| Men's 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 August (heats) 26 August (semifinals) 27 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 44 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.55 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 25, 26 and 27 August. The winning margin was 0.19 seconds.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Justin Gatlin (USA)
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19.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 28 June 2015 |
| African record |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
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19.68 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Shingo Suetsugu (JPN)
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20.03 | Yokohama, Japan | 7 June 2003 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American record |  Alonso Edward (PAN)
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19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European record |  Pietro Mennea (ITA)
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19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian record |  Peter Norman (AUS)
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20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 |
| The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
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| World leading | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.55 | Beijing, China | 27 August 2015 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards |
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| 20.50 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2015 | 19:30 | Heats |
| 26 August 2015 | 20:30 | Semifinals |
| 27 August 2015 | 20:55 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Final
The final was held at 20:55.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Usain Bolt |  Jamaica (JAM) |
19.55 | WL |
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4 | Justin Gatlin |  United States (USA) |
19.74 | |
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7 | Anaso Jobodwana |  South Africa (RSA) |
19.87 | NR |
| 4 | 9 | Alonso Edward |  Panama (PAN) |
19.87 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
20.02 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev |  Turkey (TUR) |
20.11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Femi Ogunode |  Qatar (QAT) |
20.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) |
20.33 |
References
- "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Start list
- "Records & Lists – 200 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
- Heats results
- Semifinals results
- Final results
- Obodwana and Edward were awarded the same time, but Jobodwana was faster by 2 milliseconds – 19.861 versus 19.863
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