1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Muriel Hurtis France
|
| Silver | Shakedia Jones United States
|
| Bronze | Sarah Wilhelmy United Kingdom
|
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
1 August
Wind: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Muriel Hurtis | France |
23.22 | |
 |
Shakedia Jones | United States |
23.39 | |
 |
Sarah Wilhelmy | United Kingdom |
23.56 | |
| 4 | Johanna Manninen |  Finland |
23.68 | |
| 5 | Melaine Walker |  Jamaica |
23.72 | |
| 6 | Joan Ekah |  Nigeria |
23.76 | |
| 7 | Edyta Rela |  Poland |
23.80 | |
| 8 | Funmilola Ogundana | Nigeria |
23.99 |
Semifinals[edit]
1 August
Semifinal 1[edit]
Wind: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna Manninen | Finland |
23.58 | Q |
| 2 | Sarah Wilhelmy | United Kingdom |
23.62 | Q |
| 3 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
23.67 | Q |
| 4 | Joan Ekah | Nigeria |
23.79 | Q |
| 5 | Petronella Árva |  Hungary |
23.81 | |
| 6 | Myra Combs | United States |
23.84 | |
| 7 | Anna Pacholak | Poland |
24.21 | |
| 8 | Nadia Imalouan | France |
24.24 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muriel Hurtis | France |
23.26 | Q |
| 2 | Shakedia Jones | United States |
23.35 | Q |
| 3 | Edyta Rela | Poland |
23.75 | Q |
| 4 | Funmilola Ogundana | Nigeria |
23.79 | Q |
| 5 | Atia Weekes |  Canada |
23.81 | |
| 6 | Enikő Szabó | Hungary |
23.93 | |
| 7 | Jenny Kallur |  Sweden |
24.01 | |
| 8 | Ólga Kaidantzí |  Greece |
24.63 |
Quarterfinals[edit]
31 July
Quarterfinal 1[edit]
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atia Weekes | Canada |
23.45 | Q |
| 2 | Funmilola Ogundana | Nigeria |
23.56 | Q |
| 3 | Myra Combs | United States |
23.59 | Q |
| 4 | Ólga Kaidantzí | Greece |
24.02 | Q |
| 5 | Olga Nikitenko |  Kazakhstan |
24.28 | |
| 6 | Lucy-Ann Richards |  Barbados |
24.44 | |
| 7 | Hazel-Ann Regis |  Grenada |
24.56 | |
| 8 | Paula Osorio |  Chile |
24.65 |
Quarterfinal 2[edit]
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Wilhelmy | United Kingdom |
23.69 | Q |
| 2 | Petronella Árva | Hungary |
23.81 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Pacholak | Poland |
23.85 | Q |
| 4 | Nadia Imalouan | France |
23.91 | Q |
| 5 | Cathleen Tschirch |  Germany |
24.14 | |
| 6 | Emily Maher |  Ireland |
24.28 | |
| Fana Ashby |  Trinidad and Tobago |
DNS | ||
| Leticia Mutta |  Tanzania |
DNS |
Quarterfinal 3[edit]
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Ekah | Nigeria |
23.50 | Q |
| 2 | Muriel Hurtis | France |
23.52 | Q |
| 3 | Enikő Szabó | Hungary |
23.70 | Q |
| 4 | Jenny Kallur | Sweden |
23.80 | Q |
| 5 | Isabel Roussow |  South Africa |
23.84 | |
| 6 | Lyubov Perepelova |  Uzbekistan |
24.36 | |
| 7 | Tamicka Clarke |  Bahamas |
24.62 | |
| 8 | Sonia Williams |  Antigua and Barbuda |
24.79 |
Quarterfinal 4[edit]
Wind: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakedia Jones | United States |
23.70 | Q |
| 2 | Johanna Manninen | Finland |
23.80 | Q |
| 3 | Edyta Rela | Poland |
23.90 | Q |
| 4 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
24.00 | Q |
| 5 | Zeng Xiujun |  China |
24.07 | |
| 6 | Rebecca White | United Kingdom |
24.40 | |
| 7 | Delphine Carmagnole |  Mauritius |
24.64 | |
| 8 | Ciara Sheehy | Ireland |
24.71 |
Heats[edit]
31 July
