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

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.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Sheniqua Ferguson
  Bahamas
Silver Meritzer Williams
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bronze Janelle Redhead
  Grenada

Results

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Final

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11 July
Wind: -0.9 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Sheniqua Ferguson   Bahamas 23.24
  Meritzer Williams   Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.40
  Janelle Redhead   Grenada 23.52
4 Souheir Bouali   Algeria 23.58
5 Tiffany Townsend   United States 23.64
6 Jamile Samuel   Netherlands 23.76
7 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland 23.95
8 Jura Levy   Jamaica 23.95

Semifinals

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10 July

Semifinal 1

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Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Meritzer Williams   Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.77 Q
2 Jura Levy   Jamaica 23.92 Q
3 Shaunna Thompson   United Kingdom 23.95
4 Olivia Tauro   Australia 24.12
5 Weronika Wedler   Poland 24.17
6 Constance Mkenku   South Africa 24.29
7 Sade Greene   Barbados 24.32
8 Lara Hoffmann   Germany 24.55

Semifinal 2

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Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tiffany Townsend   United States 23.65 Q
2 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland 23.80 Q
3 Kimberley Hyacinthe   Canada 23.81
4 Ruth Spelmeyer   Germany 23.81
5 Nivea Smith   Bahamas 23.84
6 Gabriela Laleva   Bulgaria 24.07
7 Alena Tamkova   Russia 24.07
8 Niamh Whelan   Ireland 24.24

Semifinal 3

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Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Janelle Redhead   Grenada 23.47 Q
2 Sheniqua Ferguson   Bahamas 23.49 Q
3 Jamile Samuel   Netherlands 23.57 q
4 Souheir Bouali   Algeria 23.67 q
5 Ashton Purvis   United States 23.68
6 Andreea Ogrăzeanu   Romania 24.00
7 Liona Rebernik   Slovenia 24.37
Trisha-Ann Hawthorne   Jamaica DNS

Heats

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10 July

Heat 1

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Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Janelle Redhead   Grenada 23.66 Q
2 Ashton Purvis   United States 23.98 Q
3 Lara Hoffmann   Germany 24.20 Q
4 Tameka Williams   Saint Kitts and Nevis 24.55
5 Allison Peter   U.S. Virgin Islands 24.61
6 Tameka Rawlins   Barbados 24.66
7 Natalya Tukova   Kazakhstan 25.33

Heat 2

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Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tiffany Townsend   United States 23.70 Q
2 Andreea Ogrăzeanu   Romania 24.14 Q
3 Liona Rebernik   Slovenia 24.30 Q
4 Loreanne Kuhurima   Netherlands 24.41
5 Sofia Hellberg-Jonsén   Sweden 25.05
6 Vanina Nguen   Bulgaria 25.13
7 Olga Bludova   Kazakhstan 25.55

Heat 3

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Wind: -1.5 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Meritzer Williams   Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.64 Q
2 Olivia Tauro   Australia 24.09 Q
3 Constance Mkenku   South Africa 24.11 Q
4 Jamile Samuel   Netherlands 24.13 q
5 Folake Akinyemi   Norway 24.50
6 Jacqueline Gasser    Switzerland 24.83
7 Athchima Engchuan   Thailand 26.05

Heat 4

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Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shaunna Thompson   United Kingdom 23.85 Q
2 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland 23.89 Q
3 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne   Jamaica 24.12 Q
4 Alyssa Conley   South Africa 24.44
5 Nyoka Giles   Trinidad and Tobago 24.58
6 Margot Viot   France 24.59
7 Meliz Redif   Turkey 24.64
8 Marta Maffioletti   Italy 24.73

Heat 5

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Wind: +1.8 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nivea Smith   Bahamas 23.67 Q
2 Souheir Bouali   Algeria 23.81 Q
3 Ruth Spelmeyer   Germany 23.88 Q
4 Niamh Whelan   Ireland 24.02 q
5 Yelizaveta Bryzhina   Ukraine 24.31
6 Lara Corradini   Italy 24.91
7 Kirsten Niuwendam   Suriname 25.10

Heat 6

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Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jura Levy   Jamaica 23.82 Q
2 Sade Greene   Barbados 24.10 Q
3 Gabriela Laleva   Bulgaria 24.38 Q
4 Wendy Pascal   France 24.68
5 Tassporn Wannakit   Thailand 24.86
6 Carmen Sánchez   Spain 24.92
7 Valentine Arrieta    Switzerland 24.93

Heat 7

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Wind: -1.4 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sheniqua Ferguson   Bahamas 23.74 Q
2 Kimberley Hyacinthe   Canada 24.00 Q
3 Alena Tamkova   Russia 24.04 Q
4 Weronika Wedler   Poland 24.14 q
5 Viktorya Pyatachenko   Ukraine 24.53
6 Estela García   Spain 24.67
7 Yen Tai-Ting   Chinese Taipei 25.57
8 Shashipraba Jayasinghe   Sri Lanka 25.62

Participation

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

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015