The Boys' 200 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 10, 11, and 12 July. [1] The event was won by Kirani James of the Grenada, who also won the 400 metres. [2]
The Boys' 200 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 10, 11, and 12 July. [1] The event was won by Kirani James of the Grenada, who also won the 400 metres. [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kirani James  | Alberto Gavaldá  | Keenan Brock  |
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  | 20.13 | Bridgetown, Barbados | 20 July 2003 |
| Championship Record | 20.40 | Sherbrooke, Canada | 13 July 2003 | |
| World Youth Leading | | 20.94 | Altamonte Springs, USA | 20 June 2009 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Keenan Brock | | 21.36 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Tomasz Kluczynski |  | 21.43 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 4 | Sam Watts |  | 21.50 | q, PB |
| 4 | 6 | Johannes de Klerk |  | 21.52 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Kazunori Katsuyama |  | 21.69 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marlon Laidlaw-Allen |  | 21.93 | |
| 7 | 7 | Carlos Rodríguez |  | 22.01 | |
| 8 | 5 | Comfort Olugbemi |  | 22.13 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 0.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dedric Dukes | | 21.22 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Leandro De Araújo |  | 21.76 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Demetri Knowles |  | 21.76 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tan Juquan |  | 21.78 | |
| 5 | 8 | Masato Hayashi | | 21.79 | |
| 6 | 1 | José Antonio Vizuete | | 22.08 | |
| 7 | 4 | Adam Pawlowski | | 22.41 | |
| 8 | 7 | Yateya Kambepera |  | 22.45 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 0.9 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kirani James | | 21.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Alberto Gavaldá | | 21.43 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Moriba Morain |  | 21.56 | |
| 4 | 1 | Nicholas Deshong |  | 21.57 | |
| 5 | 7 | Alex Jordan |  | 21.91 | PB |
| 6 | 6 | Huang Xiang | | 21.99 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lester Ryan |  | 22.01 | PB |
| 8 | 8 | Kemar Bailey-Cole | | 22.11 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 1.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Kirani James | | 21.05 | PB |
 | 7 | Alberto Gavaldá | | 21.33 | SB |
 | 4 | Keenan Brock | | 21.39 | |
| 4 | 5 | Dedric Dukes | | 21.61 | |
| 5 | 6 | Tomasz Kluczynski | | 21.70 | |
| 6 | 8 | Leandro De Araújo | | 21.78 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Watts | | 22.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | Johannes de Klerk | | 22.04 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: −0.9 m/s
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