# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 17 and 18 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tezdzhan Naimova Bulgaria |
| Silver | Vanda Gomes Brazil |
| Bronze | Ewelina Klocek Poland |

## Results
### Final

18 August Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Tezdzhan Naimova | Bulgaria | 22.99 |
| | Vanda Gomes | Brazil | 23.59 |
| | Ewelina Klocek | Poland | 23.63 |
| 4 | Wang Jing | China | 23.68 |
| 5 | Gabby Mayo | United States | 23.84 |
| 6 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Jamaica | 23.88 |
| 7 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States | 23.96 |
| 8 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 24.03 |

### Semifinals

17 August

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: -2.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tezdzhan Naimova | Bulgaria | 23.63 | Q |
| 2 | Vanda Gomes | Brazil | 24.14 | Q |
| 3 | Kateřina Čechová | Czech Republic | 24.34 | |
| 4 | Takarako Nakamura | Japan | 24.35 | |
| 5 | Kimberley Hyacinthe | Canada | 24.53 | |
| 6 | Juliane Stolle | Germany | 24.67 | |
| 7 | Ksenia Vdovina | Russia | 24.68 | |
| 8 | Laura Verlinden | Australia | 25.02 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: -2.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gabby Mayo | United States | 23.69 | Q |
| 2 | Ewelina Klocek | Poland | 23.72 | Q |
| 3 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 23.93 | q |
| 4 | Chen Jue | China | 23.94 | |
| 5 | Franciela Krasucki | Brazil | 24.14 | |
| 6 | Racheal Nachula | Zambia | 24.51 | |
| 7 | Kunya Harnthong | Thailand | 24.71 | |
| | Justina Sule | Nigeria | DNS | |

#### Semifinal 3

Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Jamaica | 23.57 | Q |
| 2 | Wang Jing | China | 23.78 | Q |
| 3 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States | 23.91 | q |
| 4 | Johanna Danois | France | 23.99 | |
| 5 | Marika Popowicz | Poland | 24.00 | |
| 6 | Amy Foster | Ireland | 24.52 | |
| 7 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 24.93 | |
| | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania | DNS | |

### Heats

17 August

#### Heat 1

Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vanda Gomes | Brazil | 24.04 | Q |
| 2 | Juliane Stolle | Germany | 24.12 | Q |
| 3 | Chen Jue | China | 24.12 | Q |
| 4 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway | 24.43 | |
| 5 | Naffene Briscoe | Jamaica | 24.53 | |
| 6 | Minna Laukka | Finland | 24.81 | |
| 7 | Joëlle Golay | Switzerland | 24.94 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jeneba Tarmoh | United States | 23.90 | Q |
| 2 | Wang Jing | China | 24.04 | Q |
| 3 | Kunya Harnthong | Thailand | 24.30 | Q |
| 4 | Constance Mkenku | South Africa | 24.44 | |
| 5 | Beatrice Alfinito | Italy | 24.57 | |
| 6 | Maria Gustafsson | Sweden | 24.60 | |
| 7 | Djénebou Dante | Mali | 25.25 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 23.90 | Q |
| 2 | Kimberley Hyacinthe | Canada | 24.12 | Q |
| 3 | Ksenia Vdovina | Russia | 24.26 | Q |
| 4 | Justina Sule | Nigeria | 24.37 | q |
| 5 | Malene Hjort | Norway | 24.71 | |
| 6 | Kate Leitch | Australia | 25.00 | |
| | Maja Mihalinec | Slovenia | DQ | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Jamaica | 23.86 | Q |
| 2 | Franciela Krasucki | Brazil | 24.09 | Q |
| 3 | Marika Popowicz | Poland | 24.14 | Q |
| 4 | Laura Verlinden | Australia | 24.41 | q |
| 5 | Joellie Baflan | France | 24.69 | |
| 6 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 25.23 | |
| 7 | Isabel Galander | Germany | 25.36 | |

#### Heat 5

Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gabby Mayo | United States | 23.62 | Q |
| 2 | Ewelina Klocek | Poland | 23.69 | Q |
| 3 | Johanna Danois | France | 23.93 | Q |
| 4 | Amy Foster | Ireland | 24.28 | q |
| 5 | Inna Eftimova | Bulgaria | 24.59 | |
| 6 | Andrea Díez | Spain | 25.04 | |
| 7 | Charlene Attard | Malta | 25.41 | |

#### Heat 6

Wind: -1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tezdzhan Naimova | Bulgaria | 23.60 | Q |
| 2 | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania | 23.84 | Q |
| 3 | Kateřina Čechová | Czech Republic | 24.18 | Q |
| 4 | Ebe Reier | Estonia | 24.68 | |
| 5 | Phylicia George | Canada | 25.07 | |
| 6 | Volha Lozhechnik | Belarus | 25.32 | |
| 7 | Megumi Shimizu | Japan | 25.48 | |

#### Heat 7

Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Takarako Nakamura | Japan | 24.27 | Q |
| 2 | Racheal Nachula | Zambia | 24.37 | Q |
| 3 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 24.48 | Q |
| 4 | Semoy Hackett | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.59 | |
| 5 | Wenda Theron | South Africa | 24.74 | |
| 6 | Sergine Kouanga | Cameroon | 24.87 | |
| 7 | Martina Giovanetti | Italy | 24.99 | |
| 8 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | Romania | 25.05 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 50 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bahamas (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (2)
* China (2)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (2)
* Lithuania (1)
* Mali (1)
* Malta (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* Thailand (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United States (2)
* Zambia (1)