1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.
Results
Final
Thursday, 3 September 1987 Wind: +1.2
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
21.74 | CR |
|
 Florence Griffith (USA)
|
21.96 | |
|
 Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.06 | |
| 4 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
22.18 | |
| 5 | Gwen Torrence (USA)
|
22.40 | |
| 6 |  Mary Onyali (NGR)
|
22.52 | |
| 7 |  Ewa Kasprzyk (POL)
|
22.52 | |
| 8 |  Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)
|
22.55 |
Semifinals
Thursday, 3 September 1987 Wind: Heat 1: -1.0 Heat 2: -1.9
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Florence Griffith (USA)
|
22.38 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.43 Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
22.54 Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Mary Onyali (NGR)
|
22.54 Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL)
|
22.60 Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Gwen Torrence (USA)
|
22.61 Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
22.67 Q | |
| 8 | 1 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)
|
22.72 Q | |
| 9 | 1 |  Pauline Davis (BAH)
|
22.89 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Marie-Christine Cazier (FRA)
|
22.89 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Maya Azarashvili (URS)
|
22.91 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Angela Bailey (CAN)
|
22.97 | |
| 13 | 2 |  Ulrike Sarvari (FRG)
|
23.04 | |
| 14 | 2 | Heike Morgenstern (GDR)
|
23.06 | |
| 15 | 1 | Vineta Ikauniece (URS)
|
23.25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
|
23.71 |
Heats
Tuesday, 1 September 1987 Wind: Heat 1: -3.4 Heat 2: -0.6 Heat 3: -2.6 Heat 4: -0.6
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Silke Gladisch (GDR)
|
22.44 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Florence Griffith (USA)
|
22.56 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Gwen Torrence (USA)
|
22.61 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)
|
22.77 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Pam Marshall (USA)
|
22.84 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Mary Onyali (NGR)
|
22.87 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Angela Bailey (CAN)
|
22.94 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Maya Azarashvili (URS)
|
22.94 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Vineta Ikauniece (URS)
|
22.98 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL)
|
22.98 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG)
|
23.02 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Heike Morgenstern (GDR)
|
23.04 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Pauline Davis (BAH)
|
23.08 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
|
23.12 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Marie-Christine Cazier (FRA)
|
23.12 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
23.19 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Natalya German (URS)
|
23.26 | |
| 18 | 3 | Silke-Beate Knoll (FRG)
|
23.40 | |
| 19 | 4 |  Ingrid Verbruggen (BEL)
|
23.77 | |
| 20 | 2 |  Claudia Acerenza (URU)
|
24.24 | |
| 21 | 4 |  Amparo Caicedo (COL)
|
24.30 | |
| 22 | 1 |  Zoila Stewart (CRC)
|
24.75 | |
| 23 | 2 |  Sheila Vyapouri (MRI)
|
25.32 | |
| 24 | 1 |  Jabou Jawo (GAM)
|
25.50 | |
| 25 | 4 |  Guilhermina da Cruz (ANG)
|
25.74 | |
| 26 | 1 |  Elizabeth Arteaga (BOL)
|
26.11 | |
| 27 | 3 |  Aminata Diarra (MLI)
|
26.46 | |
| 28 | 3 |  Denise Ouabangui (CAF)
|
28.37 | |
| 29 | 2 |  Hanaa Ali Ahmed (YEM)
|
29.00 | |
| – | 3 |  Blanca Lacambra (ESP)
|
DNS | |
| – | 4 | Angella Issajenko (CAN)
|
DNS |
See also
- 1983 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Barcelona)