2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
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 established herself as the pre-race favorite, having run under 22 seconds earlier in the season. Double Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown 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 won the bronze medal.Medalists
Records
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the [|semifinals].
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Marshevet Hooker | | 22.51 | Q, SB |
| 5 | Cydonie Mothersille | | 22.69 | Q |
| 4 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | | 22.71 | Q |
| 2 | Muna Lee | | 22.76 | Q, SB |
| 1 | Simone Facey | | 22.83 | Q |
| 4 | Eleni Artymata | | 22.83 | Q, NR |
| 3 | Allyson Felix | | 22.88 | Q |
| 5 | Anneisha McLaughlin | | 22.91 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Monique Williams | | 22.96 | Q, NR |
10 | 5 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | | 22.97 | Q |
11 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | | 23.00 | Q |
12 | 6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | | 23.01 | Q |
13 | 4 | Yelena Bolsun | | 23.06 | q |
14 | 2 | Yuliya Gushchina | | 23.07 | Q |
15 | 1 | ChaRonda Williams | | 23.08 | Q |
16 | 6 | Emily Freeman | | 23.10 | Q |
17 | 6 | Olivia Borlée | | 23.25 | Q |
18 | 3 | Tameka Williams | | 23.27 | Q, SB |
19 | 3 | Olga Zaytseva | | 23.28 | q |
20 | 1 | Johanna Danois | | 23.29 | Q |
21 | 5 | Vida Anim | | 23.33 | q |
22 | 2 | Virgil Hodge | | 23.34 | q |
22 | 3 | Roqaya Al-Gassra | | 23.34 | q, SB |
24 | 6 | Sheniqua Ferguson | | 23.35 | q, SB |
25 | 3 | Adrienne Power | | 23.38 | |
26 | 1 | Chisato Fukushima | | 23.40 | |
27 | 1 | Darlenis Obregón | | 23.42 | |
27 | 1 | Andreea Ograzeanu | | 23.42 | |
29 | 2 | Carol Rodríguez | | 23.54 | |
30 | 4 | Alena Kievich | | 23.59 | |
31 | 4 | Ivet Lalova | | 23.60 | SB |
32 | 3 | Momoko Takahashi | | 23.61 | |
32 | 5 | Isabel Le Roux | | 23.61 | |
34 | 6 | Guzel Khubbieva | | 23.61 | SB |
35 | 4 | Meritzer Williams | | 23.72 | |
36 | 2 | Sabina Veit | | 23.77 | |
37 | 6 | Jade Bailey | | 23.84 | |
38 | 5 | Makelesi Batimala | | 24.13 | SB |
39 | 5 | Oludamola Osayomi | | 24.24 | |
40 | 2 | Sunayna Wahi | | 24.74 | PB |
41 | 1 | Nomvula Dlamini | | 25.70 | PB |
42 | 2 | Saria Traboulsi | | 26.90 | |
43 | 3 | Selloane Tsoaeli | | 28.34 | |
| 1 | Munira Saleh | | | DNF |
| 6 | Elizaveta Bryzhina | | | DNS |
Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal bestSemifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal and the next 2 fastest advance to the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | | 22.24 | Q |
| 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | | 22.29 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Muna Lee | | 22.30 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Allyson Felix | | 22.44 | Q |
| 2 | Anneisha McLaughlin | | 22.55 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Simone Facey | | 22.58 | Q, SB |
| 1 | Emily Freeman | | 22.64 | q, PB |
| 1 | Eleni Artymata | | 22.64 | q, NR |
9 | 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | | 22.74 | |
10 | 2 | Cydonie Mothersille | | 22.80 | |
11 | 2 | ChaRonda Williams | | 22.81 | |
12 | 3 | Monique Williams | | 22.90 | NR |
13 | 3 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | | 22.96 | |
14 | 1 | Johanna Danois | | 23.03 | PB |
15 | 2 | Olga Zaytseva | | 23.19 | |
16 | 3 | Virgil Hodge | | 23.19 | SB |
17 | 3 | Yuliya Gushchina | | 23.24 | |
18 | 1 | Roqaya Al-Gassra | | 23.26 | SB |
19 | 1 | Yelena Bolsun | | 23.27 | |
20 | 3 | Vida Anim | | 23.36 | |
21 | 2 | Sheniqua Ferguson | | 23.40 | |
22 | 3 | Olivia Borlée | | 23.42 | |
23 | 2 | Tameka Williams | | 23.47 | |
| 1 | Marshevet Hooker | | | DNF |
Final