# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Hu Ling China |
| Silver | Cathy Freeman Australia |
| Bronze | Merlene Frazer Jamaica |

## Results
### Final

19 September Wind: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Hu Ling | China | 23.14 |
| | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 23.25 |
| | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 23.29 |
| 4 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.38 |
| 5 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 23.59 |
| 6 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 23.74 |
| 7 | Marion Jones | United States | 24.09 |
| 8 | Silke Lichtenhagen | Germany | 24.22 |

### Semifinals

18 September

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 23.38 | Q |
| 2 | Silke Lichtenhagen | Germany | 23.78 | Q |
| 3 | Marion Jones | United States | 23.81 | q |
| 4 | Marie Westerlund | Sweden | 23.86 | |
| 5 | Aline André | France | 24.16 | |
| 6 | Beverley Langley | Jamaica | 24.31 | |
| 7 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 24.52 | |
| 8 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 24.74 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hu Ling | China | 23.36 | Q |
| 2 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.55 | Q |
| 3 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 23.82 | q |
| 4 | Zundra Feagin | United States | 23.88 | |
| 5 | Oksana Dyachenko | Commonwealth of Independent States | 24.11 | |
| 6 | Sophia Smith | United Kingdom | 24.15 | |
| 7 | Mame Twumasi | Canada | 24.19 | |
| 8 | Onyinye Chikezie | Nigeria | 24.58 | |

#### Semifinal 3

Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 23.29 | Q |
| 2 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 23.47 | Q |
| 3 | Laura Mascia | Italy | 24.01 | |
| 4 | Chen Yanchun | China | 24.14 | |
| 5 | Katja Seidel | Germany | 24.26 | |
| 6 | Nicole Devonish | Canada | 24.28 | |
| 7 | Katarzyna Zakrzewska | Poland | 24.34 | |
| 8 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura | Brazil | 24.86 | |

### Heats

18 September

#### Heat 1

Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 23.58 | Q |
| 2 | Laura Mascia | Italy | 24.04 | Q |
| 3 | Oksana Dyachenko | Commonwealth of Independent States | 24.11 | Q |
| 4 | Sophia Smith | United Kingdom | 24.15 | Q |
| 5 | Katja Seidel | Germany | 24.27 | q |
| 6 | Mame Twumasi | Canada | 24.29 | q |
| 7 | Marliese Steyn | South Africa | 24.65 | |
| 8 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 26.02 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 23.43 | Q |
| 2 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 23.66 | Q |
| 3 | Marie Westerlund | Sweden | 23.97 | Q |
| 4 | Katarzyna Zakrzewska | Poland | 24.12 | Q |
| 5 | Grace Birungi | Uganda | 24.74 | |
| 6 | Amarachukwu Eze | Nigeria | 25.05 | |
| 7 | Mônica Figueirêdo | Brazil | 25.08 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marion Jones | United States | 23.83 | Q |
| 2 | Chen Yanchun | China | 23.98 | Q |
| 3 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 24.17 | Q |
| 4 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 24.49 | Q |
| 5 | Stephanie Young | New Zealand | 24.75 | |
| 6 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 24.79 | |
| 7 | Byun Yeong-Rye | South Korea | 24.79 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hu Ling | China | 23.18 | Q |
| 2 | Zundra Feagin | United States | 23.79 | Q |
| 3 | Aline André | France | 24.27 | Q |
| 4 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 24.34 | Q |
| 5 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura | Brazil | 24.48 | q |
| 6 | Colinda Farrar | Australia | 24.50 | |
| 7 | Meseret Bekele | Ethiopia | 25.79 | |

#### Heat 5

Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 23.49 | Q |
| 2 | Silke Lichtenhagen | Germany | 23.87 | Q |
| 3 | Nicole Devonish | Canada | 24.42 | Q |
| 4 | Onyinye Chikezie | Nigeria | 24.43 | Q |
| 5 | Beverley Langley | Jamaica | 24.49 | q |
| 6 | Asako Mogi | Japan | 24.81 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bahamas (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Canada (2)
* China (2)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Nigeria (2)
* Poland (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Uganda (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)