These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 9 August 2001 at 21:40h. The finals were one of the closest events in the history of the World Athletics Championship. As, all the medal winners except for gold were given the same time. The winning margin was 0.16 seconds.
Men's 200 metres at the 2001 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Commonwealth Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 7 August (heats and quarter-finals) 8 August (semi-finals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 52 | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.04 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists
editGold | Greece (GRE) |
Silver | Jamaica (JAM) |
Bronze | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
Records
editStanding records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | 19.32 | August 1, 1996 | ||
Championship Record | 19.79 | August 11, 1995 | ||
Season Best | 20.05 | July 4, 2001 |
Final
editRANK | FINAL | TIME |
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20.04 | ||
20.20 | ||
20.20 | ||
20.20 | ||
5. | 20.22 | |
6. | 20.24 | |
7. | 20.25 | |
8. | 20.38 |
Semi-final
edit- Held on Wednesday 8 August 2001
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 20.08 | |
2. | 20.13 | |
3. | 20.15 | |
4. | 20.26 | |
5. | 20.48 | |
6. | 20.56 | |
7. | 20.65 | |
8. | 20.66 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 20.03 | |
2. | 20.11 | |
3. | 20.21 | |
4. | 20.29 | |
5. | 20.38 | |
6. | 20.39 | |
7. | 20.40 | |
8. | 20.64 |
Quarter-finals
edit- Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 20.13 | |
2. | 20.19 | |
3. | 20.23 | |
4. | 20.31 =NR | |
5. | 20.43 | |
6. | 20.71 | |
7. | 21.02 | |
— | DQ |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 20.30 | |
2. | 20.43 | |
3. | 20.44 | |
4. | 20.48 | |
5. | 20.54 | |
6. | 20.65 | |
7. | 20.83 | |
8. | 20.86 |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | 20.24 | |
2. | 20.25 | |
3. | 20.48 | |
4. | 20.78 | |
5. | 20.80 | |
6. | 20.83 | |
7. | 20.87 | |
8. | 23.58 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | 20.34 | |
2. | 20.54 | |
3. | 20.58 | |
4. | 20.58 | |
5. | 20.60 | |
6. | 20.66 | |
7. | 20.88 | |
— | DQ |
Heats
editHeld on Tuesday 7 August 2001
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 20.53 | |
2. | 20.61 | |
3. | 20.65 | |
4. | 20.78 | |
5. | 20.85 | |
6. | 21.25 | |
7. | 21.87 | |
8. | 22.13 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 20.63 | |
2. | 20.69 | |
3. | 20.80 | |
4. | 21.00 | |
5. | 21.17 | |
6. | 22.86 | |
— | DQ | |
— | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | 20.46 | |
2. | 20.58 | |
3. | 20.63 | |
4. | 20.69 | |
5. | 21.03 | |
6. | 21.63 | |
— | DQ |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | 20.60 | |
2. | 20.63 | |
3. | 20.63 | |
4. | 20.77 | |
5. | 20.92 | |
6. | 21.03 | |
7. | 21.94 |
RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
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1. | 20.37 | |
2. | 20.43 | |
3. | 20.65 | |
4. | 20.68 | |
5. | 20.75 | |
6. | 20.83 | |
— | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
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1. | 20.36 | |
2. | 20.57 | |
3. | 20.58 | |
4. | 20.84 | |
5. | 21.17 | |
6. | 21.30 | |
7. | 21.63 |
RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
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1. | 20.25 | |
2. | 20.41 | |
3. | 20.41 | |
4. | 20.51 | |
5. | 20.79 | |
6. | 20.87 | |
7. | 20.96 | |
8. | 21.45 |