2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres explained

The women's 200 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 11 July.

Medalists

Gold	Sheniqua Ferguson
Silver	Meritzer Williams
Bronze	Janelle Redhead

Results

Final

11 July
Wind: -0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		23.24
	align=left		align=left		23.40
	align=left		align=left		23.52
4	align=left		align=left		23.58
5	align=left		align=left		23.64
6	align=left		align=left		23.76
7	align=left		align=left		23.95
8	align=left		align=left		23.95

Semifinals

10 July

Semifinal 1

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.77	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.92	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.95
4	align=left		align=left		24.12
5	align=left		align=left		24.17
6	align=left		align=left		24.29
7	align=left		align=left		24.32
8	align=left		align=left		24.55

Semifinal 2

Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.65	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.80	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.81
4	align=left		align=left		23.81
5	align=left		align=left		23.84
6	align=left		align=left		24.07
7	align=left		align=left		24.07
8	align=left		align=left		24.24

Semifinal 3

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.47	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.49	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.57	q
4	align=left		align=left		23.67	q
5	align=left		align=left		23.68
6	align=left		align=left		24.00
7	align=left		align=left		24.37
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Heats

10 July

Heat 1

Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.66	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.98	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.20	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.55
5	align=left		align=left		24.61
6	align=left		align=left		24.66
7	align=left		align=left		25.33

Heat 2

Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.70	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.14	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.30	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.41
5	align=left		align=left		25.05
6	align=left		align=left		25.13
7	align=left		align=left		25.55

Heat 3

Wind: -1.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.64	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.09	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.11	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.13	q
5	align=left		align=left		24.50
6	align=left		align=left		24.83
7	align=left		align=left		26.05

Heat 4

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.85	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.89	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.12	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.44
5	align=left		align=left		24.58
6	align=left		align=left		24.59
7	align=left		align=left		24.64
8	align=left		align=left		24.73

Heat 5

Wind: +1.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.67	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.81	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.88	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.02	q
5	align=left		align=left		24.31
6	align=left		align=left		24.91
7	align=left		align=left		25.10

Heat 6

Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.82	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.10	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.38	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.68
5	align=left		align=left		24.86
6	align=left		align=left		24.92
7	align=left		align=left		24.93

Heat 7

Wind: -1.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.74	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.00	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.04	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.14	q
5	align=left		align=left		24.53
6	align=left		align=left		24.67
7	align=left		align=left		25.57
8	align=left		align=left		25.62

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 34 countries participated in the event.