Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres explained

The women's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Angella Issajenko	Kathy Cook	Sandra Whittaker

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			22.96	Q
2	1			23.30	Q
3	1			23.39	Q
4	2			23.41	Q
5	1			23.43	Q
6	2			23.63	Q
7	2			23.70	q
8	1			23.82	q
9	1			23.83
10	2			23.96
11	2			24.06
12	1			24.13
13	2			24.31
14	1			26.02
15	2			26.04
	1

Final

Wind: +2.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			22.91
	3			23.18
	5			23.46
4	7			23.48
5	8			23.64
6	2			23.87
7	1			23.97
	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-10-29 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121511078/ Heats results
3. http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int77.htm Australian results