The women's 100 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 11 July.[1][2][3]
Reigning champion Jodie Williams was eligible to defend her 2010 title, but did not compete.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Anthonique Strachan The Bahamas
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| Silver | Nimet Karakus Turkey
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| Bronze | Tamiris de Liz Brazil
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Records edit
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record |  Marlies Göhr (GDR)
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10.88 | Dresden, Germany | 1 July 1977 |
| Championship Record |  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
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11.12 | Santiago, Chile | 18 October 2000 |
| World Junior Leading | Anthonique Strachan (BAH)
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11.22 | Nassau, Bahamas | 23 March 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Leading | Anthonique Strachan (BAH)
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11.20 | Barcelona, Spain | 11 July 2012 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
Semi-final edit
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil |
11.42 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Ida Mayer |  Germany |
11.47 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Jennifer Madu |  United States |
11.49 | q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey |
11.58 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Fany Chalas |  Dominican Republic |
11.68 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas |
11.68 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Sophie Papps |  Great Britain |
11.68 | q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Monique Spencer | Jamaica |
11.73 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Tayla Carter | Bahamas |
11.76 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Khamica Bingham |  Canada |
11.77 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Dezerea Bryant | United States |
11.77 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Ashleigh Whittaker |  Australia |
11.81 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Clémence Paiement | Canada |
11.86 | |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Rosalie Tschann |  Austria |
11.87 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Udochi Ekeh |  Italy |
11.88 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Angelika Stępień |  Poland |
11.91 | |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | Janet Amponsah |  Ghana |
11.94 | |
| 18 | 2 | 8 | Rachel Johncock | Great Britain |
11.99 | |
| 19 | 3 | 7 | Nina Prudnikova |  Kazakhstan |
11.99 | |
| 20 | 2 | 9 | Shawnette Lewin | Jamaica |
12.09 | |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | Jiawen He |  China |
12.19 | |
| 22 | 2 | 3 | Lisa Wickham |  Trinidad and Tobago |
12.19 | |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Kadecia Baird |  Guyana |
12.24 | |
| 24 | 2 | 2 | Carla Williams | Australia |
12.31 |
Final edit
Wind: +1.7 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas |
11.20 | WJL |
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7 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey |
11.36 | |
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4 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil |
11.45 | |
| 4 | 8 | Khamica Bingham | Canada |
11.46 | PB |
| 5 | 2 | Jennifer Madu | United States |
11.52 | |
| 6 | 3 | Sophie Papps | Great Britain |
11.54 | |
| 7 | 9 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic |
11.58 | |
| 8 | 5 | Ida Mayer | Germany |
11.59 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
Andorra (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Bahamas (2)
Brazil (2)
Canada (2)
Cape Verde (1)
Chile (1)
China (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Germany (2)
Ghana (1)
Guyana (1)
Indonesia (1)
Iraq (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Kazakhstan (1)
Lebanon (1)
Macedonia (1)
Mexico (1)
Nauru (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Poland (1)
Romania (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
San Marino (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Zambia (1)
References edit
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=100/combCode=hash/timetable.html [dead link]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10–15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015