The women's 200 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 18–19 August.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Anneisha McLaughlin | Tiffany Townsend | Anna Kaygorodova |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.4 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +1.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.3 m/s, Heat 7: +1.5 m/s, Heat 8: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 23.75 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 23.79 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 23.86 | Q | |||
| 4 | 7 | 23.86 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 23.94 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 23.96 | Q | |||
| 7 | 6 | 24.00 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 24.08 | Q | |||
| 9 | 7 | 24.15 | Q | |||
| 9 | 8 | 24.15 | Q | |||
| 11 | 3 | 24.20 | Q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 24.21 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 24.26 | Q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 24.28 | Q | |||
| 15 | 7 | 24.32 | Q | |||
| 16 | 8 | 24.34 | Q | |||
| 17 | 1 | 24.35 | Q | |||
| 17 | 8 | 24.35 | q | |||
| 19 | 4 | 24.35 | Q, SB | |||
| 20 | 5 | 24.37 | Q | |||
| 21 | 2 | 24.51 | Q | |||
| 21 | 5 | 24.51 | q, SB | |||
| 23 | 2 | 24.55 | Q | |||
| 24 | 3 | 24.59 | Q | |||
| 25 | 3 | 24.62 | q, PB | |||
| 26 | 7 | 24.65 | q | |||
| 27 | 7 | 24.68 | q | |||
| 28 | 5 | 24.69 | q | |||
| 29 | 4 | 24.73 | q, SB | |||
| 30 | 6 | 24.86 | Q | |||
| 31 | 4 | 24.87 | q | |||
| 31 | 6 | 24.87 | Q | |||
| 33 | 1 | 24.97 | ||||
| 33 | 5 | 24.97 | SB | |||
| 35 | 8 | 24.98 | SB | |||
| 36 | 3 | 25.17 | ||||
| 37 | 1 | 25.19 | ||||
| 38 | 2 | 25.31 | ||||
| 39 | 4 | 25.32 | ||||
| 39 | 7 | 25.32 | ||||
| 41 | 6 | 25.40 | ||||
| 42 | 2 | 25.41 | ||||
| 43 | 3 | 25.42 | PB | |||
| 44 | 3 | 25.48 | ||||
| 45 | 8 | 25.49 | ||||
| 46 | 6 | 25.74 | ||||
| 47 | 1 | 25.84 | ||||
| 48 | 6 | 25.88 | ||||
| 49 | 7 | 26.38 | ||||
| 50 | 3 | 26.87 | ||||
| 51 | 5 | 26.90 | ||||
| 52 | 2 | 27.06 | ||||
| 53 | 4 | 27.09 | ||||
| 54 | 8 | 27.60 | ||||
| 55 | 1 | 27.85 | ||||
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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 23.45 | Q, PB | |||
| 2 | 1 | 23.45 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 23.53 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 23.53 | Q, PB | |||
| 5 | 3 | 23.56 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 23.63 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 23.68 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 23.71 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 23.72 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 23.78 | Q | |||
| 11 | 3 | 23.89 | q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 23.94 | Q | |||
| 13 | 3 | 23.97 | q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 24.00 | q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 24.00 | q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 24.04 | Q | |||
| 17 | 1 | 24.13 | PB | |||
| 18 | 3 | 24.17 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 24.17 | SB | |||
| 20 | 4 | 24.19 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 24.29 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 24.32 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 24.36 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 24.47 | NR | |||
| 25 | 2 | 24.72 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 24.75 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 24.77 | ||||
| 28 | 3 | 24.79 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 24.86 | ||||
| 30 | 4 | 25.12 | ||||
| 31 | 4 | 25.62 | ||||
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Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22.98 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 23.20 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 23.42 | Q, PB | |||
| 4 | 1 | 23.45 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 23.52 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 23.61 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 23.65 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 23.71 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 23.75 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 23.82 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 23.85 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 23.90 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 23.98 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 23.99 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 24.13 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 24.17 |
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 22.54 | |||||
| 4 | 22.96 | |||||
| 5 | 23.16 | PB | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 23.28 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 23.32 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 23.49 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 23.58 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 23.58 |