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Women’s 200 metres
Held at 20 Games, 1948–2024. Most golds: United States (7). Most medals: Irena Szewińska (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals60
Delegations16on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Gabby Thomas United States | Julien Alfred Saint Lucia | Brittany Brown United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Elaine Thompson-Herah Jamaica | Christine Mboma Namibia | Gabby Thomas United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Elaine Thompson Jamaica | Dafne Schippers Netherlands | Tori Bowie United States |
| 2012 London | Allyson Felix United States | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica | Carmelita Jeter United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica | Allyson Felix United States | Kerron Stewart Jamaica |
| 2004 Athens | Veronica Campbell Jamaica | Allyson Felix United States | Debbie Ferguson Bahamas |
| 2000 Sydney | Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas | Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka | Beverly McDonald Jamaica |
| 1996 Atlanta | Marie-José Pérec France | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | Mary Onyali Nigeria |
| 1992 Barcelona | Gwen Torrence United States | Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica | Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
| 1988 Seoul | Florence Griffith Joyner United States | Grace Jackson Jamaica | Heike Drechsler East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States | Florence Griffith Joyner United States | Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
| 1980 Moscow | Bärbel Wöckel East Germany | Natalya Bochina Soviet Union | Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
| 1976 Montreal | Bärbel Eckert East Germany | Annegret Richter West Germany | Renate Stecher East Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Renate Stecher East Germany | Raelene Boyle Australia | Irena Szewińska Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City | Irena Szewińska Poland | Raelene Boyle Australia | Jenny Lamy Australia |
| 1964 Tokyo | Edith McGuire United States | Irena Szewińska Poland | Marilyn Black Australia |
| 1960 Rome | Wilma Rudolph United States | Jutta Heine United Team of Germany | Dorothy Hyman Great Britain |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Betty Cuthbert Australia | Christa Stubnick United Team of Germany | Marlene Mathews Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Marjorie Jackson Australia | Bertha Brouwer Netherlands | Nadezhda Dvalishvili Soviet Union |
| 1948 London | Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands | Audrey Williamson Great Britain | Audrey Patterson United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |