title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
  
  The women's 100 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 11 July.
  
  Reigning champion Jodie Williams was eligible to defend her 2010 title, but did not compete.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Anthonique Strachan The Bahamas |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Nimet Karakus Turkey |
  | Bronze | Tamiris de Liz Brazil |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior Record | Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 10.88 | Dresden, Germany | 1 July 1977 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | 11.12 | Santiago, Chile | 18 October 2000 |
  | World Junior Leading | Anthonique Strachan (BAH) | 11.22 | Nassau, Bahamas | 23 March 2012 |
  | Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
  | World Junior Leading | Anthonique Strachan (BAH) | 11.20 | Barcelona, Spain | 11 July 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 6 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil | 11.56 | Q |
  | 1 | 5 | 5 | Dezerea Bryant | United States | 11.56 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | 4 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey | 11.57 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | 8 | Khamica Bingham | Canada | 11.57 | Q, SB |
  | 5 | 3 | 3 | Sophie Papps | Great Britain | 11.59 | Q |
  | 5 | 7 | 2 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 11.59 | Q |
  | 7 | 3 | 6 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic | 11.63 | Q |
  | 8 | 6 | 4 | Jennifer Madu | United States | 11.64 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 6 | Udochi Ekeh | Italy | 11.70 | Q |
  | 10 | 7 | 8 | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | 11.72 | Q |
  | 11 | 7 | 7 | Rachel Johncock | Great Britain | 11.75 | Q |
  | 12 | 5 | 7 | Angelika Stępień | Poland | 11.76 | Q |
  | 12 | 6 | 2 | Ida Mayer | Germany | 11.76 | Q |
  | 14 | 2 | 9 | Shawnette Lewin | Jamaica | 11.78 | Q |
  | 14 | 4 | 5 | Monique Spencer | Jamaica | 11.78 | Q |
  | 16 | 4 | 6 | Rosalie Tschann | Austria | 11.80 | Q |
  | 16 | 6 | 7 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.80 | Q |
  | 18 | 3 | 2 | Clémence Paiement | Canada | 11.88 | Q |
  | 19 | 4 | 7 | Nina Prudnikova | Kazakhstan | 11.94 | Q |
  | 20 | 4 | 8 | Jiawen He | China | 11.96 | q, PB |
  | 21 | 1 | 5 | Carla Williams | Australia | 11.97 | Q |
  | 22 | 6 | 5 | Ashleigh Whittaker | Australia | 11.97 | q |
  | 23 | 7 | 4 | Lisa Wickham | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.98 | q |
  | 24 | 2 | 8 | Tayla Carter | Bahamas | 12.00 | Q |
  | 24 | 3 | 7 | Viviana Olivares | Chile | 12.00 | |
  | 24 | 7 | 5 | Camila de Souza | Brazil | 12.00 | |
  | 27 | 4 | 3 | Philippa van der Merwe | South Africa | 12.03 | |
  | 28 | 2 | 3 | Aaliyah Telesford | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.05 | |
  | 28 | 3 | 4 | Martina Černochová | Czech Republic | 12.05 | |
  | 30 | 1 | 8 | Katharina Grompe | Germany | 12.06 | |
  | 30 | 7 | 3 | Nurul Imaniar | Indonesia | 12.06 | SB |
  | 32 | 6 | 8 | Elisa Paiero | Italy | 12.08 | |
  | 33 | 3 | 5 | Xiaoyan Xiao | China | 12.11 | |
  | 34 | 5 | 2 | Ana Maria Rosianu | Romania | 12.20 | |
  | 35 | 1 | 7 | Paula Llistosella | Spain | 12.21 | |
  | 35 | 2 | 2 | Brittany Morton | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.21 | |
  | 35 | 5 | 6 | Nabeela Parker | South Africa | 12.21 | |
  | 38 | 6 | 6 | Iza Daniela Flores | Mexico | 12.28 | |
  | 39 | 3 | 8 | Maha Al Moallem | Lebanon | 12.33 | PB |
  | 40 | 5 | 4 | Lovelite Detenamo | Nauru | 12.75 | SB |
  | 41 | 2 | 5 | Rachel Abrams | Northern Mariana Islands | 13.05 | PB |
  | 42 | 5 | 3 | Cristina Llovera | Andorra | 13.07 | |
  | 43 | 2 | 7 | Alice Capicchioni | San Marino | 13.13 | PB |
  | 44 | 1 | 2 | Valbona Selimi | Macedonia | 13.18 | SB |
  | 45 | 1 | 3 | Abygirl Sepiso | Zambia | 13.19 | |
  | | 4 | 2 | Lidiane Lopes | Cape Verde | DQ | |
  | | 6 | 3 | Hadeel Raheem Kaood | Iraq | DQ | |
  | | 2 | 4 | Goodness Thomas | Nigeria | DNS | |
  | | 4 | 4 | Josephine Ada Omaka | Nigeria | DNS | |
  | | 7 | 6 | Anna Bulanova | Kyrgyzstan | DNS | |
  
