The men's 200 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Christian Malcolm United Kingdom
|
| Silver | Jairo Duzant Netherlands Antilles
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| Bronze | Russell Frye United States
|
Results
Final
1 August
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
20.44 | |
 |
Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles |
20.92 | |
 |
Russell Frye | United States |
20.94 | |
| 4 | Steve Slowly |  Jamaica |
20.99 | |
| 5 | Scott Thom |  Australia |
21.00 | |
| 6 | Roy Bailey | Jamaica |
21.02 | |
| 7 | Massimiliano Donati |  Italy |
21.08 | |
| 8 | Stefan Holz |  Germany |
21.39 |
Semifinals
1 August
Semifinal 1
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Frye | United States |
20.92 | Q |
| 2 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles |
21.01 | Q |
| 3 | Roy Bailey | Jamaica |
21.16 | Q |
| 4 | Stefan Holz | Germany |
21.29 | Q |
| 5 | Wynand Dempers |  South Africa |
21.38 | |
| 6 | Tim Benjamin | United Kingdom |
21.59 | |
| 7 | Raphael de Oliveira |  Brazil |
21.88 | |
| 8 | Sherwin Vries |  Namibia |
21.88 |
Semifinal 2
Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
20.62 | Q |
| 2 | Massimiliano Donati | Italy |
20.97 | Q |
| 3 | Scott Thom | Australia |
21.05 | Q |
| 4 | Steve Slowly | Jamaica |
21.07 | Q |
| 5 | Kevin Baker | United States |
21.24 | |
| 6 | Benjamin Potter |  New Zealand |
21.32 | |
| 7 | Bradley Agnew | South Africa |
21.45 | |
| 8 | Hirofumi Nakagawa |  Japan |
21.89 |
Quarterfinals
31 July
Quarterfinal 1
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Slowly | Jamaica |
21.00 | Q |
| 2 | Scott Thom | Australia |
21.14 | Q |
| 3 | Kevin Baker | United States |
21.53 | Q |
| 4 | Raphael de Oliveira | Brazil |
21.54 | Q |
| 5 | Jeremy Bobe |  France |
21.56 | |
| 6 | Attila Farkas |  Hungary |
21.57 | |
| 7 | Heber Viera |  Uruguay |
21.58 | |
| José Luis Herrera |  Colombia |
DNS |
Quarterfinal 2
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Frye | United States |
20.79 | Q |
| 2 | Roy Bailey | Jamaica |
21.07 | Q |
| 3 | Tim Benjamin | United Kingdom |
21.22 | Q |
| 4 | Sherwin Vries | Namibia |
21.31 | Q |
| 5 | William To Wai Lok |  Hong Kong |
21.81 | |
| 6 | Julien Arame | France |
21.87 | |
| 7 | Kenji Nara | Japan |
22.19 | |
| Matthias Mertens | Germany |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Quarterfinal 3
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
20.85 | Q |
| 2 | Benjamin Potter | New Zealand |
21.26 | Q |
| 3 | Hirofumi Nakagawa | Japan |
21.31 | Q |
| 4 | Wynand Dempers | South Africa |
21.36 | Q |
| 5 | Anastasios Goúsis |  Greece |
21.48 | |
| 6 | Alexander Lakhanpal |  Sweden |
21.78 | |
| 7 | Alejandro Olivan |  Spain |
21.79 | |
| 8 | Stephen Hadfield | Australia |
21.88 |
Quarterfinal 4
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles |
21.07 | Q |
| 2 | Stefan Holz | Germany |
21.27 | Q |
| 3 | Massimiliano Donati | Italy |
21.29 | Q |
| 4 | Bradley Agnew | South Africa |
21.38 | Q |
| 5 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand |
21.40 | |
| 6 | Uros Zver |  Slovenia |
21.66 | |
| 7 | Helly Ollarves |  Venezuela |
21.76 | |
| 8 | Ousman Jatta |  Gambia |
22.51 |
Heats
31 July
Heat 1
Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Bailey | Jamaica |
21.32 | Q |
| 2 | Hirofumi Nakagawa | Japan |
