title: 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
text: # 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
  
  These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 28 August 2003 at 21:45h.
  
  ## Final
  
  | RANK | FINAL | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Anastasia Kapachinskaya (RUS) | 22.38 |
  | | Torri Edwards (USA) | 22.47 |
  | | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) | 22.59 |
  | 4. | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 22.92 |
  | 5. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 22.95 |
  | 6. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) | 22.98 |
  | 7. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) | 23.00 |
  | — | Kelli White (USA) | DQ |
  
  ## Semi-final
  
  * Held on Wednesday 27 August 2003
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 22.61 |
  | 2. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) | 22.66 |
  | 3. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 22.92 |
  | 4. | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) | 22.97 |
  | 5. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 23.07 |
  | 6. | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 23.12 |
  | 7. | Vida Anim (GHA) | 23.16 |
  | — | Kelli White (USA) | DQ |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) | 22.41 |
  | 2. | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | 22.43 |
  | 3. | Torri Edwards (USA) | 22.44 |
  | 4. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) | 22.76 |
  | 5. | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 22.86 |
  | 6. | Maryna Maydanova (UKR) | 22.91 |
  | 7. | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) | 23.07 |
  | 8. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 23.62 |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  * Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Torri Edwards (USA) | 22.66 |
  | 2. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) | 22.81 |
  | 3. | Vida Anim (GHA) | 22.95 |
  | 4. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 22.96 |
  | 5. | Merlene Ottey (SLO) | 23.22 |
  | 6. | Johanna Manninen (FIN) | 23.42 |
  | 7. | Anna Guzowska (POL) | 23.43 |
  | — | Digna Luz Morillo (COL) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | 22.73 |
  | 2. | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 22.91 |
  | 3. | Maryna Maydanova (UKR) | 22.93 |
  | 4. | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) | 22.98 |
  | 5. | Abiodun Oyepitan (GBR) | 23.42 |
  | 6. | Jacqueline Poelman (NED) | 23.51 |
  | — | Kelli White (USA) | DQ |
  | — | Sharon Cripps (AUS) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
  | 1. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) | 22.70 |
  | 2. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) | 22.96 |
  | 3. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 23.16 |
  | 4. | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) | 23.29 |
  | 5. | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) | 23.29 |
  | 6. | Allyson Felix (USA) | 23.33 |
  | 7. | Fabienne Féraez (BEN) | 24.17 |
  | — | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | DNF |
  | RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
  | 1. | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 22.67 |
  | 2. | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) | 22.73 |
  | 3. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 23.10 |
  | 4. | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 23.21 |
  | 5. | Sylviane Félix (FRA) | 23.27 |
  | 6. | Karin Mayr-Krifka (AUT) | 23.30 |
  | 7. | Geraldine Pillay (RSA) | 23.39 |
  | 8. | Joice Maduaka (GBR) | 23.51 |
  
  ## Heats
  
  Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Zhanna Block (UKR) | 23.13 |
  | 2. | Sylviane Félix (FRA) | 23.29 |
  | 3. | Johanna Manninen (FIN) | 23.43 |
  | 4. | Allyson Felix (USA) | 23.46 |
  | 5. | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 23.47 |
  | 6. | Virgil Hodge (SKN) | 24.17 |
  | 7. | Yana Kolpakova (AZE) | 27.74 |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) | 22.51 |
  | 2. | Vida Anim (GHA) | 23.08 |
  | 3. | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) | 23.18 |
  | 4. | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) | 23.18 |
  | 5. | Sharon Cripps (AUS) | 23.29 |
  | 6. | Digna Luz Morillo (COL) | 23.48 |
  | 7. | Vu Thi Huong (VIE) | 24.63 |
  | RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
  | 1. | Maryna Maydanova (UKR) | 23.03 |
  | 2. | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 23.11 |
  | 3. | Karin Mayr-Krifka (AUT) | 23.25 |
  | 4. | Abiodun Oyepitan (GBR) | 23.30 |
  | 5. | Valma Bass (ISV) | 24.16 |
  | 6. | Mae Koime (PNG) | 26.03 |
  | — | Kelli White (USA) | DQ |
  | RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
  | 1. | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) | 22.78 |
  | 2. | Torri Edwards (USA) | 22.83 |
  | 3. | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 22.92 |
  | 4. | Joice Maduaka (GBR) | 23.11 |
  | 5. | Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) | 23.20 |
  | 6. | Fabienne Féraez (BEN) | 23.85 |
  | 7. | Karla Hernández (ESA) | 25.97 |
  | RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
  | 1. | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | 22.90 |
  | 2. | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | 22.98 |
  | 3. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 23.17 |
  | 4. | Anna Guzowska (POL) | 23.39 |
  | 5. | Geraldine Pillay (RSA) | 23.47 |
  | 6. | Lineo Shoai (LES) | 25.63 |
  | — | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
  | 1. | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) | 22.80 |
  | 2. | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) | 22.84 |
  | 3. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 23.01 |
  | 4. | Jacqueline Poelman (NED) | 23.22 |
  | 5. | Merlene Ottey (SLO) | 23.24 |
  | 6. | Lucia Ivanová (SVK) | 24.12 |
  | 7. | Kerina Hughes (AIA) | 27.16 |
  