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

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.

Medalists

Gold	Hu Ling
Silver	Cathy Freeman
Bronze	Merlene Frazer

Results

Final

19 September
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		23.14
	align=left		align=left		23.25
	align=left		align=left		23.29
4	align=left		align=left		23.38
5	align=left		align=left		23.59
6	align=left		align=left		23.74
7	align=left		align=left		24.09
8	align=left		align=left		24.22

Semifinals

18 September

Semifinal 1

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.38	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.78	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.81	q
4	align=left		align=left		23.86
5	align=left		align=left		24.16
6	align=left		align=left		24.31
7	align=left		align=left		24.52
8	align=left		align=left		24.74

Semifinal 2

Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.36	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.55	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.82	q
4	align=left		align=left		23.88
5	align=left		align=left		24.11
6	align=left		align=left		24.15
7	align=left		align=left		24.19
8	align=left		align=left		24.58

Semifinal 3

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.29	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.47	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.01
4	align=left		align=left		24.14
5	align=left		align=left		24.26
6	align=left		align=left		24.28
7	align=left		align=left		24.34
8	align=left		align=left		24.86

Heats

18 September

Heat 1

Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.04	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.11	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.15	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.27	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.29	q
7	align=left		align=left		24.65
8	align=left		align=left		26.02

Heat 2

Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.43	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.66	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.97	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.12	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.74
6	align=left		align=left		25.05
7	align=left		align=left		25.08

Heat 3

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.83	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.98	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.17	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.49	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.75
6	align=left		align=left		24.79
7	align=left		align=left		24.79

Heat 4

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.18	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.79	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.27	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.34	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.48	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.50
7	align=left		align=left		25.79

Heat 5

Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.49	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.87	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.42	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.43	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.49	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.81

Participation

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