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
edit| Gold | Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas
|
| Silver | Meritzer Williams Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Bronze | Janelle Redhead Grenada
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Results
editFinal
edit11 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
edit10 July
Semifinal 1
editWind: -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
editWind: -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
editWind: -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
edit10 July
Heat 1
editWind: +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
editWind: -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
editWind: -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
editWind: -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
editWind: +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
editWind: -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
editWind: -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
editAccording 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
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