1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 200 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 21 August.

Medalists

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	4	22.91	Q, SB
2	2	23.02	Q
3	4	23.06	Q
4	2	23.23	Q
5	2	23.24	Q
5	4	23.24	Q
7	4	23.27	q
8	3	23.29	Q, SB
8	2	23.29	q
10	1	23.32	Q
10	4	23.32	q
12	3	23.34	Q
13	3	23.43	Q
13	4	23.43	q
15	2	23.50
16	4	23.51
17	1	23.53	Q
18	2	23.54
19	1	23.56	Q
20	3	23.59
21	3	23.69
22	4	23.70	SB
23	1	23.82
24	3	23.98
25	1	24.01
26	2	24.04
27	1	24.10
28	1	24.11
29	3	24.33
30	3	24.39
31	2	24.77
32	1	24.91

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	2	22.92	Q
2	2	23.02	Q
3	1	23.09	Q
4	2	23.14	Q
5	1	23.26	Q
6	2	23.36	Q
7	2	23.38
8	1	23.39	Q
9	2	23.42
10	1	23.43	Q
11	1	23.44
12	1	23.47
13	2	23.60
14	1	23.66
15	2	23.68
16	1	23.74