1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres explained

The women's 200 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July.

Medalists

Gold	Falilat Ogunkoya
Silver	Mary Onyali
Bronze	Katrin Krabbe

Results

Final

19 July
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		23.11
	align=left		align=left		23.30
	align=left		align=left		23.31
4	align=left		align=left		23.46
5	align=left		align=left		23.60
6	align=left		align=left		23.65
7	align=left		align=left		23.69
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Semifinals

18 July

Semifinal 1

Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.60	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.96	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.98
4	align=left		align=left		24.42
5	align=left		align=left		24.71
6	align=left		align=left		24.81
7	align=left		align=left		24.85
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Semifinal 2

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.35	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.43	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.72
4	align=left		align=left		24.20
5	align=left		align=left		24.38
6	align=left		align=left		24.67
7	align=left		align=left		24.68
8	align=left		align=left		25.00

Semifinal 3

Wind: -1.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.56	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.59	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.65	q
4	align=left		align=left		23.69	q
5	align=left		align=left		23.92
6	align=left		align=left		24.05
7	align=left		align=left		24.06
8	align=left		align=left		24.69

Heats

18 July

Heat 1

Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.74	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.30	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.42	Q
4	align=left		align=left		25.03
5	align=left		align=left		26.54
6	align=left		align=left		27.18

Heat 2

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.50	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.25	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.45	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.78	q
5	align=left		align=left		24.99
6	align=left		align=left		25.69
7	align=left		align=left		26.28
8	align=left		align=left		26.46

Heat 3

Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.22	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.61	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.03	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.89	q
5	align=left		align=left		25.18
6	align=left		align=left		25.48

Heat 4

Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.78	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.14	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.58	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.77	q
5	align=left		align=left		26.05
6	align=left		align=left		27.30
7	align=left		align=left		28.43

Heat 5

Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.48	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.90	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.06	Q
4	align=left		align=left		25.28
5	align=left		align=left		25.36
6	align=left		align=left		26.12
7	align=left		align=left		26.21
8	align=left		align=left		26.57

Heat 6

Wind: -1.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		24.35	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.48	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.68	Q
4	align=left		align=left		25.12
5	align=left		align=left		25.67
6	align=left		align=left		27.08
7	align=left		align=left		27.16
8	align=left		align=left		28.80

Heat 7

Wind: -0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.92	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.03	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.23	Q
4	align=left		align=left		25.85
5	align=left		align=left		26.32
6	align=left		align=left		26.67

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 49 athletes from 39 countries participated in the event.