2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

None May 2026 The women's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 August. Olympic silver medalist and defending World champion Allyson Felix (USA) established herself as the pre-race favorite, having run under 22 seconds earlier in the season. Double Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) suffered a toe injury and entered Berlin below her peak form. In the final, Campbell-Brown and Allyson Felix both went out of the blocks quickly and entered the home straight even with one another. Felix, however, was able to hold her form as Campbell-Brown faltered, crossing the line in 22.02 seconds to win her third World 200m title. Campbell-Brown earned another silver medal in the 200m, and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) won the bronze medal. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAllyson FelixUnited States 2009 WorldVeronica Campbell-BrownJamaica 2009 WorldDebbie Ferguson-McKenzieBahamas 2009 World Records World RecordFlorence Griffith-Joyner USA21.34Seoul, South Korea29 September 1988Championship RecordSilke Gladisch-Möller GDR21.74Rome, Italy3 September 1987World LeadingAllyson Felix USA21.88Stockholm, Sweden31 July 2009African RecordMary Onyali-Omagbemi NGR22.07Zürich, Switzerland14 August 1996Asian RecordLi Xuemei CHN22.01Shanghai, China22 October 1997North American recordFlorence Griffith-Joyner USA21.34Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988South American recordLucimar de Moura BRA22.60Bogotá, Colombia26 June 1999European RecordMarita Koch GDR21.71Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany10 June 1979Oceanian RecordMelinda Gainsford-Taylor AUS22.23Stuttgart, Germany13 July 1997 Qualification standards A timeB time 23.00 23.30 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 19, 2009 19:45 HeatsAugust 20, 2009 19:50 SemifinalsAugust 21, 2009 21:00 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 4 Marshevet Hooker United States 2009 World 22.51 Q, SB 02 2 5 Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands 2009 World 22.69 Q 03 3 4 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas 2009 World 22.71 Q 04 4 2 Muna Lee United States 2009 World 22.76 Q, SB 05 5 1 Simone Facey Jamaica 2009 World 22.83 Q 05 5 4 Eleni Artymata Cyprus 2009 World 22.83 Q, NR 07 7 3 Allyson Felix United States 2009 World 22.88 Q 08 8 5 Anneisha McLaughlin Jamaica 2009 World 22.91 Q, PB 09 9 3 Monique Williams New Zealand 2009 World 22.96 Q, NR 10 5 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette U.S. Virgin Islands 2009 World 22.97 Q 11 2 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 23.00 Q 12 6 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 2009 World 23.01 Q 13 4 Yelena Bolsun Russia 2009 World 23.06 q 14 2 Yuliya Gushchina Russia 2009 World 23.07 Q 15 1 Charonda Williams United States 2009 World 23.08 Q 16 6 Emily Freeman Great Britain 2009 World 23.10 Q 17 6 Olivia Borlée Belgium 2009 World 23.25 Q 18 3 Tameka Williams Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 World 23.27 Q, SB 19 3 Olga Zaytseva Russia 2009 World 23.28 q 20 1 Johanna Danois France 2009 World 23.29 Q 21 5 Vida Anim Ghana 2009 World 23.33 q 22 2 Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 World 23.34 q 22 3 Roqaya Al-Gassra Bahrain 2009 World 23.34 q, SB 24 6 Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas 2009 World 23.35 q, SB 25 3 Adrienne Power Canada 2009 World 23.38 26 1 Chisato Fukushima Japan 2009 World 23.40 27 1 Darlenis Obregón Colombia 2009 World 23.42 27 1 Andreea Ograzeanu Romania 2009 World 23.42 29 2 Carol Rodríguez Puerto Rico 2009 World 23.54 30 4 Alena Kievich Belarus 2009 World 23.59 31 4 Ivet Lalova Bulgaria 2009 World 23.60 SB 32 3 Momoko Takahashi Japan 2009 World 23.61 32 5 Isabel Le Roux South Africa 2009 World 23.61 34 6 Guzel Khubbieva Uzbekistan 2009 World 23.61 SB 35 4 Meritzer Williams Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 World 23.72 36 2 Sabina Veit Slovenia 2009 World 23.77 37 6 Jade Bailey Barbados 2009 World 23.84 38 5 Makelesi Batimala Fiji 2009 World 24.13 SB 39 5 Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria 2009 World 24.24 40 2 Sunayna Wahi Suriname 2009 World 24.74 PB 41 1 Nomvula Dlamini Swaziland 2009 World 25.70 PB 42 2 Saria Traboulsi Lebanon 2009 World 26.90 43 3 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 2009 World 28.34 99 1 Munira Saleh Syria 2009 World 99.98 DNF 99 6 Elizaveta Bryzhina Ukraine 2009 World 99.99 DNS Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 1 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas 2009 World 22.24 Q 02 2 1 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 2009 World 22.29 Q, SB 03 3 3 Muna Lee United States 2009 World 22.30 Q, SB 04 4 2 Allyson Felix United States 2009 World 22.44 Q 05 5 2 Anneisha McLaughlin Jamaica 2009 World 22.55 Q, PB 06 6 3 Simone Facey Jamaica 2009 World 22.58 Q, SB 07 7 1 Emily Freeman Great Britain 2009 World 22.64 q, PB 08 8 1 Eleni Artymata Cyprus 2009 World 22.64 q, NR 9 2 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette U.S. Virgin Islands 2009 World 22.74 10 2 Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands 2009 World 22.80 11 2 Charonda Williams United States 2009 World 22.81 12 3 Monique Williams New Zealand 2009 World 22.90 NR 13 3 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 22.96 14 1 Johanna Danois France 2009 World 23.03 PB 15 2 Olga Zaytseva Russia 2009 World 23.19 16 3 Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 World 23.19 SB 17 3 Yuliya Gushchina Russia 2009 World 23.24 18 1 Roqaya Al-Gassra Bahrain 2009 World 23.26 SB 19 1 Yelena Bolsun Russia 2009 World 23.27 20 3 Vida Anim Ghana 2009 World 23.36 21 2 Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas 2009 World 23.40 22 3 Olivia Borlée Belgium 2009 World 23.42 23 2 Tameka Williams Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 World 23.47 99 1 Marshevet Hooker United States 2009 World 99.99 DNF Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Allyson Felix United States 2009 World 22.02 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 2009 World 22.35 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas 2009 World 22.41 4 Muna Lee United States 2009 World 22.48 5 Anneisha McLaughlin Jamaica 2009 World 22.62 6 Simone Facey Jamaica 2009 World 22.80 7 Emily Freeman Great Britain 2009 World 22.98 8 Eleni Artymata Cyprus 2009 World 23.05 References General Specific 200 metres Category:200 metres at the World Athletics Championships