Final | time | | 1. Gwen Torrence | United States | 21.81s | | 2. Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 22.02s | | 3. Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.09s | | 4. Irina Privalova | United Team | 22.19s | | 5. Carlette Guidry | United States | 22.30s | | 6. Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 22.58s | | 7. Michelle Finn | United States | 22.61s | | 8. Galina Malchugina | United Team | 22.63s | |
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| Venue: Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 67,007. | -- competitors from -- nations. |
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Semi 1 | time | | 1. Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.12s | | 2. Carlette Guidry | United States | 22.31s | | 3. Galina Malchugina | United Team | 22.44s | | 4. Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 22.58s | | 5. Silke Knoll | Germany | 22.60s | | 6. Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 22.61s | | 7. Elinda Vorster | South Africa | 23.08s | | 8. Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland | 23.26s | |
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Semi 2 | time | | 1. Gwen Torrence | United States | 21.72s | | 2. Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 21.75s | | 3. Irina Privalova | United Team | 22.08s | | 4. Michelle Finn | United States | 22.39s | | 5. Mary Onyali | Nigeria | 22.60s | | 6. Jennifer Stoute | Great Britain | 23.01s | | 7. Melinda Gainsford | Australia | 23.03s | | -. Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | DNS | |
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Quarter 1 | time | | 1. Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 22.01s | | 2. Michelle Finn | United States | 22.42s | | 3. Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 22.44s | | 4. Silke Knoll | Germany | 22.46s | | 5. Marina Trandenkova | United Team | 22.50s | | 6. Wang Huei-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 22.93s | | 7. Simmone Jacobs | Great Britain | 23.61s | | 8. Valérie Jean-Charles | France | 23.64s | |
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Quarter 2 | time | | 1. Gwen Torrence | United States | 22.21s | | 2. Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 22.59s | | 3. Elinda Vorster | South Africa | 22.99s | | 4. Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland | 23.09s | | 5. Lucrécia Jardim | Portugal | 23.09s | | 6. Lalao Robine Ravaonirina | Madagascar | 23.63s | | 7. Damayanthi Dharsha | Sri Lanka | 23.89s | | 8. Georgette N'Koma | Cameroon | 24.06s | |
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Quarter 3 | time | | 1. Galina Malchugina | United Team | 22.22s | | 2. Carlette Guidry | United States | 22.26s | | 3. Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 22.62s | | 4. Jennifer Stoute | Great Britain | 22.73s | | 5. Sabine Günther | Germany | 23.10s | | 6. Iolanda Oanță | Romania | 23.75s | | 7. Karen Clarke | Canada | 23.80s | | 8. Heather Samuel | Antigua Barbuda | 24.12s | |
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Quarter 4 | time | | 1. Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 21.94s | | 2. Irina Privalova | United Team | 22.45s | | 3. Mary Onyali | Nigeria | 22.60s | | 4. Melinda Gainsford | Australia | 23.03s | | 5. Andrea Thomas | Germany | 23.19s | | 6. Karin de Lange | Netherlands | 23.41s | | 7. Sabine Tröger | Austria | 23.41s | | 8. Ruth Morris | US Virgin Islands | 24.26s | |
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Heat 1 | time | | 1. Mary Onyali | Nigeria | 23.06s | | 2. Irina Privalova | United Team | 23.22s | | 3. Lucrécia Jardim | Portugal | 23.26s | | 4. Damayanthi Dharsha | Sri Lanka | 23.82s | | 5. Melissa Moore | Australia | 23.86s | | 6. Olga Mutanda | Ivory Coast | 24.19s | | 7. Vaciseva Tavaga | Fiji | 25.07s | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 22.95s | | 2. Jennifer Stoute | Great Britain | 23.15s | | 3. Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland | 23.27s | | 4. Wang Huei-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 23.37s | | 5. Andrea Thomas | Germany | 23.52s | | 6. Trương Hoàng Mä Linh | Vietnam | 24.45s | | 7. Zoila Stewart | Costa Rica | 24.64s | |
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Heat 3 | time | | 1. Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 22.99s | | 2. Elinda Vorster | South Africa | 23.14s | | 3. Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 23.47s | | 4. Heather Samuel | Antigua Barbuda | 24.09s | | 5. Maguy Nestoret | France | 24.15s | | 6. Ngozi Mwanamwambwa | Zambia | 24.59s | | 7. Nednapa Chommuak | Thailand | 24.76s | | 8. Deirdre Caruana | Malta | 25.28s | |
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Heat 4 | time | | 1. Silke Knoll | Germany | 22.83s | | 2. Michelle Finn | United States | 23.00s | | 3. Karin de Lange | Netherlands | 23.53s | | 4. Simmone Jacobs | Great Britain | 23.90s | | 5. Kozáry Ágnes | Hungary | 24.50s | | 6. Prisca Philip | Barbados | 24.56s | | -. Oumou Sow | Guinea | DNF | |
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Heat 5 | time | | 1. Galina Malchugina | United Team | 23.08s | | 2. Sabine Günther | Germany | 23.41s | | 3. Sabine Tröger | Austria | 23.72s | | 4. Ruth Morris | US Virgin Islands | 24.17s | | 5. Dawnette Douglas | Bermuda | 25.03s | | 6. Manda Kanouté | Mali | 26.03s | | -. Chen Zhaojing | China | DQ | |
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Heat 6 | time | | 1. Carlette Guidry | United States | 22.99s | | 2. Melinda Gainsford | Australia | 23.18s | | 3. Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 23.32s | | 4. Karen Clarke | Canada | 23.57s | | 5. Valérie Jean-Charles | France | 23.69s | | 6. Gaily Dube | Zimbabwe | 24.15s | | 7. Melrose Mansaray | Siera Leone | 24.67s | | -. Jacqueline Solíz | Bolivia | DQ | |
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Heat 7 | time | | 1. Gwen Torrence | United States | 22.66s | | 2. Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 22.72s | | 3. Marina Trandenkova | United Team | 22.79s | | 4. Lalao Robine Ravaonirina | Madagascar | 23.58s | | 5. Iolanta Oanță | Romania | 23.83s | | 6. Georgette N'Koma | Cameroon | 23.85s | | 7. Ruth Mangue | Equat. Quinea | 27.65s | |
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