Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres

The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Time (sec)
20 August	Final		19.30

Results

All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:

Q denotes qualification by place
q denotes qualification by time
DNS denotes did not start
DNF denotes did not finish
DSQ denotes disqualification

PB denotes personal best
SB denotes season best
NR denotes national record
CR denotes continental record
WR denotes world record

Round 1

The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next eight overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the second round.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	4	Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters....	20.61	Q	0.216
2	6	Marcin Jędrusiński Marcin Jedrusinski Marcin Jędrusiński is a Polish sprint athlete.Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc, Lukasz Chyla and Marcin Andrzej Nowak. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the...	20.64	Q	0.199
3	7	Stephan Buckland	20.98	Q	0.229
4	1	Jiří Vojtík Jiří Vojtík Jiří Vojtík is a Czech sprinter. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games competing in the 200 meters. He failed to win a medal both times.-External links:*...	21.05		0.165
5	9	Fanuel Kenosi	21.09		0.211
6	3	Adam Harris Adam Harris (athlete) Adam Harris is an American sprinter who represented Guyana in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Harris specializes in the 200 metres.He competed in the 200 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round....	21.36		0.163
7	5	Khalil Al-Hanahneh	21.55	SB	0.184
8	2	Solomon Bayoh Solomon Bayoh Solomon Bayoh is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. He has personal best times of 10.81 seconds in the 100 metres and 21.73 seconds in the 200 metres, both achieved in April 2007 in Freetown....	22.16		0.216

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	3	Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai is a Zimbabwean Olympic sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He ran to his personal best time of 20.12 seconds in June 2004 at Austin. This is the current Zimbabwean record. He is an Old Georgian, and attended St George's College, Harare in Harare, Zimbabwe...	20.25	Q	0.172
2	5	Christian Malcolm Christian Malcolm Christian Sean Malcolm is a Welsh athlete, specialising in the 200m.Malcolm was born in Cardiff and resides in Newport, Wales. He won the title of World Junior Athlete of the Year in 1998 and in the 1998 World Junior Championships, he won the 200m in 20.44 seconds...	20.42	Q, SB	0.178
3	4	Christopher Williams Christopher Williams (sprinter) Christopher Williams is a Jamaican sprinter.Williams is best known for winning the silver medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships. In 2001 he was named Jamaica Sportsman of the Year. Williams has competed in the Olympic Games three times, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, reaching the semi-finals...	20.53	Q	0.166
4	8	Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade...	20.58	q, SB	0.175
5	2	Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud	20.75	q	0.172
6	9	Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish...	20.87	q	0.166
7	6	Daniel Grueso Daniel Grueso Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in November 2008 in Cali, and 20.49 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2010 in Mayagüez.He finished eighth in 200 m at the...	21.15		0.232
8	7	Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Luís Isaías Abrantes , is a Portuguese track and field sprinter, specializing in the distances of 100 metres and 200 metres. He also competes in the 4×100 metres relay. His father, Arnaldo Abrantes Sr., was also a sprinter.-Career:He began running at the Núcleo Desportivo Juvenil do...	21.46		0.173

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	8	Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...	20.49	Q, SB	0.157
2	5	Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...	20.55	Q	0.175
3	7	Marvin Anderson Marvin Anderson Marvin Anderson is a Jamaican sprint athlete.He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the 4×100m relay team for Jamaica. He is a former student of Duncans All Age and William Knibb Memorial High School.Anderson represented...	20.85	Q	0.175
4	9	Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...	20.89	q, SB	0.189
5	2	Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd is a sprinter from Dominica who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in Lawrence. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds...	20.90		0.185
6	6	Heber Viera Heber Viera Heber Williams Viera da Silva is a Uruguayan sprinter who has been prominent in South American sprints since the turn of the century. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008, being knocked out in the heats each time.Viera represented Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	20.93		0.210
7	4	Cristián Reyes Cristián Reyes Cristián Reyes is a Chilean sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He competed in the 200 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round....	21.20		0.165
8	3	Franklin Nazareno Franklin Nazareno Franklin Andrés Nazareno Macías is a Ecuadorian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He was born in Portoviejo, Manabí. His personal best time is 20.47 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Cochabamba...	21.26		0.174

