2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
| 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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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.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[3]
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Justin Gatlin (USA)
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19.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 28 June 2015 |
| African record |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
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19.68 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Shingo Suetsugu (JPN)
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20.03 | Yokohama, Japan | 7 June 2003 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American record |  Alonso Edward (PAN)
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19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European record |  Pietro Mennea (ITA)
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19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Peter Norman (AUS)
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20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 |
| The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World leading | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.55 | Beijing, China | 27 August 2015 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[4] |
|---|
| 20.50 |
Schedule
| 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)
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[5]
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Semifinals
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 | United States |
19.87 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
19.95 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Anaso Jobodwana |  South Africa |
20.01 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Alonso Edward | Panama |
20.02 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Femi Ogunode |  Qatar |
20.05 | q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev |  Turkey |
20.10 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Zharnel Hughes |  Great Britain & N.I. |
20.14 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Miguel Francis |  Antigua and Barbuda |
20.14 | |
| 9 | 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica |
20.19 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Churandy Martina |  Netherlands |
20.20 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas |  Greece |
20.22 | |
| 12 | 3 | Roberto Skyers |  Cuba |
20.23 | |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain & N.I. |
20.27 | PB |
| 14 | 2 | Yancarlos Martínez |  Dominican Republic |
20.31 | |
| 15 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre |  France |
20.34 | |
| 15 | 3 | Kenji Fujimitsu | Japan |
20.34 | |
| 17 | 1 | Akani Simbine | South Africa |
20.37 | |
| 18 | 1 | Warren Weir | Jamaica |
20.43 | |
| 19 | 1 | Brendon Rodney | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
20.46 | |
| 20 | 2 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan |
20.47 | |
| 21 | 2 | Jeremy Dodson |  Samoa |
20.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | Reynier Mena | Cuba |
20.56 | |
| 23 | 2 | Julian Forte | Jamaica |
20.57 | |
| 24 | 3 | Kei Takase | Japan |
20.64 |
Final
The final was held at 20:55.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
19.55 | WL |
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4 | Justin Gatlin | United States |
19.74 | |
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7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa |
19.87 | NR |
| 4 | 9 | Alonso Edward | Panama |
19.87[8] | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. |
20.02 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey |
20.11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar |
20.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica |
20.33 |
References
- ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Records & Lists – 200 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Obodwana and Edward were awarded the same time, but Jobodwana was faster by 2 milliseconds – 19.861 versus 19.863 [1]
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