These are the official results of theWomen's 200 metres event at the1987 IAAF World Championships inRome, Italy. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.
Thursday, 3 September 1987Wind: +1.2
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 21.74 | CR |
 |  Florence Griffith (USA) | 21.96 | |
 |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.06 | |
| 4 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 22.18 | |
| 5 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.40 | |
| 6 |  Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.52 | |
| 7 |  Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 22.52 | |
| 8 |  Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 22.55 |
Thursday, 3 September 1987Wind:Heat 1: -1.0Heat 2: -1.9
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Florence Griffith (USA) | 22.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.43 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 22.54 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.54 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 22.60 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.61 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 22.67 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 22.72 | Q |
| 9 | 1 |  Pauline Davis (BAH) | 22.89 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Marie-Christine Cazier (FRA) | 22.89 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Maya Azarashvili (URS) | 22.91 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Angela Bailey (CAN) | 22.97 | |
| 13 | 2 |  Ulrike Sarvari (FRG) | 23.04 | |
| 14 | 2 | Heike Morgenstern (GDR) | 23.06 | |
| 15 | 1 | Vineta Ikauniece (URS) | 23.25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 23.71 |
Tuesday, 1 September 1987Wind: Heat 1: -3.4Heat 2: -0.6Heat 3: -2.6Heat 4: -0.6
| Rank | Heat | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 22.44 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Florence Griffith (USA) | 22.56 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 22.61 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 22.77 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Pam Marshall (USA) | 22.84 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.87 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 22.94 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Maya Azarashvili (URS) | 22.94 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Vineta Ikauniece (URS) | 22.98 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 22.98 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Ulrike Sarvari (FRG) | 23.02 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Heike Morgenstern (GDR) | 23.04 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 23.08 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 23.12 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Marie-Christine Cazier (FRA) | 23.12 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 23.19 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Natalya German (URS) | 23.26 | |
| 18 | 3 | Silke-Beate Knoll (FRG) | 23.40 | |
| 19 | 4 |  Ingrid Verbruggen (BEL) | 23.77 | |
| 20 | 2 |  Claudia Acerenza (URU) | 24.24 | |
| 21 | 4 |  Amparo Caicedo (COL) | 24.30 | |
| 22 | 1 |  Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 24.75 | |
| 23 | 2 |  Sheila Vyapouri (MRI) | 25.32 | |
| 24 | 1 |  Jabou Jawo (GAM) | 25.50 | |
| 25 | 4 |  Guilhermina da Cruz (ANG) | 25.74 | |
| 26 | 1 |  Elizabeth Arteaga (BOL) | 26.11 | |
| 27 | 3 |  Aminata Diarra (MLI) | 26.46 | |
| 28 | 3 |  Denise Ouabangui (CAF) | 28.37 | |
| 29 | 2 |  Hanaa Ali Ahmed (YEM) | 29.00 | |
| – | 3 |  Blanca Lacambra (ESP) | DNS | |
| – | 4 | Angella Issajenko (CAN) | DNS |
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