1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres explained

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.

Medalists

Gold	Sylviane Félix
Silver	Lauren Hewitt
Bronze	Nora Ivanova

Results

Final

24 August
Wind: -2.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		23.16
	align=left		align=left		23.32
	align=left		align=left		23.59
4	align=left		align=left		23.75
5	align=left		align=left		23.79
6	align=left		align=left		23.81
7	align=left		align=left		23.88
8	align=left		align=left		23.89

Semifinals

24 August

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.59	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.69	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.99	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.00	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.24
6	align=left		align=left		24.43
7	align=left		align=left		24.51
8	align=left		align=left		24.60

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.76	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.84	Q
4	align=left		align=left		23.89	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.33
6	align=left		align=left		24.34
7	align=left		align=left		24.43
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Quarterfinals

23 August

Quarterfinal 1

Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.77	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.17	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.23	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.29
6	align=left		align=left		24.40
7	align=left		align=left		24.49
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Quarterfinal 2

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.71	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.18	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.27	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.52	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.66
6	align=left		align=left		24.68
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Quarterfinal 3

Wind: -1.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		24.05	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.11	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.16	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.29	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.77
6	align=left		align=left		24.87
7	align=left		align=left		25.02
8	align=left		align=left		25.06

Quarterfinal 4

Wind: -3.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.94	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.11	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.20	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.44	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.48
6	align=left		align=left		24.72
7	align=left		align=left		25.09
8	align=left		align=left		25.27

Heats

23 August

Heat 1

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.96	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.10	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.39	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.41	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.42	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.57	q
7	align=left		align=left		25.80
8	align=left		align=left		26.71

Heat 2

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.78	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.93	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.41	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.47	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.60	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.63	q
7	align=left		align=left		24.80

Heat 3

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.91	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.00	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.26	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.28	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.39	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.61	q
7	align=left		align=left		25.00

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.41	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.98	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.36	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.49	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.74	q
6	align=left		align=left		25.71
7	align=left		align=left		25.81

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.86	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.08	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.45	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.54	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.75
6	align=left		align=left		25.03
7	align=left		align=left		25.26

Heat 6

Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.95	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.11	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.18	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.20	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.73	q
6	align=left		align=left		24.92
7	align=left		align=left		25.42

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 43 athletes from 32 countries participated in the event.