1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with two semi-finals and five qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1995-08-10.
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.12 |
|
 Irina Privalova (RUS)
|
22.12 |
|
Galina Malchugina (RUS)
|
22.37 |
| 4. |  Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
22.60 |
| 5. | Silke Knoll (GER)
|
22.66 |
| 6. |  Mary Onyali (NGR)
|
22.71 |
| 7. | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.84 |
| — |  Gwen Torrence (USA)
|
DQ |
Semi-Finals
- Held on Thursday 1995-08-10
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS)
|
22.18 |
| 2. | Gwen Torrence (USA)
|
22.25 |
| 3. | Mary Onyali (NGR)
|
22.58 |
| 4. | Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
22.60 |
| 5. |  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS)
|
22.61 |
| 6. | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
22.91 |
| 7. |  Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
22.92 |
| 8. |  Paula Dunn-Thomas (GBR)
|
23.03 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.25 |
| 2. | Galina Malchugina (RUS)
|
22.45 |
| 3. | Silke Knoll (GER)
|
22.57 |
| 4. | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.71 |
| 5. | Cathy Freeman (AUS)
|
22.82 |
| 6. | Carlette Guidry-White (USA)
|
22.91 |
| 7. | Zlatka Georgieva (BUL)
|
22.98 |
| 8. | Celena Mondie-Milner (USA)
|
23.33 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Wednesday 1995-08-09
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.55 |
| 2. | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.69 |
| 3. | Carlette Guidry-White (USA)
|
22.71 |
| 4. |  Erika Suchovska (CZE)
|
23.13 |
| 5. |  Viktoriya Fomenko (UKR)
|
23.18 |
| 6. |  Heather Samuel (ATG)
|
23.64 |
| 7. |  Wang Huei-Chen (TPE)
|
23.77 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Onyali (NGR)
|
22.59 |
| 2. | Celena Mondie-Milner (USA)
|
22.90 |
| 3. | Cathy Freeman (AUS)
|
22.90 |
| 4. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR)
|
23.30 |
| 5. |  Patricia Rodríguez (COL)
|
23.67 |
| 6. | Nora Ivanova (BUL)
|
23.98 |
| 7. |  Nadjina Kaltouma (CHA)
|
24.57 |
| — |  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS)
|
22.23 |
| 2. | Silke Knoll (GER)
|
22.46 |
| 3. | Paula Dunn-Thomas (GBR)
|
22.95 |
| 4. | Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
22.96 |
| 5. |  Sevatheda Fynes (BAH)
|
23.01 |
| 6. |  Maguy Nestoret (FRA)
|
23.16 |
| — |  Heide Seyerling (RSA)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galina Malchugina (RUS)
|
22.46 |
| 2. | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS)
|
22.71 |
| 3. | Silke Lichtenhagen (GER)
|
23.19 |
| 4. |  Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen (FIN)
|
23.20 |
| 5. |  Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR)
|
23.33 |
| 6. | Debbie Ferguson (BAH)
|
23.33 |
| 7. |  Dora Kyriakou (CYP)
|
23.77 |
| 8. |  Marcela Tiscornia (URU)
|
24.39 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA)
|
22.61 |
| 2. | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
22.74 |
| 3. | Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
22.81 |
| 4. | Zlatka Georgieva (BUL)
|
22.95 |
| 5. |  Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
|
23.16 |
| 6. |  Maya Azarashvili (GEO)
|
23.18 |
| 7. | Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage (SRI)
|
23.45 |