These are the official results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with two rounds (six heats in round 1, four heats in round 2), two semifinals and a final.

[1] These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Top four in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat one Heat two Wind in the finals = 0.3 m/sNotes: DNS = did not start