Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres
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The women's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 4-6 August 2022.
5 August (semifinals)
6 August (final)
| Women's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (first round) 5 August (semifinals) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.02 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The winning margin was 0.49 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 200 metres was won by more than 0.4 seconds at these games since the introduction of fully automatic timing.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) |
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Commonwealth record |  Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
21.45 | Eugene, United States | 21 July 2022 |
| Games record |  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) |
22.09 | Gold Coast, Australia | 12 April 2018 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 4 August 2022 | 10:25 | First round |
| Friday 5 August 2022 | 20:15 | First round |
| Saturday 6 August 2022 | 21:44 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
First round
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.[2]
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: –0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.7 m/s, Heat 4: +1.3 m/s, Heat 5: +2.9 m/s, Heat 6: +2.7 m/s
Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.[3]
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | 22.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Favour Ofili |  Nigeria | 22.66 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Christine Mboma |  Namibia | 22.93 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | 23.09 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Gina Bass |  The Gambia | 23.10 | q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Natassha McDonald |  Canada | 23.21 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Beth Dobbin |  Scotland | 23.28 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 9 | Jacinta Beecher |  Australia | 23.40 | |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Ella Connolly | Australia | 23.41 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Hima Das |  India | 23.42 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Shanti Pereira |  Singapore | 23.46 | =PB |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Mauricia Prieto |  Trinidad and Tobago | 23.58 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Asimenye Simwaka |  Malawi | 23.59 | |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | Rhoda Njobvu |  Zambia | 23.72 | |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Beyoncé Defreitas |  British Virgin Islands | 23.81 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Hannah Brier |  Wales | 23.84 | |
| 17 | 2 | 9 | Jacent Nyamahunge |  Uganda | 23.86 | |
| 18 | 2 | 8 | Millicent Ndoro |  Kenya | 23.87 | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | Wurrie Njadoe | The Gambia | 23.95 | |
| 20 | 1 | 8 | Abi Galpin |  Guernsey | 24.10 | |
| 21 | 3 | 3 | Linda Angounou |  Cameroon | 24.32 | |
| 22 | 2 | 3 | Kenisha Phillips |  Guyana | 24.35 | |
| 23 | 3 | 9 | Toea Wisil |  Papua New Guinea | 24.43 | |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Charlotte Wingfield |  Malta | 24.52 |
Final
The medals were determined in the final.[4]
Wind: +0.6m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) | 22.02 | GR |
 | 6 | Favour Ofili (NGR) | 22.51 | |
 | 4 | Christine Mboma (NAM) | 22.80 | |
| 4 | 5 | Natalliah Whyte (JAM) | 23.06 | |
| 5 | 2 | Gina Bass (GAM) | 23.13 | |
| 6 | 8 | Ella Connolly (AUS) | 23.21 (.204) | |
| 7 | 9 | Natassha McDonald (CAN) | 23.21 (.205) | =SB |
| 8 | 3 | Beth Dobbin (SCO) | 23.40 |