Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

Women's 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Angella Issajenko Canada	Kathy Cook England	Sandra Whittaker Scotland

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Angella Issajenko	Canada	22.96	Q
2	1	Kathy Cook	England	23.30	Q
3	1	Jennifer Stoute	England	23.39	Q
4	2	Sandra Whittaker	Scotland	23.41	Q
5	1	Maree Chapman	Australia	23.43	Q
6	2	Simmone Jacobs	England	23.63	Q
7	2	Esmie Lawrence	Canada	23.70	q
8	1	Sian Morris	Wales	23.82	q
9	1	Sharon Stewart	Australia	23.83
10	2	Kerry Johnson	Australia	23.96
11	2	Sallyanne Short	Wales	24.06
12	1	Angela Bridgeman	Scotland	24.13
13	2	Carmen Smart	Wales	24.31
14	1	Mary-Estelle Kapalu	Vanuatu	26.02
15	2	Sharon Mifsud	Gibraltar	26.04
	1	Angela Bailey	Canada	DNS

Final

Wind: +2.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Angella Issajenko	Canada	22.91
	3	Kathy Cook	England	23.18
	5	Sandra Whittaker	Scotland	23.46
4	7	Simmone Jacobs	England	23.48
5	8	Maree Chapman	Australia	23.64
6	2	Esmie Lawrence	Canada	23.87
7	1	Sian Morris	Wales	23.97
	6	Jennifer Stoute	England	DNF