# 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1993-08-19.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 21.98 |
| | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.00 |
| | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 22.13 |
| 4. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 22.20 |
| 5. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.32 |
| 6. | Natalya Voronova (RUS) | 22.50 |
| 7. | Galina Malchugina (RUS) | 22.50 |
| 8. | Dannette Young (USA) | 23.04 |

## Semifinals

* Held on Thursday 1993-08-19
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.20 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 22.20 |
| 3. | Natalya Voronova (RUS) | 22.35 |
| 4. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 22.49 |
| 5. | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | 22.58 |
| 6. | Elinda Vorster (RSA) | 22.83 |
| 7. | Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) | 22.97 |
| 8. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 23.06 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.12 |
| 2. | Galina Malchugina (RUS) | 22.22 |
| 3. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.35 |
| 4. | Dannette Young (USA) | 22.51 |
| 5. | Evette de Klerk (RSA) | 22.76 |
| 6. | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 22.94 |
| 7. | Silke Knoll (GER) | 23.07 |
| 8. | Michelle Finn (USA) | 23.26 |

## Quarterfinals

* Held on Tuesday 1993-08-17
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.74 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 22.80 |
| 3. | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 23.01 |
| 4. | Michelle Finn (USA) | 23.24 |
| 5. | Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) | 23.32 |
| 6. | Katharine Merry (GBR) | 23.46 |
| 7. | Yolanda Steyn (RSA) | 23.60 |
| 8. | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 24.32 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.81 |
| 2. | Evette de Klerk (RSA) | 22.88 |
| 3. | Natalya Voronova (RUS) | 22.94 |
| 4. | Silke-Beate Knoll (GER) | 23.04 |
| 5. | Sabine Troger (AUT) | 23.17 |
| 6. | Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) | 23.24 |
| 7. | Georgette Nkoma (CMR) | 23.66 |
| 8. | Jennifer Stoute (GBR) | 23.95 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 22.73 |
| 2. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.87 |
| 3. | Elinda Vorster (RSA) | 22.94 |
| 4. | Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) | 23.11 |
| 5. | Lucrecia Jardim (POR) | 23.16 |
| 6. | Stacey Bowen (CAN) | 23.62 |
| 7. | Yana Burtasenkova (MDA) | 23.99 |
| 8. | Hermin Joseph (DMA) | 24.13 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Galina Malchugina (RUS) | 22.51 |
| 2. | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | 22.80 |
| 3. | Dannette Young (USA) | 22.92 |
| 4. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 23.07 |
| 5. | Maya Azarashvili (GEO) | 23.33 |
| 6. | Jacqueline Poelman (NED) | 23.64 |
| 7. | Philomena Mensah (GHA) | 24.05 |
| – | Dora Kyriakou (CYP) | DNS |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Tuesday 1993-08-17
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 23.39 |
| 2. | Katharine Merry (GBR) | 23.49 |
| 3. | Yolanda Steyn (RSA) | 23.80 |
| 4. | Yana Burtasenkova (MDA) | 23.94 |
| 5. | Lusia Puleanga (TGA) | 26.40 |
| 6. | Nve Ruth Mangue (GEQ) | 28.89 |
| – | Lydia De Vega (PHI) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Galina Malchugina (RUS) | 22.94 |
| 2. | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | 23.28 |
| 3. | Elinda Vorster (RSA) | 23.43 |
| 4. | Stacey Bowen (CAN) | 23.66 |
| 5. | Hermin Joseph (DMA) | 24.29 |
| 6. | Deirdre Caruana (MLT) | 25.96 |
| 7. | Thi Tuyet Mai Nguyen (VIE) | 26.55 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Silke-Beate Knoll (GER) | 23.21 |
| 2. | Sabine Troger (AUT) | 23.66 |
| 3. | Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) | 23.69 |
| 4. | Georgette Nkoma (CMR) | 23.97 |
| 5. | Guilhermina da Cruz (ANG) | 25.16 |
| 6. | Natalie Martindale (LCA) | 26.77 |
| – | Melinda Gainsford (AUS) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Lucrecia Jardim (POR) | 23.45 |
| 2. | Natalya Voronova (RUS) | 23.45 |
| 3. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 23.46 |
| 4. | Jacqueline Poelman (NED) | 23.53 |
| 5. | Jennifer Stoute (GBR) | 23.83 |
| 6. | Mirna El-Laz (LIB) | 26.97 |
| 7. | Yaznee Nasheeda (MDV) | 30.24 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 23.04 |
| 2. | Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) | 23.29 |
| 3. | Dannette Young (USA) | 23.43 |
| 4. | Philomena Mensah (GHA) | 23.67 |
| 5. | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 24.01 |
| 6. | Rita Pattipeilohy (INA) | 25.59 |
| – | Mpoka Mokosi (ZAI) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 23.21 |
| 2. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 23.39 |
| 3. | Michelle Finn (USA) | 23.83 |
| 4. | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 24.10 |
| 5. | Dora Kyriakou (CYP) | 24.47 |
| 6. | Oumou Sow (GUI) | 25.81 |
| 7. | Melvina Wulah (LBR) | 26.11 |
| 8. | Shabana Akhtar (PAK) | 26.39 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
| 1. | Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) | 23.30 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 23.39 |
| 3. | Evette de Klerk (RSA) | 23.43 |
| 4. | Maya Azarashvili (GEO) | 23.68 |
| 5. | Nadjina Kaltouma (CHA) | 26.15 |
| 6. | Lasnet Nkouka (CGO) | 26.64 |
| – | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | DNS |