# Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 30–31 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Li Xuemei China | Kim Gevaert Belgium | Natallia Safronnikava Belarus |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +2.2 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: +1.5 m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Li Xuemei | China | 23.21 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 23.35 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.36 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.37 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.48 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Yan Jiankui | China | 23.50 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.60 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Mary Onyemuwa | Nigeria | 23.60 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Rosemar Coelho Neto | Brazil | 23.72 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Nicole Marahrens | Germany | 23.75 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Tania Woods | United States | 23.81 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Katleen De Caluwé | Belgium | 23.82 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Caro Hunt | New Zealand | 23.84 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 23.92 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Lucimar Moura | Brazil | 24.08 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Jimyria Hicks | United States | 24.08 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | Rebecca Wardell | New Zealand | 24.09 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Mariya Enkina | Russia | 24.12 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Viktoriya Kovyreva | Kazakhstan | 24.12 | q |
| 20 | 2 | Susan Burnside-Deacon | Great Britain | 24.15 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Helen Roscoe | Great Britain | 24.30 | q |
| 22 | 5 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 24.32 | q |
| 23 | 1 | Ruth Grajeda | Mexico | 24.37 | Q |
| 24 | 1 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | 24.49 | Q |
| 25 | 5 | Mary Apio | Uganda | 24.58 | |
| 26 | 3 | Judith Baarssen | Netherlands | 24.69 | |
| 27 | 5 | Amorette Bradshaw | Canada | 24.73 | |
| 28 | 1 | Christina Schnohr | Denmark | 24.80 | |
| 29 | 4 | Pauline Ibeagha | Nigeria | 24.95 | |
| 30 | 4 | Anne Mooney | Papua New Guinea | 25.31 | |
| 31 | 3 | Ilze Jordaan | South Africa | 25.41 | |
| 32 | 1 | Vasiti Vatureba | Fiji | 25.63 | |
| 33 | 2 | Lina Bejjani | Lebanon | 25.68 | |
| 34 | 5 | Nathalie Saikaly | Lebanon | 25.75 | |
| 35 | 1 | Eleana Leung | Hong Kong | 26.19 | |
| 36 | 2 | Adriana Lewis | Peru | 26.79 | |
| 37 | 3 | K. Matsebula | Swaziland | 28.74 | |
| 38 | 4 | Mwawi Mkandawire | Malawi | 29.39 | |

### Quarterfinals

Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s, Heat 3: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 23.27 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.33 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Li Xuemei | China | 23.38 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.43 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Yan Jiankui | China | 23.51 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Mary Onyemuwa | Nigeria | 23.53 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Lucimar Moura | Brazil | 23.54 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Tania Woods | United States | 23.57 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.60 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Rosemar Coelho Neto | Brazil | 23.81 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Nicole Marahrens | Germany | 23.85 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Katleen De Caluwé | Belgium | 23.86 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Ruth Grajeda | Mexico | 24.01 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 24.03 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Viktoriya Kovyreva | Kazakhstan | 24.10 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Mariya Enkina | Russia | 24.12 | |
| 18 | 2 | Jimyria Hicks | United States | 24.15 | |
| 19 | 2 | Caro Hunt | New Zealand | 24.16 | |
| 20 | 3 | Susan Burnside-Deacon | Great Britain | 24.42 | |
| 21 | 1 | Rebecca Wardell | New Zealand | 24.43 | |
| 22 | 2 | Helen Roscoe | Great Britain | 24.55 | |
| 23 | 2 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | 24.91 | |
| | 1 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | DNF | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +2.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Li Xuemei | China | 22.76 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 23.00 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.20 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.27 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Tania Woods | United States | 23.34 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Mary Onyemuwa | Nigeria | 23.35 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Yan Jiankui | China | 23.41 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Nicole Marahrens | Germany | 23.48 | |
| 10 | 1 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.55 | |
| 11 | 1 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 24.02 | |
| 12 | 1 | Viktoriya Kovyreva | Kazakhstan | 24.09 | |
| 13 | 2 | Lucimar Moura | Brazil | 24.16 | |
| 14 | 2 | Katleen De Caluwé | Belgium | 24.17 | |
| 15 | 2 | Ruth Grajeda | Mexico | 24.24 | |
| | 1 | Rosemar Coelho Neto | Brazil | DNF | |

### Final

Wind: +0.5
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Li Xuemei | China | 22.86 |
| | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 22.94 |
| | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.16 |
| 4 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.31 |
| 5 | Mary Onyemuwa | Nigeria | 23.49 |
| 6 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.58 |
| 7 | Tania Woods | United States | 23.83 |
| 8 | Yan Jiankui | China | 23.99 |