Men 200 m
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Frank Emmelmann | GDR | 20.95 | Q |
| 2 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.07 | Q |
| 3 | Bruce Frayne | AUS | 21.15 | Q |
| 4 | Christopher Brathwaite | TRI | 21.24 | q |
| 5 | Hector Daley | PAN | 21.49 | q |
| 6 | Earl Haley | GUY | 21.55 | q |
| 7 | Moussa Savadogo | MLI | 22.33 | |
| 8 | Awudu Nuhu | GHA | 22.93 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.80 | Q |
| 2 | Sergey Sokolov | URS | 20.94 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Narracott | AUS | 21.08 | Q |
| 4 | Luis Schneider | CHI | 21.23 | q |
| 5 | Giorgio Mautiño Batuello | PER | 21.78 | |
| 6 | Nguyen Truong Hoa | VIE | 22.68 | |
| 7 | Gervais Kirolo | CAF | 23.10 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Joao Batista da Silva | BRA | 20.93 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Muravyov | URS | 21.12 | Q |
| 3 | Desai Williams | CAN | 21.36 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Yudi Purnomo | INA | 21.88 | |
| 5 | Joseph Leota | SAM | 22.33 | |
| 6 | Nagib Salem Ahmed | YEM | 23.22 | |
| 7 | Colin Bradford | JAM | 24.15 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Carlo Simionato | ITA | 20.76 | Q |
| 2 | Elliott Quow | USA | 21.01 | Q |
| 3 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 21.14 | Q |
| 4 | Angel Heras | ESP | 21.29 | q |
| 5 | Roland Jokl | AUT | 21.30 | q |
| 6 | David Sawyerr | SLE | 22.23 | |
| 7 | John Albertie | STL | 22.53 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Allan Wells | GBR | 21.14 | Q |
| 2 | Boubacar Diallo | SEN | 21.17 | Q |
| 3 | Christopher Madzokere | ZIM | 21.68 | Q |
| 4 | Dean Greenaway | BVI | 22.24 | |
| Juan Nuñez | DOM | DNS | ||
| Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | DNS | ||
| Tony Sharpe | CAN | DNS |
Heat 6
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Calvin Smith | USA | 21.10 | Q |
| 2 | Leroy Reid | JAM | 21.13 | Q |
| 3 | Patrick Barr | FRA | 21.34 | Q |
| 4 | Jae-Keun Chang | KOR | 21.39 | q |
| 5 | Gustavo Capart | ARG | 21.66 | |
| 6 | Ruben Inacio | ANO | 22.33 | |
| 7 | Trevor Davis | ANG | 22.80 |
Heat 7
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Innocent Egbunike | NGR | 21.28 | Q |
| 2 | István Nagy | HUN | 21.50 | Q |
| 3 | Andreas Rizzi | FRG | 21.51 | Q |
| 4 | Oumar Fye | GAM | 22.30 | |
| 5 | Sikendar Iqbal | PAK | 22.91 | |
| Peni Bati | FIJ | DNS | ||
| Donald Quarrie | JAM | DNS |
Heat 8
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Jean-Jacques Boussemart | FRA | 20.99 | Q |
| 2 | Luke Watson | GBR | 21.20 | Q |
| 3 | Alfred Nyambane | KEN | 21.21 | Q |
| 4 | Neville Hodge | ISV | 21.38 | q |
| 5 | Larry Myricks | USA | 21.74 | |
| 6 | Georges Taniel | VAN | 22.28 | |
| 7 | José Flores | HON | 22.94 |
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Calvin Smith | USA | 20.60 | Q |
| 2 | Joao Batista da Silva | BRA | 20.65 | Q |
| 3 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.81 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Jacques Boussemart | FRA | 20.86 | Q |
| 5 | Angel Heras | ESP | 21.25 | |
| 6 | Earl Haley | GUY | 21.39 | |
| 7 | Luis Schneider | CHI | 21.39 | |
| Jae-Keun Chang | KOR | DNS |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Carlo Simionato | ITA | 20.75 | Q |
| 2 | Desai Williams | CAN | 20.87 | Q |
| 3 | Boubacar Diallo | SEN | 20.97 | Q |
| 4 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 20.99 | Q |
| 5 | Patrick Barr | FRA | 21.12 | |
| 6 | Paul Narracott | AUS | 21.34 | |
| 7 | Alfred Nyambane | KEN | 21.55 | |
| 8 | Christopher Madzokere | ZIM | 21.55 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Frank Emmelmann | GDR | 20.78 | Q |
