2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates3 August (heats and semifinal)
4 August (final)
Winning time19.96
Medalists
gold medal Blessing Afrifah   Israel
silver medal Letsile Tebogo   Botswana
bronze medal Calab Law   Australia
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The men's 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 3 and 4 August 2022.[1]

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record  Erriyon Knighton (USA) 19.69 Eugene, United States 26 June 2022
Championship Record  Michael Norman (USA) 20.17 Bydgoszcz, Poland 22 July 2016
World U20 Leading  Erriyon Knighton (USA) 19.49 Baton Rouge, United States 30 April 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 3 August, with the 55 athletes involved being split into 7 heats, 6 heats of 8 and 1 of 7 athletes.[3] The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.[4] The overall results were as follows:[5]

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: +1.0 m/s, Heat 4: -1.5 m/s, Heat 5: -0.3 m/s, Heat 6: -0.8 m/s, Heat 7: +0.1 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 19.99 Q, CR
2 5 Blessing Afrifah  Israel 20.37 Q, NU20R
3 5 Juriel Quainoo  United Kingdom 20.56 Q
4 4 Puripol Boonson  Thailand 20.68 Q
5 7 Calab Law  Australia 20.72 Q
6 4 Bradley Olifant  South Africa 20.73 Q, PB
7 6 Benjamin Richardson  South Africa 20.74 Q
8 7 Brandon Miller  United States 20.79 Q
9 3 Muhd Azeem Fahmi  Malaysia 20.83 [.822] Q, NU20R
10 2 Renan Correa  Brazil 20.83 [.825] Q, PB
11 3 Aidan Murphy  Australia 20.85 [.841] Q
12 3 Bryan Levell  Jamaica 20.85 [.842] Q
13 4 Nazzio John  Grenada 20.93 Q, SB
14 5 Adekalu Fakorede  Nigeria 20.94 Q
15 6 Anthony Smith  Turkey 20.96 Q, NU20R
16 3 José Rodríguez  Mexico 21.00 q, PB
17 7 Óscar Baltán  Colombia 21.02 Q, PB
18 1 Erik Erlandsson  Sweden 21.06 Q
19 2 Kakene Sitali  Zambia 21.07 [.068] Q, PB
20 3 Thawatchai Himaiad  Thailand 21.07 [.070] q, PB
21 7 Roko Farkaš  Croatia 21.08 q, PB
22 5 Tomás Mondino  Argentina 21.15 PB
23 4 Tobias Morawietz  Germany 21.17
24 5 Lundi Pinaemang  Botswana 21.19 PB
25 7 Denzel Simusialela  Zimbabwe 21.21 [.202]
26 6 José Figueroa  Puerto Rico 21.21 [.204] Q
27 7 Silviu-Daniel Munteanu  Romania 21.24 [.231] PB
28 1 Loris Tonella  Italy 21.24 [.238] Q
29 2 Shakeem McKay  Trinidad and Tobago 21.30 [.295]
30 2 Wanyae Belle  British Virgin Islands 21.30 [.299] PB
31 6 Kenny Tijani-Ajayi  Norway 21.31 [.551]
32 1 Wanya McCoy  Bahamas 21.38 Q
33 6 Daniel Kidd  Canada 21.40 [.392]
34 4 Jørgen Evensen Lund  Norway 21.40 [.400]
35 3 Revell Webster  Trinidad and Tobago 21.42 [.412]
36 3 Jernej Gumilar  Slovenia 21.42 [.420]
37 7 Jakub Nemec  Slovakia 21.52
38 2 Jaiden Reid  Cayman Islands 21.53
39 1 Niko Kangasoja  Finland 21.56
40 6 Ogheneovo Mabilo  Nigeria 21.63
41 1 Devonric Mack  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.72
42 1 Jonathan Padilla  Mexico 21.76
43 5 Alejandro Ricketts  Croatia 21.84
44 4 Adem Benyache  Algeria 21.97
45 5 Abdellah Ouhib  Algeria 22.02
46 5 Jerrold Alexis  Seychelles 22.36 PB
47 3 Diego González  Puerto Rico 27.83
48 2 Almond Small  Canada 1:15.51
6 Bautista Diamante  Argentina DNS
6 Izaias Alves  Brazil DNS
1 Emmanuel Rwotomiya  Uganda DNS
1 Laurenz Colber  Germany DNS
4 Sandrey Davison  Jamaica DNS
7 Shunki Tateno  Japan DNS
2 Sisínio Ambriz  Portugal DNS

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 4 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each.[6] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.[7] The overall results were as follows:[8]

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Blessing Afrifah  Israel 20.17 Q, NU20R
2 3 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 20.23 Q
3 1 Bryan Levell  Jamaica 20.34 Q, PB
4 2 Benjamin Richardson  South Africa 20.39 Q
5 1 Calab Law  Australia 20.42 Q, PB
6 3 Jeriel Quainoo  Great Britain 20.43 q
7 1 Brandon Miller  United States 20.57 [.285] q
8 2 Puripol Boonson  Thailand 20.61 [.285]
9 2 Bradley Olifant  South Africa 20.75 [.291]
10 2 Anthony Smith  Turkey 20.83 [.292] Q, NU20R
11 3 Aidan Murphy  Australia 20.84 [.309]
12 3 Adekalu Fakorede  Nigeria 20.93 [.309]
13 2 José Figueroa  Puerto Rico 20.94 PB
14 1 Loris Tonella  Italy 20.95 PB
15 1 Muhd Azeem Fahmi  Malaysia 20.97
16 1 Renan Correa  Brazil 20.98
17 3 Erik Erlandsson  Sweden 21.03
18 2 Óscar Baltán  Colombia 21.05
19 1 José Rodríguez  Mexico 21.13 [.447]
20 3 Wanya McCoy  Bahamas 21.23
21 3 Roko Farkaš  Croatia 21.30
22 3 Kakene Sitali  Zambia 21.30
23 1 Thawatchai Himaiad  Thailand 21.86
24 2 Nazzio John  Grenada 26.38

Final

The final was started at 18:00 on 4 August.[9] The results were as follows:[10]

Wind: -1.0 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Blessing Afrifah  Israel 19.96 [.954] CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 19.96 [.960] CR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Calab Law  Australia 20.48
4 6 Benjamin Richardson  South Africa 20.55
5 1 Brandon Miller  United States 20.64
6 3 Bryan Levell  Jamaica 20.72
7 2 Jerel Quainoo  Great Britain 20.73
8 8 Anthony Smith  Turkey 20.87

References

  1. ^ "2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "200 Metres Men − Outdoor Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "START LIST 200 Metres Men – Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "RESULTS 200 Metres Men – Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "SUMMARY 200 Metres Men – Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "START LIST 200 Metres Men – Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "RESULTS 200 Metres Men – Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
  8. ^ "SUMMARY 200 Metres Men – Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
  9. ^ "START LIST 200 Metres Men – Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "RESULTS 200 Metres Men – Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.