2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 28 August 2003 at 21:45h.
Final[edit]
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Anastasia Kapachinskaya (RUS)
|
22.38 |
|
 Torri Edwards (USA)
|
22.47 |
|
 Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)
|
22.59 |
| 4. |  Zhanna Block (UKR)
|
22.92 |
| 5. |  Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
22.95 |
| 6. |  Natallia Safronnikava (BLR)
|
22.98 |
| 7. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR)
|
23.00 |
| — | Kelli White (USA)
|
DQ |
Semi-final[edit]
- Held on Wednesday 27 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zhanna Block (UKR)
|
22.61 |
| 2. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR)
|
22.66 |
| 3. | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
22.92 |
| 4. |  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR)
|
22.97 |
| 5. |  Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
23.07 |
| 6. |  Roxana Díaz (CUB)
|
23.12 |
| 7. |  Vida Anim (GHA)
|
23.16 |
| — | Kelli White (USA)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)
|
22.41 |
| 2. | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)
|
22.43 |
| 3. | Torri Edwards (USA)
|
22.44 |
| 4. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR)
|
22.76 |
| 5. |  Kim Gevaert (BEL)
|
22.86 |
| 6. | Maryna Maydanova (UKR)
|
22.91 |
| 7. |  Cydonie Mothersille (CAY)
|
23.07 |
| 8. | Mercy Nku (NGR)
|
23.62 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
- Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torri Edwards (USA)
|
22.66 |
| 2. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR)
|
22.81 |
| 3. | Vida Anim (GHA)
|
22.95 |
| 4. | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
22.96 |
| 5. |  Merlene Ottey (SLO)
|
23.22 |
| 6. |  Johanna Manninen (FIN)
|
23.42 |
| 7. |  Anna Guzowska (POL)
|
23.43 |
| — |  Digna Luz Morillo (COL)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)
|
22.73 |
| 2. | Kim Gevaert (BEL)
|
22.91 |
| 3. | Maryna Maydanova (UKR)
|
22.93 |
| 4. |  Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)
|
22.98 |
| 5. |  Abiodun Oyepitan (GBR)
|
23.42 |
| 6. |  Jacqueline Poelman (NED)
|
23.51 |
| — | Kelli White (USA)
|
DQ |
| — | Sharon Cripps (AUS)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)
|
22.70 |
| 2. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR)
|
22.96 |
| 3. | Mercy Nku (NGR)
|
23.16 |
| 4. | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY)
|
23.29 |
| 5. | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS)
|
23.29 |
| 6. | Allyson Felix (USA)
|
23.33 |
| 7. |  Fabienne Féraez (BEN)
|
24.17 |
| — | Aleen Bailey (JAM)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zhanna Block (UKR)
|
22.67 |
| 2. | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR)
|
22.73 |
| 3. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
23.10 |
| 4. | Roxana Díaz (CUB)
|
23.21 |
| 5. | Sylviane Félix (FRA)
|
23.27 |
| 6. |  Karin Mayr-Krifka (AUT)
|
23.30 |
| 7. |  Geraldine Pillay (RSA)
|
23.39 |
| 8. | Joice Maduaka (GBR)
|
23.51 |
Heats[edit]
Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zhanna Block (UKR)
|
23.13 |
| 2. | Sylviane Félix (FRA)
|
23.29 |
| 3. | Johanna Manninen (FIN)
|
23.43 |
| 4. | Allyson Felix (USA)
|
23.46 |
| 5. | Roxana Díaz (CUB)
|
23.47 |
| 6. |  Virgil Hodge (SKN)
|
24.17 |
| 7. |  Yana Kolpakova (AZE)
|
27.74 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)
|
22.51 |
| 2. | Vida Anim (GHA)
|
23.08 |
| 3. | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS)
|
23.18 |
| 4. | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)
|
23.18 |
| 5. | Sharon Cripps (AUS)
|
23.29 |
| 6. | Digna Luz Morillo (COL)
|
23.48 |
| 7. |  Vu Thi Huong (VIE)
|
24.63 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maryna Maydanova (UKR)
|
23.03 |
| 2. | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
23.11 |
| 3. | Karin Mayr-Krifka (AUT)
|
23.25 |
| 4. | Abiodun Oyepitan (GBR)
|
23.30 |
| 5. |  Valma Bass (ISV)
|
24.16 |
| 6. |  Mae Koime (PNG)
|
26.03 |
| — | Kelli White (USA)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR)
|
22.78 |
| 2. | Torri Edwards (USA)
|
22.83 |
| 3. | Kim Gevaert (BEL)
|
22.92 |
| 4. | Joice Maduaka (GBR)
|
23.11 |
| 5. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR)
|
23.20 |
| 6. | Fabienne Féraez (BEN)
|
23.85 |
| 7. |  Karla Hernández (ESA)
|
25.97 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)
|
22.90 |
| 2. | Aleen Bailey (JAM)
|
22.98 |
| 3. | Mercy Nku (NGR)
|
23.17 |
| 4. | Anna Guzowska (POL)
|
23.39 |
| 5. | Geraldine Pillay (RSA)
|
23.47 |
| 6. |  Lineo Shoai (LES)
|
25.63 |
| — |  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR)
|
22.80 |
| 2. | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY)
|
22.84 |
| 3. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
23.01 |
| 4. | Jacqueline Poelman (NED)
|
23.22 |
| 5. | Merlene Ottey (SLO)
|
23.24 |
| 6. |  Lucia Ivanová (SVK)
|
24.12 |
| 7. |  Kerina Hughes (AIA)
|
27.16 |