The men's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July. [1] [2] [3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Delano Williams | Aaron Ernest | Tyreek Hill |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | 19.93 | Devonshire, Bermuda | 11 April 2004 | |
| Championship Record | 20.28 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 | |
| World Junior Leading | 20.14 | Orlando, United States | 26 May 2012 |
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 8 fastest times (q) qualified
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Julian Forte | 20.83 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | David Bolarinwa | 20.85 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Karol Zalewski | 20.93 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Delano Williams | 20.94 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | Tyreek Hill | 21.00 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Aaron Ernest | 21.06 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Teray Smith | 21.06 | q | |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Zhenye Xie | 21.06 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | 9 | Jereem Richards | 21.14 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Akiyuki Hashimoto | 21.20 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 9 | Aska Cambridge | 21.24 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Siphelo Ngquboza | 21.24 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Marlon Laidlaw-Allen | 21.27 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Yoandys Lescay | 21.27 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 3 | Josh Street | 21.36 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Khalfani Muhammad | 21.45 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 3 | Okeudo Jonathan Nmaju | 21.46 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Michal Desensky | 21.57 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 8 | Patrick Domogala | 21.58 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 9 | Solomon Afull | 21.63 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 2 | Jonathan Farinha | 21.72 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 3 | Óscar Husillos | 21.82 | ||
| 1 | 6 | Cejhae Greene | DNS | |||
| 1 | 2 | Zharnel Hughes | DNS |
Wind: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Delano Williams | 20.48 | NJ | ||
| 5 | Aaron Ernest | 20.53 | PB | ||
| 4 | Tyreek Hill | 20.54 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Karol Zalewski | 20.54 | NJ | |
| 5 | 3 | Zhenye Xie | 20.66 | ||
| 6 | 9 | David Bolarinwa | 20.69 | PB | |
| 7 | 8 | Teray Smith | 20.99 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Julian Forte | 21.00 |
According to an unofficial count, 62 athletes from 48 countries participated in the event.