2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 200 metres explained

Event:Girls' 200 metres
Competition:2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
Venue:Stadium Lille Métropole
Dates:8 July (heats)
9 July (semifinal)
10 July (final)
Competitors:56
Win Value:23.25
Gold:Desirèe Henry
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Christian Brennan
Silvernoc:CAN
Bronze:Shericka Jackson
Bronzenoc:JAM
Prev:2009
Next:2013

The girls' 200 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 8, 9 and 10 July.

Medalists

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Desirèe Henry
Christian Brennan
Shericka Jackson

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best22.58New Orleans, United States28 June 1992
Championship Record22.99Marrakesh, Morocco17 July 2005
World Youth Leading23.32Montego Bay, Jamaica24 April 2011

Heats

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 24.74 Q
2 1 25.01 Q
3 6 25.61 Q
4 3 25.98
5 8 25.98
4 DNF
2 DNS
5 DNS

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 24.02 Q
2 5 24.65 Q
3 8 24.90 Q
4 2 25.09 q
5 3 25.58
6 4 25.64
7 7 25.71
8 1 25.80 PB

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 24.31 Q
2 2 24.60 Q
3 3 25.27 Q
4 6 25.36
5 8 25.83
6 7 26.00 SB
7 4 26.21 SB
1 DNS

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 24.30 Q
2 7 24.52 Q
3 3 25.02 Q
4 6 25.25
5 4 25.84
6 2 26.02
7 8 26.37
8 5 26.85 PB

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 24.19 Q
2 6 24.21 Q
3 8 25.02 Q
4 2 25.14
5 1 25.48
6 3 25.50
7 5 26.25
8 4 26.37 PB

Heat 6

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 24.08 Q
1 2 24.08 Q
3 4 24.56 Q
4 6 24.87 q, PB
5 8 25.41
6 5 25.52
7 7 26.06
8 3 27.26 PB

Heat 7

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 23.57 Q, PB
2 5 24.25 Q
3 2 24.82 Q, SB
4 3 25.02 q, PB
5 7 25.12 PB
6 6 25.37
7 8 26.69 PB
1 DNS

Semifinals

Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 23.65 Q
2 6 23.78 Q, PB
3 4 23.89 PB
4 3 23.99
5 7 24.13
6 2 24.64 PB
7 8 24.71 SB
8 1 25.61

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 23.48 Q, PB
2 3 23.84 Q
3 5 23.96
4 7 24.39 PB
5 8 24.53 PB
6 6 24.59
7 1 24.90
2 DNS

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 23.38 Q, PB
2 5 23.70 Q, PB
3 3 23.73 q
4 4 23.80 q, PB
5 8 24.25
6 7 24.38
7 1 24.72
8 2 24.76

Final

[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
3 23.25 WYL
5 23.47 PB
4 23.62
4 6 23.64 PB
5 2 23.67
6 8 23.91
7 7 24.05
8 1 24.08

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 200 Metres Girls - Round 1 . . 8 July 2011.
  2. Web site: 200 Metres Girls - Semi-Final . . 9 July 2011.
  3. Web site: 200 Metres Girls - Final . . 10 July 2011.