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[]
| Gold | Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas
|
| Silver | Meritzer Williams Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
| Bronze | Janelle Redhead Grenada
|
Results[]
Final[]
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 |  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[]
10 July
Semifinal 1[]
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 |  United Kingdom |
23.95 | ||
| 4 |  Australia |
24.12 | ||
| 5 | Weronika Wedler | Poland |
24.17 | |
| 6 |  South Africa |
24.29 | ||
| 7 |  Barbados |
24.32 | ||
| 8 | Lara Hoffmann |  Germany |
24.55 |
Semifinal 2[]
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 |  Bulgaria |
24.07 | ||
| 7 | Alena Tamkova |  Russia |
24.07 | |
| 8 | Niamh Whelan |  Ireland |
24.24 |
Semifinal 3[]
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 | Algeria |
23.67 | q | |
| 5 | United States |
23.68 | ||
| 6 | Andreea Ogrezeanu |  Romania |
24.00 | |
| 7 |  Slovenia |
24.37 | ||
| Jamaica |
DNS |
Heats[]
10 July
Heat 1[]
Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janelle Redhead | Grenada |
23.66 | Q |
| 2 | 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 | Barbados |
24.66 | ||
| 7 |  Kazakhstan |
25.33 |
Heat 2[]
Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany Townsend | United States |
23.70 | Q |
| 2 | Andreea Ogrezeanu | Romania |
24.14 | Q |
| 3 | Slovenia |
24.30 | Q | |
| 4 | Netherlands |
24.41 | ||
| 5 |  Sweden |
25.05 | ||
| 6 | Bulgaria |
25.13 | ||
| 7 | Olga Bludova | Kazakhstan |
25.55 |
Heat 3[]
Wind: -1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
23.64 | Q |
| 2 | Australia |
24.09 | Q | |
| 3 | South Africa |
24.11 | Q | |
| 4 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands |
24.13 | q |
| 5 | Folake Akinyemi |  Norway |
24.50 | |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
24.83 | ||
| 7 | Athchima Engchuan |  Thailand |
26.05 |
Heat 4[]
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
23.85 | Q | |
| 2 | Anna Kiełbasińska | Poland |
23.89 | Q |
| 3 | Jamaica |
24.12 | Q | |
| 4 | Alyssa Conley | South Africa |
24.44 | |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
24.58 | ||
| 6 |  France |
24.59 | ||
| 7 | Meliz Redif |  Turkey |
24.64 | |
| 8 |  Italy |
24.73 |
Heat 5[]
Wind: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nivea Smith | Bahamas |
23.67 | Q |
| 2 | 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 | Italy |
24.91 | ||
| 7 |  Suriname |
25.10 |
Heat 6[]
Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura Levy | Jamaica |
23.82 | Q |
| 2 | Barbados |
24.10 | Q | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
24.38 | Q | |
| 4 | France |
24.68 | ||
| 5 | Tassporn Wannakit | Thailand |
24.86 | |
| 6 |  Spain |
24.92 | ||
| 7 | Switzerland |
24.93 |
Heat 7[]
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 | Ukraine |
24.53 | ||
| 6 | Estela García | Spain |
24.67 | |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei |
25.57 | ||
| 8 |  Sri Lanka |
25.62 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 34 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Bahamas (2)
Barbados (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Grenada (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Kazakhstan (2)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (2)
Romania (1)
Russia (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (2)
Sri Lanka (1)
Suriname (1)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Thailand (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
References[]
- ^ 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
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