The women's 200 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 24 August. [1] [2]
| Gold | Sylviane Félix |
| Silver | Lauren Hewitt |
| Bronze | Nora Ivanova |
24 August
Wind: -2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylviane Félix | 23.16 | |||
| Lauren Hewitt | 23.32 | |||
| Nora Ivanova | 23.59 | |||
| 4 | Agnė Visockaitė | 23.75 | ||
| 5 | Fabé Dia | 23.79 | ||
| 6 | Nanceen Perry | 23.81 | ||
| 7 | Kim Gevaert | 23.88 | ||
| 8 | Johanna Manninen | 23.89 |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylviane Félix | 23.59 | Q | |
| 2 | Nora Ivanova | 23.69 | Q | |
| 3 | Johanna Manninen | 23.99 | Q | |
| 4 | Agnė Visockaitė | 24.00 | Q | |
| 5 | Crystal Cox | 24.24 | ||
| 6 | Jitka Burianová | 24.43 | ||
| 7 | Joan Ekah | 24.51 | ||
| 8 | Chen Shu-Chuan | 24.60 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Hewitt | 23.68 | Q | |
| 2 | Fabé Dia | 23.76 | Q | |
| 3 | Kim Gevaert | 23.84 | Q | |
| 4 | Nanceen Perry | 23.89 | Q | |
| 5 | Aleen Bailey | 24.33 | ||
| 6 | Vera Georgieva | 24.34 | ||
| 7 | Štepánka Klapácová | 24.43 | ||
| Cydonie Mothersill | DNS |
23 August
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agnė Visockaitė | 23.68 | Q | |
| 2 | Nora Ivanova | 23.77 | Q | |
| 3 | Crystal Cox | 24.17 | Q | |
| 4 | Aleen Bailey | 24.23 | Q | |
| 5 | Sarah Wilhelmy | 24.29 | ||
| 6 | Sabrina Mulrain | 24.40 | ||
| 7 | Tomomi Suzuki | 24.49 | ||
| Irina Kartacheva | DNS |
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabé Dia | 23.71 | Q | |
| 2 | Chen Shu-Chuan | 24.18 | Q | |
| 3 | Jitka Burianová | 24.27 | Q | |
| 4 | Joan Ekah | 24.52 | Q | |
| 5 | Rebecca Murphy | 24.66 | ||
| 6 | Tina Matul | 24.68 | ||
| Chen Yuxiang | DNS |
Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylviane Félix | 24.05 | Q | |
| 2 | Kim Gevaert | 24.11 | Q | |
| 3 | Johanna Manninen | 24.16 | Q | |
| 4 | Vera Georgieva | 24.29 | Q | |
| 5 | Chrísoula Goudenoúdhi | 24.77 | ||
| 6 | Sonia Williams | 24.87 | ||
| 7 | Isabel Roussow | 25.02 | ||
| 8 | Margaret Fox | 25.06 |
Wind: -3.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanceen Perry | 23.94 | Q | |
| 2 | Lauren Hewitt | 24.11 | Q | |
| 3 | Cydonie Mothersill | 24.20 | Q | |
| 4 | Štepánka Klapácová | 24.44 | Q | |
| 5 | Victoria Shipman | 24.48 | ||
| 6 | Biljana Mitrović | 24.72 | ||
| 7 | Natasha Quan-Vie | 25.09 | ||
| 8 | Monika Gosciniak | 25.27 |
23 August
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Yuxiang | 23.96 | Q | |
| 2 | Manuela Levorato | 24.10 | Q | |
| 3 | Sonia Williams | 24.39 | Q | |
| 4 | Jitka Burianová | 24.41 | Q | |
| 5 | Aleen Bailey | 24.42 | q | |
| 6 | Rebecca Murphy | 24.57 | q | |
| 7 | Marcia Daniel | 25.80 | ||
| 8 | Chamanthi Maligaspe | 26.71 |
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nora Ivanova | 23.78 | Q | |
| 2 | Crystal Cox | 23.93 | Q | |
| 3 | Chrísoula Goudenoúdhi | 24.41 | Q | |
| 4 | Cydonie Mothersill | 24.47 | Q | |
| 5 | Natasha Quan-Vie | 24.60 | q | |
| 6 | Tina Matul | 24.63 | q | |
| 7 | Manuela Grillo | 24.80 |
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Hewitt | 23.91 | Q | |
| 2 | Kim Gevaert | 24.00 | Q | |
| 3 | Joan Ekah | 24.26 | Q | |
| 4 | Štepánka Klapácová | 24.28 | Q | |
| 5 | Isabel Roussow | 24.39 | q | |
| 6 | Biljana Mitrović | 24.61 | q | |
| 7 | Paola Restrepo | 25.00 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylviane Félix | 23.41 | Q | |
| 2 | Johanna Manninen | 23.98 | Q | |
| 3 | Tomomi Suzuki | 24.36 | Q | |
| 4 | Vera Georgieva | 24.49 | Q | |
| 5 | Margaret Fox | 24.74 | q | |
| 6 | Desiree Cooks | 25.71 | ||
| 7 | Vaso Papaioannou | 25.81 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabé Dia | 23.86 | Q | |
| 2 | Agnė Visockaitė | 24.08 | Q | |
| 3 | Sabrina Mulrain | 24.45 | Q | |
| 4 | Sarah Wilhelmy | 24.54 | Q | |
| 5 | Justine Bayiga | 24.75 | ||
| 6 | Li Xuemei | 25.03 | ||
| 7 | Kasiani Dimopoúlou | 25.26 |
Wind: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanceen Perry | 23.95 | Q | |
| 2 | Monika Gosciniak | 24.11 | Q | |
| 3 | Victoria Shipman | 24.18 | Q | |
| 4 | Chen Shu-Chuan | 24.20 | Q | |
| 5 | Irina Kartacheva | 24.73 | q | |
| 6 | Tanya Oxley | 24.92 | ||
| 7 | Clara Córdoba | 25.42 |
According to an unofficial count, 43 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.