1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 September.

Medalists

Gold	Hu Ling China
Silver	Cathy Freeman Australia
Bronze	Merlene Frazer Jamaica

Results

Final

19 September
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Hu Ling	China	23.14
	Cathy Freeman	Australia	23.25
	Merlene Frazer	Jamaica	23.29
4	Jacqueline Poelman	Netherlands	23.38
5	Katharine Merry	United Kingdom	23.59
6	Giada Gallina	Italy	23.74
7	Marion Jones	United States	24.09
8	Silke Lichtenhagen	Germany	24.22

Semifinals

18 September

Semifinal 1

Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Katharine Merry	United Kingdom	23.38	Q
2	Silke Lichtenhagen	Germany	23.78	Q
3	Marion Jones	United States	23.81	q
4	Marie Westerlund	Sweden	23.86
5	Aline André	France	24.16
6	Beverley Langley	Jamaica	24.31
7	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	24.52
8	Debbie Ferguson	Bahamas	24.74

Semifinal 2

Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Hu Ling	China	23.36	Q
2	Jacqueline Poelman	Netherlands	23.55	Q
3	Giada Gallina	Italy	23.82	q
4	Zundra Feagin	United States	23.88
5	Oksana Dyachenko	Commonwealth of Independent States	24.11
6	Sophia Smith	United Kingdom	24.15
7	Mame Twumasi	Canada	24.19
8	Onyinye Chikezie	Nigeria	24.58

Semifinal 3

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Cathy Freeman	Australia	23.29	Q
2	Merlene Frazer	Jamaica	23.47	Q
3	Laura Mascia	Italy	24.01
4	Chen Yanchun	China	24.14
5	Katja Seidel	Germany	24.26
6	Nicole Devonish	Canada	24.28
7	Katarzyna Zakrzewska	Poland	24.34
8	Lucimar Aparecida de Moura	Brazil	24.86

Heats

18 September

Heat 1

Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Merlene Frazer	Jamaica	23.58	Q
2	Laura Mascia	Italy	24.04	Q
3	Oksana Dyachenko	Commonwealth of Independent States	24.11	Q
4	Sophia Smith	United Kingdom	24.15	Q
5	Katja Seidel	Germany	24.27	q
6	Mame Twumasi	Canada	24.29	q
7	Marliese Steyn	South Africa	24.65
8	Wan Kin Yee	Hong Kong	26.02

Heat 2

Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Katharine Merry	United Kingdom	23.43	Q
2	Jacqueline Poelman	Netherlands	23.66	Q
3	Marie Westerlund	Sweden	23.97	Q
4	Katarzyna Zakrzewska	Poland	24.12	Q
5	Grace Birungi	Uganda	24.74
6	Amarachukwu Eze	Nigeria	25.05
7	Mônica Figueirêdo	Brazil	25.08

Heat 3

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Marion Jones	United States	23.83	Q
2	Chen Yanchun	China	23.98	Q
3	Giada Gallina	Italy	24.17	Q
4	Debbie Ferguson	Bahamas	24.49	Q
5	Stephanie Young	New Zealand	24.75
6	Monika Gachevska	Bulgaria	24.79
7	Byun Yeong-Rye	South Korea	24.79

Heat 4

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Hu Ling	China	23.18	Q
2	Zundra Feagin	United States	23.79	Q
3	Aline André	France	24.27	Q
4	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	24.34	Q
5	Lucimar Aparecida de Moura	Brazil	24.48	q
6	Colinda Farrar	Australia	24.50
7	Meseret Bekele	Ethiopia	25.79

Heat 5

Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Cathy Freeman	Australia	23.49	Q
2	Silke Lichtenhagen	Germany	23.87	Q
3	Nicole Devonish	Canada	24.42	Q
4	Onyinye Chikezie	Nigeria	24.43	Q
5	Beverley Langley	Jamaica	24.49	q
6	Asako Mogi	Japan	24.81

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.

• Australia (2)
• Bahamas (1)
• Brazil (2)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Canada (2)
• China (2)
• Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
• Ethiopia (1)
• France (1)
• Germany (2)
• Hong Kong (1)
• Italy (2)
• Jamaica (2)
• Japan (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• New Zealand (1)
• Nigeria (2)
• Poland (1)
• South Africa (1)
• South Korea (1)
• Sweden (1)
• Switzerland (1)
• Uganda (1)
• United Kingdom (2)
• United States (2)