2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany on August 18 and August 20.

The race favourites were Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. Gay entered the competition as the reigning world champion, championship record holder, and 200 m world leader with 19.58 seconds. Bolt, the current Olympic champion and world record holder, had a season's best of 19.59 seconds. The last time the two athletes raced was at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, where Gay beat Bolt by a margin of 0.15 seconds. Osaka bronze medallist Wallace Spearmon was the only other athlete to run under twenty seconds that season and former Olympic champion Shawn Crawford was also competing. Up-and-coming athletes Alonso Edward, Steve Mullings and Ramil Guliyev were among the season's fastest sprinters prior to the championships.[1]

After hurting his groin during his American record run in the 100 metres two days earlier, Gay withdrew from the race, effectively rescinding his second world title. The withdrawal of Dwain Chambers, Churandy Martina and Jaysuma Saidy Ndure also reduced the quality of the field. There were no surprise eliminations in the heats, where Crawford, Mullings, Robert Hering, and Martial Mbandjock were the fastest qualifiers,[2] and Mullings had the fastest time of the quarter-finals round, with all the favourite athletes progressing.[3] On the second day of competition, German number one Hering was eliminated. Bolt and Spearmon were the two semi-final winners, while the third-fastest, 19-year-old Alonso Edward, demonstrated medal winning form.[4]

In the final race, Usain Bolt, the clear favourite, had another world record-breaking run following his 9.58 second record in the 100 metres four days earlier. After having the fastest reaction time of the race, Bolt came out of the bend in first place and extended his lead further in the home straight, beating his previous mark of 19.30 seconds set at the Olympics by 0.11 seconds to take the gold medal and Championship record.[5] Crawford, second fastest at the bend, was overtaken by Edward and Spearmon and eventually finished fourth. Edward vastly improved his previous best to set a South American record of 19.81, while Spearmon was third with 19.85 seconds.[6] At 19 years, 255 days old, silver medallist Edward became the youngest ever world medallist for the men's 200 m.[7]

Although the race between Gay and Bolt had not materialised, Bolt's world record of 19.19 seconds was a highlight of the championships. The overall quality of the event was also high: Edward had improved from 20.62 to 19.81 seconds over the course of one year. Also, with Crawford running 19.89 seconds, it was the first ever 200 m race to see four athletes run under 19.9 seconds. Bolt's winning margin of 0.62 seconds over second-placed Edward was the biggest in World Championship history. He received a $100,000 bonus for his performance, which was 0.13 seconds faster than Michael Johnson's former world record, a mark that had been regarded as one of the best records in the history of athletics.[6][8]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica (JAM)
Alonso Edward
 Panama (PAN)
Wallace Spearmon
 United States (USA)

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
Championship record  Tyson Gay (USA) 19.76 Osaka, Japan 30 August 2007
World leading  Tyson Gay (USA) 19.58 New York, United States 30 May 2009
African record  Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 19.68 Atlanta, United States 1 August 1996
Asian Record  Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) 20.03 Yokohama, Japan 7 June 2003
North American record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
South American record  Claudinei da Silva (BRA) 19.89 Munich, Germany 11 September 1999
European record  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72 Mexico, Mexico 12 September 1979
Oceanian record  Peter Norman (AUS) 20.06 Mexico, Mexico 16 October 1968

Qualification standards

Shawn Crawford finished in fourth place
A time B time
20.59 20.75

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 18, 200910:05Heats
August 18, 200918:55Quarterfinals
August 19, 200919:25Semifinals
August 20, 200920:35Final

