Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 9, 2002–October 10, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 200 metres competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 9–10 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 9 October 2002 | 15:50 | 1st round |
| Thursday, 10 October 2002 | 11:20 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Asian Record |  Li Xuemei (CHN) |
22.01 | Shanghai, China | 22 October 1997 |
| Games Record |  Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) |
22.48 | Bangkok, Thailand | 18 December 1998 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
1st round
- Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
- Wind: −0.2 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viktoriya Kovyreva (KAZ)
|
23.58 | Q |
| 2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
23.59 | Q |
| 3 |  Guzel Khubbieva (UZB)
|
23.81 | Q |
| 4 |  Motoka Arai (JPN)
|
23.81 | q |
| 5 |  Vinita Tripathi (IND)
|
23.94 | q |
| 6 |  Yan Jiankui (CHN)
|
23.96 | |
| 7 |  Kim Dong-hyun (KOR)
|
25.22 | |
| 8 |  Shamsunnahar Chumki (BAN)
|
25.73 |
Heat 2
- Wind: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saraswati Saha (IND)
|
23.51 | Q |
| 2 | Ni Xiaoli (CHN)
|
23.61 | Q |
| 3 | Lyubov Perepelova (UZB)
|
23.65 | Q |
| 4 |  Chen Shu-chuan (TPE)
|
24.29 | |
| 5 | Ayumi Suzuki (JPN)
|
24.73 | |
| 6 |  Wan Kin Yee (HKG)
|
25.37 | |
| 7 |  Gretta Taslakian (LIB)
|
25.47 |
Final
- Wind: −0.2 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saraswati Saha (IND)
|
23.28 | |
|
Ni Xiaoli (CHN)
|
23.34 | |
|
Viktoriya Kovyreva (KAZ)
|
23.48 | |
| 4 | Lyubov Perepelova (UZB)
|
23.52 | |
| 5 | Guzel Khubbieva (UZB)
|
23.68 | |
| 6 | Motoka Arai (JPN)
|
23.91 | |
| 7 | Vinita Tripathi (IND)
|
23.92 | |
| — | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
DNS |