1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Muriel Hurtis
  France
Silver Shakedia Jones
  United States
Bronze Sarah Wilhelmy
  United Kingdom

Results edit

Final edit

1 August
Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Muriel Hurtis   France 23.22
  Shakedia Jones   United States 23.39
  Sarah Wilhelmy   United Kingdom 23.56
4 Johanna Manninen   Finland 23.68
5 Melaine Walker   Jamaica 23.72
6 Joan Ekah   Nigeria 23.76
7 Edyta Rela   Poland 23.80
8 Funmilola Ogundana   Nigeria 23.99

Semifinals edit

1 August

Semifinal 1 edit

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Johanna Manninen   Finland 23.58 Q
2 Sarah Wilhelmy   United Kingdom 23.62 Q
3 Melaine Walker   Jamaica 23.67 Q
4 Joan Ekah   Nigeria 23.79 Q
5 Petronella Árva   Hungary 23.81
6 Myra Combs   United States 23.84
7 Anna Pacholak   Poland 24.21
8 Nadia Imalouan   France 24.24

Semifinal 2 edit

Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Muriel Hurtis   France 23.26 Q
2 Shakedia Jones   United States 23.35 Q
3 Edyta Rela   Poland 23.75 Q
4 Funmilola Ogundana   Nigeria 23.79 Q
5 Atia Weekes   Canada 23.81
6 Enikő Szabó   Hungary 23.93
7 Jenny Kallur   Sweden 24.01
8 Ólga Kaidantzí   Greece 24.63

Quarterfinals edit

31 July

Quarterfinal 1 edit

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Atia Weekes   Canada 23.45 Q
2 Funmilola Ogundana   Nigeria 23.56 Q
3 Myra Combs   United States 23.59 Q
4 Ólga Kaidantzí   Greece 24.02 Q
5 Olga Nikitenko   Kazakhstan 24.28
6 Lucy-Ann Richards   Barbados 24.44
7 Hazel-Ann Regis   Grenada 24.56
8 Paula Osorio   Chile 24.65

Quarterfinal 2 edit

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sarah Wilhelmy   United Kingdom 23.69 Q
2 Petronella Árva   Hungary 23.81 Q
3 Anna Pacholak   Poland 23.85 Q
4 Nadia Imalouan   France 23.91 Q
5 Cathleen Tschirch   Germany 24.14
6 Emily Maher   Ireland 24.28
Fana Ashby   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
Leticia Mutta   Tanzania DNS

Quarterfinal 3 edit

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Joan Ekah   Nigeria 23.50 Q
2 Muriel Hurtis   France 23.52 Q
3 Enikő Szabó   Hungary 23.70 Q
4 Jenny Kallur   Sweden 23.80 Q
5 Isabel Roussow   South Africa 23.84
6 Lyubov Perepelova   Uzbekistan 24.36
7 Tamicka Clarke   Bahamas 24.62
8 Sonia Williams   Antigua and Barbuda 24.79

Quarterfinal 4 edit

Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shakedia Jones   United States 23.70 Q
2 Johanna Manninen   Finland 23.80 Q
3 Edyta Rela   Poland 23.90 Q
4 Melaine Walker   Jamaica 24.00 Q
5 Zeng Xiujun   China 24.07
6 Rebecca White   United Kingdom 24.40
7 Delphine Carmagnole   Mauritius 24.64
8 Ciara Sheehy   Ireland 24.71

Heats edit

31 July

Heat 1 edit

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Muriel Hurtis   France 23.14 Q
2 Isabel Roussow   South Africa 24.01 Q
3 Enikő Szabó   Hungary 24.10 Q
4 Cathleen Tschirch   Germany 24.34 Q
5 Delphine Carmagnole   Mauritius 24.48 q
6 Sandra Reategui   Peru 24.85
7 Kadiatou Camara   Mali 25.88

Heat 2 edit

Wind: -1.0 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Johanna Manninen   Finland 24.05 Q
2 Shakedia Jones   United States 24.39 Q
3 Ólga Kaidantzí   Greece 24.60 Q
4 Hazel-Ann Regis   Grenada 25.07 Q
5 Bozidarka Crncan   Croatia 25.18
6 Aminata Bangura   Sierra Leone 26.70

Heat 3 edit

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sarah Wilhelmy   United Kingdom 23.52 Q
2 Joan Ekah   Nigeria 23.63 Q
3 Jenny Kallur   Sweden 23.89 Q
4 Sonia Williams   Antigua and Barbuda 24.36 Q
5 Paula Osorio   Chile 24.45 q
6 Tamicka Clarke   Bahamas 24.71 q

Heat 4 edit

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Anna Pacholak   Poland 23.96 Q
2 Myra Combs   United States 24.11 Q
3 Leticia Mutta   Tanzania 24.40 Q
4 Lyubov Perepelova   Uzbekistan 24.44 Q
5 Nino Bagashvili   Georgia 24.75

Heat 5 edit

Wind: -0.9 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Funmilola Ogundana   Nigeria 23.84 Q
2 Olga Nikitenko   Kazakhstan 24.50 Q
3 Rebecca White   United Kingdom 24.57 Q
4 Emily Maher   Ireland 24.60 Q
5 Cornelia Kupa   Italy 24.72
Justine Bayiga   Uganda DNF

Heat 6 edit

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Atia Weekes   Canada 23.84 Q
2 Melaine Walker   Jamaica 24.06 Q
3 Lucy-Ann Richards   Barbados 24.67 Q
4 Ciara Sheehy   Ireland 24.74 Q
5 Carika Potgieter   South Africa 24.97
6 Hung Siu-Ting   Chinese Taipei 25.35
7 Hiranisha Rasimuddin   Singapore 25.93

Heat 7 edit

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Edyta Rela   Poland 23.65 Q
2 Nadia Imalouan   France 23.79 Q
3 Petronella Árva   Hungary 23.80 Q
4 Zeng Xiujun   China 23.84 Q
5 Fana Ashby   Trinidad and Tobago 24.50 q
6 Rondelle Ryan   Australia 24.82
7 Bernardette Damgoua   Cameroon 25.80
8 Phetsamone Paseuthxay   Laos 27.58

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015