The Women's 200 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on March 5–6, 2005. This was the last time the 200 metres were contested at the European Indoor Championships.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Ivet Lalova | Karin Mayr-Krifka | Jacqueline Poelman |
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 23.20 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 23.21 | Q | ||||
| 4 | 23.22 | Q | ||||
| 4 | 23.24 | q, PB | ||||
| 5 | 23.41 | q, PB | ||||
| 1 | 23.47 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 23.48 | q | ||||
| 5 | 23.53 | q, SB | ||||
| 3 | 23.57 | q | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 23.73 | SB | |||
| 11 | 2 | 23.79 | Q | |||
| 12 | 4 | 23.90 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 24.00 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 24.12 | ||||
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First 3 of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.08 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 23.24 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 23.27 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 23.45 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 23.49 | |||||
| 2 | 23.54 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 23.57 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 23.63 | SB | ||||
| 2 | 23.82 | |||||
| 10 | 1 | 23.93 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | React | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 22.91 | 0.155 | NR | ||||
| 6 | 22.94 | 0.194 | SB | ||||
| 4 | 23.42 | 0.157 | SB | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 23.55 | 0.178 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 23.57 | 0.165 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 24.23 | 0.168 |