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	5	Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005...	20.76	Q	0.166
2	3	Walter Dix Walter Dix Walter Dix is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth fastest 200 m runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.88 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur...	20.77	Q	0.185
3	9	Rolando Palacios Rolando Palacios Rolando Cruz Palacios is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He was born in Sambo Creek. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Toluca....	20.81	Q	0.202
4	8	Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100...	20.87	q	0.162
5	2	Bruno de Barros Bruno de Barros Bruno de Barros is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Maceió, and resides in São Bernardo. Barros represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with José Carlos Moreira, Vicente de Lima and Sandro Viana...	21.15		0.162
6	7	Desislav Gunev Desislav Gunev Desislav Gunev is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Bulgaria.Gunev represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of...	21.55		0.178
7	6	Vyacheslav Muravyev Vyacheslav Muravyev Vyacheslav Muravyev is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.He competed in the 60 metres at the 2006 World Indoor Championships,and finished eighth in the 100 metres at the 2006 Asian Games...	21.68		0.206
8	4	Nikolai Portelli Nikolai Portelli Nikolai Portelli is an Maltese athlete. Ameur competed in the 200 meters at the 2008 Olympic Games. He failed to qualify to the second round. He finished 8th in Heat 4 with a time of 22.31 seconds.-External links:*...	22.31		0.180

Heat 5

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	6	Rondell Sorillo	20.58	Q	0.193
2	4	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...	20.64	Q	0.177
3	2	Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens is a Belgian sprint athlete, specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka during the World Championships....	20.69	Q	0.148
4	9	Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Täuffeln. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	20.86	q	0.137
5	7	José Acevedo José Acevedo (athlete) José Acevedo is an Venezuelan athlete. He competed in the 200 meters at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He finished fifth in his heat with a time of 21.06 seconds, failing to reach the second round.-External links:*...	21.06		0.270
6	8	Ihor Bodrov Ihor Bodrov Ihor Bodrov is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Kharkiv. He finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships...	21.38		0.172
7	3	Mohamad Siraj Tamim Mohamad Siraj Tamim Mohamad Siraj Tamim is a Lebanese athlete. Tamim competed in the 200 meters at the 2008 Olympic Games, he recorded a time of 21.80 but failed to qualify for the second round.-External links:*...	21.80	PB	0.206
8	1	Oleg Juravlyov	22.31		0.145
9	5	Juan Zeledon Juan Zeledon Juan Zeledon represented Nicaragua at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metres. He finished 9th in Heat 5 with a time of 23.39 seconds. He failed to advance to the 2nd round.-Footnotes:...	23.39		0.173

Heat 6

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	3	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...	20.46	Q	0.184
2	4	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...	20.54	Q, SB	0.161
3	2	Paul Hession Paul Hession Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres...	20.59	Q	0.190
4	8	Seth Amoo Seth Amoo Seth Amoo is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Amoo represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	20.91		0.140
5	7	Ronalds Arājs Ronalds Arajs Ronalds Arājs is a Latvian athlete. Arājs is the current Latvian record holder in 100 metres, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds. His personal record in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds....	21.22		0.218
6	5	Jayson Jones	21.54		0.162
7	6	Nabie Foday Fofanah Nabie Foday Fofanah Nabie Foday Fofanah is a Guinean sprinter. He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and lives in New York City.Fofanah grew up in Guinea, Canada, France and the United States, attending Lehman College of the City University of New York from 2001–04, and running track with their team, where he was a...	21.68		0.247

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Bryan Barnett

Bryan Barnett is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Edmonton. He won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and also competed at the 2007 World Championships and 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...

