| 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]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[3]
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM) |
19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Justin Gatlin (USA) |
19.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 28 June 2015 |
| African record |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM) |
19.68 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) |
20.03 | Yokohama, Japan | 7 June 2003 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM) |
19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American record |  Alonso Edward (PAN) |
19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European record |  Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Norman (AUS) |
20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 |
| The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World leading | Usain Bolt (JAM) |
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 (USA) | 19.87 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.95 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Anaso Jobodwana |  South Africa (RSA) | 20.01 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 20.02 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Femi Ogunode |  Qatar (QAT) | 20.05 | q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev |  Turkey (TUR) | 20.10 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Zharnel Hughes |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.14 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Miguel Francis |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 20.14 | |
| 9 | 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.19 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Churandy Martina |  Netherlands (NED) | 20.20 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas |  Greece (GRE) | 20.22 | |
| 12 | 3 | Roberto Skyers |  Cuba (CUB) | 20.23 | |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.27 | PB |
| 14 | 2 | Yancarlos Martínez |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 20.31 | |
| 15 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre |  France (FRA) | 20.34 | |
| 15 | 3 | Kenji Fujimitsu | Japan (JPN) | 20.34 | |
| 17 | 1 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 20.37 | |
| 18 | 1 | Warren Weir | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.43 | |
| 19 | 1 | Brendon Rodney | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 20.46 | |
| 20 | 2 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 20.47 | |
| 21 | 2 | Jeremy Dodson |  Samoa (SAM) | 20.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | Reynier Mena | Cuba (CUB) | 20.56 | |
| 23 | 2 | Julian Forte | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.57 | |
| 24 | 3 | Kei Takase | Japan (JPN) | 20.64 |
Final
The final was held at 20:55.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.55 | WL |
 | 4 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 19.74 | |
 | 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 19.87 | NR |
| 4 | 9 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 19.87[8] | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.02 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey (TUR) | 20.11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 20.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 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
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