# Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 18–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone Australia | Juliet Campbell Jamaica | Lauren Hewitt Australia |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 22.98 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 23.11 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 23.15 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 23.24 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 23.25 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.44 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Joice Maduaka | England | 23.53 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa | 23.64 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 23.69 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Simmone Jacobs | England | 23.71 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Marcia Richardson | England | 23.73 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Shanti Govindasamy | Malaysia | 23.77 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Tamara Perry | Canada | 23.80 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Atia Weekes | Canada | 24.07 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Mavis Akoto | Ghana | 24.09 | q, PB |
| 16 | 4 | Leticia John Mutta | Tanzania | 24.31 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Veronica Wabukawo | Uganda | 24.52 | |
| 18 | 1 | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.56 | |
| 19 | 1 | Marang Kinteh | Gambia | 25.18 | |
| 20 | 4 | Stephanie Llewellyn | Northern Ireland | 26.07 | |
| 21 | 4 | Sudati Masasu | Uganda | 26.32 | |
| | 2 | Dora Kyriacou | Cyprus | DNS | |
| | 3 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda | DNS | |
| | 3 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 4 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 22.79 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 23.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 23.05 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.05 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 23.20 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa | 23.26 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 23.47 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Joice Maduaka | England | 23.50 | |
| 9 | 1 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 23.60 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Shanti Govindasamy | Malaysia | 23.72 | |
| 11 | 1 | Simmone Jacobs | England | 23.73 | |
| 12 | 1 | Marcia Richardson | England | 23.82 | |
| 13 | 1 | Tamara Perry | Canada | 23.89 | |
| 14 | 2 | Atia Weekes | Canada | 24.15 | |
| 15 | 1 | Mavis Akoto | Ghana | 24.16 | |
| | 2 | Leticia John Mutta | Tanzania | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 22.77 | PB |
| | 3 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 22.79 | SB |
| | 4 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 22.83 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 23.04 | |
| 5 | 7 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa | 23.07 | SB |
| 6 | 8 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 23.17 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 23.38 | |
| 8 | 1 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 23.73 | |