title: 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
text: # 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
  
  The women's 100 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 September.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Nikole Mitchell Jamaica |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jacqueline Poelman Netherlands |
  | Bronze | Merlene Frazer Jamaica |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  17 September Wind: +0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nikole Mitchell | Jamaica | 11.30 |
  | | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 11.44 |
  | | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 11.49 |
  | 4 | Irina Pukha | Commonwealth of Independent States | 11.57 |
  | 5 | Marion Jones | United States | 11.58 |
  | 6 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 11.63 |
  | 7 | Donna Hoggarth | United Kingdom | 11.69 |
  | 8 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 11.84 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  17 September
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  Wind: +1.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nikole Mitchell | Jamaica | 11.45 | Q |
  | 2 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 11.69 | Q |
  | 3 | Irina Pukha | Commonwealth of Independent States | 11.71 | Q |
  | 4 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 11.81 | Q |
  | 5 | Silke Lichtenhagen | Germany | 11.84 | |
  | 6 | Christine Arron | France | 11.85 | |
  | 7 | Kanae Ito | Japan | 11.92 | |
  | 8 | Chen Shu-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 11.99 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 11.61 | Q |
  | 2 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 11.68 | Q |
  | 3 | Marion Jones | United States | 11.69 | Q |
  | 4 | Donna Hoggarth | United Kingdom | 11.69 | Q |
  | 5 | Ndèye Binta Dia | Senegal | 11.75 | |
  | 6 | Gabriele Becker | Germany | 11.83 | |
  | 7 | Delphine Combe | France | 11.87 | |
  | 8 | Onyinye Chikezie | Nigeria | 11.92 | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  16 September
  
  **Quarterfinal 1**
  
  Wind: +1.6 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 11.45 | Q |
  | 2 | Irina Pukha | Commonwealth of Independent States | 11.58 | Q |
  | 3 | Onyinye Chikezie | Nigeria | 11.70 | Q |
  | 4 | Gabriele Becker | Germany | 11.73 | Q |
  | 5 | Dainelky Pérez | Cuba | 11.90 | |
  | 6 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura | Brazil | 11.94 | |
  | 7 | Ekaterina Tosheva | Bulgaria | 12.10 | |
  | 8 | Charlotta Vöcks | Sweden | 12.17 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 2**
  
  Wind: +1.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 11.54 | Q |
  | 2 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 11.55 | Q |
  | 3 | Christine Arron | France | 11.77 | Q |
  | 4 | Chen Shu-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 11.88 | Q |
  | 5 | Benita Kelley | United States | 11.92 | |
  | 6 | Linda Hansson | Sweden | 11.95 | |
  | 7 | Tara Perry | Canada | 11.99 | |
  | 8 | Calister Uba | Nigeria | 12.21 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 3**
  
  Wind: +1.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marion Jones | United States | 11.47 | Q |
  | 2 | Silke Lichtenhagen | Germany | 11.63 | Q |
  | 3 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 11.67 | Q |
  | 4 | Delphine Combe | France | 11.71 | Q |
  | 5 | Fiona Blair | Australia | 11.90 | |
  | 6 | Katarzyna Zakrzewska | Poland | 11.90 | |
  | 7 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 11.92 | |
  | 8 | Noriko Masaki | Japan | 12.19 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 4**
  
  Wind: +0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nikole Mitchell | Jamaica | 11.32 | Q |
  | 2 | Donna Hoggarth | United Kingdom | 11.61 | Q |
  | 3 | Ndèye Binta Dia | Senegal | 11.71 | Q |
  | 4 | Kanae Ito | Japan | 11.90 | Q |
  | 5 | Idalia Hechavarría | Cuba | 11.95 | |
  | 6 | Marliese Steyn | South Africa | 12.11 | |
  | 7 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 12.12 | |
  | 8 | Sonia Paquette | Canada | 12.18 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  16 September
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: +1.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 11.52 | Q |
  | 2 | Onyinye Chikezie | Nigeria | 11.77 | Q |
  | 3 | Delphine Combe | France | 11.79 | Q |
  | 4 | Chen Shu-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 11.84 | Q |
  | 5 | Marliese Steyn | South Africa | 11.93 | q |
  | 6 | Meseret Bekele | Ethiopia | 12.76 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: +2.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nikole Mitchell | Jamaica | 11.28 w | Q |
  | 2 | Irina Pukha | Commonwealth of Independent States | 11.60 w | Q |
  | 3 | Gabriele Becker | Germany | 11.67 w | Q |
  | 4 | Katarzyna Zakrzewska | Poland | 11.85 w | Q |
  | 5 | Dainelky Pérez | Cuba | 11.92 w | q |
  | 6 | Sonia Paquette | Canada | 12.04 w | q |
  | 7 | Noriko Masaki | Japan | 12.10 w | q |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -0.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 11.67 | Q |
  | 2 | Christine Arron | France | 11.80 | Q |
  | 3 | Idalia Hechavarría | Cuba | 11.99 | Q |
  | 4 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 12.16 | Q |
  | 5 | Zhang Chunying | China | 12.22 | |
  | 6 | Colinda Farrar | Australia | 12.22 | |
  | 7 | Lisette Rondón | Chile | 12.31 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: +1.0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marion Jones | United States | 11.55 | Q |
  | 2 | Ndèye Binta Dia | Senegal | 11.64 | Q |
  | 3 | Giada Gallina | Italy | 11.70 | Q |
  | 4 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 11.92 | Q |
  | 5 | Tara Perry | Canada | 11.98 | q |
  | 6 | Charlotta Vöcks | Sweden | 12.07 | q |
  | 7 | Mônica Figueirêdo | Brazil | 12.44 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  Wind: -0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacqueline Poelman | Netherlands | 11.50 | Q |
  | 2 | Donna Hoggarth | United Kingdom | 11.69 | Q |
  | 3 | Kanae Ito | Japan | 11.84 | Q |
  | 4 | Linda Hansson | Sweden | 11.99 | Q |
  | 5 | Fiona Blair | Australia | 12.01 | q |
  | 6 | Calister Uba | Nigeria | 12.20 | q |
  | 7 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 12.68 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Silke Lichtenhagen | Germany | 11.64 | Q |
  | 2 | Benita Kelley | United States | 11.86 | Q |
  | 3 | Ekaterina Tosheva | Bulgaria | 12.08 | Q |
  | 4 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura | Brazil | 12.09 | Q |
  | 5 | Monica Pirvu | Romania | 12.25 | |
  | 6 | He Ling | China | 12.28 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Bahamas (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Bulgaria (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * Chile (1)
  * China (2)
  * Chinese Taipei (1)
  * Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
  * Cuba (2)
  * Ethiopia (1)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Hong Kong (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Jamaica (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Nigeria (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Senegal (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  