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.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Jeneba Tarmoh United States
|
| Silver | Ashleigh Nelson United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas
|
Results edit
Final edit
9 July
Wind: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jeneba Tarmoh | United States |
11.37 | |
 |
Ashleigh Nelson | United Kingdom |
11.49 | |
 |
Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas |
11.52 | |
| 4 | Rosângela Santos |  Brazil |
11.63 | |
| 5 | Shayla Mahan | United States |
11.66 | |
| 6 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu |  Romania |
11.67 | |
| 7 | Meritzer Williams |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
11.82 | |
| Mariya Serkova |  Russia |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
8 July
Semifinal 1 edit
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas |
11.56 | Q |
| 2 | Shayla Mahan | United States |
11.66 | Q |
| 3 | Melissa Breen |  Australia |
11.70 | |
| 4 | Emilie Gaydu |  France |
11.76 | |
| 5 | Gabriela Laleva |  Bulgaria |
11.81 | |
| 6 | Folake Akinyemi |  Norway |
11.81 | |
| 7 | Shawna Anderson |  Jamaica |
11.84 | |
| 8 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
11.99 |
Semifinal 2 edit
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashleigh Nelson | United Kingdom |
11.43 | Q |
| 2 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
11.58 | Q |
| 3 | Agnes Osazuwa |  Nigeria |
11.68 | |
| 4 | Janelle Redhead |  Grenada |
11.71 | |
| 5 | Yasmin Kwadwo |  Germany |
11.75 | |
| 6 | Bárbara Leôncio | Brazil |
11.76 | |
| 7 | Jamile Samuel |  Netherlands |
11.79 | |
| 8 | Maja Mihalinec |  Slovenia |
11.81 |
Semifinal 3 edit
Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States |
11.38 | Q |
| 2 | Rosângela Santos | Brazil |
11.51 | Q |
| 3 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | Romania |
11.54 | q |
| 4 | Mariya Serkova | Russia |
11.60 | q |
| 5 | Elaine O'Neill | United Kingdom |
11.75 | |
| 6 | Kaycea Jones | Jamaica |
11.86 | |
| 7 | Loreanne Kuhurima | Netherlands |
11.94 | |
| 8 | Constance Mkenku |  South Africa |
12.13 |
Heats edit
8 July
Heat 1 edit
Wind: -1.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashleigh Nelson | United Kingdom |
11.55 | Q |
| 2 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | Romania |
11.85 | Q |
| 3 | Niamh Whelan |  Ireland |
11.96 | |
| 4 | Anne Zagré |  Belgium |
11.98 | |
| 5 | Weronika Wedler |  Poland |
12.02 | |
| 6 | Isabelle Eurenius |  Sweden |
12.19 | |
| 7 | Yekaterina Filatova | Russia |
12.28 | |
| 8 | Alba Obesso |  Spain |
12.31 |
Heat 2 edit
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States |
11.56 | Q |
| 2 | Bárbara Leôncio | Brazil |
11.80 | Q |
| 3 | Loreanne Kuhurima | Netherlands |
11.83 | q |
| 4 | Cornnelly Calydon | France |
11.98 | |
| 5 | Estela García | Spain |
12.03 | |
| 6 | Jasmin Showlah |  Finland |
12.08 | |
| 7 | Olga Bludova |  Kazakhstan |
12.57 | |
| 8 | Dana Thoma |  Nauru |
13.80 | |
| 9 | Tahmina Kohistani |  Afghanistan |
15.00 |
Heat 3 edit
Wind: -1.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine O'Neill | United Kingdom |
12.00 | Q |
| 2 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
12.10 | Q |
| 3 | Nelcy Caicedo |  Colombia |
12.12 | |
| 4 | Yelizaveta Bryzhina |  Ukraine |
12.21 | |
| 5 | Susan Akene | Nigeria |
12.35 | |
| 6 | Alja Sitar | Slovenia |
12.38 | |
| 7 | Osiris Morales |  Puerto Rico |
12.43 | |
| 8 | Kirsten Niuwendam |  Suriname |
12.76 |
Heat 4 edit
Wind: -3.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janelle Redhead | Grenada |
11.76 | Q |
| 2 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
11.76 | Q |
| 3 | Rosângela Santos | Brazil |
11.78 | q |
| 4 | Tameka Rawlins |  Barbados |
12.10 | |
| 5 | Chantal Grant |  Canada |
12.20 | |
| 6 | Viktorya Pyatachenko | Ukraine |
12.26 | |
| 7 | Vanina Nguen | Bulgaria |
12.35 | |
| 8 | Ivana Rožman |  North Macedonia |
12.96 |
Heat 5 edit
Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas |
11.59 | Q |
| 2 | Melissa Breen | Australia |
11.66 | Q |
| 3 | Maja Mihalinec | Slovenia |
11.72 | q |
| 4 | Shawna Anderson | Jamaica |
11.83 | q |
| 5 | Folake Akinyemi | Norway |
11.87 | q |
| 6 | Allison Peter |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
12.16 | |
| 7 | Jenna Jokela | Finland |
12.20 |
Heat 6 edit
Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agnes Osazuwa | Nigeria |
11.68 | Q |
| 2 | Emilie Gaydu | France |
11.69 | Q |
| 3 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands |
11.80 | q |
| 4 | Kaycea Jones | Jamaica |
11.89 | q |
| 5 | Sergine Kouanga |  Cameroon |
11.94 | |
| 6 | Asuka Terada |  Japan |
12.53 | |
| 7 | Kai Selvon |  Trinidad and Tobago |
12.56 | |
| Souheir Bouali |  Algeria |
DQ | IAAF rule 162.7 |
Heat 7 edit
Wind: -1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariya Serkova | Russia |
11.63 | Q |
| 2 | Gabriela Laleva | Bulgaria |
11.85 | Q |
| 3 | Nadja Bahl | Germany |
11.97 | |
| 4 | Martina Balboni |  Italy |
12.01 | |
| 5 | Sintara Seangdee |  Thailand |
12.03 | |
| 6 | Joan Healy | Ireland |
12.05 | |
| 7 | Ewa Zarębska | Poland |
12.09 | |
| 8 | Leung Hau Sze |  Hong Kong |
12.76 |
Heat 8 edit
Wind: -1.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shayla Mahan | United States |
11.61 | Q |
| 2 | Constance Mkenku | South Africa |
11.69 | Q |
| 3 | Yasmin Kwadwo | Germany |
11.90 | q |
| 4 | Ilenia Draisci | Italy |
12.02 | |
| 5 | Caroline Lundahl | Sweden |
12.05 | |
| 6 | Tia Rolle | Bahamas |
12.29 | |
| 7 | Lin Wen-Wen |  Chinese Taipei |
12.33 | |
| 8 | Yelena Ryabova |  Turkmenistan |
13.22 | |
| 9 | Shirley Vunatup |  Papua New Guinea |
13.58 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 65 athletes from 45 countries participated in the event.
Afghanistan (1)
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Bahamas (2)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (1)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Grenada (1)
Hong Kong (1)
Ireland (2)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
North Macedonia (1)
Nauru (1)
Netherlands (2)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Poland (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (2)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Slovenia (2)
South Africa (1)
Spain (2)
Suriname (1)
Sweden (2)
Thailand (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Turkmenistan (1)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015