1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the...

was held on March 5–6.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	7	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....	20.73	Q, AR
2	1	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...	20.83	Q
2	6	Rohsaan Griffin Rohsaan Griffin Rohsaan Griffin is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He was born in Texas City. He finished fifth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and sixth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships...	20.83	Q
4	2	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...	20.84	Q, SB
4	4	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...	20.84	Q
6	3	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...	20.87	Q
6	5	Alexios Alexopoulos Alexios Alexopoulos Alexios Alexopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...	20.87	Q, SB
8	7	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...	20.89	Q
9	2	Patrick van Balkom Patrick van Balkom Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom is a former Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Timothy Beck and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics...	20.94	Q, NR Dutch records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Netherlands maintained by its national athletics federation: Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...
10	6	Marcus Adam Marcus Adam Marcus Adam is a retired English sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a sprinter and a bobsledder. Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and also won gold and silver medals respectively in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1990...	20.98	Q
11	5	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...	21.01	Q, NR New Zealand records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in New Zealand maintained by New Zealand's national athletics federation: Athletics New Zealand ....
11	6	Marcin Urbaś Marcin Urbas Marcin Urbaś is a former Polish track and field athlete. He is the Polish record holder for 200 metres dash with 19.98 seconds. He is now a sprinting coach. -Track and field:...	21.01	q, PB
13	3	Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...	21.02	Q, NR Mexican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Mexico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Mexicana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratified...
13	5	Anninos Markoullides	21.02	q
13	7	Christophe Cheval Christophe Cheval Christophe Cheval is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims...	21.02	q
16	1	Darryl Wohlsen	21.06	Q
17	4	Carlos Gats	21.08	Q, NR Argentine records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Argentina maintained by its national athletics federation: Confederación Argentina de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance...
18	3	Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors100m 10.26 200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...	21.10	q
18	4	Petko Yankov Petko Yankov Petko Yankov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....	21.10
20	2	John Regis John Regis John Regis may refer to:* Johannes Regis , Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance* John Francis Regis S.J. , French preacher recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church...	21.23
21	7	Malik Louahla Malik Louahla Malik Louahla is an Algerian sprinter, he specializes in the 200 and 400 metres.In the 400m heats at the 2001 World Championships, Louahla ran a career best of 45.13 seconds. The following day, he ran a time of 45.14 seconds, but was eliminated from the competition in the semi-final...	21.24	NR Algerian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Algeria maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation...
22	5	Marc Foucan Marc Foucan Marc Foucan is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. Foucan competed in the men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :...	21.28
23	6	O'Brien Gibbons	21.31
24	2	Boštjan Horvat	21.35
24	5	Kazuhiro Takahashi	21.35
26	1	Erik Wijmeersch	21.74
27	4	Chen Tien-Wen	21.82
28	3	Hamoud Abdallah Al-Dalhami	21.99
29	4	Menzi Dlamini	22.57
30	6	Silas Helo	23.13
31	7	Kwame Galloway	24.32
	1	Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis is a Cypriot sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He is also a former hurdler. In 200 m he finished sixth the 1998 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1998 European Championships....

Semifinals

First 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	3	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...	20.18	Q, CR
2	3	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...	20.32	Q, AR
3	1	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...	20.55	Q, SB
3	2	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...	20.55	Q
5	2	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....	20.63	Q, AR
6	1	Rohsaan Griffin Rohsaan Griffin Rohsaan Griffin is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He was born in Texas City. He finished fifth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and sixth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships...	20.81	Q
7	2	Alexios Alexopoulos Alexios Alexopoulos Alexios Alexopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...	20.98
8	1	Marcin Urbaś Marcin Urbas Marcin Urbaś is a former Polish track and field athlete. He is the Polish record holder for 200 metres dash with 19.98 seconds. He is now a sprinting coach. -Track and field:...	21.01	=PB
9	3	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...	21.02
10	2	Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...	21.13
11	1	Patrick van Balkom Patrick van Balkom Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom is a former Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Timothy Beck and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics...	21.15
12	3	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...	21.24
13	1	Marcus Adam Marcus Adam Marcus Adam is a retired English sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a sprinter and a bobsledder. Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and also won gold and silver medals respectively in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1990...	21.37
13	3	Christophe Cheval Christophe Cheval Christophe Cheval is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims...	21.37
15	3	Carlos Gats	21.50
16	2	Darryl Wohlsen	21.57
17	1	Anninos Markoullides	22.30
	2	Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors100m 10.26 200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
	6	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...	20.10	CR
	5	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...	20.26	AR
	4	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...	20.48
4	3	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...	20.85
5	2	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....	20.95
6	1	Rohsaan Griffin Rohsaan Griffin Rohsaan Griffin is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He was born in Texas City. He finished fifth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and sixth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships...	22.06

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