The women's 200 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22 and 23 July.
| Gold | Edidiong Odiong | |
| Silver | Evelyn Rivera | |
| Bronze | Estelle Raffai |
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record | 22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 | ||
| Championship Record | 22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 | ||
| World Junior Leading | 22.61 | Bridgetown, Barbados | 18 March 2016 | ||
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s, Heat 3: +1.2 m/s, Heat 4: +1.1 m/s, Heat 5: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 23.06 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 23.38 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 23.45 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 23.52 | Q, | |||
| 5 | 4 | 23.58 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 23.61 | Q, | |||
| 7 | 1 | 23.66 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 23.67 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 23.75 | Q | |||
| 10 | 5 | 23.78 | Q, | |||
| 11 | 5 | 23.79 | Q | |||
| 12 | 4 | 23.82 | Q | |||
| 13 | 3 | 23.89 | Q | |||
| 14 | 5 | 23.91 | Q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 23.92 | Q | |||
| 16 | 5 | 23.93 | q | |||
| 5 | q, | |||||
| 17 | 4 | 23.99 | Q | |||
| 18 | 2 | 24.00 | Q, | |||
| 19 | 4 | 24.10 | q, | |||
| 20 | 2 | 24.11 | q | |||
| 21 | 3 | 24.13 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 24.14 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 24.18 | Q | |||
| 24 | 1 | 24.19 | Q | |||
| 25 | 1 | 24.22 | Q | |||
| 26 | 4 | 24.23 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 24.29 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 24.39 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 24.50 | ||||
| 30 | 4 | 24.55 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 25.16 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 25.66 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 30.25 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 53.07 | ||||
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Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[3]
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 23.19 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 23.35 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 23.44 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 23.45 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 23.45 | Q, | |||
| 6 | 3 | 23.49 | q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 23.64 | q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 23.66 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 23.72 | ||||
| 2 | [4] | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 23.85 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 23.87 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 23.94 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 23.96 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 23.96 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 23.99 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 24.02 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 24.04 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 24.05 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 24.06 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 24.19 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 24.22 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 24.49 | ||||
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Wind: +0.6 m/s[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 22.84 | |||||
| 7 | 23.21 | |||||
| 9 | 23.48 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 23.53 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 23.55 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 23.68 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 23.74 | ||||
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