Dafne Schippers just beats Elaine Thompson to win the 2015 Word Championships
200 metres in a new championship and European record time of 21.63 seconds.
It was an improvement of nearly half a second on her previous best time and was
the third fastest 200m in history.
It bettered Marita Koch's 36 year old European Record of 21.71 and fellow East German
Silke Gladisch-Möller's championship record of 21.74 (1987).
1.
|
Dafne
|
SCHIPPERS |
NED |
21.63
|
CR, ER, WL |
2.
|
Elaine |
THOMPSON |
JAM |
21.66 |
PB |
| 3. |
Veronica |
CAMPBELL-BROWN |
JAM
|
21.97 |
SB |
| 4. |
Candyce |
McGRONE |
USA |
22.01 |
PB |
| 5. |
Dine |
ASHER-SMITH |
GBR |
22.07
|
NR |
| 6. |
Jeneba |
TARMOH |
USA |
22.31 |
|
| 7. |
Ivet |
LALOVA |
BUL |
22.41 |
|
| 8. |
Sherone |
SIMPSON |
JAM |
22.50 |
SB |
Dafne Schippers is seen here winning her semi final in 22.36s the day before the final. Photo G. H. ©