# 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22 and 23 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Edidiong Odiong Bahrain |
| Silver | Evelyn Rivera Colombia |
| Bronze | Estelle Raffai France |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 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 | Sada Williams (BAR) | 22.61 | Bridgetown, Barbados | 18 March 2016 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s, Heat 3: +1.2 m/s, Heat 4: +1.1 m/s, Heat 5: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | Edidiong Odiong | Bahrain | 23.06 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sada Williams | Barbados | 23.38 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jenae Ambrose | Bahamas | 23.45 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Estelle Raffai | France | 23.52 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 4 | Finette Agyapong | Great Britain | 23.58 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Ashlan Best | Canada | 23.61 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 1 | Evelyn Rivera | Colombia | 23.66 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Tasa Jiya | Netherlands | 23.67 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Cynthia Leduc | France | 23.75 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Maddison Coates | Australia | 23.78 | Q, SB |
| 11 | 5 | Eleni Frommann | Germany | 23.79 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Taylor Bennett | United States | 23.82 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Charlotte McLennaghan | Great Britain | 23.89 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Mercy Ntia-Obong | Nigeria | 23.91 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Helene Rønningen | Norway | 23.92 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | Carina Pölzl | Austria | 23.93 | q |
| 17 | 5 | Basirah Sharifa Nasir | Bahrain | 23.96 | q, DQ |
| 17 | 4 | Georgia Hulls | New Zealand | 23.99 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines | 24.00 | Q, PB |
| 19 | 4 | Roneisha McGregor | Jamaica | 24.10 | q, PB |
| 20 | 2 | Tamzin Thomas | South Africa | 24.11 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Olivia Eaton | New Zealand | 24.13 | |
| 22 | 2 | Sofia Bonicalza | Italy | 24.14 | |
| 23 | 1 | Shanice Reid | Jamaica | 24.18 | Q |
| 24 | 1 | Andrea Bouma | Netherlands | 24.19 | Q |
| 25 | 1 | Sindija Bukša | Latvia | 24.22 | Q |
| 26 | 4 | Lara Gómez | Spain | 24.23 | |
| 27 | 1 | Kayla Anise Richardson | Philippines | 24.29 | |
| 28 | 2 | Cecilia Tamayo | Mexico | 24.39 | |
| 29 | 4 | Myia Dorsey | United States Virgin Islands | 24.50 | |
| 30 | 4 | Jusztina Csóti | Hungary | 24.55 | |
| 31 | 2 | Akia Guerrier | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.16 | |
| 32 | 3 | Aliya Boshnak | Jordan | 25.66 | NU20R |
| 33 | 1 | Mariam Mamdouh Farid | Qatar | 30.25 | |
| 34 | 1 | Jayla Kirkland | United States | 53.07 | |
| | 1 | Sharlene Mawdsley | Ireland | DQ | R163.3(a) |
| | 3 | Aniekeme Alphonsus | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 3 | Devine Parker | Bahamas | DNS | |
| | 5 | Diana Vaisman | Israel | DNS | |
| | 5 | Khalifa St. Fort | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 3 | Edidiong Odiong | Bahrain | 23.19 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Sada Williams | Barbados | 23.35 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jenae Ambrose | Bahamas | 23.44 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Evelyn Rivera | Colombia | 23.45 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Estelle Raffai | France | 23.45 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | Taylor Bennett | United States | 23.49 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Finette Agyapong | Great Britain | 23.64 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Ashlan Best | Canada | 23.66 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Tasa Jiya | Netherlands | 23.72 | |
| 10 | 2 | Basirah Sharifa Nasir | Bahrain | 23.77 | DQ |
| 10 | 2 | Shanice Reid | Jamaica | 23.85 | SB |
| 11 | 2 | Charlotte McLennaghan | Great Britain | 23.87 | |
| 12 | 1 | Roneisha McGregor | Jamaica | 23.94 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Carina Pölzl | Austria | 23.96 | |
| 14 | 2 | Maddison Coates | Australia | 23.96 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sindija Bukša | Latvia | 23.99 | PB |
| 16 | 1 | Cynthia Leduc | France | 24.02 | |
| 17 | 1 | Helene Rønningen | Norway | 24.04 | |
| 18 | 3 | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines | 24.05 | |
| 19 | 3 | Georgia Hulls | New Zealand | 24.06 | |
| 20 | 2 | Andrea Bouma | Netherlands | 24.19 | |
| 21 | 3 | Eleni Frommann | Germany | 24.22 | |
| 22 | 3 | Tamzin Thomas | South Africa | 24.49 | |
| | 1 | Mercy Ntia-Obong | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 5 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Bahrain | 22.84 | |
| | 7 | Evelyn Rivera | Colombia | 23.21 | PB |
| | 9 | Estelle Raffai | France | 23.48 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jenae Ambrose | Bahamas | 23.53 | |
| 5 | 3 | Taylor Bennett | United States | 23.55 | |
| 6 | 8 | Ashlan Best | Canada | 23.68 | |
| 7 | 2 | Finette Agyapong | Great Britain | 23.74 | |
| | 6 | Sada Williams | Barbados | DNF | |