title: Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres
  
  The women's 200 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 8, 9 and 10 July 1983.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Randy Givens United States | Marita Payne Canada | Grace Jackson Jamaica |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Wind: Heat 1: -1.0 m/s Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +1.0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Randy Givens | United States | 22.59 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Marita Payne | Canada | 22.74 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | LaShon Nedd | United States | 22.89 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 23.09 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 23.10 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Irina Olkhovnikova | Soviet Union | 23.61 | Q |
  | 7 | 3 | Marina Molokova | Soviet Union | 23.63 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Marisa Masullo | Italy | 23.67 | Q |
  | 9 | 3 | Leanne Evans | Australia | 24.00 | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Carla Mercurio | Italy | 24.11 | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | Elke Vollmer | West Germany | 24.20 | Q |
  | 12 | 3 | Elsia Thomas | Jamaica | 24.23 | q |
  | 13 | 1 | Alejandra Flores | Mexico | 24.73 | Q |
  | 14 | 3 | Nazel Kyomo | Tanzania | 24.87 | q |
  | 15 | 1 | Noelia Shillingford | Dominican Republic | 25.25 | q |
  | 16 | 2 | Selma Anene | Tunisia | 26.31 | q |
  | 17 | 2 | May Sardouk | Lebanon | 27.25 | |
  | 18 | 3 | Maria Gourgel | Angola | 28.46 | q |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Wind: Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Randy Givens | United States | 22.69 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 22.84 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Marita Payne | Canada | 22.95 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 23.00 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Marisa Masullo | Italy | 23.09 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | LaShon Nedd | United States | 23.12 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Irina Olkhovnikova | Soviet Union | 23.25 | q |
  | 8 | 2 | Marina Molokova | Soviet Union | 23.75 | q |
  | 9 | 2 | Carla Mercurio | Italy | 23.92 | |
  | 10 | 1 | Leanne Evans | Australia | 24.13 | |
  | 11 | 1 | Elsia Thomas | Jamaica | 24.32 | |
  | 12 | 2 | Alejandra Flores | Mexico | 24.87 | |
  | 13 | 1 | Noelia Shillingford | Dominican Republic | 25.57 | |
  | 14 | 2 | Selma Anene | Tunisia | 25.96 | |
  | | ? | Elke Vollmer | West Germany | ??.?? | |
  | | ? | Nazel Kyomo | Tanzania | ??.?? | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Wind: +0.6 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Randy Givens | United States | 22.47 |
  | | Marita Payne | Canada | 22.62 |
  | | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 22.69 |
  | 4 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 22.94 |
  | 5 | Marisa Masullo | Italy | 23.00 |
  | 6 | Irina Olkhovnikova | Soviet Union | 23.31 |
  | 7 | LaShon Nedd | United States | 23.37 |
  | 8 | Marina Molokova | Soviet Union | 23.62 |
  