Olympic Track and Field 2016: Women's 200M Medal Winners, Times and Results

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson became the first Olympic sprinter to win the sprint double since Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988 after taking gold in the women's 200 meters on Wednesday night from Rio de Janeiro.She defeated 2015 world champion Dafne Schippers from the Netherlands by 0.1 seconds, as we take a look at the medalists from Wednesday night's race:Off of the blocks, Thompson was quick to get out and build a comfortable lead in Lane 6, forcing Schippers to try to overturn a considerable deficit.Entering the home stretch, Schippers did well to start closing the gap, but Thompson's closing speed was too much to handle.Still, it took her a few moments until the times were posted on the scoreboard to realize that she won gold. Sitting on the track in anticipation, BBC Sport caught the exact second that Thompson found out she had won gold:Tori Bowie of the United States took the bronze medal after she finished second to Thompson in the 100-meter finals on Saturday.Thompson wasn't even favored to win the 100-meter as she had to contend with fellow countrywoman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the finals, but her time of 10.71 was 0.15 seconds quicker than her teammate's who had to settle for bronze. Stats courtesy of Rio2016.com.
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