Results

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified WRWorld record ARArea record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Shawn Crawford United States (USA)20.60Q
23Steve Mullings Jamaica (JAM)20.62Q
39Robert Hering Germany (GER)20.64Q
47Martial Mbandjock France (FRA)20.65Q
53Paul Hession Ireland (IRL)20.66Q
59Wallace Spearmon United States (USA)20.66Q
73Kenji Fujimitsu Japan (JPN)20.69Q
85Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)20.70Q
96Alonso Edward Panama (PAN)20.71Q
99Gavin Smellie Canada (CAN)20.71Q
113David Alerte France (FRA)20.72q
125Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)20.74Q
136Marc Schneeberger Switzerland (SUI)20.76Q
147Marco Cribari Switzerland (SUI)20.80Q
145Sam Effah Canada (CAN)20.80Q
162Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)20.81Q
166Emmanuel Callander Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)20.81Q
188Jared Connaughton Canada (CAN)20.82Q
197Rolando Palacios Honduras (HON)20.83Q
197Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)20.83q
212Aleixo-Platini Menga Germany (GER)20.84Q
221Roman Smirnov Russia (RUS)20.85Q
238Shinji Takahira Japan (JPN)20.86Q
242Charles Clark United States (USA)20.87Q
259Thuso Mpuang South Africa (RSA)20.91q
264Marlon Devonish Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)20.92Q
272Ben Youssef Meité Ivory Coast (CIV)20.93q
282Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa United Arab Emirates (UAE)20.94q
291Brian Dzingai Zimbabwe (ZIM)20.97Q
299Ramone McKenzie Jamaica (JAM)20.97
317Alexander Kosenkow Germany (GER)20.99
328Stéphan Buckland Mauritius (MRI)21.00Q
326Ihor Bodrov Ukraine (UKR)21.00
326Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia (KSA)21.00
359Seth Amoo Ghana (GHA)21.04
368Patrick van Luijk Netherlands (NED)21.05
374Ramil Guliyev Azerbaijan (AZE)21.12Q
385Sandro Viana Brazil (BRA)21.18
394Marek Niit Estonia (EST)21.21Q
405Eddy De Lépine France (FRA)21.23
413Khalid Idrissi Zougari Morocco (MAR)21.24
424Nathaniel McKinney Bahamas (BAH)21.26
431Adam Harris Guyana (GUY)21.28
446Ramon Gittens Barbados (BAR)21.33
454Joel Redhead Grenada (GRN)21.37
457Ángel David Rodríguez Spain (ESP)21.37
471Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)21.38SB
474Ronalds Arājs Latvia (LAT)21.38
475Hitoshi Saito Japan (JPN)21.38
502Niko Verekauta Fiji (FIJ)21.43SB
512Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Egypt (EGY)21.44
526Vyacheslav Muravyev Kazakhstan (KAZ)21.48
538Fanuel Kenosi Botswana (BOT)21.75SB
543Franklin Nazareno Ecuador (ECU)21.84
554Sibusiso Matsenjwa Swaziland (SWZ)21.93PB
561Khalil Al Hanahneh Jordan (JOR)21.98
578Nikolai Portelli Malta (MLT)22.11
584Andrew Hinds Barbados (BAR)22.60
598Gabriel Mvumvure Zimbabwe (ZIM)22.67
2Desislav Gunev Bulgaria (BUL)DNF
8Arnaldo Abrantes Portugal (POR)DNS
1Dwain Chambers Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)DNS
7Tyson Gay United States (USA)DNS
9Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles (AHO)DNS
5Obinna Metu Nigeria (NGR)DNS
3Gerald Phiri Zambia (ZAM)DNS
1Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Norway (NOR)DNS

Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Steve Mullings Jamaica (JAM)20.23Q
24Alonso Edward Panama (PAN)20.33Q
32Shawn Crawford United States (USA)20.37Q
43Ramil Guliyev Azerbaijan (AZE)20.40Q
51Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)20.41Q
64Wallace Spearmon United States (USA)20.44Q
73Paul Hession Ireland (IRL)20.48Q
81David Alerte France (FRA)20.51Q, SB
91Martial Mbandjock France (FRA)20.55Q, PB
91Charles Clark United States (USA)20.55q
114Robert Hering Germany (GER)20.58Q
113Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)20.58q
111Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)20.58q
143Emmanuel Callander Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)20.62q
152Marlon Devonish Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)20.66Q
163Aleixo-Platini Menga Germany (GER)20.68
172Rolando Palacios Honduras (HON)20.69Q, SB
172Shinji Takahira Japan (JPN)20.69
192Roman Smirnov Russia (RUS)20.72SB
203Ben Youssef Meité Ivory Coast (CIV)20.78
214Marco Cribari Switzerland (SUI)20.81
221Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)20.84
234Thuso Mpuang South Africa (RSA)20.87
241Marc Schneeberger Switzerland (SUI)20.91
252Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa United Arab Emirates (UAE)20.97
254Kenji Fujimitsu Japan (JPN)20.97
254Sam Effah Canada (CAN)20.97
281Gavin Smellie Canada (CAN)21.27
293Stéphan Buckland Mauritius (MRI)21.33
2Jared Connaughton Canada (CAN)DSQ
2Brian Dzingai Zimbabwe (ZIM)DNF
4Marek Niit Estonia (EST)DNS

Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Finals.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
13Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)0.17720.08Q
25Alonso Edward Panama (PAN)0.16420.22Q
36Shawn Crawford United States (USA)0.14020.35Q
44David Alerte France (FRA)0.14720.45Q, SB
57Robert Hering Germany (GER)0.15720.52
62Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)0.12820.63
78Rolando Palacios Honduras (HON)0.19120.67SB
81Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)0.13820.79

Semifinal 2

Steve Mullings prepares for the second semi-final
RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
15Wallace Spearmon United States (USA)0.16420.14Q
23Steve Mullings Jamaica (JAM)0.15620.26Q
32Charles Clark United States (USA)0.16320.27Q, SB
44Ramil Guliyev Azerbaijan (AZE)0.15420.28Q
57Martial Mbandjock France (FRA)0.15520.43PB
68Paul Hession Ireland (IRL)0.16620.48
76Marlon Devonish Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)0.15420.62
81Emmanuel Callander Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)0.14520.70

Final

Usain Bolt led the race from start to finish
RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
5Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)0.13319.19WR
6Alonso Edward Panama (PAN)0.17919.81AR
4Wallace Spearmon United States (USA)0.15219.85SB
48Shawn Crawford United States (USA)0.14819.89SB
53Steve Mullings Jamaica (JAM)0.14619.98PB
67Charles Clark United States (USA)0.15820.39
71Ramil Guliyev Azerbaijan (AZE)0.16520.61
82David Alerte France (FRA)0.16120.68

References

General
Specific
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  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-18).Event Report - Men's 200m - Heats Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  3. Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-18). Event Report - Men's 200m - Quarter-Final Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-21.
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