2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the 2009 World Championships
Venue Olympiastadion (Berlin)
Dates18 August (heats and quarter-finals)
19 August (semi-finals)
20 August (final)
Competitors59
Winning time19.19 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The men's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany on August 18 and August 20. The winning margin was 0.62 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the men's 200 metres has been won by more than half a second at these championships.

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The race favourites were Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. Gay entered the competition as the reigning world champion, championship record holder, and 200 m world leader with 19.58 seconds. Bolt, the current Olympic champion and world record holder, had a season's best of 19.59 seconds. The last time the two athletes raced was at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, where Gay beat Bolt by a margin of 0.15 seconds. Osaka bronze medallist Wallace Spearmon was the only other athlete to run under twenty seconds that season and former Olympic champion Shawn Crawford was also competing. Up-and-coming athletes Alonso Edward, Steve Mullings and Ramil Guliyev were among the season's fastest sprinters prior to the championships. [1]

After hurting his groin during his American record run in the 100 metres two days earlier, Gay withdrew from the race, effectively rescinding his second world title. The withdrawal of Dwain Chambers, Churandy Martina and Jaysuma Saidy Ndure also reduced the quality of the field. There were no surprise eliminations in the heats, where Crawford, Mullings, Robert Hering, and Martial Mbandjock were the fastest qualifiers, [2] and Mullings had the fastest time of the quarter-finals round, with all the favourite athletes progressing. [3] On the second day of competition, German number one Hering was eliminated. Bolt and Spearmon were the two semi-final winners, while the third-fastest, 19-year-old Alonso Edward, demonstrated medal winning form. [4]

In the final race, Usain Bolt, the clear favourite, had another world record-breaking run following his 9.58 second record in the 100 metres four days earlier. After having the fastest reaction time of the race, Bolt came out of the bend in first place and extended his lead further in the home straight, beating his previous mark of 19.30 seconds set at the Olympics by 0.11 seconds to take the gold medal and Championship record. [5] Crawford, second fastest at the bend, was overtaken by Edward and Spearmon and eventually finished fourth. Edward vastly improved his previous best to set a South American record of 19.81, while Spearmon was third with 19.85 seconds. [6] At 19 years, 255 days old, silver medallist Edward became the youngest ever world medallist for the men's 200 m. [7]

Although the race between Gay and Bolt had not materialised, Bolt's world record of 19.19 seconds was a highlight of the championships. The overall quality of the event was also high: Edward had improved from 20.62 to 19.81 seconds over the course of one year. Also, with Crawford running 19.89 seconds, it was the first ever 200 m race to see four athletes run under 19.9 seconds. Bolt's winning margin of 0.62 seconds over second-placed Edward was the biggest in World Championship history. He received a $100,000 bonus for his performance, which was 0.13 seconds faster than Michael Johnson's former world record, a mark that had been regarded as one of the best records in the history of athletics. [6] [8]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Usain Bolt
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)
Alonso Edward
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)
Wallace Spearmon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
Championship record Flag of the United States.svg  Tyson Gay  (USA)19.76 Osaka, Japan 30 August 2007
World leadingFlag of the United States.svg  Tyson Gay  (USA)19.58 New York, United States 30 May 2009
African record Flag of Namibia.svg  Frankie Fredericks  (NAM)19.68 Atlanta, United States1 August 1996
Asian Record Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Suetsugu  (JPN)20.03 Yokohama, Japan 7 June 2003
North American recordFlag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.30Beijing, China20 August 2008
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Claudinei da Silva  (BRA)19.89 Munich, Germany 11 September 1999
European record Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)19.72 Mexico, Mexico 12 September 1979
Oceanian recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Norman  (AUS)20.06Mexico, Mexico16 October 1968

Qualification standards

Shawn Crawford finished in fourth place 20090818 Shawn Crawford.jpg
Shawn Crawford finished in fourth place
A timeB time
20.5920.75

