2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships were held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 and 30 June.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine
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| Silver | Hrystyna Stuy Ukraine
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| Bronze | Myriam Soumaré France
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Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World record |  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA)
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21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| European record |  Marita Koch (GER)
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21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 |
| Potsdam, East Germany | 21 July 1984 | |||
| Heike Drechsler (GER)
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Jena, East Germany | 29 June 1986 | ||
| Stuttgart, West Germany | 29 August 1986 | |||
| Championship record | Heike Drechsler (GER)
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21.71 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 29 August 1986 |
| World Leading | Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)
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22.09 | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Yelizaveta Bryzhina (UKR)
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22.69 | Yalta, Ukraine | 14 June 2012 |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| 29 June 2012 | 20:55 | Semifinals |
| 30 June 2012 | 20:50 | Final |
Results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: −0.6 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s, Heat 5: −0.6 m/s
Semifinals[edit]
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: −0.1 m/s, Heat 3: −0.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Dafne Schippers |  Netherlands |
22.70 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine |
22.82 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Viktoriya Pyatachenko | Ukraine |
23.04 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Myriam Soumaré | France |
23.04 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Hrystyna Stuy | Ukraine |
23.08 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands |
23.13 | q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Eleni Artymata |  Cyprus |
23.21 | q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Abiodun Oyepitan |  Great Britain |
23.22 | |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Ivet Lalova |  Bulgaria |
23.26 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | 8 | María Belibasáki |  Greece |
23.31 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Johanna Danois | France |
23.40 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Lina Jacques-Sébastien | France |
23.45 | |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | Léa Sprunger |  Switzerland |
23.49 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Marika Popowicz |  Poland |
23.58 | |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | Yekaterina Voronenkova |  Russia |
23.61 | |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Kateřina Čechová |  Czech Republic |
23.64 | |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Olivia Borlée |  Belgium |
23.66 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Andreea Ograzeanu |  Romania |
23.66 | |
| 19 | 2 | 5 | Hanne Claes | Belgium |
23.68 | |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | Inna Weit | Germany |
23.95 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Kristina Žumer |  Slovenia |
24.20 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Éva Kaptur |  Hungary |
24.44 | |
| 2 | 3 | Gloria Hooper |  Italy |
DQ | ||
| 3 | 1 | Nimet Karakuş |  Turkey |
DNS |
Final[edit]
Wind: -1.3 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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3 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine |
23.05 | |
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7 | Hrystyna Stuy | Ukraine |
23.17 | |
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5 | Myriam Soumaré | France |
23.21 | |
| 4 | 6 | Viktoriya Pyatachenko | Ukraine |
23.25 | |
| 5 | 4 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands |
23.53 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands |
23.55 | |
| 7 | 2 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus |
23.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | Johanna Danois | France |
23.61 |
References[edit]
European Athletics Championships champions in women's 200 metres | |
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