1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6–7 March.[1] It was the first time that this event was held at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gesine Walther  East Germany	Yelena Kelchevskaya  Soviet Union	Heide-Elke Gaugel  West Germany

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Gesine Walther	East Germany	23.36	Q, CR
2	2	Yelena Kelchevskaya	Soviet Union	23.44	Q
3	3	Nadezhda Georgieva	Bulgaria	23.57	Q
4	1	Heide-Elke Gaugel	West Germany	23.68	Q
5	1	Marie-Christine Cazier	France	23.74	Q
6	1	Els Vader	Netherlands	23.84	q
7	3	Ruth Patten	Great Britain	23.85	q
8	2	Irén Orosz	Hungary	23.92	Q
9	2	Claudia Steger	West Germany	24.07
10	3	Liliane Meganck	Belgium	24.65

Semifinals

First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Gesine Walther	East Germany	22.89	Q, CR
2	2	Yelena Kelchevskaya	Soviet Union	23.45	Q
3	1	Heide-Elke Gaugel	West Germany	23.56	Q
4	1	Irén Orosz	Hungary	23.61	NR
5	2	Els Vader	Netherlands	23.63	Q
6	2	Ruth Patten	Great Britain	23.79
7	1	Marie-Christine Cazier	France	23.82
8	2	Nadezhda Georgieva	Bulgaria	23.85

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Gesine Walther	East Germany	22.80	CR
	Yelena Kelchevskaya	Soviet Union	23.35	NR
	Heide-Elke Gaugel	West Germany	23.39
4	Els Vader	Netherlands	23.89

References

1. Results (p. 465)