Heat 1[edit]
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muriel Hurtis | France |
23.14 | Q |
| 2 | Isabel Roussow | South Africa |
24.01 | Q |
| 3 | Enikő Szabó | Hungary |
24.10 | Q |
| 4 | Cathleen Tschirch | Germany |
24.34 | Q |
| 5 | Delphine Carmagnole | Mauritius |
24.48 | q |
| 6 | Sandra Reategui |  Peru |
24.85 | |
| 7 | Kadiatou Camara |  Mali |
25.88 |
Heat 2[edit]
Wind: -1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna Manninen | Finland |
24.05 | Q |
| 2 | Shakedia Jones | United States |
24.39 | Q |
| 3 | Ólga Kaidantzí | Greece |
24.60 | Q |
| 4 | Hazel-Ann Regis | Grenada |
25.07 | Q |
| 5 | Bozidarka Crncan |  Croatia |
25.18 | |
| 6 | Aminata Bangura |  Sierra Leone |
26.70 |
Heat 3[edit]
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Wilhelmy | United Kingdom |
23.52 | Q |
| 2 | Joan Ekah | Nigeria |
23.63 | Q |
| 3 | Jenny Kallur | Sweden |
23.89 | Q |
| 4 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda |
24.36 | Q |
| 5 | Paula Osorio | Chile |
24.45 | q |
| 6 | Tamicka Clarke | Bahamas |
24.71 | q |
Heat 4[edit]
Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Pacholak | Poland |
23.96 | Q |
| 2 | Myra Combs | United States |
24.11 | Q |
| 3 | Leticia Mutta | Tanzania |
24.40 | Q |
| 4 | Lyubov Perepelova | Uzbekistan |
24.44 | Q |
| 5 | Nino Bagashvili |  Georgia |
24.75 |
Heat 5[edit]
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funmilola Ogundana | Nigeria |
23.84 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Nikitenko | Kazakhstan |
24.50 | Q |
| 3 | Rebecca White | United Kingdom |
24.57 | Q |
| 4 | Emily Maher | Ireland |
24.60 | Q |
| 5 | Cornelia Kupa |  Italy |
24.72 | |
| Justine Bayiga |  Uganda |
DNF |
Heat 6[edit]
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atia Weekes | Canada |
23.84 | Q |
| 2 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
24.06 | Q |
| 3 | Lucy-Ann Richards | Barbados |
24.67 | Q |
| 4 | Ciara Sheehy | Ireland |
24.74 | Q |
| 5 | Carika Potgieter | South Africa |
24.97 | |
| 6 | Hung Siu-Ting |  Chinese Taipei |
25.35 | |
| 7 | Hiranisha Rasimuddin |  Singapore |
25.93 |
Heat 7[edit]
Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edyta Rela | Poland |
23.65 | Q |
| 2 | Nadia Imalouan | France |
23.79 | Q |
| 3 | Petronella Árva | Hungary |
23.80 | Q |
| 4 | Zeng Xiujun | China |
23.84 | Q |
| 5 | Fana Ashby | Trinidad and Tobago |
24.50 | q |
| 6 | Rondelle Ryan |  Australia |
24.82 | |
| 7 | Bernardette Damgoua |  Cameroon |
25.80 | |
| 8 | Phetsamone Paseuthxay |  Laos |
27.58 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Australia (1)
Bahamas (1)
Barbados (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (1)
Chile (1)
China (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Croatia (1)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Georgia (1)
Germany (1)
Greece (1)
Grenada (1)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (2)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
Laos (1)
Mali (1)
Mauritius (1)
Nigeria (2)
Peru (1)
Poland (2)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (1)
South Africa (2)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Uganda (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Uzbekistan (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015