | |
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 8 August (heats) 10 August (semifinal) 11 August (final) |
| Competitors | 54 from 33 nations |
| Events at the 2017 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 8, 10, & 11 August.
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Championship record |  Dafne Schippers (NED) |
21.63 | Beijing, China | 28 August 2015 |
| World leading | Tori Bowie (USA) |
21.77 | Eugene, United States | 27 May 2017 |
| 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 |
| NACAC record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| South American record |  Ana Claudia Silva (BRA) |
22.48 | São Paulo, Brazil | 6 August 2011 |
| European record | Dafne Schippers (NED) |
21.63 | Beijing, China | 28 August 2015 |
| Oceanian record |  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) |
22.23 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[2] |
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| 23.10 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 8 August 2017 | 19:30 | Heats |
| 10 August 2017 | 21:05 | Semifinals |
| 11 August 2017 | 21:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+1)
