# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 24 and 25 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kaylin Whitney United States |
| Silver | Iréne Ekelund Sweden |
| Bronze | Ángela Tenorio Ecuador |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Allyson Felix (USA) | 22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 |
| Championship Record | Anthonique Strachan (BAH) | 22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading | Kaylin Whitney (USA) | 22.49 | Eugene, United States | 6 July 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

25 July Start time: 19:53 Temperature: 27 °C Humidity: 37 % Wind: +2.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time |
| | Kaylin Whitney | United States | 3 | 0.182 | 22.82 w |
| | Iréne Ekelund | Sweden | 4 | 0.190 | 22.97 w |
| | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 6 | 0.167 | 23.15 w |
| 4 | Shannon Hylton | United Kingdom | 8 | 0.173 | 23.25 w |
| 5 | Jada Martin | United States | 7 | 0.164 | 23.35 w |
| 6 | Arialis Gandulla | Cuba | 5 | 0.261 | 23.48 w |
| 7 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | 1 | 0.210 | 23.48 w |
| 8 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 2 | 0.311 | 23.50 w |
Note: BIB 1630 Kaylin Whitney - Yellow Card - 162.5(b) Delaying the start

### Semifinals

24 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Iréne Ekelund | Sweden | 22.97 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Kaylin Whitney | United States | 23.05 (w: +1.4 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 23.16 (w: +1.2 m/s) | Q SB |
| 4 | Arialis Gandulla | Cuba | 23.22 (w: +1.4 m/s) | Q |
| 5 | Shannon Hylton | United Kingdom | 23.36 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | 23.44 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Jada Martin | United States | 23.57 (w: +1.2 m/s) | Q |
| 8 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 23.67 (w: +1.2 m/s) | q |
| 9 | Kayelle Clarke | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.76 (w: +1.4 m/s) | |
| 9 | Johanelis Herrera Abreu | Italy | 23.76 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | |
| 11 | Sarah Atcho | Switzerland | 23.82 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | |
| 12 | Raquel Tjernagel | Canada | 23.90 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | |
| 13 | Maddison Coates | Australia | 23.91 (w: +1.4 m/s) | PB |
| 14 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 23.92 (w: +1.4 m/s) | SB |
| 15 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | Brazil | 24.01 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 16 | Tomoka Tsuchihashi | Japan | 24.08 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | |
| 17 | Liliána Guba | Hungary | 24.11 (w: +1.4 m/s) | PB |
| 18 | Leya Buchanan | Canada | 24.17 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 18 | Keianna Albury | Bahamas | 24.17 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | |
| 20 | Veronica Shanti Pereira | Singapore | 24.24 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 21 | Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu | Nigeria | 24.25 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 22 | Nelda Huggins | British Virgin Islands | 24.31 (w: +1.4 m/s) | |
| 23 | Sada Williams | Barbados | 24.37 (w: +1.4 m/s) | |
| 24 | Simoné Du Plooy | South Africa | 24.46 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |

#### Details

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

##### Semifinal 1

25 July Start time: 18:08 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 47 % Wind: +2.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Iréne Ekelund | Sweden | 6 | 0.222 | 22.97 w | Q |
| 2 | Shannon Hylton | United Kingdom | 3 | 0.192 | 23.36 w | Q |
| 3 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | 5 | 0.305 | 23.44 w | q |
| 4 | Johanelis Herrera Abreu | Italy | 4 | 0.258 | 23.76 w | |
| 5 | Sarah Atcho | Switzerland | 7 | 0.168 | 23.82 w | |
| 6 | Raquel Tjernagel | Canada | 8 | 0.190 | 23.90 w | |
| 7 | Tomoka Tsuchihashi | Japan | 2 | 0.245 | 24.08 w | |
| 8 | Keianna Albury | Bahamas | 1 | 0.297 | 24.17 w | |

##### Semifinal 2

25 July Start time: 18:14 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 44 % Wind: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 4 | 0.165 | 23.16 | Q SB |
| 2 | Jada Martin | United States | 6 | 0.160 | 23.57 | Q |
| 3 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 3 | 0.265 | 23.67 | q |
| 4 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | Brazil | 7 | 0.205 | 24.01 | |
| 5 | Leya Buchanan | Canada | 2 | 0.146 | 24.17 | |
| 6 | Veronica Shanti Pereira | Singapore | 5 | 0.206 | 24.24 | |
| 7 | Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu | Nigeria | 8 | 0.204 | 24.25 | |
| 8 | Simoné Du Plooy | South Africa | 1 | 0.191 | 24.46 | |

