The men'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. [1] [2]
| Gold | Usain Bolt |
| Silver | Brendan Christian |
| Bronze | Wes Felix |
19 July
Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usain Bolt | 20.61 | |||
| Brendan Christian | 20.74 | |||
| Wes Felix | 20.82 | |||
| 4 | Rubin Williams | 20.90 | ||
| 5 | Bruno Pacheco | 20.95 | ||
| 6 | Sebastian Ernst | 21.00 | ||
| 7 | Till Helmke | 21.10 | ||
| Grafton Ifill | DNF |
19 July
Wind: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafton Ifill | 21.02 | Q | |
| 2 | Rubin Williams | 21.07 | Q | |
| 3 | Sebastian Ernst | 21.09 | q | |
| 4 | Tyler Christopher | 21.20 | ||
| 5 | Kristof Beyens | 21.22 | ||
| 6 | Paul Hession | 21.22 | ||
| 7 | Daisuke Sakai | 21.56 | ||
| 8 | Tamunosiki Atorudibo | 21.58 |
Wind: -2.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | 20.85 | Q | |
| 2 | Brendan Christian | 21.04 | Q | |
| 3 | Bruno Pacheco | 21.16 | q | |
| 4 | Adam Miller | 21.39 | ||
| 5 | Ricardo Pacheco | 21.47 | ||
| 6 | Dániel Ágoston | 21.60 | ||
| 7 | Ivor-Tit Jurisic | 21.80 | ||
| 8 | Paweł Ptak | 21.91 |
Wind: -4.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Felix | 21.50 | Q | |
| 2 | Till Helmke | 21.65 | Q | |
| 3 | Kazuteru Matsumoto | 21.66 | ||
| 4 | Roman Smirnov | 21.74 | ||
| 5 | Jorge Sena | 21.77 | ||
| 6 | Leigh Julius | 21.83 | ||
| 7 | Cédrick Audel | 21.92 | ||
| 8 | Robert Majchrzak | 21.95 |
18 July
Wind: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Christian | 21.09 | Q | |
| 2 | Roman Smirnov | 21.18 | Q | |
| 3 | Daisuke Sakai | 21.25 | Q | |
| 4 | Ivor-Tit Jurisic | 21.43 | q | |
| 5 | José María García | 21.48 | ||
| 6 | Ku King Kit | 22.19 | ||
| 7 | Abdulkarem Abdulkarem | 22.96 |
Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafton Ifill | 21.05 | Q | |
| 2 | Rubin Williams | 21.06 | Q | |
| 3 | Dániel Ágoston | 21.31 | Q | |
| 4 | Kapena Rukero | 21.44 | ||
| 5 | David Alerte | 21.67 | ||
| 6 | Hayden Townsend | 21.92 | ||
| 7 | Elio Gijon | 22.82 |
Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Christopher | 21.03 | Q | |
| 2 | Kazuteru Matsumoto | 21.16 | Q | |
| 3 | Ricardo Pacheco | 21.34 | Q | |
| 4 | Jeon Deok-Hyung | 21.54 | ||
| 5 | John Valoyes | 21.62 | ||
| 6 | Ahmed Mohamed Ali | 21.83 | ||
| 7 | Jone Biutilodoni | 22.91 |
Wind: +1.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | 20.58 | Q | |
| 2 | Sebastian Ernst | 20.97 | Q | |
| 3 | Paul Hession | 21.03 | Q | |
| 4 | Kristof Beyens | 21.19 | q | |
| 5 | Tiarison Manandaza | 22.20 | ||
| 6 | Khalid Brooks | 23.39 | ||
| Denis Kondratyev | DNF |
Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Pacheco | 21.19 | Q | |
| 2 | Paweł Ptak | 21.58 | Q | |
| 3 | Tamunosiki Atorudibo | 21.61 | Q | |
| 4 | Kris Neofytou | 21.76 | ||
| 5 | Darian Forbes | 22.36 | ||
| 6 | Thulasizwe Mnisi | 23.03 |
Wind: +1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Till Helmke | 20.97 | Q | |
| 2 | Jorge Sena | 21.28 | Q | |
| 3 | Cédrick Audel | 21.53 | Q | |
| 4 | Robert Ibeh | 21.71 | ||
| 5 | Andrés Rodríguez | 23.54 | ||
| 6 | Enrique Cristobal Ndong | 25.10 |
Wind: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Felix | 21.08 | Q | |
| 2 | Adam Miller | 21.23 | Q | |
| 3 | Leigh Julius | 21.29 | Q | |
| 4 | Robert Majchrzak | 21.36 | q | |
| 5 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 21.53 | ||
| 6 | Darragh Graham | 21.78 | ||
| 7 | Emmanuel Ngom | 21.81 |
According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 39 countries participated in the event.