The women's 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–15.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi France
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Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Russia
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Juliet Campbell Jamaica
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Note: Michelle Collins of the USA originally won the gold medal but lost it due to a doping case.
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France |
22.75 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | Russia |
22.80 | Q |
| DQ | 6 | Michelle Collins |  United States |
Q, Doping | |
| 3 | 5 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica |
23.12 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Cydonie Mothersill |  Cayman Islands |
23.16 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Natallia Safronnikava |  Belarus |
23.26 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Maryna Maydanova |  Ukraine |
23.30 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Allyson Felix | United States |
23.36 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Manuela Levorato |  Italy |
23.46 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | Ciara Sheehy |  Ireland |
23.46 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Lucia Ivanová |  Slovakia |
23.47 | NR |
| 11 | 5 | Yuliya Tabakova | Russia |
23.58 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Amy Spencer |  Great Britain |
23.59 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Daniela Graglia | Italy |
23.66 | |
| 14 | 3 | Olena Pastushenko-Sinyavina | Ukraine |
23.80 | |
| 15 | 6 | Solen Désert-Mariller | France |
23.82 | |
| 16 | 5 | Céline Pace |  Malta |
25.93 | |
| 2 | Alenka Bikar |  Slovenia |
DQ | ||
| 3 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |  Nigeria |
DQ | ||
| 4 | Gretta Taslakian |  Lebanon |
DQ | ||
| 5 | Roxana Díaz |  Cuba |
DQ |
Semifinals edit
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | 2 | Michelle Collins | United States |
Q, Doping | |
| 1 | 1 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France |
22.49 | Q, WL, NR |
| 2 | 3 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | Russia |
22.76 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica |
22.84 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands |
22.85 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus |
22.91 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | Ciara Sheehy | Ireland |
23.23 | |
| 7 | 1 | Maryna Maydanova | Ukraine |
23.26 | PB |
| 8 | 3 | Allyson Felix | United States |
23.29 | |
| 9 | 2 | Manuela Levorato | Italy |
23.52 | |
| 10 | 1 | Yuliya Tabakova | Russia |
23.64 | |
| 11 | 3 | Amy Spencer | Great Britain |
23.73 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | React | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | 6 | Michelle Collins | United States |
Doping | ||
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5 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France |
22.54 | 0.160 | |
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3 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | Russia |
22.80 | 0.249 | |
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4 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica |
22.81 | 0.146 | SB |
| 4 | 2 | Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands |
23.18 | 0.172 | |
| 5 | 1 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus |
23.61 | 0.171 |