| Men's 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 August (heats) 26 August (semifinals) 27 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 44 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.55 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2015 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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.
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [3]
| World record | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 | |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading | 19.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 28 June 2015 | |
| African record | 19.68 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 1 August 1996 | |
| Asian record | 20.03 | Yokohama, Japan | 7 June 2003 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 | |
| South American record | 19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 | |
| European record | 19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 | |
| Oceanian record | 20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 | |
| The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
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| World leading | 19.55 | Beijing, China | 27 August 2015 | |
| Entry standards [4] |
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| 20.50 |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2015 | 19:30 | Heats |
| 26 August 2015 | 20:30 | Semifinals |
| 27 August 2015 | 20:55 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. [5]
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [6]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | 19.87 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Usain Bolt | 19.95 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 3 | Anaso Jobodwana | 20.01 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 2 | Alonso Edward | 20.02 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | 20.05 | q, NR | |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | 20.10 | q | |
| 7 | 1 | Zharnel Hughes | 20.14 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Miguel Francis | 20.14 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | 20.19 | Q | |
| 10 | 1 | Churandy Martina | 20.20 | SB | |
| 11 | 1 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | 20.22 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Roberto Skyers | 20.23 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | 20.27 | PB | |
| 14 | 2 | Yancarlos Martínez | 20.31 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre | 20.34 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Kenji Fujimitsu | 20.34 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Akani Simbine | 20.37 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Warren Weir | 20.43 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Brendon Rodney | 20.46 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | 20.47 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Jeremy Dodson | 20.53 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Reynier Mena | 20.56 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Julian Forte | 20.57 | ||
| 24 | 3 | Kei Takase | 20.64 |
The final was held at 20:55. [7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Usain Bolt | 19.55 | WL | ||
| 4 | Justin Gatlin | 19.74 | |||
| 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | 19.87 | NR | ||
| 4 | 9 | Alonso Edward | 19.87 [8] | SB | |
| 5 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | 20.02 | PB | |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | 20.11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | 20.27 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Nickel Ashmeade | 20.33 |