1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the 1987 World Championships
Venue Stadio Olimpico
Dates1 September (heats and quarter-finals)
3 September (semi-finals and final)
Competitors47
Winning time20.16
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  1983
1991  

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Smith
United States (USA)
Silver Flag of France.svg Gilles Quénéhervé
France (FRA)
Bronze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Regis
Great Britain (GBR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)19.72 Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 1979
Championship RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)20.14 Helsinki, Finland August 14, 1983

Final

RANKFINAL wind -0.4TIME
Med 1.png Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)20.16
Med 2.png Flag of France.svg  Gilles Quénéhervé  (FRA)20.16
Med 3.png Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Regis  (GBR)20.18
4.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Robson da Silva  (BRA)20.22
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Krylov  (URS)20.23
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Floyd Heard  (USA)20.25
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Pierfrancesco Pavoni  (ITA)20.45
8.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Atlee Mahorn  (CAN)20.78

Semifinals

RANKHEAT 1 wind +0.5TIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Regis  (GBR)20.54
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)20.54
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Atlee Mahorn  (CAN)20.69
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Pierfrancesco Pavoni  (ITA)20.78
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Wallace Spearmon  (USA)20.87
6.Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Berger  (AUT)20.99
7.Flag of Hungary.svg  István Nagy  (HUN)21.22
8.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrey Fedoriv  (URS)21.28


RANKHEAT 2 wind +1.2TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Gilles Quénéhervé  (FRA)20.31
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Floyd Heard  (USA)20.31
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Krylov  (URS)20.34
4.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Robson Caetano da Silva  (BRA)20.38
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Kovács  (HUN)20.47
6.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Clive Wright  (JAM)20.50
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Tilli  (ITA)20.86
8.Flag of Kenya.svg  Simeon Kipkemboi  (KEN)20.90

Quarterfinals

RANKHEAT 1 wind -1.5TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Floyd Heard  (USA)20.56
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Krylov  (URS)20.79
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  István Nagy  (HUN)21.11
4.Flag of France.svg  Daniel Sangouma  (FRA)21.11
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Klein  (FRG)21.12
6.Flag of Cuba.svg  Sergio Querol  (CUB)21.37
7.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Achmed de Kom  (NED)21.39
8.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Neville Hodge  (ISV)21.68


RANKHEAT 2 wind -1.3TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)20.38
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Atlee Mahorn  (CAN)20.64
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Simeon Kipkemboi  (KEN)20.88
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Tilli  (ITA)20.89
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Haas  (FRG)20.94
6.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Luís Barroso  (POR)21.20
7.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Marie-Rose  (FRA)26.25
Flag of Ghana.svg  Nelson Boateng  (GHA)DNS


RANKHEAT 3 wind +0.4TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Gilles Quénéhervé  (FRA)20.48
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Wallace Spearmon  (USA)20.55
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Regis  (GBR)20.60
4.Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Berger  (AUT)20.86
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrey Fedoriv  (URS)20.87
6.Flag of Germany.svg  Volker Westhagemann  (FRG)20.98
7.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Arnaldo Oliveira Silva  (BRA)21.15
8.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert Stone  (AUS)21.23


RANKHEAT 4 wind +0.8TIME
1.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Robson Caetano da Silva  (BRA)20.48
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Kovács  (HUN)20.61
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Pierfrancesco Pavoni  (ITA)20.65
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Clive Wright  (JAM)20.67
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Besik Gotsiridze  (URS)20.90
6.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jindrich Roun  (TCH)21.12
7.Flag of Algeria.svg  Mustapha Kamel Selmi  (ALG)21.26
8.Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Harouna Pale  (BUR)21.46

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1 wind +0.5TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Floyd Heard  (USA)20.37
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Krylov  (URS)20.77
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Klein  (FRG)20.89
4.Flag of Algeria.svg  Mustapha Kamel Selmi  (ALG)21.14
5.Flag of Ghana.svg  Nelson Boateng  (GHA)21.19
6.Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Harouna Pale  (BUR)21.26
7.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Dazel Jules  (TRI)21.53
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linford Christie  (GBR)DNS


RANKHEAT 2 wind -0.9TIME
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Kovács  (HUN)20.77
2.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Marie-Rose  (FRA)20.82
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Besik Gotsiridze  (URS)20.89
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Sergio Querol  (CUB)20.94
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Tilli  (ITA)21.01
6.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Feng Li  (CHN)21.47
7.Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Felix Sandy  (SLE)21.67
8.Flag of Mali.svg  Yaya Seyba  (MLI)21.93


RANKHEAT 3 wind -0.1TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Gilles Quénéhervé  (FRA)20.59
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Clive Wright  (JAM)20.88
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Achmed de Kom  (NED)21.11
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Volker Westhagemann  (FRG)21.15
5.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Neville Hodge  (ISV)21.33
6.Flag of Singapore.svg  Haron Mundir  (SIN)21.51
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Dinan  (AUS)21.62
8.Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Mark Sherwin  (COK)23.41


RANKHEAT 4 wind +0.7TIME
1.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Robson Caetano da Silva  (BRA)20.56
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Atlee Mahorn  (CAN)20.62
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Berger  (AUT)20.82
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrey Fedoriv  (URS)20.93
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  István Nagy  (HUN)21.06
6.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Luís Barroso  (POR)21.15
7.Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Leung Wing Kwong  (HKG)21.48
8.Flag of Yemen.svg  Sahim Saleh Mehdi  (YEM)23.07


RANKHEAT 5 wind -0.8TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)20.62
2.Flag of France.svg  Daniel Sangouma  (FRA)20.80
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Simeon Kipkemboi  (KEN)20.84
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Haas  (FRG)20.96
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jindrich Roun  (TCH)21.04
6.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Ian Morris  (TRI)21.36
7.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Takale Tuna  (PNG)22.06
8.Flag of Tonga.svg  Peauope Suli  (TGA)22.45


RANKHEAT 6 wind +0.3TIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Regis  (GBR)20.76
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Pierfrancesco Pavoni  (ITA)20.80
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Wallace Spearmon  (USA)20.82
4.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Arnaldo Oliveira Silva  (BRA)21.03
5.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert Stone  (AUS)21.23
6.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Alvin Daniel  (TRI)21.37
7.Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Secundino Borabota  (GEQ)23.66

See also

References