2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 18 and 19 July.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Vernicha James  United Kingdom
Silver	Anneisha McLaughlin  Jamaica
Bronze	Sanya Richards  United States

Results

Final

19 July
Wind: -0.2m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Vernicha James	United Kingdom	22.93
	Anneisha McLaughlin	Jamaica	22.94
	Sanya Richards	United States	23.09
4	Vincenza Calì	Italy	23.25
5	Allyson Felix	United States	23.48
6	Nickesha Anderson	Jamaica	23.59
7	Amy Spencer	United Kingdom	23.76
8	Ashley Purnell	Canada	23.97

Semifinals

19 July

Semifinal 1

Wind: +0.4m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Sanya Richards	United States	23.33	Q
2	Nickesha Anderson	Jamaica	23.52	Q
3	Ashley Purnell	Canada	23.80	q
4	Nikolett Listár	Hungary	24.10
5	Yuliya Gushchina	Russia	24.12
6	Tiandra Ponteen	Saint Kitts and Nevis	24.67
7	Claire Bergin	Ireland	24.97
8	Virginie Michanol	France	25.35

Semifinal 2

Wind: -0.1m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Vernicha James	United Kingdom	23.07	Q
2	Allyson Felix	United States	23.73	Q
3	April Brough	New Zealand	24.09
4	Johanna Kedzierski	Germany	24.31
5	Petya Borisova	Bulgaria	24.48
6	Phara Anacharsis	France	24.68
7	Elina Korjansalo	Finland	24.97
	Lyn-Marie Cox	Barbados	DNS

Semifinal 3

Wind: -0.3m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Anneisha McLaughlin	Jamaica	23.39	Q
2	Vincenza Calì	Italy	23.42	Q
3	Amy Spencer	United Kingdom	23.65	q
4	Iuliana Belcheva	Bulgaria	24.15
5	Ann Cathrine Bakken	Norway	24.28
6	Carla Bosco	Finland	24.29
7	Janina Schwidde	Germany	24.67
8	Jenny Ljunggren	Sweden	24.74

Heats

18 July

Heat 1

Wind: +1.6m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Vincenza Calì	Italy	23.27	Q
2	Nickesha Anderson	Jamaica	23.34	Q
3	Yuliya Gushchina	Russia	23.98	Q
4	Phara Anacharsis	France	24.14	Q
5	Jenny Ljunggren	Sweden	24.30	q
6	Megan Clarke	Canada	24.69
7	Gabriela Patterson	Costa Rica	24.69
8	Imma Sabate	Andorra	28.02

Heat 2

Wind: +1.5m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Sanya Richards	United States	23.13	Q
2	Ashley Purnell	Canada	23.28	Q
3	Ann Cathrine Bakken	Norway	24.20	Q
4	Elina Korjansalo	Finland	24.77	Q
5	Delphine Atangana	Cameroon	24.96
6	Rina Fujimaki	Japan	25.03
	Virgil Hodge	Saint Kitts and Nevis	DQ

Heat 3

Wind: +1.4m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Vernicha James	United Kingdom	23.14	Q
2	Iuliana Belcheva	Bulgaria	24.12	Q
3	Johanna Kedzierski	Germany	24.16	Q
4	Tiandra Ponteen	Saint Kitts and Nevis	24.29	Q
5	Virginie Michanol	France	24.49	q
6	Daniela Riderelli	Chile	24.69
	Josephine Ngaluafe	Australia	DNF

Heat 4

Wind: +2.0m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Allyson Felix	United States	23.77	Q
2	April Brough	New Zealand	23.94	Q
3	Nikolett Listár	Hungary	24.08	Q
4	Claire Bergin	Ireland	24.36	Q
5	Gayane Beglaryan	Uzbekistan	25.11
	Katrin Käärt	Estonia	DNF

Heat 5

Wind: +1.6m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Anneisha McLaughlin	Jamaica	23.30	Q
2	Amy Spencer	United Kingdom	23.46	Q
3	Lyn-Marie Cox	Barbados	23.86	Q
4	Carla Bosco	Finland	24.11	Q
5	Janina Schwidde	Germany	24.37	q
6	Petya Borisova	Bulgaria	24.61	q
7	Joan van den Akker	Netherlands	25.06

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.

•  Andorra (1)
•  Australia (1)
•  Barbados (1)
•  Bulgaria (2)
•  Cameroon (1)
•  Canada (2)
•  Chile (1)
•  Costa Rica (1)
•  Estonia (1)
•  Finland (2)
•  France (2)
•  Germany (2)
•  Hungary (1)
•  Ireland (1)
•  Italy (1)
•  Jamaica (2)
•  Japan (1)
•  Netherlands (1)
•  New Zealand (1)
•  Norway (1)
•  Russia (1)
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
•  Sweden (1)
•  United Kingdom (2)
•  United States (2)
•  Uzbekistan (1)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015