The women's 200 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 and 6 September 1959.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Giuseppina Leone Italy |
Barbara Janiszewska Poland |
Lyudmila Nechayeva Soviet Union |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Barbara Janiszewska | Poland | 24.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Micheline Fluchot | France | 25.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Helen Mason | Great Britain | 25.8 | |
| 4 | 1 | Antje Gleichfeld | West Germany | 26.2 | |
| 5 | 1 | Yael Ditkovsky | Israel | 26.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Giuseppina Leone | Italy | 24.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria | 25.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Simone Henry | France | 26.3 | |
| 4 | 2 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain | 26.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | Lyudmila Nechayeva | Soviet Union | 24.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Inge Fuhrmann | West Germany | 25.7 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Anna Doro | Italy | 27.0 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppina Leone | Italy | 23.8 | NR | |
| Barbara Janiszewska | Poland | 24.2 | ||
| Lyudmila Nechayeva | Soviet Union | 24.7 | ||
| 4 | Inge Fuhrmann | West Germany | 25.0 | |
| 5 | Micheline Fluchot | France | 25.4 | |
| 6 | Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria | 26.3 |
References
- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 10. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ French results
- ^ García, Gerardo (7 September 1959). "Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2021.