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2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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FieldValue
eventMen's 200 metres
competition2005 World Championships
venueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
dates9 August (heats)
10 August (quarter-finals and semi-finals)
11 August (final)
competitors61
nations43
win_value20.04
goldJustin Gatlin
goldNOCUSA
silverWallace Spearmon
silverNOCUSA
bronzeJohn Capel
bronzeNOCUSA
prev2003
next2007

10 August (quarter-finals and semi-finals) 11 August (final) The men's 200 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9, 10 and 11 August. The winning margin was 0.16 seconds.

Medals

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
United States Justin Gatlin, United StatesUnited States Wallace Spearmon, United StatesUnited States John Capel, United States

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Q denotes qualification by place.

q denotes qualification by time.

DNS denotes did not start.

DNF denotes did not finish.

AR denotes area record

NR denotes national record.

PB denotes personal best.

SB denotes season's best.

Heats

August 9

Heat 1

  1. MRI Stéphane Buckland, Mauritius 20.94 Q
  2. ITA Andrew Howe, Italy 21.08 Q
  3. TRI Aaron Armstrong, Trinidad and Tobago 21.10 Q
  4. GRE Panagiotis Sarris, Greece 21.43
  5. BRA André da Silva, Brazil 21.44
  6. URU Heber Viera, Uruguay 21.71
  7. GUI Nabie Foday Fofana, Guinea 22.16 (SB)
  8. PAK Afzal Baig, Pakistan 22.54

Heat 2

  1. FRA Ronald Pognon, France 20.37 Q
  2. ZIM Brian Dzingai, Zimbabwe 20.76 Q
  3. BUL Yordan Ilinov, Bulgaria 20.85 Q
  4. KSA Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabia 21.03
  5. TRI Julieon Raeburn, Trinidad and Tobago 21.12
  6. SEY Evans Marie, Seychelles 21.65
  7. BRU Noor Adi Bin Rostam, Brunei 24.05
  • BAR Obadele Thompson, Barbados DNS

Heat 3

  1. GBR Christian Malcolm, Great Britain 20.36 Q
  2. USA John Capel, United States 20.40 Q (SB)
  3. GER Sebastian Ernst, Germany 20.45 Q (SB)
  4. AUS Patrick Johnson, Australia 20.56 q (SB)
  5. FIN Tommi Hartonen, Finland 20.59 q (SB)
  6. LUX Daniel Abenzoar-Foulé, Luxembourg 21.10 (PB)
  7. PLW Nicholas Mangham, Palau 24.39 (PB)
  • JAM Omar Brown, Jamaica DNF

Heat 4

  1. GER Tobias Unger, Germany 20.45 Q
  2. JAM Christopher Williams, Jamaica 20.64 Q
  3. GBR Marlon Devonish, Great Britain 20.75 Q
  4. NGR Olusoji Fasuba, Nigeria 20.88 q
  5. SLO Matic Osovnikar, Slovenia 20.94
  6. BRA Basílio de Moraes, Brazil 20.99
  7. LBA Abubaker El Tawerghi, Libya 21.72 (SB)
  8. TCA Darian Forbes, Turks and Caicos Islands DNS

Heat 5

  1. JAM Usain Bolt, Jamaica 20.80 Q
  2. JPN Shingo Suetsugu, Japan 20.85 Q
  3. BEL Kristof Beyens, Belgium 20.88 Q
  4. ITA Koura Kaba Fantoni, Italy 21.10
  5. TRI Kevon Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago 21.24
  6. SEN Oumar Loum, Senegal 21.37
  7. CAF Béranger Bosse, Central African Republic 22.02

Heat 6

Wind: 4.3 m/s

  1. USA Tyson Gay, United States 19.99 Q
  2. POL Marcin Jędrusiński, Poland 20.14 Q
  3. GAM Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Gambia 20.14 Q
  4. NGR Uchenna Emedolu, Nigeria 20.22 q
  5. SWE Johan Wissman, Sweden 20.26 q
  6. RSA Leigh Julius, South Africa 20.37 q
  7. IRL Paul Hession, Ireland 20.40 q

Heat 7

  1. AUS Daniel Batman, Australia 20.68 Q
  2. NED Guus Hoogmoed, Netherlands 20.80 Q
  3. USA Justin Gatlin, United States 20.90 Q
  4. JPN Shinji Takahira, Japan 21.03
  5. UKR Dmytro Hlushchenko, Ukraine 21.15
  6. SWZ Mphelave Dlamin, Swaziland 21.79 (PB)
  7. IVB Dion Crabbe, British Virgin Islands 21.82
  • POR Francis Obikwelu, Portugal DNS