##### Semifinal 3

25 July Start time: 18:22 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 44 % Wind: +1.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kaylin Whitney | United States | 4 | 0.213 | 23.05 | Q |
| 2 | Arialis Gandulla | Cuba | 5 | 0.214 | 23.22 | Q |
| 3 | Kayelle Clarke | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.208 | 23.76 | |
| 4 | Maddison Coates | Australia | 6 | 0.217 | 23.91 | PB |
| 5 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 7 | 0.260 | 23.92 | SB |
| 6 | Liliána Guba | Hungary | 2 | 0.216 | 24.11 | PB |
| 7 | Nelda Huggins | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0.193 | 24.31 | |
| 8 | Sada Williams | Barbados | 8 | 0.247 | 24.37 | |

### Heats

24 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 23.31 (w: +0.9 m/s) | Q |
| 1 | Kaylin Whitney | United States | 23.31 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Iréne Ekelund | Sweden | 23.47 (w: -1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | 23.48 (w: +1.9 m/s) | Q |
| 5 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 23.55 (w: +0.9 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Jada Martin | United States | 23.62 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Johanelis Herrera Abreu | Italy | 23.70 (w: +1.9 m/s) | Q PB |
| 8 | Raquel Tjernagel | Canada | 23.75 (w: +1.9 m/s) | Q PB |
| 9 | Shannon Hylton | United Kingdom | 23.78 (w: -1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 10 | Arialis Gandulla | Cuba | 23.80 (w: -1.2 m/s) | Q |
| 11 | Veronica Shanti Pereira | Singapore | 23.87 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | Q |
| 12 | Sarah Atcho | Switzerland | 23.94 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | Q |
| 13 | Keianna Albury | Bahamas | 23.96 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | q |
| 13 | Leya Buchanan | Canada | 23.96 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | q |
| 15 | Kayelle Clarke | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.00 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 16 | Nelda Huggins | British Virgin Islands | 24.03 (w: +1.9 m/s) | q |
| 17 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | Brazil | 24.05 (w: +0.9 m/s) | Q |
| 18 | Cliodhna Manning | Ireland | 24.15 (w: +0.9 m/s) | PB |
| 19 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 24.18 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q SB |
| 20 | Maddison Coates | Australia | 24.20 (w: -1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 20 | Sada Williams | Barbados | 24.20 (w: -1.2 m/s) | Q |
| 22 | Anna Doi | Japan | 24.23 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | |
| 23 | Liliána Guba | Hungary | 24.26 (w: -1.2 m/s) | Q PB |
| 24 | Cecilia Tamayo | Mexico | 24.32 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 25 | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines | 24.34 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 26 | Loungo Matlhaku | Botswana | 24.39 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | |
| 27 | Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu | Nigeria | 24.43 (w: -1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 28 | Robyn Haupt | South Africa | 24.44 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 29 | Simoné Du Plooy | South Africa | 24.45 (w: -1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 29 | Evelyn Rivera | Colombia | 24.45 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 31 | Kedisha Dallas | Jamaica | 24.46 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 32 | Tomoka Tsuchihashi | Japan | 24.49 (w: -1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 33 | Kayla Anise Richardson | Philippines | 24.53 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 34 | Ioana Gheorghe | Romania | 24.56 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 34 | Mirna da Silva | Brazil | 24.56 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 36 | Brenessa Thompson | Guyana | 24.61 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 37 | Maja Pogorevc | Slovenia | 24.65 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 38 | Nigina Sharipova | Uzbekistan | 24.68 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 38 | Savannah Mapalagama | Austria | 24.68 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 40 | Annalisa Spadotto Scott | Italy | 24.83 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 41 | Astrid Balanta | Colombia | 24.88 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 42 | Suzie Acolatse | Ghana | 24.92 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 43 | Valeria Barón | Argentina | 25.15 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 44 | Zofia Wróblewska | Poland | 25.16 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 45 | Liliya Manasipova | Uzbekistan | 25.25 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 46 | Niamh McNicol | Ireland | 25.38 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 47 | Drita Islami | North Macedonia | 25.91 (w: -1.2 m/s) | PB |
| 48 | Tegest Tamangnu | Ethiopia | 27.98 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 49 | Leandry-Celeste Digombou | Gabon | 30.00 (w: -1.8 m/s) | PB |
| | Ewa Swoboda | Poland | DNF | |
| | Dina Asher-Smith | United Kingdom | DNS | |
| | María Ignacia Montt | Chile | DNS | |
| | Tiffany Tshilumba | Luxembourg | DNS | |

#### Details

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

##### Heat 1

25 July Start time: 11:38 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Iréne Ekelund | Sweden | 2 | 0.200 | 23.47 | Q |
| 2 | Shannon Hylton | United Kingdom | 1 | 0.211 | 23.78 | Q |
| 3 | Tomoka Tsuchihashi | Japan | 4 | 0.195 | 24.49 | Q |
| 4 | Ioana Gheorghe | Romania | 8 | 0.207 | 24.56 | |
| 5 | Nigina Sharipova | Uzbekistan | 5 | 0.212 | 24.68 | |
| 6 | Valeria Barón | Argentina | 6 | 0.276 | 25.15 | |
| 7 | Leandry-Celeste Digombou | Gabon | 7 | 0.227 | 30.00 | PB |
| | Ewa Swoboda | Poland | 3 | 0.156 | DNF | |

