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The women’s 200-meter race at the 2009 World Athletics Championships was held from 19 to 21. August 2009 at the Olympic Stadium of the German capital Berlin.

Her third world title at this distance was won by the double Olympic second (2004/2008) Allyson Felix from the United States. In addition, she had won two gold medals at the 2007 World Championships with the 4-by-100-meter and the 4-by-400-meter relay and had become Olympic champion in 2008 with the 4-by-400-meter relay of her country. Here in Berlin, too, there was another gold medal for them over 4 times 400 meters on the final day.
Silver went to the two-time Olympic champion (2004/2008) and vice world champion of 2007 Veronica Campbell-Brown from Jamaica. She had also won over 100 meters 2007 World Cup gold and 2005 World Cup silver. As a member of Jamaican sprint relays, she was two-time vice world champion (2005/2007) and had won gold and 2000 silver at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Third place was occupied by the Bahamian world champion of 2001 and Olympic third in 2004 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie. She also had great success as World Champion of 1999, Olympic gold medalist of 2000 and Olympic silver medalist of 1996 with 4 times 100 meters squadrons of her country. Here in Berlin she won on the penultimate day still season silver.

Existing records

Also at these world championships the already since 1987 World Cup record was not reached.

Four national records were set:
22.96 s – Monique Williams (New Zealand), third lead on 19 August (wind: ±0.0 m/s)
22.90 s – Monique Williams (New Zealand), third semi-final on August 20 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
22.83 s – Eleni Artymata (Cyprus), fourth forward on 19 August (wind: +0.1 m/s)
22.64 s – Eleni Artymata (Cyprus), first semi-final on 20 August (wind: +0,5 m/s)

Doping
Bahraini Ruqaya Al Ghasra were stripped of their results of more than 200 metres (removed in the semi-finals) and 100 metres (removed in the quarter-finals) because their rehearsal proved positive in the follow-up tests of the 2008 Olympic Games results. She was banned for two years, her results of the corresponding years were cancelled.

The sufferer was the Canadian Adrienne Power, who would have been entitled to start for the semi-finals over her time in the third lead.

Preliminary
The preliminary round was conducted in six runs. The first three athletes per run – light blue undercut – as well as the six fastest runners – light green undercut – qualified for the semi-finals.

Forward 1

19 August 2009, 19:45

Wind: +0,1 m/s

Forward 2

19 August 2009, 19:51

Wind: +0,1 m/s

Forward 3
19 August 2009, 19:57

Wind: ±0,0 m/s

Forward 4

19 August 2009, 20:03

Wind: +0,1 m/s

Forward 5

19 August 2009, 20:09

Wind: +0,1 m/s

Forward 6

19 August 2009, 20:15

Wind: ±0,0 m/s