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 18, 200910:05 Heats
August 18, 200918:55 Quarterfinals
August 19, 200919:25 Semifinals
August 20, 200920:35 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedWRWorld recordARArea recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.60Q
23 Steve Mullings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.62Q
39 Robert Hering Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.64Q
47 Martial Mbandjock Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.65Q
53 Paul Hession Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)20.66Q
59 Wallace Spearmon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.66Q
73 Kenji Fujimitsu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.69Q
85 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.70Q
96 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)20.71Q
99 Gavin Smellie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.71Q
113 David Alerte Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.72q
125 Rondel Sorrillo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)20.74Q
136 Marc Schneeberger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)20.76Q
147 Marco Cribari Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)20.80Q
145 Sam Effah Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.80Q
162 Brendan Christian Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)20.81Q
166 Emmanuel Callander Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)20.81Q
188 Jared Connaughton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.82Q
197 Rolando Palacios Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON)20.83Q
197 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)20.83q
212 Aleixo-Platini Menga Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.84Q
221 Roman Smirnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)20.85Q
238 Shinji Takahira Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.86Q
242 Charles Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.87Q
259 Thuso Mpuang Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)20.91q
264 Marlon Devonish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.92Q
272 Ben Youssef Meité Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)20.93q
282 Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)20.94q
291 Brian Dzingai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)20.97Q
299 Ramone McKenzie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.97
317 Alexander Kosenkow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.99
328 Stéphan Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)21.00Q
326 Ihor Bodrov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)21.00
326 Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)21.00
359 Seth Amoo Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)21.04
368 Patrick van Luijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)21.05
374 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)21.12Q
385 Sandro Viana Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)21.18
394 Marek Niit Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)21.21Q
405 Eddy De Lépine Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)21.23
413 Khalid Idrissi Zougari Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)21.24
424 Nathaniel McKinney Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)21.26
431 Adam Harris Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)21.28
446 Ramon Gittens Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)21.33
454 Joel Redhead Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)21.37
457 Ángel David Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)21.37
471 Aaron Armstrong Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)21.38SB
474 Ronalds Arājs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)21.38
475 Hitoshi Saito Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)21.38
502 Niko Verekauta Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)21.43SB
512 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)21.44
526 Vyacheslav Muravyev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)21.48
538 Fanuel Kenosi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)21.75SB
543 Franklin Nazareno Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)21.84
554 Sibusiso Matsenjwa Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland  (SWZ)21.93PB
561 Khalil Al Hanahneh Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)21.98
578 Nikolai Portelli Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)22.11
584 Andrew Hinds Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)22.60
598 Gabriel Mvumvure Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)22.67
2 Desislav Gunev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)DNF
8 Arnaldo Abrantes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)DNS
1 Dwain Chambers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)DNS
7 Tyson Gay Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)DNS
9 Churandy Martina Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles  (AHO)DNS
5 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)DNS
3 Gerald Phiri Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)DNS
1 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)DNS

Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Steve Mullings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.23Q
24 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)20.33Q
32 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.37Q
43 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)20.40Q
51 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.41Q
64 Wallace Spearmon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.44Q
73 Paul Hession Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)20.48Q
81 David Alerte Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.51Q, SB
91 Martial Mbandjock Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.55Q, PB
91 Charles Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.55q
114 Robert Hering Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.58Q
113 Brendan Christian Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)20.58q
111 Rondel Sorrillo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)20.58q
143 Emmanuel Callander Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)20.62q
152 Marlon Devonish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.66Q
163 Aleixo-Platini Menga Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.68
172 Rolando Palacios Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON)20.69Q, SB
172 Shinji Takahira Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.69
192 Roman Smirnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)20.72SB
203 Ben Youssef Meité Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)20.78
214 Marco Cribari Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)20.81
221 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)20.84
234 Thuso Mpuang Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)20.87
241 Marc Schneeberger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)20.91
252 Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)20.97
254 Kenji Fujimitsu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.97
254 Sam Effah Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.97
281 Gavin Smellie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)21.27
293 Stéphan Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)21.33
2 Jared Connaughton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)DSQ
2 Brian Dzingai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)DNF
4 Marek Niit Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)DNS

Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Finals.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
13 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0.17720.08Q
25 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)0.16420.22Q
36 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0.14020.35Q
44 David Alerte Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0.14720.45Q, SB
57 Robert Hering Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0.15720.52
62 Rondel Sorrillo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)0.12820.63
78 Rolando Palacios Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON)0.19120.67SB
81 Brendan Christian Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)0.13820.79

Semifinal 2

Steve Mullings prepares for the second semi-final Steve Mullings Berlin 2009.JPG
Steve Mullings prepares for the second semi-final
RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
15 Wallace Spearmon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0.16420.14Q
23 Steve Mullings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0.15620.26Q
32 Charles Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0.16320.27Q, SB
44 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)0.15420.28Q
57 Martial Mbandjock Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0.15520.43PB
68 Paul Hession Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0.16620.48
76 Marlon Devonish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)0.15420.62
81 Emmanuel Callander Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)0.14520.70

Final

Usain Bolt led the race from start to finish Usain Bolt, David Alerte 200 m final Berlin 2009.jpg
Usain Bolt led the race from start to finish
RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0.13319.19 WR
Silver medal icon.svg6 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)0.17919.81 AR
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Wallace Spearmon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0.15219.85SB
48 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0.14819.89SB
53 Steve Mullings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0.14619.98PB
67 Charles Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0.15820.39
71 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)0.16520.61
82 David Alerte Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0.16120.68

References

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