2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres explained

The women's 100 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July.

Medalists

Gold	Jeneba Tarmoh
Silver	Ashleigh Nelson
Bronze	Sheniqua Ferguson

Results

Final

9 July
Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		11.37
	align=left		align=left		11.49
	align=left		align=left		11.52
4	align=left		align=left		11.63
5	align=left		align=left		11.66
6	align=left		align=left		11.67
7	align=left		align=left		11.82
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Semifinals

8 July

Semifinal 1

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.56	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.66	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.70
4	align=left		align=left		11.76
5	align=left		align=left		11.81
6	align=left		align=left		11.81
7	align=left		align=left		11.84
8	align=left		align=left		11.99

Semifinal 2

Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.43	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.68
4	align=left		align=left		11.71
5	align=left		align=left		11.75
6	align=left		align=left		11.76
7	align=left		align=left		11.79
8	align=left		align=left		11.81

Semifinal 3

Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.38	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.51	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.54	q
4	align=left		align=left		11.60	q
5	align=left		align=left		11.75
6	align=left		align=left		11.86
7	align=left		align=left		11.94
8	align=left		align=left		12.13

Heats

8 July

Heat 1

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.55	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.85	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.96
4	align=left		align=left		11.98
5	align=left		align=left		12.02
6	align=left		align=left		12.19
7	align=left		align=left		12.28
8	align=left		align=left		12.31

Heat 2

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.56	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.80	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.83	q
4	align=left		align=left		11.98
5	align=left		align=left		12.03
6	align=left		align=left		12.08
7	align=left		align=left		12.57
8	align=left		align=left		13.80
9	align=left		align=left		15.00

Heat 3

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		12.00	Q
2	align=left		align=left		12.10	Q
3	align=left		align=left		12.12
4	align=left		align=left		12.21
5	align=left		align=left		12.35
6	align=left		align=left		12.38
7	align=left		align=left		12.43
8	align=left		align=left		12.76

Heat 4

Wind: -3.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.76	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.76	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.78	q
4	align=left		align=left		12.10
5	align=left		align=left		12.20
6	align=left		align=left		12.26
7	align=left		align=left		12.35
8	align=left		align=left		12.96

Heat 5

Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.59	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.66	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.72	q
4	align=left		align=left		11.83	q
5	align=left		align=left		11.87	q
6	align=left		align=left		12.16
7	align=left		align=left		12.20

Heat 6

Wind: -1.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.69	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.80	q
4	align=left		align=left		11.89	q
5	align=left		align=left		11.94
6	align=left		align=left		12.53
7	align=left		align=left		12.56
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 162.7

Heat 7

Wind: -1.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.63	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.85	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.97
4	align=left		align=left		12.01
5	align=left		align=left		12.03
6	align=left		align=left		12.05
7	align=left		align=left		12.09
8	align=left		align=left		12.76

Heat 8

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.61	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.69	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.90	q
4	align=left		align=left		12.02
5	align=left		align=left		12.05
6	align=left		align=left		12.29
7	align=left		align=left		12.33
8	align=left		align=left		13.22
9	align=left		align=left		13.58

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 65 athletes from 45 countries participated in the event.