Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres


The Women's 200 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.

Competition format

The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats, Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest competitors from each of the Semifinal races qualified for the final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record22.7Warsaw, PolandAugust 8, 1965
Olympic record23.0Tokyo, JapanOctober 19, 1964

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat plus the fastest time qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Semi-Final

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final