2019_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_200_metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 29 September to 1 October 2019.[1] The winning margin was 0.12 seconds.
| Men's 200 metres at the 2019 World Championships | ||||||||||
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.jpg) 200m men final | ||||||||||
| Venue | Khalifa International Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 September (heats) 30 September (semi-finals) 1 October (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 52 from 37 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.83 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Official Video
Out of the blocks in the final, Adam Gemili took a slight lead through the turn with Andre De Grasse then Noah Lyles giving up as much as a meter. Coming off the turn, Lyles accelerated past Gemili. Once Lyles hit his top end speed, there was no catching him. Behind him, Álex Quiñónez was gaining on De Grasse and both were edging closer to Gemili. 20 metres out, both went by. Lyles won by 2 metres, De Grasse held off Quiñónez for silver.
Lyles' victory capped an evening of 3 men's gold medals for USA also including Sam Kendricks in the pole vault and Donavan Brazier in the 800 metres.
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World |  Usain Bolt (JAM) |
19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship | ||||
| World Leading |  Noah Lyles (USA) |
19.50 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 July 2019 |
| African |  Frank Fredericks (NAM) |
19.68 | Atlanta, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Asian |  Xie Zhenye (CHN) |
19.88 | London, Great Britain | 21 July 2019 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean | Usain Bolt (JAM) |
19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American |  Alonso Edward (PAN) |
19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European |  Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian |  Peter Norman (AUS) |
20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 October 1968 |
The following records were set at the competition:[3]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanese | 20.84 | Noureddine Hadid |  LIB |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Yemeni | 22.37 | Ahmed Al-Yaari |  YEM |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.40.[4]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[5]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September | 20:05 | Heats |
| 30 September | 20:50 | Semi-finals |
| 1 October | 22:40 | Final |
Heats
The first three in each heat (Q) and the next three fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[6]
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s, Heat 5: +1.0 m/s, Heat 6: +0.9 m/s, Heat 7: +0.2 m/s
Semi-finals
Official Video
The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[7]
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s
Final
The final was started on 1 October at 22:40.[8]
Wind: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Noah Lyles |  United States (USA) | 19.83 | |
 | 7 | Andre De Grasse |  Canada (CAN) | 19.95 | |
 | 4 | Álex Quiñónez |  Ecuador (ECU) | 19.98 | |
| 4 | 6 | Adam Gemili |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.03 | SB |
| 5 | 9 | Ramil Guliyev |  Turkey (TUR) | 20.07 | |
| 6 | 3 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 20.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Xie Zhenye |  China (CHN) | 20.14 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Greaux |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 20.39 |
- "200 Metres Men − Round 1 − Start List" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "100 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "200 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Semi-finals results" (PDF).
- "Final results" (PDF).