The men'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]
| Gold | Christian Malcolm |
| Silver | Jairo Duzant |
| Bronze | Russell Frye |
1 August
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Malcolm | 20.44 | |||
| Jairo Duzant | 20.92 | |||
| Russell Frye | 20.94 | |||
| 4 | Steve Slowly | 20.99 | ||
| 5 | Scott Thom | 21.00 | ||
| 6 | Roy Bailey | 21.02 | ||
| 7 | Massimiliano Donati | 21.08 | ||
| 8 | Stefan Holz | 21.39 |
1 August
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Frye | 20.92 | Q | |
| 2 | Jairo Duzant | 21.01 | Q | |
| 3 | Roy Bailey | 21.16 | Q | |
| 4 | Stefan Holz | 21.29 | Q | |
| 5 | Wynand Dempers | 21.38 | ||
| 6 | Tim Benjamin | 21.59 | ||
| 7 | Raphael de Oliveira | 21.88 | ||
| 8 | Sherwin Vries | 21.88 |
Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Malcolm | 20.62 | Q | |
| 2 | Massimiliano Donati | 20.97 | Q | |
| 3 | Scott Thom | 21.05 | Q | |
| 4 | Steve Slowly | 21.07 | Q | |
| 5 | Kevin Baker | 21.24 | ||
| 6 | Benjamin Potter | 21.32 | ||
| 7 | Bradley Agnew | 21.45 | ||
| 8 | Hirofumi Nakagawa | 21.89 |
31 July
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Slowly | 21.00 | Q | |
| 2 | Scott Thom | 21.14 | Q | |
| 3 | Kevin Baker | 21.53 | Q | |
| 4 | Raphael de Oliveira | 21.54 | Q | |
| 5 | Jeremy Bobe | 21.56 | ||
| 6 | Attila Farkas | 21.57 | ||
| 7 | Heber Viera | 21.58 | ||
| José Luis Herrera | DNS |
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Frye | 20.79 | Q | |
| 2 | Roy Bailey | 21.07 | Q | |
| 3 | Tim Benjamin | 21.22 | Q | |
| 4 | Sherwin Vries | 21.31 | Q | |
| 5 | William To Wai Lok | 21.81 | ||
| 6 | Julien Arame | 21.87 | ||
| 7 | Kenji Nara | 22.19 | ||
| Matthias Mertens | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Malcolm | 20.85 | Q | |
| 2 | Benjamin Potter | 21.26 | Q | |
| 3 | Hirofumi Nakagawa | 21.31 | Q | |
| 4 | Wynand Dempers | 21.36 | Q | |
| 5 | Anastasios Goúsis | 21.48 | ||
| 6 | Alexander Lakhanpal | 21.78 | ||
| 7 | Alejandro Olivan | 21.79 | ||
| 8 | Stephen Hadfield | 21.88 |
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairo Duzant | 21.07 | Q | |
| 2 | Stefan Holz | 21.27 | Q | |
| 3 | Massimiliano Donati | 21.29 | Q | |
| 4 | Bradley Agnew | 21.38 | Q | |
| 5 | Dallas Roberts | 21.40 | ||
| 6 | Uros Zver | 21.66 | ||
| 7 | Helly Ollarves | 21.76 | ||
| 8 | Ousman Jatta | 22.51 |
31 July
Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Bailey | 21.32 | Q | |
| 2 | Hirofumi Nakagawa | 21.32 | Q | |
| 3 | Attila Farkas | 21.59 | Q | |
| 4 | William To Wai Lok | 21.77 | Q | |
| 5 | Nelson Lucas | 22.14 | ||
| 6 | Dermot Rawlins | 22.46 | ||
| Marco Cuneo | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairo Duzant | 21.25 | Q | |
| 2 | Stefan Holz | 21.33 | Q | |
| 3 | Dallas Roberts | 21.52 | Q | |
| 4 | Uros Zver | 21.57 | Q | |
| 5 | Heber Viera | 21.59 | q | |
| 6 | Stephen Hadfield | 21.79 | q | |
| 7 | Saula Roko | 22.24 | ||
| 8 | Charles Shaw | 23.41 |
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Thom | 21.23 | Q | |
| 2 | Steve Slowly | 21.34 | Q | |
| 3 | Julien Arame | 21.51 | Q | |
| 4 | Matthias Mertens | 21.56 | Q | |
| 5 | Kenji Nara | 21.92 | q | |
| 6 | Rudy Colabella | 21.97 | ||
| 7 | Gary Webb | 23.61 | ||
| 8 | Papy Stone Seke Moundele | 23.66 |
Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimiliano Donati | 21.10 | Q | |
| 2 | Wynand Dempers | 21.25 | Q | |
| 3 | Benjamin Potter | 21.26 | Q | |
| 4 | José Luis Herrera | 22.15 | Q | |
| 5 | Sean Lambert | 22.51 | ||
| 6 | Xu Zizhou | 22.69 | ||
| 7 | Bashir Al-Khewani | 23.80 | ||
| 8 | Philam Garcia | 25.11 |
Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Frye | 20.97 | Q | |
| 2 | Bradley Agnew | 21.43 | Q | |
| 3 | Raphael de Oliveira | 21.58 | Q | |
| 4 | Alejandro Olivan | 21.69 | Q | |
| 5 | Helly Ollarves | 21.76 | q | |
| 6 | Thomas Scheidl | 22.11 | ||
| 7 | Ernesto Elo | 23.80 |
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Malcolm | 20.73 | Q | |
| 2 | Jeremy Bobe | 21.36 | Q | |
| 3 | Alexander Lakhanpal | 21.44 | Q | |
| 4 | Ousman Jatta | 21.89 | Q | |
| 5 | Ahmed Torkhani | 21.94 | ||
| 6 | Piotr Berestiuk | 22.00 | ||
| 7 | Robert Mugagga | 22.34 |
Wind: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Baker | 21.16 | Q | |
| 2 | Tim Benjamin | 21.19 | Q | |
| 3 | Sherwin Vries | 21.25 | Q | |
| 4 | Anastasios Goúsis | 21.61 | Q | |
| 5 | Isaac Yaya | 22.64 | ||
| Rodney Pitts | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event.