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.

Medalists Gold Vernicha James Silver Anneisha McLaughlin Bronze Sanya Richards

Results Final 19 July Wind: -0.2 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vernicha James 22.93 Anneisha McLaughlin 22.94 Sanya Richards 23.09 4 Vincenza Calì 23.25 5 Allyson Felix 23.48 6 Nickesha Anderson 23.59 7 Amy Spencer 23.76 8 Ashley Purnell 23.97

Semifinals 19 July

Semifinal 1 Wind: +0.4 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sanya Richards 23.33 Q 2 Nickesha Anderson 23.52 Q 3 Ashley Purnell 23.80 q 4 Nikolett Listár 24.10 5 Yuliya Gushchina 24.12 6 Tiandra Ponteen 24.67 7 Claire Bergin 24.97 8 Virginie Michanol 25.35

Semifinal 2 Wind: -0.1 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vernicha James 23.07 Q 2 Allyson Felix 23.73 Q 3 April Brough 24.09 4 Johanna Kedzierski 24.31 5 Petya Borisova 24.48 6 Phara Anacharsis 24.68 7 Elina Korjansalo 24.97 Lyn-Marie Cox DNS

Semifinal 3 Wind: -0.3 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Anneisha McLaughlin 23.39 Q 2 Vincenza Calì 23.42 Q 3 Amy Spencer 23.65 q 4 Iuliana Belcheva 24.15 5 Ann Cathrine Bakken 24.28 6 Carla Bosco 24.29 7 Janina Schwidde 24.67 8 Jenny Ljunggren 24.74

Heats 18 July

Heat 1 Wind: +1.6 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vincenza Calì 23.27 Q 2 Nickesha Anderson 23.34 Q 3 Yuliya Gushchina 23.98 Q 4 Phara Anacharsis 24.14 Q 5 Jenny Ljunggren 24.30 q 6 Megan Clarke 24.69 7 Gabriela Patterson 24.69 8 Imma Sabate 28.02

Heat 2 Wind: +1.5 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sanya Richards 23.13 Q 2 Ashley Purnell 23.28 Q 3 Ann Cathrine Bakken 24.20 Q 4 Elina Korjansalo 24.77 Q 5 Delphine Atangana 24.96 6 Rina Fujimaki 25.03 Virgil Hodge DQ

Heat 3 Wind: +1.4 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vernicha James 23.14 Q 2 Iuliana Belcheva 24.12 Q 3 Johanna Kedzierski 24.16 Q 4 Tiandra Ponteen 24.29 Q 5 Virginie Michanol 24.49 q 6 Daniela Riderelli 24.69 Josephine Ngaluafe DNF

Heat 4 Wind: +2.0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Allyson Felix 23.77 Q 2 April Brough 23.94 Q 3 Nikolett Listár 24.08 Q 4 Claire Bergin 24.36 Q 5 Gayane Beglaryan 25.11 Katrin Käärt DNF

Heat 5 Wind: +1.6 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Anneisha McLaughlin 23.30 Q 2 Amy Spencer 23.46 Q 3 Lyn-Marie Cox 23.86 Q 4 Carla Bosco 24.11 Q 5 Janina Schwidde 24.37 q 6 Petya Borisova 24.61 q 7 Joan van den Akker 25.06

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

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