The women's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.[1]
| Gold | Anthonique Strachan Bahamas | |
| Silver | Olivia Ekpone United States | |
| Bronze | Dezerea Bryant United States |
| Standing records prior to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record | 22.18 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 | ||
| Championship Record | 22.82 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 | ||
| World Junior Leading | 22.70 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 March 2012 | ||
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | |||||
| Championship Record World Junior Leading | 22.53 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 | ||
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 9 | 23.35 | Q, SB | |||
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 23.42 | Q, NJ | |||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 23.54 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 23.70 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 9 | 23.71 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 23.74 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 23.74 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 6 | 23.78 | Q, SB | |||
| 9 | 3 | 8 | 23.83 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 23.88 | Q, PB | |||
| 11 | 3 | 9 | 23.89 | Q | |||
| 12 | 5 | 5 | 23.93 | q, PB | |||
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 23.97 | Q, PB | |||
| 13 | 2 | 7 | 23.97 | Q | |||
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 23.98 | q, PB | |||
| 16 | 2 | 9 | 24.01 | q | |||
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 24.02 | Q | |||
| 18 | 7 | 5 | 24.04 | Q | |||
| 19 | 1 | 4 | 24.08 | Q | |||
| 20 | 1 | 7 | 24.22 | Q | |||
| 21 | 4 | 3 | 24.26 | Q | |||
| 22 | 4 | 7 | 24.27 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 8 | 24.29 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 3 | 24.50 | ||||
| 25 | 6 | 5 | 24.52 | Q | |||
| 26 | 7 | 4 | 24.54 | ||||
| 27 | 5 | 7 | 24.55 | ||||
| 28 | 6 | 3 | 24.56 | Q | |||
| 29 | 3 | 7 | 24.61 | Q | |||
| 30 | 7 | 8 | 24.63 | ||||
| 31 | 6 | 4 | 24.65 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 6 | 24.71 | ||||
| 33 | 5 | 3 | 24.72 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 5 | 24.73 | ||||
| 34 | 2 | 3 | 24.73 | ||||
| 34 | 2 | 6 | 24.73 | ||||
| 37 | 4 | 8 | 24.75 | ||||
| 38 | 6 | 8 | 24.78 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 2 | 24.78 | ||||
| 40 | 2 | 8 | 24.87 | ||||
| 41 | 6 | 6 | 24.92 | ||||
| 42 | 6 | 7 | 25.01 | ||||
| 43 | 3 | 4 | 25.04 | ||||
| 44 | 3 | 3 | 25.12 | SB | |||
| 45 | 1 | 5 | 25.97 | PB | |||
| 46 | 7 | 3 | 26.41 | ||||
| 47 | 3 | 6 | 26.77 | PB | |||
| 4 | 6 | DQ | |||||
| 4 | 9 | DNS | |||||
| 1 | 9 | DNS | |||||
| 7 | 6 | DNS |
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 23.11 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 23.28 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 23.28 | Q, SB | |||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 23.49 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 23.49 | Q, PB | |||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 23.49 | q, PB | |||
| 7 | 2 | 7 | 23.57 | q, PB | |||
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 23.58 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 7 | 23.59 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 23.75 | PB | |||
| 11 | 2 | 9 | 23.85 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 9 | 23.94 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 23.94 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 23.99 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 4 | 24.03 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 8 | 24.15 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | 24.17 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 3 | 24.17 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 9 | 24.23 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 24.25 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 3 | 24.43 | PB | |||
| 22 | 2 | 3 | 24.50 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 8 | 24.50 | ||||
| – | 2 | 6 | DQ |
Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 22.53 | WJL, CR | ||||
| 5 | 23.15 | PB | ||||
| 7 | 23.15 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 23.34 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 23.41 | PB | |||
| 6 | 9 | 23.47 | PB | |||
| 7 | 3 | 23.50 | PB | |||
| 8 | 8 | 23.53 |
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 36 countries participated in the event.