The Women's 200 metres competition at the

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was held at the

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on 26–28 July. The winning margin was 0.02 seconds.

Competition format

The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Quarterfinals, Semifinals and a Final. The five fastest competitors from each race in the heats plus the next two fastest overall qualified for the Quarterfinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Quarterfinal races qualified for the Semifinals, where again the four fastest runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Quarterfinals

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
, ''la84foundation.org''. Retrieved August 19, 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics 200 metres at the Olympics 1976 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1976 Summer Olympics