| 2 | Leroy Reid | JAM | 20.88 | Q |
| 3 | Innocent Egbunike | NGR | 20.91 | Q |
| 4 | Sergey Sokolov | URS | 20.93 | Q |
| 5 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 21.13 | |
| 6 | Christopher Brathwaite | TRI | 21.14 | |
| 7 | Andreas Rizzi | FRG | 21.37 | |
| 8 | István Nagy | HUN | 21.52 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.68 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Muravyov | URS | 20.70 | Q |
| 3 | Elliott Quow | USA | 20.80 | Q |
| 4 | Bruce Frayne | AUS | 20.97 | Q |
| 5 | Luke Watson | GBR | 20.99 | |
| 6 | Roland Jokl | AUT | 21.24 | |
| 7 | Neville Hodge | ISV | 21.38 | |
| Hector Daley | PAN | DNS |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Joao Batista da Silva | BRA | 20.56 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Emmelmann | GDR | 20.63 | Q |
| 3 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.68 | Q |
| 4 | Elliott Quow | USA | 20.69 | Q |
| 5 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 20.69 | |
| 6 | Desai Williams | CAN | 20.71 | |
| 7 | Leroy Reid | JAM | 20.89 | |
| 8 | Sergey Sokolov | URS | 20.89 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Calvin Smith | USA | 20.29 | Q |
| 2 | Carlo Simionato | ITA | 20.60 | Q |
| 3 | Innocent Egbunike | NGR | 20.63 | Q |
| 4 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.63 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Muravyov | URS | 20.71 | |
| 6 | Jean-Jacques Boussemart | FRA | 20.76 | |
| 7 | Bruce Frayne | AUS | 20.94 | |
| 8 | Boubacar Diallo | SEN | 20.96 |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | Calvin Smith | USA | 20.14 |
| 2 | Elliott Quow | USA | 20.41 |
| 3 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.51 |
| 4 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.52 |
| 5 | Frank Emmelmann | GDR | 20.55 |
| 6 | Innocent Egbunike | NGR | 20.63 |
| 7 | Carlo Simionato | ITA | 20.69 |
| 8 | Joao Batista da Silva | BRA | 20.80 |
Women 200 m
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.34 | Q |
| 2 | Marita Koch | GDR | 23.59 | Q |
| 3 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 23.60 | Q |
| 4 | Lydia De Vega | PHI | 24.45 | Q |
| 5 | Felicite Bada | BEN | 26.98 | |
| 6 | Marjorie Gentle | BIZ | 27.90 | |
| 7 | Annah Mathunjwa | SWZ | 29.38 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | 23.05 | Q |
| 2 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo | FRA | 23.55 | Q |
| 3 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 23.93 | Q |
| 4 | Ruperta Charles | ANT | 24.11 | Q |
| 5 | Koumba Kante | GUI | 27.86 | |
| 6 | Rose Phillips-King | BVI | 28.50 | |
| Amie Ndow | GAM | DQ |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | GBR | 23.20 | Q |
| 2 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.37 | Q |
| 3 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 23.53 | Q |
| 4 | Stepanka Sokolova | TCH | 23.82 | Q |
| 5 | Rufina Ubah | NGR | 24.12 | q |
| 6 | Margarita Grun | URU | 24.84 | q |
| 7 | Sandra Liburd | STK | 26.13 | |
| 8 | Cornelia Baptiste | STL | 26.29 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 23.09 | Q |
| 2 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 23.21 | Q |
| 3 | Anelia Nuneva | BUL | 23.31 | Q |
| 4 | Ute Thimm | FRG | 23.56 | Q |
| 5 | Sandra Whittaker | GBR | 23.63 | q |
| 6 | Myong-Hee Mo | KOR | 24.63 | q |
| 7 | Evelyne Farrell | AHO | 25.52 | q |
| 8 | Florence Gaza | SOL | 30.43 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 23.23 | Q |
| 2 | Irina Olkhovnikova | URS | 23.65 | Q |
| 3 | Helin Marjamaa | FIN | 23.82 | Q |
| 4 | Dorthe A. Rasmussen | DEN | 23.84 | Q |
