The women's 200 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Ulrike Sarvari | Natalya Kovtun | Galina Malchugina |
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23.24 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 23.27 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 23.36 | q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 23.37 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 23.38 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 23.40 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 23.72 | q | |||
| 8 | 4 | 23.78 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 23.86 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 23.93 | q | |||
| 11 | 5 | 23.94 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 23.99 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 24.03 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 24.12 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 24.40 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 24.60 | ||||
| 2 |
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23.05 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 23.08 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 23.15 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 23.16 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 23.42 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 23.57 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 23.88 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 24.01 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 24.30 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 24.72 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 22.96 | |||||
| 2 | 23.01 | |||||
| 4 | 23.04 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 23.08 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 23.57 |