# 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anthonique Strachan Bahamas |
| Silver | Olivia Ekpone United States |
| Bronze | Dezerea Bryant United States |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Allyson Felix (USA) | 22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 |
| Championship Record | Shalonda Solomon (USA) | 22.82 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Shaunae Miller (BAH) | 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) | 22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 7 | 9 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 23.35 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Isidora Jiménez | Chile | 23.42 | Q, NJ |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Dezerea Bryant | United States | 23.54 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 23.70 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 23.71 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Olivia Ekpone | United States | 23.74 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.74 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | Desiree Henry | Great Britain | 23.78 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 3 | 8 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.83 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Jodean Williams | Jamaica | 23.88 | Q, PB |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey | 23.89 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | Irene Siragusa | Italy | 23.93 | q, PB |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | Karin Okolie | Bulgaria | 23.97 | Q, PB |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Monica Brennan | Australia | 23.97 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 23.98 | q, PB |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Angelika Stępień | Poland | 24.01 | q |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil | 24.02 | Q |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | Anna Hämäläinen | Finland | 24.04 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 24.08 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | 7 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic | 24.22 | Q |
| 21 | 4 | 3 | Kristina Khorosheva | Russia | 24.26 | Q |
| 22 | 4 | 7 | Iza Daniela Flores | Mexico | 24.27 | |
| 23 | 1 | 8 | Wisdom Isoken | Nigeria | 24.29 | |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Chante van Tonder | South Africa | 24.50 | |
| 25 | 6 | 5 | Shai-Anne Davis | Canada | 24.52 | Q |
| 26 | 7 | 4 | Liezl Hechter | South Africa | 24.54 | |
| 27 | 5 | 7 | Nina Prudnikova | Kazakhstan | 24.55 | |
| 28 | 6 | 3 | Nathalia da Rosa | Brazil | 24.56 | Q |
| 29 | 3 | 7 | Rosalie Tschann | Austria | 24.61 | Q |
| 30 | 7 | 8 | Astrid Mangen Cederkvist | Norway | 24.63 | |
| 31 | 6 | 4 | Luan Gabriel | Dominica | 24.65 | |
| 32 | 1 | 6 | Oksana Ralko | Ukraine | 24.71 | |
| 33 | 5 | 3 | Charlène Keller | Switzerland | 24.72 | |
| 34 | 3 | 5 | Sara Atcho | Switzerland | 24.73 | |
| 34 | 2 | 3 | Cristina Lara | Spain | 24.73 | |
| 34 | 2 | 6 | Jiawen He | China | 24.73 | |
| 37 | 4 | 8 | Bryannill Cardona | Venezuela | 24.75 | |
| 38 | 6 | 8 | Anna-Lena Freese | Germany | 24.78 | |
| 38 | 3 | 2 | Isatu Fofanah | Canada | 24.78 | |
| 40 | 2 | 8 | Viviana Olivares | Chile | 24.87 | |
| 41 | 6 | 6 | Aneja Kodric | Slovenia | 24.92 | |
| 42 | 6 | 7 | Francesca Scapin | Italy | 25.01 | |
| 43 | 3 | 4 | Qingqing Wu | China | 25.04 | |
| 44 | 3 | 3 | Marie Gisele Eleme | Cameroon | 25.12 | SB |
| 45 | 1 | 5 | Maysa Rejepova | Turkmenistan | 25.97 | PB |
| 46 | 7 | 3 | Olga Eshmurodova | Tajikistan | 26.41 | |
| 47 | 3 | 6 | Hereiti Bernardino | French Polynesia | 26.77 | PB |
| | 4 | 6 | Sheniece Daphness | Guyana | DQ | |
| | 4 | 9 | Brittany Morton | Saint Kitts and Nevis | DNS | |
| | 1 | 9 | Doreen Agyei Safowaa | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 7 | 6 | Nkiru Nwakwe | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Semi-finals

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

Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 6 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 22.53 | WJL, CR |
| | 5 | Olivia Ekpone | United States | 23.15 | PB |
| | 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

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)