2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates25 August (heats)
26 August (semifinals)
27 August (final)
Competitors58 from 44 nations
Winning time19.55
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  2013
2017  
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The men's 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 25, 26 and 27 August. [1] [2] The winning margin was 0.19 seconds.

Contents

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [3]

World record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.19 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
Championship record
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Justin Gatlin  (USA)19.57 Eugene, OR, United States 28 June 2015
African record Flag of Namibia.svg  Frankie Fredericks  (NAM)19.68 Atlanta, GA, United States1 August 1996
Asian record Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Suetsugu  (JPN)20.03 Yokohama, Japan 7 June 2003
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.19Berlin, Germany20 August 2009
South American record Flag of Panama.svg  Alonso Edward  (PAN)19.81Berlin, Germany20 August 2009
European record Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)19.72A Mexico City, Mexico 12 September 1979
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Norman  (AUS)20.06A Mexico City, Mexico15 October 1968
The following records were established during the competition:
World leadingFlag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.55 Beijing, China27 August 2015

Qualification standards

Entry standards [4]
20.50

Schedule

DateTimeRound
25 August 201519:30 Heats
26 August 201520:30 Semifinals
27 August 201520:55 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. [5]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)20.01 Q, NR
22 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)20.11 Q
35 Zharnel Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.13 Q
46 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)20.14 Q
55 Julian Forte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.16 Q
65 Brendon Rodney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.18 Q, PB
74 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.19 Q
82 Churandy Martina Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)20.22 Q, SB
87 Anaso Jobodwana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)20.22 Q
105 Akani Simbine Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)20.23 q, PB
116 Warren Weir Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.24 Q, SB
127 Femi Ogunode Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)20.25 Q
131 Kenji Fujimitsu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.28 Q
133 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.28 Q
152 Christophe Lemaitre Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.29 Q
153 Roberto Skyers Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)20.29 Q
175 Jeremy Dodson Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)20.31 q, NR
182 Kei Takase Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.33 q
193 Yancarlos Martínez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)20.34 Q
204 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.35 Q
206 Daniel Talbot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.35 Q
221 Reynier Mena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)20.37 Q
237 Miguel Francis Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)20.38 Q
241 Hua Wilfried Koffi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)20.39 SB
254 Nickel Ashmeade Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.40 Q
262 Bruno de Barros Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)20.42
274 Carvin Nkanata Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)20.43
277 Aaron Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.43
294 Jeffrey John Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.48
302 Tega Odele Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)20.49
311 Mike Mokamba Nyang'au Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)20.51
313 Julian Reus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.51
311 Isiah Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.51
317 Kyle Greaux Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)20.51
353 Julius Morris Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat  (MNT)20.56
367 Aldemir da Silva Junior Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)20.59
375 Serhiy Smelyk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)20.60
386 Robin Erewa Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.67
394 Antoine Adams Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)20.75
406 Karol Zalewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)20.77
415 Sibusiso Matsenjwa Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland  (SWZ)20.78 SB
426 Adama Jammeh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia  (GAM)20.81 SB
433 Teray Smith Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)20.91
445 Harold Houston Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda  (BER)20.92
453 Sydney Siame Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)21.08
462 Tatenda Tsumba Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)21.21
471 Mohammed Abukhousa Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine  (PLE)21.36 SB
486 Mosito Lehata Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  (LES)21.43
491 Liaquat Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)21.55
502 Luka Rakić Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)21.86
514 Phearath Nget Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia  (CAM)22.11
523 Mauriel Carty Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla  (AIA)22.63 SB
534 Jerai Torres Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar  (GIB)22.77 SB
542 Beouch Ngirchongor Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands  (NMI)23.93 PB
7 Xie Zhenye Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) DQ 20.35
7 Álex Quiñónez Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU) DQ
1 Ahmed Ali Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD) DQ
3 Rolando Palacios Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON) DQ
4 Mohammad Hossein Abareghi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI) DNS
6 Wallace Spearmon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)19.87 Q
23 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)19.95 Q, SB
33 Anaso Jobodwana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)20.01 Q, PB
42 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)20.02 Q
52 Femi Ogunode Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)20.05 q, NR
63 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)20.10 q
71 Zharnel Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.14 Q
73 Miguel Francis Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)20.14
91 Nickel Ashmeade Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.19 Q
101 Churandy Martina Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)20.20 SB
111 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)20.22
123 Roberto Skyers Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)20.23
133 Daniel Talbot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.27 PB
142 Yancarlos Martínez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)20.31
151 Christophe Lemaitre Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)20.34
153 Kenji Fujimitsu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.34
171 Akani Simbine Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)20.37
181 Warren Weir Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.43
191 Brendon Rodney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20.46
202 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.47
212 Jeremy Dodson Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)20.53
222 Reynier Mena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)20.56
232 Julian Forte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.57
243 Kei Takase Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)20.64

Final

The final was held at 20:55. [7]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)19.55 WL
Silver medal icon.svg4 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)19.74
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Anaso Jobodwana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)19.87 NR
49 Alonso Edward Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)19.87 [8] SB
55 Zharnel Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.02 PB
63 Ramil Guliyev Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)20.11
72 Femi Ogunode Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)20.27
88 Nickel Ashmeade Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)20.33

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References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "Records & Lists – 200 meters". IAAF . Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
  5. Heats results
  6. Semifinals results
  7. Final results
  8. Obodwana and Edward were awarded the same time, but Jobodwana was faster by 2 milliseconds – 19.861 versus 19.863