1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres explained

The women's 100 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 September.

Medalists

Gold	Nikole Mitchell
Silver	Jacqueline Poelman
Bronze	Merlene Frazer

Results

Final

17 September
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
	align=left	align=left	11.30
	align=left	align=left	11.44
	align=left	align=left	11.49
4	align=left	align=left	11.57
5	align=left	align=left	11.58
6	align=left	align=left	11.63
7	align=left	align=left	11.69
8	align=left	align=left	11.84

Semifinals

17 September

Semifinal 1

Wind: +1.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.45	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.69	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.71	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.81	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.84
6	align=left	align=left	11.85
7	align=left	align=left	11.92
8	align=left	align=left	11.99

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.61	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.68	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.69	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.69	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.75
6	align=left	align=left	11.83
7	align=left	align=left	11.87
8	align=left	align=left	11.92

Quarterfinals

16 September

Quarterfinal 1

Wind: +1.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.45	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.58	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.70	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.73	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.90
6	align=left	align=left	11.94
7	align=left	align=left	12.10
8	align=left	align=left	12.17

Quarterfinal 2

Wind: +1.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.54	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.55	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.77	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.88	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.92
6	align=left	align=left	11.95
7	align=left	align=left	11.99
8	align=left	align=left	12.21

Quarterfinal 3

Wind: +1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.47	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.63	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.67	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.71	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.90
6	align=left	align=left	11.90
7	align=left	align=left	11.92
8	align=left	align=left	12.19

Quarterfinal 4

Wind: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.32	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.61	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.71	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.90	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.95
6	align=left	align=left	12.11
7	align=left	align=left	12.12
8	align=left	align=left	12.18

Heats

16 September

Heat 1

Wind: +1.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.52	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.77	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.79	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.84	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.93	q
6	align=left	align=left	12.76

Heat 2

Wind: +2.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.28 w	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.60 w	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.67 w	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.85 w	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.92 w	q
6	align=left	align=left	12.04 w	q
7	align=left	align=left	12.10 w	q

Heat 3

Wind: -0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.67	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.80	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.99	Q
4	align=left	align=left	12.16	Q
5	align=left	align=left	12.22
6	align=left	align=left	12.22
7	align=left	align=left	12.31

Heat 4

Wind: +1.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.55	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.64	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.70	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.92	Q
5	align=left	align=left	11.98	q
6	align=left	align=left	12.07	q
7	align=left	align=left	12.44

Heat 5

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.50	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.69	Q
3	align=left	align=left	11.84	Q
4	align=left	align=left	11.99	Q
5	align=left	align=left	12.01	q
6	align=left	align=left	12.20	q
7	align=left	align=left	12.68

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.64	Q
2	align=left	align=left	11.86	Q
3	align=left	align=left	12.08	Q
4	align=left	align=left	12.09	Q
5	align=left	align=left	12.25
6	align=left	align=left	12.28

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.