| 5 | Lena Möller | SWE | 23.99 | q |
| 6 | Elanga Buala | PNG | 25.59 | q |
| 7 | Judith Nimpaye | BUR | 30.25 |
Heat 6
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Randy Givens | USA | 23.01 | Q |
| 2 | Yelena Vinogradova | URS | 23.37 | Q |
| 3 | Denise Robertson-Boyd | AUS | 23.38 | Q |
| 4 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 23.57 | Q |
| 5 | Mary Mensah | GHA | 24.91 | q |
| 6 | Marisol Garcia | NCA | 25.92 | |
| 7 | Marie-Ange Wirtz | SEY | 26.13 |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 23.06 | Q |
| 2 | Anelia Nuneva | BUL | 23.22 | Q |
| 3 | Denise Robertson-Boyd | AUS | 23.28 | Q |
| 4 | Irina Olkhovnikova | URS | 23.48 | Q |
| 5 | Dorthe A. Rasmussen | DEN | 23.61 | |
| 6 | Ute Thimm | FRG | 23.68 | |
| 7 | Lydia De Vega | PHI | 24.16 | |
| Mary Mensah | GHA | DNS |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | GBR | 22.78 | Q |
| 2 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 22.93 | Q |
| 3 | Helin Marjamaa | FIN | 23.11 | Q |
| 4 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 23.14 | Q |
| 5 | Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo | FRA | 23.30 | |
| 6 | Stepanka Sokolova | TCH | 23.75 | |
| 7 | Margarita Grun | URU | 24.59 | |
| 8 | Myong-Hee Mo | KOR | 24.74 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.38 | Q |
| 2 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | 22.55 | Q |
| 3 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 23.25 | Q |
| 4 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.58 | Q |
| 5 | Sandra Whittaker | GBR | 23.58 | |
| 6 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 23.64 | |
| 7 | Rufina Ubah | NGR | 24.72 | |
| Evelyne Farrell | AHO | DNS |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Marita Koch | GDR | 23.03 | Q |
| 2 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.29 | Q |
| 3 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 23.38 | Q |
| 4 | Randy Givens | USA | 23.43 | Q |
| 5 | Lena Möller | SWE | 23.56 | |
| 6 | Yelena Vinogradova | URS | 23.60 | |
| 7 | Ruperta Charles | ANT | 24.09 | |
| Elanga Buala | PNG | DNS |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | 22.41 | Q |
| 2 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | GBR | 22.57 | Q |
| 3 | Anelia Nuneva | BUL | 22.62 | Q |
| 4 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.76 | Q |
| 5 | Helin Marjamaa | FIN | 22.86 | |
| 6 | Denise Robertson-Boyd | AUS | 23.26 | |
| 7 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.36 | |
| 8 | Irina Olkhovnikova | URS | 23.38 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Marita Koch | GDR | 22.67 | Q |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.68 | Q |
| 3 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 22.82 | Q |
| 4 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 23.02 | Q |
| 5 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.24 | |
| 6 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 23.26 | |
| 7 | Randy Givens | USA | 23.34 | |
| 8 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 23.37 |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | Marita Koch | GDR | 22.13 |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.19 |
| 3 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | GBR | 22.37 |
| 4 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | 22.46 |
| 5 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.63 |
| 6 | Anelia Nuneva | BUL | 22.68 |
| 7 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 22.93 |
| 8 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 23.03 |
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