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Heat 7

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	6	Obinna Metu Obinna Metu Joseph Obinna Metu is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Leverkusen....	20.62	Q	0.168
2	9	Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev is a Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.He holds the national and...	20.78	Q, SB	0.175
3	8	Churandy Martina Churandy Martina Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...	20.78	Q	0.172
4	4	Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...	20.84	q	0.159
5	5	Jamaal Rolle	20.93		0.162
6	2	Shingo Suetsugu Shingo Suetsugu is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese...	20.93		0.185
7	7	Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa	21.00		0.184

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Alex Nelson

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Heat 8

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	6	Aaron Armstrong Aaron Armstrong Aaron Nigel Armstrong is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Armstrong attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for the Florida Gators track and field team in NCAA competition...	20.57	Q	0.183
2	8	Brendan Christian Brendan Christian Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in Antigua, he is the son of Donald Christian who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in...	20.58	Q	0.164
3	7	Jared Connaughton Jared Connaughton -Biography:He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The son of Susan and Neal Connaughton and resident of New Haven, Prince Edward Island...	20.60	Q	0.146
4	9	Visa Hongisto Visa Hongisto Visa Veli Hongisto is a Finnish sprinter. His club team is Valkealan Kajo. He is the son of Eeva Haimi.Hongisto represented Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fourth in his first round heat in a time of 20.62 seconds...	20.62	q, SB	0.145
5	3	Marco Cribari Marco Cribari Marco Cribari is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Zurich. He competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	20.98		0.171
6	2	James Dolphin James Dolphin James Dolphin A.K.A Fish, JD is a New Zealand sprinter. Coached by Marlon Gevaert. In 2006 he won the national championships over both 100 metres and 200 metres and he reached the 200 metres final at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, finishing eighth. His personal bests are 10.41 seconds for the 100...	20.98		0.161
7	5	Zhang Peimeng Zhang Peimeng Zhang Peimeng is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.74 seconds, achieved in September 2007 in Urumqi...	21.06	SB	0.150

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Round 2

Round 2 was held on 18 August. First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	4	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...	20.29	Q	0.186
2	7	Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters....	20.42	Q	0.198
3	6	Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...	20.43	Q, SB	0.233
4	5	Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...	20.43	q, SB	0.146
5	9	Jared Connaughton Jared Connaughton -Biography:He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The son of Susan and Neal Connaughton and resident of New Haven, Prince Edward Island...	20.45	q	0.151
6	3	Amr Seoud Amr Seoud Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud is an Egyptian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best times are 10.13 and 20.36 seconds in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2006 African Championships...	20.45	NR	0.151
7	8	Rolando Palacios Rolando Palacios Rolando Cruz Palacios is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He was born in Sambo Creek. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Toluca....	20.87		0.248
8	2	Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100...	20.96		0.172

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	4	Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai is a Zimbabwean Olympic sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He ran to his personal best time of 20.12 seconds in June 2004 at Austin. This is the current Zimbabwean record. He is an Old Georgian, and attended St George's College, Harare in Harare, Zimbabwe...	20.23	Q	0.182
2	7	Walter Dix Walter Dix Walter Dix is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth fastest 200 m runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.88 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur...	20.27	Q	0.162
3	8	Christopher Williams Christopher Williams (sprinter) Christopher Williams is a Jamaican sprinter.Williams is best known for winning the silver medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships. In 2001 he was named Jamaica Sportsman of the Year. Williams has competed in the Olympic Games three times, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, reaching the semi-finals...	20.28	Q	0.159
4	6	Christian Malcolm Christian Malcolm Christian Sean Malcolm is a Welsh athlete, specialising in the 200m.Malcolm was born in Cardiff and resides in Newport, Wales. He won the title of World Junior Athlete of the Year in 1998 and in the 1998 World Junior Championships, he won the 200m in 20.44 seconds...	20.30	q, SB	0.188
5	9	Stephan Buckland	20.37	q, SB	0.188
6	5	Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005...	20.62		0.161
7	3	Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade...	20.63		0.185
8	2	Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...	20.95		0.171

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	5	Brendan Christian Brendan Christian Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in Antigua, he is the son of Donald Christian who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in...	20.26	Q	0.166
2	8	Churandy Martina Churandy Martina Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...	20.42	Q	0.155
3	9	Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens is a Belgian sprint athlete, specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka during the World Championships....	20.50	Q	0.155
4	6	Marcin Jędrusiński Marcin Jedrusinski Marcin Jędrusiński is a Polish sprint athlete.Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc, Lukasz Chyla and Marcin Andrzej Nowak. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the...	20.58	=SB	0.199
5	4	Aaron Armstrong Aaron Armstrong Aaron Nigel Armstrong is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Armstrong attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for the Florida Gators track and field team in NCAA competition...	20.58		0.155
6	7	Obinna Metu Obinna Metu Joseph Obinna Metu is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Leverkusen....	20.65		0.195
7	2	Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...	21.07		0.168
8	3	Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Täuffeln. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	21.48		0.156

