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.

Medalists Gold Muriel Hurtis Silver Shakedia Jones Bronze Sarah Wilhelmy

Results Final 1 August Wind: -1.1 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Muriel Hurtis 23.22 Shakedia Jones 23.39 Sarah Wilhelmy 23.56 4 Johanna Manninen 23.68 5 Melaine Walker 23.72 6 Joan Ekah 23.76 7 Edyta Rela 23.80 8 Funmilola Ogundana 23.99

Semifinals 1 August

Semifinal 1 Wind: -0.6 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Johanna Manninen 23.58 Q 2 Sarah Wilhelmy 23.62 Q 3 Melaine Walker 23.67 Q 4 Joan Ekah 23.79 Q 5 Petronella Árva 23.81 6 Myra Combs 23.84 7 Anna Pacholak 24.21 8 Nadia Imalouan 24.24

Semifinal 2 Wind: -0.7 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Muriel Hurtis 23.26 Q 2 Shakedia Jones 23.35 Q 3 Edyta Rela 23.75 Q 4 Funmilola Ogundana 23.79 Q 5 Atia Weekes 23.81 6 Enikő Szabó 23.93 7 Jenny Kallur 24.01 8 Ólga Kaidantzí 24.63

Quarterfinals 31 July

Quarterfinal 1 Wind: +0.7 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Atia Weekes 23.45 Q 2 Funmilola Ogundana 23.56 Q 3 Myra Combs 23.59 Q 4 Ólga Kaidantzí 24.02 Q 5 Olga Nikitenko 24.28 6 Lucy-Ann Richards 24.44 7 Hazel-Ann Regis 24.56 8 Paula Osorio 24.65

Quarterfinal 2 Wind: +0.7 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sarah Wilhelmy 23.69 Q 2 Petronella Árva 23.81 Q 3 Anna Pacholak 23.85 Q 4 Nadia Imalouan 23.91 Q 5 Cathleen Tschirch 24.14 6 Emily Maher 24.28 Fana Ashby DNS Leticia Mutta DNS

Quarterfinal 3 Wind: +0.7 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Joan Ekah 23.50 Q 2 Muriel Hurtis 23.52 Q 3 Enikő Szabó 23.70 Q 4 Jenny Kallur 23.80 Q 5 Isabel Roussow 23.84 6 Lyubov Perepelova 24.36 7 Tamicka Clarke 24.62 8 Sonia Williams 24.79

Quarterfinal 4 Wind: -1.1 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Shakedia Jones 23.70 Q 2 Johanna Manninen 23.80 Q 3 Edyta Rela 23.90 Q 4 Melaine Walker 24.00 Q 5 Zeng Xiujun 24.07 6 Rebecca White 24.40 7 Delphine Carmagnole 24.64 8 Ciara Sheehy 24.71

Heats 31 July

Heat 1 Wind: -0.2 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Muriel Hurtis 23.14 Q 2 Isabel Roussow 24.01 Q 3 Enikő Szabó 24.10 Q 4 Cathleen Tschirch 24.34 Q 5 Delphine Carmagnole 24.48 q 6 Sandra Reategui 24.85 7 Kadiatou Camara 25.88

Heat 2 Wind: -1.0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Johanna Manninen 24.05 Q 2 Shakedia Jones 24.39 Q 3 Ólga Kaidantzí 24.60 Q 4 Hazel-Ann Regis 25.07 Q 5 Bozidarka Crncan 25.18 6 Aminata Bangura 26.70

Heat 3 Wind: +0.7 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sarah Wilhelmy 23.52 Q 2 Joan Ekah 23.63 Q 3 Jenny Kallur 23.89 Q 4 Sonia Williams 24.36 Q 5 Paula Osorio 24.45 q 6 Tamicka Clarke 24.71 q

Heat 4 Wind: +0.5 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Anna Pacholak 23.96 Q 2 Myra Combs 24.11 Q 3 Leticia Mutta 24.40 Q 4 Lyubov Perepelova 24.44 Q 5 Nino Bagashvili 24.75

Heat 5 Wind: -0.9 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Funmilola Ogundana 23.84 Q 2 Olga Nikitenko 24.50 Q 3 Rebecca White 24.57 Q 4 Emily Maher 24.60 Q 5 Cornelia Kupa 24.72 Justine Bayiga DNF

Heat 6 Wind: 0.0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Atia Weekes 23.84 Q 2 Melaine Walker 24.06 Q 3 Lucy-Ann Richards 24.67 Q 4 Ciara Sheehy 24.74 Q 5 Carika Potgieter 24.97 6 Hung Siu-Ting 25.35 7 Hiranisha Rasimuddin 25.93

Heat 7 Wind: +0.5 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Edyta Rela 23.65 Q 2 Nadia Imalouan 23.79 Q 3 Petronella Árva 23.80 Q 4 Zeng Xiujun 23.84 Q 5 Fana Ashby 24.50 q 6 Rondelle Ryan 24.82 7 Bernardette Damgoua 25.80 8 Phetsamone Paseuthxay 27.58

Participation According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.

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