21.32 | Q |
| 3 | Attila Farkas | Hungary |
21.59 | Q |
| 4 | William To Wai Lok | Hong Kong |
21.77 | Q |
| 5 | Nelson Lucas |  Seychelles |
22.14 | |
| 6 | Dermot Rawlins |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
22.46 | |
| Marco Cuneo | Italy |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heat 2
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles |
21.25 | Q |
| 2 | Stefan Holz | Germany |
21.33 | Q |
| 3 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand |
21.52 | Q |
| 4 | Uros Zver | Slovenia |
21.57 | Q |
| 5 | Heber Viera | Uruguay |
21.59 | q |
| 6 | Stephen Hadfield | Australia |
21.79 | q |
| 7 | Saula Roko |  Fiji |
22.24 | |
| 8 | Charles Shaw |  Liberia |
23.41 |
Heat 3
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Thom | Australia |
21.23 | Q |
| 2 | Steve Slowly | Jamaica |
21.34 | Q |
| 3 | Julien Arame | France |
21.51 | Q |
| 4 | Matthias Mertens | Germany |
21.56 | Q |
| 5 | Kenji Nara | Japan |
21.92 | q |
| 6 | Rudy Colabella |  Belgium |
21.97 | |
| 7 | Gary Webb |  Norfolk Island |
23.61 | |
| 8 | Papy Stone Seke Moundele |  Congo |
23.66 |
Heat 4
Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimiliano Donati | Italy |
21.10 | Q |
| 2 | Wynand Dempers | South Africa |
21.25 | Q |
| 3 | Benjamin Potter | New Zealand |
21.26 | Q |
| 4 | José Luis Herrera | Colombia |
22.15 | Q |
| 5 | Sean Lambert |  Grenada |
22.51 | |
| 6 | Xu Zizhou |  China |
22.69 | |
| 7 | Bashir Al-Khewani |  Yemen |
23.80 | |
| 8 | Philam Garcia |  Guam |
25.11 |
Heat 5
Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Frye | United States |
20.97 | Q |
| 2 | Bradley Agnew | South Africa |
21.43 | Q |
| 3 | Raphael de Oliveira | Brazil |
21.58 | Q |
| 4 | Alejandro Olivan | Spain |
21.69 | Q |
| 5 | Helly Ollarves | Venezuela |
21.76 | q |
| 6 | Thomas Scheidl |  Austria |
22.11 | |
| 7 | Ernesto Elo |  Equatorial Guinea |
23.80 |
Heat 6
Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
20.73 | Q |
| 2 | Jeremy Bobe | France |
21.36 | Q |
| 3 | Alexander Lakhanpal | Sweden |
21.44 | Q |
| 4 | Ousman Jatta | Gambia |
21.89 | Q |
| 5 | Ahmed Torkhani |  Tunisia |
21.94 | |
| 6 | Piotr Berestiuk |  Poland |
22.00 | |
| 7 | Robert Mugagga |  Uganda |
22.34 |
Heat 7
Wind: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Baker | United States |
21.16 | Q |
| 2 | Tim Benjamin | United Kingdom |
21.19 | Q |
| 3 | Sherwin Vries | Namibia |
21.25 | Q |
| 4 | Anastasios Goúsis | Greece |
21.61 | Q |
| 5 | Isaac Yaya |  Tahiti |
22.64 | |
| Rodney Pitts |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Brazil (1)
- China (1)
- Colombia (1)
- Congo (1)
- Equatorial Guinea (1)
- Fiji (1)
- France (2)
- Gambia (1)
- Germany (2)
- Greece (1)
- Grenada (1)
- Guam (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (2)
- Liberia (1)
- Namibia (1)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- New Zealand (2)
- Norfolk Island (1)
- Poland (1)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
- Seychelles (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Tahiti (1)
- Tunisia (1)
- Uganda (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- Uruguay (1)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
- Venezuela (1)
- Yemen (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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