  ### Semi-final
  
  Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | 7 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil | 11.42 | Q, PB |
  | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ida Mayer | Germany | 11.47 | Q, PB |
  | 3 | 3 | 4 | Jennifer Madu | United States | 11.49 | q |
  | 4 | 1 | 5 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey | 11.58 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | 6 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic | 11.68 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | 7 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 11.68 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | 7 | Sophie Papps | Great Britain | 11.68 | q |
  | 8 | 3 | 6 | Monique Spencer | Jamaica | 11.73 | |
  | 9 | 1 | 2 | Tayla Carter | Bahamas | 11.76 | |
  | 10 | 2 | 4 | Khamica Bingham | Canada | 11.77 | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | 6 | Dezerea Bryant | United States | 11.77 | |
  | 12 | 3 | 3 | Ashleigh Whittaker | Australia | 11.81 | |
  | 13 | 3 | 8 | Clémence Paiement | Canada | 11.86 | |
  | 14 | 3 | 6 | Rosalie Tschann | Austria | 11.87 | |
  | 15 | 1 | 4 | Udochi Ekeh | Italy | 11.88 | |
  | 16 | 1 | 8 | Angelika Stępień | Poland | 11.91 | |
  | 17 | 1 | 9 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.94 | |
  | 18 | 2 | 8 | Rachel Johncock | Great Britain | 11.99 | |
  | 19 | 3 | 7 | Nina Prudnikova | Kazakhstan | 11.99 | |
  | 20 | 2 | 9 | Shawnette Lewin | Jamaica | 12.09 | |
  | 21 | 1 | 3 | Jiawen He | China | 12.19 | |
  | 22 | 2 | 3 | Lisa Wickham | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.19 | |
  | 23 | 2 | 5 | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | 12.24 | |
  | 24 | 2 | 2 | Carla Williams | Australia | 12.31 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Wind: +1.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 6 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 11.20 | WJL |
  | | 7 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey | 11.36 | |
  | | 4 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil | 11.45 | |
  | 4 | 8 | Khamica Bingham | Canada | 11.46 | PB |
  | 5 | 2 | Jennifer Madu | United States | 11.52 | |
  | 6 | 3 | Sophie Papps | Great Britain | 11.54 | |
  | 7 | 9 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic | 11.58 | |
  | 8 | 5 | Ida Mayer | Germany | 11.59 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Andorra (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Austria (1)
  * Bahamas (2)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Canada (2)
  * Cape Verde (1)
  * Chile (1)
  * China (2)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Dominican Republic (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Ghana (1)
  * Guyana (1)
  * Indonesia (1)
  * Iraq (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Jamaica (2)
  * Kazakhstan (1)
  * Lebanon (1)
  * Macedonia (1)
  * Mexico (1)
  * Nauru (1)
  * Northern Mariana Islands (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
  * San Marino (1)
  * South Africa (2)
  * Spain (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (2)
  * Turkey (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  * Zambia (1)
  