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Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games:
Women's 200 metres
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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 3, 1960
Date Finished: September 5, 1960
| Gold: |  Wilma Rudolph |
| Silver: |  Jutta Heine |
| Bronze: |  Dorothy Hyman |
Summary
In July 1960 American Wilma Rudolph ran 22.9 to win the AAU Championships and break the world record. After a very easy win in the 100, she was a heavy favorite to win the 200 as well. In round one she broke the Olympic record with 23.2. Her 200 final gold medal in 24.0 was run against a heavy wind. Three days later she anchored the USA 4x100 relay team to a gold medal, her third of the Olympics.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma Rudolph | 20 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Jutta Heine | 19 | Germany | GER | Silver | |
| 3 | Dorothy Hyman | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Mariya Itkina | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 5 | Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta | 23 | Poland | POL | ||
| 6 | Giuseppina Leone | 25 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Norma Croker-Fleming | 25 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Gisela Köhler-Birkemeyer | 28 | Germany | GER | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Jenny Smart | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Lucinda Williams | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Valentyna Maslovska | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Celina Jesionowska | 26 | Poland | POL | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Catherine Capdevielle | 21 | France | FRA | ||
| 3 h1 r1/3 | Hannelore Raepke | 24 | Germany | GER | ||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | Ulla-Britt Wieslander | 18 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | Alena Stolzová | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | Antónia Munkácsi | 21 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 3 h5 r1/3 | Eleanor Haslam | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Pat Duggan | 22 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Jean Hiscock | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotesova | 20 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Mona Sulaiman | 18 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | Ernestine Pollards | 18 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | 22 | Poland | POL | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Ilana Karaszyk | 22 | Israel | ISR | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Val Morgan | 16 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | Olga Šikovec | 27 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | Maeve Kyle | 31 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 6 h6 r1/3 | Erzsébet Bartos-Heldt | 19 | Hungary | HUN |
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