2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats)
9 August (semifinal)
10 August (final)
Competitors49 from 38 nations
Winning time20.09
Medalists
gold medal Ramil Guliyev   Turkey
silver medal Wayde van Niekerk   South Africa
bronze medal Jereem Richards   Trinidad and Tobago
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The men's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 7, 9, and 10 August.[1] The winning margin was 0.02 seconds.

Summary

Coming out of the blocks in the final, Wayde van Niekerk and Isaac Makwala were the first to make up ground on the stagger, coming off the turn with Ramil Guliyev about even. Makwala started to lose ground, passed by Jereem Richards to his outside. van Niekerk seemed to have the edge until the last 30 metres when Guliyev pulled ahead. As Richards closed, all the athletes leaned for a photo finish. Guliyev had a clear win, but van Niekerk's edge for silver on Richards was the narrowest possible, .001 of a second 20.106 to 20.107.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 19.19 Usain Bolt  JAM 20 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
Championship
World leading 19.77 Isaac Makwala  BOT 14 Jul 2017 Madrid, Spain
African 19.68 Frank Fredericks  NAM 1 Aug 1996 Atlanta, United States
Asian 19.97 Femi Ogunode  QAT 11 Sep 2015 Brussels, Belgium
NACAC 19.19 Usain Bolt  JAM 20 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
South American 19.81 Alonso Edward  PAN 20 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
European 19.72 Pietro Mennea  ITA 12 Sep 1979 Mexico City, Mexico
Oceanian 20.08 Peter Norman  AUS 16 Oct 1968 Mexico City, Mexico

The following records were set at the competition:[3]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Zambian 20.29 Sydney Siame  ZAM 7 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.44.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
7 August 18:30 Heats
9 August 20:55 Semifinals
10 August 21:50 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 7 August in seven heats. However, Isaac Makwala, who was prevented from competing due to being quarantined for norovirus, was allowed to run in an additional heat on the 9 August following an appeal by the Botswana delegation.[6] The 8 heats were as follows:[7]

