Jamaica's Campbell wins women's 200m gold
(people.com.cn)
Updated: 2004-08-26 10:14

Jamaica's Veronica Campbell won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 200 meters in Athens on August 25.

Campbell, 22, who has already won a relay silver at the Sydney Olympics 2000, won the race in 22.05 seconds, bettering her own world leading time by 0.13 seconds.

This was the second medal at the Olympics for the Jamaican, who placed third in the 100m.

Campbell led the 200m race from the start and was already well ahead of her rivals at the start of the final straight.

Allyson Felix of the United States, 18, took the silver medal with a world junior record 22.18.

Debbie Ferguson of Bahamas won the bronze with a seasonal best time of 22.50.

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