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	8	Paul Hession Paul Hession Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres...	20.32	Q, SB	0.190
2	4	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...	20.39	Q	0.202
3	6	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...	20.45	Q, SB	0.131
4	7	Rondell Sorillo	20.63		0.164
5	5	Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev is a Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.He holds the national and...	20.66	NR	0.174
6	3	Visa Hongisto Visa Hongisto Visa Veli Hongisto is a Finnish sprinter. His club team is Valkealan Kajo. He is the son of Eeva Haimi.Hongisto represented Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fourth in his first round heat in a time of 20.62 seconds...	20.76		0.124
7	2	Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish...	21.04		0.162

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Marvin Anderson

Marvin Anderson is a Jamaican sprint athlete.He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the 4×100m relay team for Jamaica. He is a former student of Duncans All Age and William Knibb Memorial High School.Anderson represented...

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Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	7	Churandy Martina Churandy Martina Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...	20.11	Q, NR	0.154
2	6	Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai is a Zimbabwean Olympic sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He ran to his personal best time of 20.12 seconds in June 2004 at Austin. This is the current Zimbabwean record. He is an Old Georgian, and attended St George's College, Harare in Harare, Zimbabwe...	20.17	Q, =SB	0.184
3	4	Walter Dix Walter Dix Walter Dix is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth fastest 200 m runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.88 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur...	20.19	Q	0.161
4	3	Christian Malcolm Christian Malcolm Christian Sean Malcolm is a Welsh athlete, specialising in the 200m.Malcolm was born in Cardiff and resides in Newport, Wales. He won the title of World Junior Athlete of the Year in 1998 and in the 1998 World Junior Championships, he won the 200m in 20.44 seconds...	20.25	Q, SB	0.181
5	5	Paul Hession Paul Hession Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres...	20.38		0.175
6	9	Christopher Williams Christopher Williams (sprinter) Christopher Williams is a Jamaican sprinter.Williams is best known for winning the silver medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships. In 2001 he was named Jamaica Sportsman of the Year. Williams has competed in the Olympic Games three times, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, reaching the semi-finals...	20.45		0.217
7	2	Jared Connaughton Jared Connaughton -Biography:He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The son of Susan and Neal Connaughton and resident of New Haven, Prince Edward Island...	20.58		0.146
8	8	Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens is a Belgian sprint athlete, specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka during the World Championships....	20.69		0.211

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Time	Notes	React
1	6	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...	20.09	Q	0.175
2	5	Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters....	20.12	Q	0.196
3	7	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...	20.14	Q	0.196
4	8	Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...	20.25	Q, SB	0.191
5	4	Brendan Christian Brendan Christian Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in Antigua, he is the son of Donald Christian who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in...	20.29		0.135
6	2	Stephan Buckland	20.48		0.141
7	3	Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...	20.57		0.258

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Final

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Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result
	5	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...	0.182	19.30
	4	Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters....	0.210	19.96
	8	Walter Dix Walter Dix Walter Dix is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth fastest 200 m runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.88 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur...	0.151	19.98
4	6	Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai Brian Dzingai is a Zimbabwean Olympic sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He ran to his personal best time of 20.12 seconds in June 2004 at Austin. This is the current Zimbabwean record. He is an Old Georgian, and attended St George's College, Harare in Harare, Zimbabwe...	0.185	20.22
5	3	Christian Malcolm Christian Malcolm Christian Sean Malcolm is a Welsh athlete, specialising in the 200m.Malcolm was born in Cardiff and resides in Newport, Wales. He won the title of World Junior Athlete of the Year in 1998 and in the 1998 World Junior Championships, he won the 200m in 20.44 seconds...	0.212	20.40
6	2	Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...	0.165	20.59
	7	Churandy Martina Churandy Martina Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...	0.144	19.82
	9	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...	0.167	19.95

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