Heat 8

  1. USA Wallace Spearmon, United States 20.51 Q
  2. MEX Juan Pedro Toledo, Mexico 20.78 Q
  3. CMR Joseph Batangdon, Cameroon 20.84 Q
  4. BAH Dominic Demeritte, Bahamas 20.90 q
  5. CHN Yaozu Yang, PR China 21.03
  6. BRA Bruno Pacheco, Brazil 21.05
  • FRA David Alerte, France DNF

Quarterfinals

August 10

Heat 1

  1. GER Tobias Unger, Germany 20.91 Q
  2. USA Wallace Spearmon, United States 20.91 Q
  3. AUS Patrick Johnson, Australia 20.94 Q
  4. CMR Joseph Batangdon, Cameroon 21.38
  5. IRL Paul Hession, Ireland 21.69
  6. BUL Yordan Ilinov, Bulgaria 21.94
  7. ZIM Brian Dzingai, Zimbabwe 22.32
  • MEX Juan Pedro Toledo, Mexico DSQ

Heat 2

  1. USA Tyson Gay, United States 20.64 Q
  2. MRI Stéphane Buckland, Mauritius 20.66 Q
  3. GAM Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Gambia 20.95 Q
  4. POL Marcin Jędrusiński, Poland 21.07 q
  5. SWE Johan Wissman, Sweden 21.16
  6. ITA Andrew Howe, Italy 21.19
  7. BAH Dominic Demeritte, Bahamas 21.25
  • NGR Uchenna Emedolu, Nigeria DNF

Heat 3

  1. USA John Capel, United States 20.78 Q
  2. JAM Usain Bolt, Jamaica 20.87 Q
  3. TRI Aaron Armstrong, Trinidad and Tobago 20.94 Q
  4. GBR Christian Malcolm, Great Britain 21.02 q
  5. JPN Shingo Suetsugu, Japan 21.11 q
  6. RSA Leigh Julius, South Africa 21.45
  7. GER Sebastian Ernst, Germany 21.54
  8. NGR Olusoji Fasuba, Nigeria 21.92

Heat 4

  1. JAM Christopher Williams, Jamaica 20.93 Q
  2. USA Justin Gatlin, United States 20.94 Q
  3. GBR Marlon Devonish, Great Britain 20.95 Q
  4. AUS Daniel Batman, Australia 20.95 q
  5. FRA Ronald Pognon, France 21.26
  6. NED Guus Hoogmoed, Netherlands 21.26
  7. BEL Kristof Beyens, Belgium 21.43
  8. FIN Tommi Hartonen, Finland 21.54

Semifinals

August 10

Heat 1

  1. USA John Capel, United States 20.45 Q
  2. USA Wallace Spearmon, United States 20.49 Q
  3. GER Tobias Unger, Germany 20.63 Q
  4. JAM Usain Bolt, Jamaica 20.68 Q
  5. GAM Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Gambia 20.75
  6. AUS Daniel Batman, Australia 20.98
  7. GBR Christian Malcolm, Great Britain 21.09
  • TRI Aaron Armstrong, Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Heat 2

  1. USA Tyson Gay, United States 20.27 Q
  2. USA Justin Gatlin, United States 20.47 Q
  3. MRI Stéphane Buckland, Mauritius 20.54 Q
  4. AUS Patrick Johnson, Australia 20.65 Q
  5. JAM Christopher Williams, Jamaica 20.72
  6. JPN Shingo Suetsugu, Japan 20.84
  7. GBR Marlon Devonish, Great Britain 20.93
  8. POL Marcin Jędrusiński, Poland 20.99

Final

August 11

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Justin GatlinUSA United States (USA)20.04
3Wallace SpearmonUSA United States (USA)20.20
4John CapelUSA United States (USA)20.31
45Tyson GayUSA United States (USA)20.34
57Stéphane BucklandMRI Mauritius (MRI)20.41
68Patrick JohnsonAUS Australia (AUS)20.58
72Tobias UngerGER Germany (GER)20.81
81Usain BoltJAM Jamaica (JAM)26.27
  1. USA Justin Gatlin, United States 20.04
  2. USA Wallace Spearmon, United States 20.20
  3. USA John Capel, United States 20.31 (SB)
  4. USA Tyson Gay, United States 20.34
  5. MRI Stéphane Buckland, Mauritius 20.41
  6. AUS Patrick Johnson, Australia 20.58
  7. GER Tobias Unger, Germany 20.81
  8. JAM Usain Bolt, Jamaica 26.27 --

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