title: 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
text: # 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
  
  The women's 200 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 11 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Meritzer Williams Saint Kitts and Nevis |
  | Bronze | Janelle Redhead Grenada |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  11 July Wind: -0.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 23.24 |
  | | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.40 |
  | | Janelle Redhead | Grenada | 23.52 |
  | 4 | Souheir Bouali | Algeria | 23.58 |
  | 5 | Tiffany Townsend | United States | 23.64 |
  | 6 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 23.76 |
  | 7 | Anna Kiełbasińska | Poland | 23.95 |
  | 8 | Jura Levy | Jamaica | 23.95 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  10 July
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  Wind: -1.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.77 | Q |
  | 2 | Jura Levy | Jamaica | 23.92 | Q |
  | 3 | Shaunna Thompson | United Kingdom | 23.95 | |
  | 4 | Olivia Tauro | Australia | 24.12 | |
  | 5 | Weronika Wedler | Poland | 24.17 | |
  | 6 | Constance Mkenku | South Africa | 24.29 | |
  | 7 | Sade Greene | Barbados | 24.32 | |
  | 8 | Lara Hoffmann | Germany | 24.55 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  Wind: -1.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tiffany Townsend | United States | 23.65 | Q |
  | 2 | Anna Kiełbasińska | Poland | 23.80 | Q |
  | 3 | Kimberley Hyacinthe | Canada | 23.81 | |
  | 4 | Ruth Spelmeyer | Germany | 23.81 | |
  | 5 | Nivea Smith | Bahamas | 23.84 | |
  | 6 | Gabriela Laleva | Bulgaria | 24.07 | |
  | 7 | Alena Tamkova | Russia | 24.07 | |
  | 8 | Niamh Whelan | Ireland | 24.24 | |
  
  **Semifinal 3**
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Janelle Redhead | Grenada | 23.47 | Q |
  | 2 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 23.49 | Q |
  | 3 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 23.57 | q |
  | 4 | Souheir Bouali | Algeria | 23.67 | q |
  | 5 | Ashton Purvis | United States | 23.68 | |
  | 6 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | Romania | 24.00 | |
  | 7 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 24.37 | |
  | | Trisha-Ann Hawthorne | Jamaica | DNS | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  10 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: +0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Janelle Redhead | Grenada | 23.66 | Q |
  | 2 | Ashton Purvis | United States | 23.98 | Q |
  | 3 | Lara Hoffmann | Germany | 24.20 | Q |
  | 4 | Tameka Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24.55 | |
  | 5 | Allison Peter | U.S. Virgin Islands | 24.61 | |
  | 6 | Tameka Rawlins | Barbados | 24.66 | |
  | 7 | Natalya Tukova | Kazakhstan | 25.33 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: -0.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tiffany Townsend | United States | 23.70 | Q |
  | 2 | Andreea Ogrăzeanu | Romania | 24.14 | Q |
  | 3 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 24.30 | Q |
  | 4 | Loreanne Kuhurima | Netherlands | 24.41 | |
  | 5 | Sofia Hellberg-Jonsén | Sweden | 25.05 | |
  | 6 | Vanina Nguen | Bulgaria | 25.13 | |
  | 7 | Olga Bludova | Kazakhstan | 25.55 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -1.5 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Meritzer Williams | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.64 | Q |
  | 2 | Olivia Tauro | Australia | 24.09 | Q |
  | 3 | Constance Mkenku | South Africa | 24.11 | Q |
  | 4 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 24.13 | q |
  | 5 | Folake Akinyemi | Norway | 24.50 | |
  | 6 | Jacqueline Gasser | Switzerland | 24.83 | |
  | 7 | Athchima Engchuan | Thailand | 26.05 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shaunna Thompson | United Kingdom | 23.85 | Q |
  | 2 | Anna Kiełbasińska | Poland | 23.89 | Q |
  | 3 | Trisha-Ann Hawthorne | Jamaica | 24.12 | Q |
  | 4 | Alyssa Conley | South Africa | 24.44 | |
  | 5 | Nyoka Giles | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.58 | |
  | 6 | Margot Viot | France | 24.59 | |
  | 7 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 24.64 | |
  | 8 | Marta Maffioletti | Italy | 24.73 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  Wind: +1.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nivea Smith | Bahamas | 23.67 | Q |
  | 2 | Souheir Bouali | Algeria | 23.81 | Q |
  | 3 | Ruth Spelmeyer | Germany | 23.88 | Q |
  | 4 | Niamh Whelan | Ireland | 24.02 | q |
  | 5 | Yelizaveta Bryzhina | Ukraine | 24.31 | |
  | 6 | Lara Corradini | Italy | 24.91 | |
  | 7 | Kirsten Niuwendam | Suriname | 25.10 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  Wind: -0.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jura Levy | Jamaica | 23.82 | Q |
  | 2 | Sade Greene | Barbados | 24.10 | Q |
  | 3 | Gabriela Laleva | Bulgaria | 24.38 | Q |
  | 4 | Wendy Pascal | France | 24.68 | |
  | 5 | Tassporn Wannakit | Thailand | 24.86 | |
  | 6 | Carmen Sánchez | Spain | 24.92 | |
  | 7 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 24.93 | |
  
  **Heat 7**
  
  Wind: -1.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sheniqua Ferguson | Bahamas | 23.74 | Q |
  | 2 | Kimberley Hyacinthe | Canada | 24.00 | Q |
  | 3 | Alena Tamkova | Russia | 24.04 | Q |
  | 4 | Weronika Wedler | Poland | 24.14 | q |
  | 5 | Viktorya Pyatachenko | Ukraine | 24.53 | |
  | 6 | Estela García | Spain | 24.67 | |
  | 7 | Yen Tai-Ting | Chinese Taipei | 25.57 | |
  | 8 | Shashipraba Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 25.62 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 34 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Australia (1)
  * Bahamas (2)
  * Barbados (2)
  * Bulgaria (2)
  * Canada (1)
  * Chinese Taipei (1)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Grenada (1)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Jamaica (2)
  * Kazakhstan (2)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Norway (1)
  * Poland (2)
  * Romania (1)
  * Russia (1)
  * Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * South Africa (2)
  * Spain (2)
  * Sri Lanka (1)
  * Suriname (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Thailand (2)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Ukraine (2)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (2)
  * U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
  