The women's 200 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 4th March 1989.
Merlene Ottey's winning margin was 0.61 seconds which given the discontinuation of this event at these championships after 2004 will remain the only time the women's 200 metres was won by more than 0.6 seconds at these championships.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Merlene Ottey Jamaica
|
Grace Jackson Jamaica
|
Natalya Kovtun Soviet Union
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Results
editHeats
editThe first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica |
23.27 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Silke-Beate Knoll |  West Germany |
23.50 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Marie-José Pérec |  France |
23.73 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo |  Brazil |
23.81 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Natalya Kovtun | Soviet Union |
23.84 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica |
23.86 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Alice Jackson |  United States |
23.97 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tsvetanka Ilieva |  Bulgaria |
24.03 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Sisko Hanhijoki |  Finland |
24.04 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Sabine Tröger |  Austria |
24.04 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Ágnes Kozáry |  Hungary |
24.18 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Terri Dendy | United States |
24.18 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Elma Muros |  Philippines |
25.05 | AR |
| 14 | 3 | Orit Kolodni |  Israel |
25.35 | |
| 15 | 2 | Kinah Chikontwe |  Zambia |
27.32 | NR |
| 1 | Claudia Acerenza |  Uruguay |
DQ |
Semifinals
editFirst 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica |
22.72 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica |
23.05 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Silke-Beate Knoll | West Germany |
23.26 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Marie-José Pérec | France |
23.36 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Natalya Kovtun | Soviet Union |
23.38 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo | Brazil |
23.71 | Q, AR |
| 7 | 1 | Terri Dendy | United States |
23.75 | |
| 8 | 2 | Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland |
23.94 | |
| 9 | 1 | Tsvetanka Ilieva | Bulgaria |
23.98 | |
| 10 | 1 | Sabine Tröger | Austria |
24.24 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ágnes Kozáry | Hungary |
24.37 | |
| 2 | Alice Jackson | United States |
DQ |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica |
22.34 | AR |
 |
6 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica |
22.95 | PB |
 |
1 | Natalya Kovtun | Soviet Union |
23.28 | |
| 4 | 5 | Silke-Beate Knoll | West Germany |
23.30 | |
| 5 | 3 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo | Brazil |
23.83 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marie-José Pérec | France |
23.99 |