Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Barbara Janiszewska Poland
|
Joan Atkinson Great Britain
|
Vera Kabranyuk Soviet Union
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joan Atkinson | Great Britain |
24.62 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mirosława Sałacińska | Poland |
25.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hisako Tamura |  Japan |
26.1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Barbara Janiszewska | Poland |
24.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Vera Kabranyuk | Soviet Union |
24.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Stefka Ilieva |  Bulgaria |
25.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria |
25.2 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Yuko Kobayashi | Japan |
26.7 | |
| 4 | 3 | Hatibi Hakhire |  Albania |
28.7 | |
| 3 | Monika Kropáčová |  Czechoslovakia |
DNF |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Barbara Janiszewska | Poland |
24.44 | |
 |
Joan Atkinson | Great Britain |
24.49 | |
 |
Vera Kabranyuk | Soviet Union |
24.70 | |
| 4 | Mirosława Sałacińska | Poland |
25.14 | |
| Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria |
DNS |