1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
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The women's 200 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 24 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Sylviane Félix France |
| Silver | Lauren Hewitt Australia |
| Bronze | Nora Ivanova Bulgaria |
Results
Final
24 August
Wind: -2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sylviane Félix | France | 23.16 | |
 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.32 | |
 | Nora Ivanova | Bulgaria | 23.59 | |
| 4 | Agnė Visockaitė |  Lithuania | 23.75 | |
| 5 | Fabé Dia | France | 23.79 | |
| 6 | Nanceen Perry |  United States | 23.81 | |
| 7 | Kim Gevaert |  Belgium | 23.88 | |
| 8 | Johanna Manninen |  Finland | 23.89 |
Semifinals
24 August
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylviane Félix | France | 23.59 | Q |
| 2 | Nora Ivanova | Bulgaria | 23.69 | Q |
| 3 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 23.99 | Q |
| 4 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 24.00 | Q |
| 5 | Crystal Cox | United States | 24.24 | |
| 6 | Jitka Burianová |  Czech Republic | 24.43 | |
| 7 | Joan Ekah |  Nigeria | 24.51 | |
| 8 | Chen Shu-Chuan |  Chinese Taipei | 24.60 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.68 | Q |
| 2 | Fabé Dia | France | 23.76 | Q |
| 3 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 23.84 | Q |
| 4 | Nanceen Perry | United States | 23.89 | Q |
| 5 | Aleen Bailey |  Jamaica | 24.33 | |
| 6 | Vera Georgieva | Bulgaria | 24.34 | |
| 7 | Štepánka Klapácová | Czech Republic | 24.43 | |
| Cydonie Mothersill |  Cayman Islands | DNS |
Quarterfinals
23 August
Quarterfinal 1
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 23.68 | Q |
| 2 | Nora Ivanova | Bulgaria | 23.77 | Q |
| 3 | Crystal Cox | United States | 24.17 | Q |
| 4 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 24.23 | Q |
| 5 | Sarah Wilhelmy |  United Kingdom | 24.29 | |
| 6 | Sabrina Mulrain |  Germany | 24.40 | |
| 7 | Tomomi Suzuki |  Japan | 24.49 | |
| Irina Kartacheva |  Ukraine | DNS |
Quarterfinal 2
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabé Dia | France | 23.71 | Q |
| 2 | Chen Shu-Chuan | Chinese Taipei | 24.18 | Q |
| 3 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic | 24.27 | Q |
| 4 | Joan Ekah | Nigeria | 24.52 | Q |
| 5 | Rebecca Murphy |  New Zealand | 24.66 | |
| 6 | Tina Matul |  Slovenia | 24.68 | |
| Chen Yuxiang |  China | DNS |
Quarterfinal 3
Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylviane Félix | France | 24.05 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 24.11 | Q |
| 3 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 24.16 | Q |
| 4 | Vera Georgieva | Bulgaria | 24.29 | Q |
| 5 | Chrísoula Goudenoúdhi |  Greece | 24.77 | |
| 6 | Sonia Williams |  Antigua and Barbuda | 24.87 | |
| 7 | Isabel Roussow |  South Africa | 25.02 | |
| 8 | Margaret Fox |  Canada | 25.06 |
Quarterfinal 4
Wind: -3.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanceen Perry | United States | 23.94 | Q |
| 2 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 24.11 | Q |
| 3 | Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands | 24.20 | Q |
| 4 | Štepánka Klapácová | Czech Republic | 24.44 | Q |
| 5 | Victoria Shipman | United Kingdom | 24.48 | |
| 6 | Biljana Mitrović |  Yugoslavia | 24.72 | |
| 7 | Natasha Quan-Vie | Canada | 25.09 | |
| 8 | Monika Gosciniak | Germany | 25.27 |
Heats
23 August
Heat 1
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Yuxiang | China | 23.96 | Q |
| 2 | Manuela Levorato |  Italy | 24.10 | Q |
| 3 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.39 | Q |
| 4 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic | 24.41 | Q |
| 5 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 24.42 | q |
| 6 | Rebecca Murphy | New Zealand | 24.57 | q |
| 7 | Marcia Daniel |  Dominica | 25.80 | |
| 8 | Chamanthi Maligaspe |  Sri Lanka | 26.71 |
Heat 2
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nora Ivanova | Bulgaria | 23.78 | Q |
| 2 | Crystal Cox | United States | 23.93 | Q |
| 3 | Chrísoula Goudenoúdhi | Greece | 24.41 | Q |
| 4 | Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands | 24.47 | Q |
| 5 | Natasha Quan-Vie | Canada | 24.60 | q |
| 6 | Tina Matul | Slovenia | 24.63 | q |
| 7 | Manuela Grillo | Italy | 24.80 |
Heat 3
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 23.91 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 24.00 | Q |
| 3 | Joan Ekah | Nigeria | 24.26 | Q |
| 4 | Štepánka Klapácová | Czech Republic | 24.28 | Q |
| 5 | Isabel Roussow | South Africa | 24.39 | q |
| 6 | Biljana Mitrović | Yugoslavia | 24.61 | q |
| 7 | Paola Restrepo |  Colombia | 25.00 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylviane Félix | France | 23.41 | Q |
| 2 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 23.98 | Q |
| 3 | Tomomi Suzuki | Japan | 24.36 | Q |
| 4 | Vera Georgieva | Bulgaria | 24.49 | Q |
| 5 | Margaret Fox | Canada | 24.74 | q |
| 6 | Desiree Cooks |  Anguilla | 25.71 | |
| 7 | Vaso Papaioannou |  Cyprus | 25.81 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabé Dia | France | 23.86 | Q |
| 2 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 24.08 | Q |
| 3 | Sabrina Mulrain | Germany | 24.45 | Q |
| 4 | Sarah Wilhelmy | United Kingdom | 24.54 | Q |
| 5 | Justine Bayiga |  Uganda | 24.75 | |
| 6 | Li Xuemei | China | 25.03 | |
| 7 | Kasiani Dimopoúlou | Greece | 25.26 |
Heat 6
Wind: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanceen Perry | United States | 23.95 | Q |
| 2 | Monika Gosciniak | Germany | 24.11 | Q |
| 3 | Victoria Shipman | United Kingdom | 24.18 | Q |
| 4 | Chen Shu-Chuan | Chinese Taipei | 24.20 | Q |
| 5 | Irina Kartacheva | Ukraine | 24.73 | q |
| 6 | Tanya Oxley |  Barbados | 24.92 | |
| 7 | Clara Córdoba | Colombia | 25.42 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 43 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Australia (1)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (2)
Cayman Islands (1)
China (2)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (2)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Dominica (1)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Greece (2)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (1)
Lithuania (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (1)
Sri Lanka (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