Heat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Date 7 Aug 9 Aug
Start time 18:30 18:38 18:46 18:54 19:02 19:10 19:18 18:41
Wind (m/s) −0.5 −0.6 +0.3 +0.7 −0.6 +0.6 +0.7 +1.4
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The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next four[a] fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[8]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 2 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 20.05 Q
2 7 4 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.08 Q
3 4 5 Ramil Guliyev  Turkey (TUR) 20.16 Q
4 3 7 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa (RSA) 20.16 Q
5 3 8 Daniel Talbot  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.16 Q, PB
6 8 7 Isaac Makwala  Botswana (BOT) 20.20 q
7 6 8 Isiah Young  United States (USA) 20.19 Q
8 4 2 Ameer Webb  United States (USA) 20.22 Q
9 6 7 Akani Simbine  South Africa (RSA) 20.26 Q
10 5 3 Sydney Siame  Zambia (ZAM) 20.29 Q, NR
11 6 4 Likourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas  Greece (GRE) 20.37 Q
12 1 6 Yohan Blake  Jamaica (JAM) 20.39 Q
13 4 4 Christophe Lemaitre  France (FRA) 20.40 Q
14 2 7 Kyree King  United States (USA) 20.41 Q
15 6 6 Zharnel Hughes  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.43 q
16 5 6 Kyle Greaux  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 20.48 Q
17 4 7 Wilfried Koffi Hua  Ivory Coast (CIV) 20.49 q
18 2 8 Rasheed Dwyer  Jamaica (JAM) 20.49 Q
19 1 8 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown  Japan (JPN) 20.52 Q
20 3 5 Ján Volko  Slovakia (SVK) 20.52 Q
21 1 7 Alex Wilson  Switzerland (SUI) 20.54 Q
22 4 3 David Lima  Portugal (POR) 20.54 q
23 1 3 Serhiy Smelyk  Ukraine (UKR) 20.58
24 7 3 Shota Iizuka  Japan (JPN) 20.58 Q
25 5 4 Filippo Tortu  Italy (ITA) 20.59 Q
26 2 6 Jonathan Quarcoo  Norway (NOR) 20.60
27 5 8 Warren Weir  Jamaica (JAM) 20.60
28 7 7 Winston George  Guyana (GUY) 20.61 Q
29 3 3 Alonso Edward  Panama (PAN) 20.61 SB
30 6 3 Ahmed Ali  Sudan (SUD) 20.64
31 2 4 Jeffrey John  France (FRA) 20.66
32 3 4 Sibusiso Matsenjwa  Swaziland (SWZ) 20.67
33 2 5 Mark Otieno Odhiambo  Kenya (KEN) 20.74
34 1 2 Teray Smith  Bahamas (BAH) 20.77
35 5 2 Adama Jammeh  Gambia (GAM) 20.79
36 5 5 Jeremy Dodson  Samoa (SAM) 20.81
37 3 2 Aldemir da Silva Júnior  Brazil (BRA) 20.82
38 4 8 Salem Eid Yaqoob  Bahrain (BHR) 20.84
39 1 5 Bernardo Baloyes  Colombia (COL) 20.86
40 6 2 Joseph Millar  New Zealand (NZL) 20.97
41 3 6 Burkheart Ellis, Jr.  Barbados (BAR) 20.99
42 6 5 Fabrice Dabla  Togo (TOG) 21.40
43 1 4 Mohamed Obaid Al-Saadi  Oman (OMN) 21.50
44 2 3 Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye  Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS) 21.91
45 7 2 Muhd Noor Firdaus ar-Rasyid  Brunei (BRU) 22.36
46 4 6 Kabongo Mulumba  DR Congo (COD) 23.57 SB
7 5 Aaron Brown  Canada (CAN) DQ R 163.3(a)
7 6 Clarence Munyai  South Africa (RSA) DQ R 163.3(a)
4 9 Paul Nalau  Vanuatu (VAN) DQ R 163.3(a)
7 8 Julius Morris  Montserrat (MNT) DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 9 August in three heats as follows:[9]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 20:55 21:04 21:13
Wind (m/s) +2.1 −0.3 +0.3
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[10]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 7 Isiah Young  United States (USA) 20.12 Q
2 2 5 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 20.14 Q
3 1 1 Isaac Makwala  Botswana (BOT) 20.14 Q
4 3 4 Ramil Guliyev  Turkey (TUR) 20.17 Q
5 1 5 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.19 q
6 3 5 Ameer Webb  United States (USA) 20.22 Q
7 3 6 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa (RSA) 20.28 q
8 3 8 Christophe Lemaitre  France (FRA) 20.30
9 3 7 Daniel Talbot  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.38
10 2 9 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown  Japan (JPN) 20.43 Q
11 2 7 Yohan Blake  Jamaica (JAM) 20.52
12 2 6 Sydney Siame  Zambia (ZAM) 20.54
13 1 2 David Lima  Portugal (POR) 20.56
14 2 4 Kyree King  United States (USA) 20.59
15 2 8 Ján Volko  Slovakia (SVK) 20.61
16 1 8 Shota Iizuka  Japan (JPN) 20.62
17 1 3 Filippo Tortu  Italy (ITA) 20.62
18 1 4 Akani Simbine  South Africa (RSA) 20.62
19 1 6 Kyle Greaux  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 20.65
20 1 9 Rasheed Dwyer  Jamaica (JAM) 20.69
21 3 9 Likourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas  Greece (GRE) 20.73
22 3 2 Winston George  Guyana (GUY) 20.74
23 3 3 Wilfried Koffi Hua  Ivory Coast (CIV) 20.80
24 2 3 Zharnel Hughes  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.85
25 2 2 Alex Wilson  Switzerland (SUI) 21.22

Final

The final took place on 10 August at 21:52. The wind was −0.1 metres per second and the results were as follows (photo finish):[11]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Ramil Guliyev  Turkey (TUR) 20.09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa (RSA) 20.11 20.106
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 20.11 20.107
4 2 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.24
5 9 Ameer Webb  United States (USA) 20.26
6 6 Isaac Makwala  Botswana (BOT) 20.44
7 8 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown  Japan (JPN) 20.63
8 4 Isiah Young  United States (USA) 20.64

References

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "200 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "200 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "The Latest: Allyson Felix wins 14th career medal at worlds". The Washington Post. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ^ "200 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "200 Metres Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "200 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "200 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. ^ "200 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

Notes

  1. ^ Originally three, but increases to four to accommodate Makwala's time in his additional heat.