The Women's 200m Sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cycling was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track.

Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.

Held July 26 The 5-8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place.

Held July 26 The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches.

Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.