1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
# 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Marita Koch East Germany | Joan Baptiste Great Britain | Christina Sussiek West Germany |

## Results

### Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 23.12 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Joan Baptiste | Great Britain | 23.48 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Raisa Makhova | Soviet Union | 23.55 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Christina Sussiek | West Germany | 23.82 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 24.08 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Renata Černochová | Czechoslovakia | 24.15 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ezsébet Juhász | Hungary | 24.21 | |
| 8 | 1 | Susanna Bergman | Sweden | 24.76 | |
| 9 | 1 | Semra Aksu | Turkey | 25.04 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Marita Koch | East Germany | 22.39 | WB |
| | Joan Baptiste | Great Britain | 23.37 | |
| | Christina Sussiek | West Germany | 23.61 | |
| 4 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 23.64 | |
| | Raisa Makhova | Soviet Union | DNF | |
