# Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Merlene Ottey Jamaica | Kathy Smallwood England | Angella Taylor Canada |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -2.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3 m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Kathy Smallwood | England | 23.48 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 23.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Colleen Pekin | Australia | 23.80 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 23.82 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Denise Boyd | Australia | 23.89 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Beverley Callender | England | 24.05 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 24.08 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Helen Barnett | England | 24.10 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Jenny Flaherty | Australia | 24.25 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Sandra Whittaker | Scotland | 24.28 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Rufina Ubah | Nigeria | 24.31 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania | 24.33 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Molly Killingbeck | Canada | 24.34 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Carmen Smart | Wales | 24.35 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Maxine McMillan | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.45 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Elizabeth Mokogwu | Nigeria | 24.48 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Tutu Ogunde | Nigeria | 24.57 | q |
| 18 | 1 | Joyce Odhiambo | Kenya | 24.67 | |
| 19 | 3 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 24.73 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Angela Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.74 | |
| 21 | 1 | Mary Afriyie-Mensah | Ghana | 24.80 | |
| 22 | 2 | Grace Armah | Ghana | 25.01 | |
| 23 | 4 | Ruth Waithera | Kenya | 25.13 | |
| 24 | 1 | Jabou Jawo | Gambia | 25.30 | |
| 25 | 3 | Alice Adala | Kenya | 25.41 | |
| 26 | 2 | Angela Owen | Isle of Man | 25.61 | |
| 27 | 4 | Elanga Buala | Papua New Guinea | 25.69 | |
| 28 | 3 | Amie Ndow | Gambia | 25.85 | |
| 29 | 3 | Mary-Estelle Kapalu | Vanuatu | 27.64 | |
| | 1 | Michelle Scutt | Wales | DNS | |
| | 3 | Mercy Addy | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 3 | Kim Robertson | New Zealand | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -3.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Beverley Callender | England | 23.02 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Denise Boyd | Australia | 23.10 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 23.44 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kathy Smallwood | England | 23.45 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Colleen Pekin | Australia | 23.53 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 23.55 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Helen Barnett | England | 23.63 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 23.66 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Carmen Smart | Wales | 23.91 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jenny Flaherty | Australia | 23.93 | |
| 12 | 2 | Molly Killingbeck | Canada | 24.16 | |
| 13 | 1 | Rufina Ubah | Nigeria | 24.20 | |
| 14 | 1 | Sandra Whittaker | Scotland | 24.22 | |
| 15 | 2 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania | 24.24 | |
| 16 | 2 | Elizabeth Mokogwu | Nigeria | 24.39 | |
| 17 | 1 | Maxine McMillan | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.40 | |
| 18 | 1 | Tutu Ogunde | Nigeria | 24.60 | |

### Final

Wind: +2.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 9 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.19 |
| | 6 | Kathy Smallwood | England | 22.21 |
| | 2 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 22.48 |
| 4 | 8 | Denise Boyd | Australia | 22.72 |
| 5 | 4 | Colleen Pekin | Australia | 22.89 |
| 6 | 3 | Beverley Callender | England | 22.92 |
| 7 | 5 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 23.25 |
| 8 | 1 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 23.42 |
| 9 | 7 | Helen Barnett | England | 23.57 |