Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s
Final
Wind: +2.1 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Angella Issajenko | | 22.91 | |
| 3 | Kathy Cook | | 23.18 | |
| 5 | Sandra Whittaker | | 23.46 | |
4 | 7 | Simmone Jacobs | | 23.48 | |
5 | 8 | Maree Chapman | | 23.64 | |
6 | 2 | Esmie Lawrence | | 23.87 | |
7 | 1 | Sian Morris | | 23.97 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Stoute | | | |