##### Heat 2

25 July Start time: 11:45 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maddison Coates | Australia | 4 | 0.192 | 24.20 | Q |
| 2 | Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu | Nigeria | 1 | 0.260 | 24.43 | Q |
| 3 | Simoné Du Plooy | South Africa | 2 | 0.181 | 24.45 | Q |
| 4 | Kedisha Dallas | Jamaica | 3 | 0.175 | 24.46 | |
| 5 | Annalisa Spadotto Scott | Italy | 6 | 0.199 | 24.83 | |
| 6 | Niamh McNicol | Ireland | 7 | 0.188 | 25.38 | |
| | Dina Asher-Smith | United Kingdom | 5 | | DNS | |

##### Heat 3

25 July Start time: 11:51 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Arialis Gandulla | Cuba | 4 | 0.208 | 23.80 | Q |
| 2 | Sada Williams | Barbados | 7 | 0.220 | 24.20 | Q |
| 3 | Liliána Guba | Hungary | 5 | 0.264 | 24.26 | Q PB |
| 4 | Kayla Anise Richardson | Philippines | 2 | 0.185 | 24.53 | |
| 5 | Mirna da Silva | Brazil | 3 | 0.195 | 24.56 | |
| 6 | Savannah Mapalagama | Austria | 8 | 0.210 | 24.68 | |
| 7 | Suzie Acolatse | Ghana | 1 | 0.283 | 24.92 | |
| 8 | Drita Islami | North Macedonia | 6 | 0.211 | 25.91 | PB |

##### Heat 4

25 July Start time: 11:56 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jada Martin | United States | 7 | 0.185 | 23.62 | Q |
| 2 | Kayelle Clarke | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.211 | 24.00 | Q |
| 3 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 1 | 0.246 | 24.18 | Q SB |
| 4 | Cecilia Tamayo | Mexico | 5 | 0.221 | 24.32 | |
| 5 | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines | 6 | 0.182 | 24.34 | |
| 6 | Robyn Haupt | South Africa | 2 | 0.209 | 24.44 | |
| 7 | Zofia Wróblewska | Poland | 4 | 0.185 | 25.16 | |

##### Heat 5

25 July Start time: 12:02 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: +2.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kaylin Whitney | United States | 3 | 0.188 | 23.31 w | Q |
| 2 | Veronica Shanti Pereira | Singapore | 6 | 0.200 | 23.87 w | Q |
| 3 | Sarah Atcho | Switzerland | 5 | 0.189 | 23.94 w | Q |
| 4 | Keianna Albury | Bahamas | 2 | 0.182 | 23.96 w | q |
| 5 | Leya Buchanan | Canada | 4 | 0.137 | 23.96 w | q |
| 6 | Anna Doi | Japan | 1 | 0.163 | 24.23 w | |
| 7 | Loungo Matlhaku | Botswana | 7 | 0.163 | 24.39 w | |

##### Heat 6

25 July Start time: 12:09 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53 % Wind: +1.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | 2 | 0.180 | 23.48 | Q |
| 2 | Johanelis Herrera Abreu | Italy | 1 | 0.251 | 23.70 | Q PB |
| 3 | Raquel Tjernagel | Canada | 8 | 0.192 | 23.75 | Q PB |
| 4 | Nelda Huggins | British Virgin Islands | 6 | 0.194 | 24.03 | q |
| 5 | Evelyn Rivera | Colombia | 5 | 0.199 | 24.45 | |
| 6 | Maja Pogorevc | Slovenia | 3 | 0.206 | 24.65 | |
| 7 | Tegest Tamangnu | Ethiopia | 7 | 0.199 | 27.98 | |
| | María Ignacia Montt | Chile | 4 | | DNS | |

##### Heat 7

25 July Start time: 12:15 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 3 | 0.299 | 23.31 | Q |
| 2 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 6 | 0.196 | 23.55 | Q |
| 3 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | Brazil | 5 | 0.223 | 24.05 | Q |
| 4 | Cliodhna Manning | Ireland | 7 | 0.193 | 24.15 | PB |
| 5 | Brenessa Thompson | Guyana | 8 | 0.192 | 24.61 | |
| 6 | Astrid Balanta | Colombia | 1 | 0.191 | 24.88 | |
| 7 | Liliya Manasipova | Uzbekistan | 4 | 0.240 | 25.25 | |
| | Tiffany Tshilumba | Luxembourg | 2 | | DNS | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 50 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (1)
* Austria (1)
* Bahamas (2)
* Barbados (1)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (2)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Canada (2)
* Colombia (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Ecuador (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* Gabon (1)
* Germany (1)
* Ghana (1)
* Guyana (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Ireland (2)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (2)
* North Macedonia (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (2)