The women's 200 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 9–10 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Sandra Myers | Erika Suchovská | Zlatka Georgieva |
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23.26 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 23.43 | q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 23.68 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 23.71 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 23.77 | Q | |||
| 6 | 6 | 23.85 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 23.88 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 23.91 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 24.00 | q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 24.04 | q | |||
| 11 | 6 | 24.05 | q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 24.31 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 24.31 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 24.40 | Q | |||
| 14 | 5 | 24.74 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 24.84 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 26.49 | ||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | [2] | |||||
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The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The following 4 fastest qualified for the B final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23.21 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 23.39 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 23.54 | q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 23.58 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 23.73 | qB | |||
| 6 | 1 | 23.81 | qB | |||
| 7 | 2 | 23.89 | qB | |||
| 8 | 2 | 24.12 | qB | |||
| 9 | 3 | 24.13 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 24.17 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 24.22 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.15 | |||||
| 23.16 | PB | ||||
| 23.40 | |||||
| 4 | 23.68 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.72 | ||||
| 2 | 23.74 | ||||
| 3 | 24.04 | ||||
| 4 | 24.06 |