title: 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 200 metres
text: # 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 200 metres
  
  The women's 200 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 13 and 14 July.
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World U20 Record | Allyson Felix (USA) | 22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Anthonique Strachan (BAH) | 22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 |
  | World U20 Leading | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | 22.39 | Gainesville, United States | 29 March 2018 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.9 m/s, Heat 4: +0.2 m/s, Heat 5: +0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Lauren Rain Williams | United States | 22.98 | Q |
  | 2 | 5 | Polina Miller | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 23.17 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | Martyna Kotwiła | Poland | 23.21 | Q, NJR |
  | 4 | 3 | Briana Williams | Jamaica | 23.32 | Q |
  | 5 | 5 | Akvilė Andriukaitytė | Lithuania | 23.35 | Q, NJR |
  | 6 | 1 | Jayla Kirkland | United States | 23.41 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Sophia Junk | Germany | 23.43 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Alisha Rees | Great Britain | 23.49 | Q |
  | 9 | 3 | Corinna Schwab | Germany | 23.55 | Q, PB |
  | 10 | 2 | Ashlan Best | Canada | 23.62 | Q, SB |
  | 11 | 4 | Georgina Adam | Great Britain | 23.69 | Q |
  | 12 | 4 | Jaël Bestué | Spain | 23.70 | Q |
  | 13 | 3 | Lorraine Martins | Brazil | 23.75 | Q |
  | 14 | 3 | Mia Gross | Australia | 23.78 | Q |
  | 15 | 5 | Shuri Aono | Japan | 23.93 | Q |
  | 16 | 2 | Riley Day | Australia | 24.00 | Q |
  | 17 | 4 | Ciara Neville | Ireland | 24.01 | Q |
  | 18 | 1 | Anahí Suarez | Ecuador | 24.01 | Q |
  | 19 | 4 | Catarina Lourenço | Portugal | 24.03 | q, PB |
  | 20 | 1 | Leticia Lima | Brazil | 24.03 | Q |
  | 21 | 1 | Angie Saray González | Colombia | 24.13 | q |
  | 22 | 1 | Iantha Wright | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.16 | q |
  | 23 | 4 | Patrizia Van Der Weken | Luxembourg | 24.20 | q |
  | 24 | 1 | Sara Francis | Finland | 24.23 | PB |
  | 25 | 5 | Sanda Colomeiteva | Cyprus | 24.25 | |
  | 26 | 5 | Aurora Berton | Italy | 24.29 | |
  | 27 | 2 | Moillet Kouakou | Italy | 24.32 | Q |
  | 28 | 3 | Lucy Sheat | New Zealand | 24.52 | |
  | 29 | 3 | Gayane Chiloyan | Armenia | 24.52 | SB |
  | 30 | 2 | Kayvon Stubbs | Bahamas | 24.61 | |
  | 31 | 3 | Lauren Gale | Canada | 24.78 | |
  | | 4 | Jaida Knowles | Bahamas | DNS | |
  | | 2 | Akilah Lewis | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | |
  | | 2 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | DNS | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.
  
  Wind: Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Lauren Rain Williams | United States | 23.15 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Briana Williams | Jamaica | 23.41 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Martyna Kotwiła | Poland | 23.42 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Polina Miller | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 23.44 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Sophia Junk | Germany | 23.46 | q |
  | 6 | 3 | Jayla Kirkland | United States | 23.54 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Corinna Schwab | Germany | 23.57 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Lorraine Martins | Brazil | 23.64 | q |
  | 9 | 1 | Alisha Rees | Great Britain | 23.67 | |
  | 10 | 3 | Ashlan Best | Canada | 23.67 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Jaël Bestué | Spain | 23.68 | |
  | 12 | 3 | Mia Gross | Australia | 23.86 | |
  | 13 | 3 | Anahí Suarez | Ecuador | 24.09 | |
  | 14 | 3 | Georgina Adam | Great Britain | 24.37 | |
  | 15 | 1 | Iantha Wright | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.41 | |
  | 16 | 3 | Catarina Lourenço | Portugal | 24.46 | |
  | 17 | 3 | Angie Saray González | Colombia | 24.46 | |
  | 18 | 2 | Patrizia Van Der Weken | Luxembourg | 24.58 | |
  | 19 | 1 | Shuri Aono | Japan | 24.60 | |
  | 20 | 2 | Moillet Kouakou | Italy | 24.61 | |
  | 21 | 1 | Leticia Lima | Brazil | 24.64 | |
  | 22 | 2 | Ciara Neville | Ireland | 24.68 | |
  | 23 | 1 | Akvilė Andriukaitytė | Lithuania | 25.23 | |
  | | 1 | Riley Day | Australia | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 3 | Briana Williams | Jamaica | 22.50 | CR |
  | | 5 | Lauren Rain Williams | United States | 23.09 | |
  | | 4 | Martyna Kotwiła | Poland | 23.21 | NJR |
  | 4 | 6 | Polina Miller | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 23.32 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Sophia Junk | Germany | 23.55 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Corinna Schwab | Germany | 23.55 | PB |
  | 7 | 2 | Lorraine Martins | Brazil | 23.91 | |
  | | 8 | Jayla Kirkland | United States | DQ | |
  