# 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 22 & 23 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Stormy Kendrick United States | Jodie Williams Great Britain | Jamile Samuel Netherlands |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date |
| World junior record | Allyson Felix | United States | 22.18 | Athens | August 25, 2004 |
| Championship record | Shalonda Solomon | Jamaica | 22.82 | Grosseto | July 16, 2004 |
No new records were established during the competition.

## Results
### Final

23 July Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Stormy Kendrick | United States | 22.99 | PB |
| | Jodie Williams | Great Britain | 23.19 | |
| | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 23.27 | |
| 4 | Kai Selvon | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.58 | |
| 5 | Ashton Purvis | United States | 23.62 | |
| 6 | Emily Diamond | Great Britain | 23.65 | |
| 7 | Allison Peter | United States Virgin Islands | 23.70 | |
| 8 | Kana Ichikawa | Japan | 24.09 | |
Key: PB = Personal best

### Semifinals

22 July

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jodie Williams | United Kingdom | 23.20 | Q |
| 2 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 23.21 | Q |
| 3 | Ashton Purvis | United States | 23.48 | q |
| 4 | Bárbara Leôncio | Brazil | 23.86 | |
| 5 | Adelina Pastor | Romania | 24.04 | |
| 6 | Ella Nelson | Australia | 24.06 | |
| 7 | Jennifer Galais | France | 24.35 | |
| 8 | Tynia Gaither | Bahamas | 24.48 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Allison Peter | U.S. Virgin Islands | 23.68 | Q |
| 2 | Kana Ichikawa | Japan | 23.86 | Q |
| 3 | Crystal Emmanuel | Canada | 23.96 | |
| 4 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 23.99 | |
| 5 | Fanny Chalas | Dominican Republic | 24.02 | |
| 6 | Justine Palframan | South Africa | 24.09 | |
| 7 | Karlie Morton | Australia | 24.28 | |
| 8 | Florence Nkiruka | Nigeria | 24.31 | |

#### Semifinal 3

Wind: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stormy Kendrick | United States | 23.28 | Q |
| 2 | Emily Diamond | United Kingdom | 23.47 | Q |
| 3 | Kai Selvon | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.51 | q |
| 4 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 23.68 | |
| 5 | Cassandra Pascal | Canada | 24.05 | |
| 6 | Loreanne Kuhurima | Netherlands | 24.27 | |
| 7 | Nimet Karakuş | Turkey | 24.36 | |
| 8 | Orphée Neola | France | 24.69 | |

### Heats

22 July

#### Heat 1

Wind: +2.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Allison Peter | U.S. Virgin Islands | 23.62 | Q |
| 2 | Bárbara Leôncio | Brazil | 23.75 | Q |
| 3 | Adelina Pastor | Romania | 23.95 | Q |
| 4 | Tynia Gaither | Bahamas | 24.08 | q |
| 5 | Nimet Karakuş | Turkey | 24.23 | q |
| 6 | Yanique Ellington | Jamaica | 24.63 | |
| 7 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 24.86 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stormy Kendrick | United States | 23.75 | Q |
| 2 | Florence Nkiruka | Nigeria | 23.79 | Q |
| 3 | Fanny Chalas | Dominican Republic | 24.12 | Q |
| 4 | Loreanne Kuhurima | Netherlands | 24.15 | q |
| 5 | Ella Nelson | Australia | 24.26 | q |
| 6 | Narumi Tashiro | Japan | 24.61 | |
| 7 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 24.62 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 23.66 | Q |
| 2 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 23.93 | Q |
| 3 | Ashton Purvis | United States | 24.26 | Q |
| 4 | Diandre Gilbert | Jamaica | 24.49 | |
| 5 | Julia Riedl | Germany | 24.64 | |
| 6 | Chinta Gunti Santhi | India | 25.01 | |
| 7 | Nicole Pérez | Puerto Rico | 25.63 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jodie Williams | United Kingdom | 23.79 | Q |
| 2 | Jennifer Galais | France | 24.16 | Q |
| 3 | Justine Palframan | South Africa | 24.16 | Q |
| 4 | Crystal Emmanuel | Canada | 24.21 | q |
| 5 | Martina Riedl | Germany | 24.32 | |
| 6 | Maitane Iruretagoyena | Spain | 24.70 | |
| 7 | Loretta Miani | Switzerland | 25.23 | |

#### Heat 5

Wind: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kai Selvon | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.58 | Q |
| 2 | Kana Ichikawa | Japan | 23.92 | Q |
| 3 | Orphée Neola | France | 24.43 | Q |
| 4 | Lenka Kršáková | Slovakia | 24.80 | |
| 5 | Chizoba Okodogbe | Nigeria | 25.03 | |
| 6 | Davanna Claxton | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.59 | |

#### Heat 6

Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 23.56 | Q |
| 2 | Emily Diamond | United Kingdom | 23.73 | Q |
| 3 | Cassandra Pascal | Canada | 24.00 | Q |
| 4 | Karlie Morton | Australia | 24.16 | q |
| 5 | Gloria Hooper | Italy | 24.74 | |
| 6 | Liliana Núñez | Ecuador | 24.96 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bahamas (2)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (2)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Ghana (1)
* India (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (2)
* Netherlands (2)
* Nigeria (2)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Romania (1)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (1)