1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 September. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Hu Ling   China
Silver	Cathy Freeman   Australia
Bronze	Merlene Frazer   Jamaica

Results

Final

19 September
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Hu Ling	China	23.14
	Cathy Freeman	Australia	23.25
	Merlene Frazer	Jamaica	23.29
4	Jacqueline Poelman	Netherlands	23.38
5	Katharine Merry	United Kingdom	23.59
6	Giada Gallina	Italy	23.74
7	Marion Jones	United States	24.09
8	Silke Lichtenhagen	Germany	24.22

Semifinals

18 September

Semifinal 1

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Katharine Merry	United Kingdom	23.38	Q
2	Silke Lichtenhagen	Germany	23.78	Q
3	Marion Jones	United States	23.81	q
4	Marie Westerlund	Sweden	23.86
5	Aline André	France	24.16
6	Beverley Langley	Jamaica	24.31
7	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	24.52
8	Debbie Ferguson	Bahamas	24.74

Semifinal 2

Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Hu Ling	China	23.36	Q
2	Jacqueline Poelman	Netherlands	23.55	Q
3	Giada Gallina	Italy	23.82	q
4	Zundra Feagin	United States	23.88
5	Oksana Dyachenko	Commonwealth of Independent States	24.11
6	Sophia Smith	United Kingdom	24.15
7	Mame Twumasi	Canada	24.19
8	Onyinye Chikezie	Nigeria	24.58

Semifinal 3

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Cathy Freeman	Australia	23.29	Q
2	Merlene Frazer	Jamaica	23.47	Q
3	Laura Mascia	Italy	24.01
4	Chen Yanchun	China	24.14
5	Katja Seidel	Germany	24.26
6	Nicole Devonish	Canada	24.28
7	Katarzyna Zakrzewska	Poland	24.34
8	Lucimar Aparecida de Moura	Brazil	24.86

Heats

18 September

Heat 1

Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Merlene Frazer	Jamaica	23.58	Q
2	Laura Mascia	Italy	24.04	Q
3	Oksana Dyachenko	Commonwealth of Independent States	24.11	Q
4	Sophia Smith	United Kingdom	24.15	Q
5	Katja Seidel	Germany	24.27	q
6	Mame Twumasi	Canada	24.29	q
7	Marliese Steyn	South Africa	24.65
8	Wan Kin Yee	Hong Kong	26.02

Heat 2

Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Katharine Merry	United Kingdom	23.43	Q
2	Jacqueline Poelman	Netherlands	23.66	Q
3	Marie Westerlund	Sweden	23.97	Q
4	Katarzyna Zakrzewska	Poland	24.12	Q
5	Grace Birungi	Uganda	24.74
6	Amarachukwu Eze	Nigeria	25.05
7	Mônica Figueirêdo	Brazil	25.08

Heat 3

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Marion Jones	United States	23.83	Q
2	Chen Yanchun	China	23.98	Q
3	Giada Gallina	Italy	24.17	Q
4	Debbie Ferguson	Bahamas	24.49	Q
5	Stephanie Young	New Zealand	24.75
6	Monika Gachevska	Bulgaria	24.79
7	Byun Yeong-Rye	South Korea	24.79

Heat 4

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Hu Ling	China	23.18	Q
2	Zundra Feagin	United States	23.79	Q
3	Aline André	France	24.27	Q
4	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	24.34	Q
5	Lucimar Aparecida de Moura	Brazil	24.48	q
6	Colinda Farrar	Australia	24.50
7	Meseret Bekele	Ethiopia	25.79

Heat 5

Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Cathy Freeman	Australia	23.49	Q
2	Silke Lichtenhagen	Germany	23.87	Q
3	Nicole Devonish	Canada	24.42	Q
4	Onyinye Chikezie	Nigeria	24.43	Q
5	Beverley Langley	Jamaica	24.49	q
6	Asako Mogi	Japan	24.81

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.

•   Australia (2)
•   Bahamas (1)
•   Brazil (2)
•   Bulgaria (1)
•   Canada (2)
•   China (2)
• Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
•   Ethiopia (1)
•   France (1)
•   Germany (2)
•   Hong Kong (1)
•   Italy (2)
•   Jamaica (2)
•   Japan (1)
•   Netherlands (1)
•   New Zealand (1)
•   Nigeria (2)
•   Poland (1)
•   South Africa (1)
•   South Korea (1)
•   Sweden (1)
•    Switzerland (1)
•   Uganda (1)
•   United Kingdom (2)
•   United States (2)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015