title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
  
  The women's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Anthonique Strachan Bahamas |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Olivia Ekpone United States |
  | Bronze | Dezerea Bryant United States |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World Junior Record | Allyson Felix (USA) | 22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Shalonda Solomon (USA) | 22.82 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
  | World Junior Leading | Shaunae Miller (BAH) | 22.70 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 March 2012 |
  | Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
  | Championship Record World Junior Leading | Anthonique Strachan (BAH) | 22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 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 | 7 | 9 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 23.35 | Q, SB |
  | 2 | 7 | 7 | Isidora Jiménez | Chile | 23.42 | Q, NJ |
  | 3 | 4 | 5 | Dezerea Bryant | United States | 23.54 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 5 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 23.70 | Q |
  | 5 | 6 | 9 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 23.71 | Q |
  | 6 | 5 | 4 | Olivia Ekpone | United States | 23.74 | Q |
  | 6 | 5 | 9 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.74 | Q |
  | 8 | 5 | 6 | Desiree Henry | Great Britain | 23.78 | Q, SB |
  | 9 | 3 | 8 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.83 | Q |
  | 10 | 1 | 2 | Jodean Williams | Jamaica | 23.88 | Q, PB |
  | 11 | 3 | 9 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey | 23.89 | Q |
  | 12 | 5 | 5 | Irene Siragusa | Italy | 23.93 | q, PB |
  | 13 | 2 | 4 | Karin Okolie | Bulgaria | 23.97 | Q, PB |
  | 13 | 2 | 7 | Monica Brennan | Australia | 23.97 | Q |
  | 15 | 5 | 8 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 23.98 | q, PB |
  | 16 | 2 | 9 | Angelika Stępień | Poland | 24.01 | q |
  | 17 | 4 | 4 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil | 24.02 | Q |
  | 18 | 7 | 5 | Anna Hämäläinen | Finland | 24.04 | Q |
  | 19 | 1 | 4 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 24.08 | Q |
  | 20 | 1 | 7 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic | 24.22 | Q |
  | 21 | 4 | 3 | Kristina Khorosheva | Russia | 24.26 | Q |
  | 22 | 4 | 7 | Iza Daniela Flores | Mexico | 24.27 | |
  | 23 | 1 | 8 | Wisdom Isoken | Nigeria | 24.29 | |
  | 24 | 1 | 3 | Chante van Tonder | South Africa | 24.50 | |
  | 25 | 6 | 5 | Shai-Anne Davis | Canada | 24.52 | Q |
  | 26 | 7 | 4 | Liezl Hechter | South Africa | 24.54 | |
  | 27 | 5 | 7 | Nina Prudnikova | Kazakhstan | 24.55 | |
  | 28 | 6 | 3 | Nathalia da Rosa | Brazil | 24.56 | Q |
  | 29 | 3 | 7 | Rosalie Tschann | Austria | 24.61 | Q |
  | 30 | 7 | 8 | Astrid Mangen Cederkvist | Norway | 24.63 | |
  | 31 | 6 | 4 | Luan Gabriel | Dominica | 24.65 | |
  | 32 | 1 | 6 | Oksana Ralko | Ukraine | 24.71 | |
  | 33 | 5 | 3 | Charlène Keller | Switzerland | 24.72 | |
  | 34 | 3 | 5 | Sara Atcho | Switzerland | 24.73 | |
  | 34 | 2 | 3 | Cristina Lara | Spain | 24.73 | |
  | 34 | 2 | 6 | Jiawen He | China | 24.73 | |
  | 37 | 4 | 8 | Bryannill Cardona | Venezuela | 24.75 | |
  | 38 | 6 | 8 | Anna-Lena Freese | Germany | 24.78 | |
  | 38 | 3 | 2 | Isatu Fofanah | Canada | 24.78 | |
  | 40 | 2 | 8 | Viviana Olivares | Chile | 24.87 | |
  | 41 | 6 | 6 | Aneja Kodric | Slovenia | 24.92 | |
  | 42 | 6 | 7 | Francesca Scapin | Italy | 25.01 | |
  | 43 | 3 | 4 | Qingqing Wu | China | 25.04 | |
  | 44 | 3 | 3 | Marie Gisele Eleme | Cameroon | 25.12 | SB |
  | 45 | 1 | 5 | Maysa Rejepova | Turkmenistan | 25.97 | PB |
  | 46 | 7 | 3 | Olga Eshmurodova | Tajikistan | 26.41 | |
  | 47 | 3 | 6 | Hereiti Bernardino | French Polynesia | 26.77 | PB |
  | | 4 | 6 | Sheniece Daphness | Guyana | DQ | |
  | | 4 | 9 | Brittany Morton | Saint Kitts and Nevis | DNS | |
  | | 1 | 9 | Doreen Agyei Safowaa | Ghana | DNS | |
  | | 7 | 6 | Nkiru Nwakwe | Nigeria | DNS | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | 5 | Dezerea Bryant | United States | 23.11 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 4 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 23.28 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | 8 | Desiree Henry | Great Britain | 23.28 | Q, SB |
  | 4 | 1 | 5 | Olivia Ekpone | United States | 23.49 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 5 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.49 | Q, PB |
  | 4 | 3 | 6 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.49 | q, PB |
  | 7 | 2 | 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 23.57 | q, PB |
  | 8 | 1 | 6 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 23.58 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 7 | Isidora Jiménez | Chile | 23.59 | |
  | 10 | 2 | 2 | Irene Siragusa | Italy | 23.75 | PB |
  | 11 | 2 | 9 | Monica Brennan | Australia | 23.85 | |
  | 12 | 1 | 9 | Carmiesha Cox | Bahamas | 23.94 | |
  | 12 | 3 | 4 | Jodean Williams | Jamaica | 23.94 | |
  | 14 | 3 | 2 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 23.99 | |
  | 15 | 1 | 4 | Tamiris de Liz | Brazil | 24.03 | |
  | 16 | 1 | 8 | Fany Chalas | Dominican Republic | 24.15 | |
  | 17 | 3 | 7 | Karin Okolie | Bulgaria | 24.17 | |
  | 17 | 1 | 3 | Angelika Stępień | Poland | 24.17 | |
  | 19 | 3 | 9 | Shai-Anne Davis | Canada | 24.23 | |
  | 20 | 1 | 2 | Kristina Khorosheva | Russia | 24.25 | |
  | 21 | 3 | 3 | Nathalia da Rosa | Brazil | 24.43 | PB |
  | 22 | 2 | 3 | Rosalie Tschann | Austria | 24.50 | |
  | 22 | 2 | 8 | Anna Hämäläinen | Finland | 24.50 | |
  | – | 2 | 6 | Nimet Karakus | Turkey | DQ | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Wind: +0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 6 | Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 22.53 | WJL, CR |
  | | 5 | Olivia Ekpone | United States | 23.15 | PB |
  | | 7 | Dezerea Bryant | United States | 23.15 | |
  | 4 | 4 | Desiree Henry | Great Britain | 23.34 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.41 | PB |
  | 6 | 9 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.47 | PB |
  | 7 | 3 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 23.50 | PB |
  | 8 | 8 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 23.53 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 36 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Austria (1)
  * Bahamas (2)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Bulgaria (1)
  * Cameroon (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * Chile (2)
  * China (2)
  * Dominica (1)
  * Dominican Republic (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * French Polynesia (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Ghana (1)
  * Guyana (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Jamaica (2)
  * Kazakhstan (1)
  * Mexico (1)
  * Nigeria (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Russia (1)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * South Africa (2)
  * Spain (1)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Tajikistan (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Turkmenistan (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  * Venezuela (1)
  