These are the official results of the Women's 200m metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Brisco-Hooks, coming back after a 40 pounds (18 kg) weight gain during her pregnancy two years earlier, was not touted as a potential multi gold medalist, unlike her American teammate Carl Lewis whose performance was virtually expected.

In the final, Florence Griffith, running in lane four, the middle of the track, took the early lead through the turn.

Griffith easily made up the stagger on her American teammate Randy Givens to her outside just after completing half the turn.

Four years later, Griffith under her new married name Florence Griffith-Joyner, would also achieve three golds along with the silver medal in the 4x400 relay (where she took the baton from Brisco-Hooks).