The women's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Anthonique Strachan Bahamas
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| Silver | Olivia Ekpone United States
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| Bronze | Dezerea Bryant United States
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record | Allyson Felix (USA)
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22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 |
| Championship Record | Shalonda Solomon (USA)
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22.82 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Shaunae Miller (BAH)
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22.70 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 March 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
| Championship Record World Junior Leading |
Anthonique Strachan (BAH)
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22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
Semi-finals 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 | 5 | Dezerea Bryant |  United States |
23.11 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas |
23.28 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Desiree Henry |  Great Britain |
23.28 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Olivia Ekpone | United States |
23.49 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Imke Vervaet |  Belgium |
23.49 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Janet Amponsah |  Ghana |
23.49 | q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain |
23.57 | q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Shericka Jackson |  Jamaica |
23.58 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Isidora Jiménez |  Chile |
23.59 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Irene Siragusa |  Italy |
23.75 | PB |
| 11 | 2 | 9 | Monica Brennan |  Australia |
23.85 | |
| 12 | 1 | 9 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas |
23.94 | |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Jodean Williams | Jamaica |
23.94 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Gina Lückenkemper |  Germany |
23.99 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Tamiris de Liz |  Brazil |
24.03 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Fany Chalas |  Dominican Republic |
24.15 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Karin Okolie |  Bulgaria |
24.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Angelika Stępień |  Poland |
24.17 | |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | Shai-Anne Davis |  Canada |
24.23 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | Kristina Khorosheva |  Russia |
24.25 | |
| 21 | 3 | 3 | Nathalia da Rosa | Brazil |
24.43 | PB |
| 22 | 2 | 3 | Rosalie Tschann |  Austria |
24.50 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Anna Hämäläinen |  Finland |
24.50 | |
| – | 2 | 6 | Nimet Karakus |  Turkey |
DQ |
Final edit
Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas |
22.53 | WJL, CR |
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5 | Olivia Ekpone | United States |
23.15 | PB |
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7 | Dezerea Bryant | United States |
23.15 | |
| 4 | 4 | Desiree Henry | Great Britain |
23.34 | |
| 5 | 2 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana |
23.41 | PB |
| 6 | 9 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium |
23.47 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain |
23.50 | PB |
| 8 | 8 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica |
23.53 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 36 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Bahamas (2)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (2)
Chile (2)
China (2)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Finland (1)
French Polynesia (1)
Germany (2)
Ghana (1)
Guyana (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Kazakhstan (1)
Mexico (1)
Nigeria (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Russia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (1)
Turkey (1)
Turkmenistan (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Venezuela (1)
References edit
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=200/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