Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
# Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Atlee Mahorn Canada | Todd Bennett England | Ben Johnson Canada |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +1.6 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Todd Bennett | England | 20.83 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 20.84 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Atlee Mahorn | Canada | 20.98 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | John Dinan | Australia | 20.99 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Robert Stone | Australia | 21.01 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 21.04 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | John Regis | England | 21.26 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Brian Whittle | Scotland | 21.34 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Miles Murphy | Australia | 21.41 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | George McCallum | Scotland | 21.60 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Jerry Jeremiah | Vanuatu | 21.87 | q |
| 12 | 3 | Sunday Maweni | Botswana | 21.89 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Odiya Silweya | Malawi | 22.15 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Maloni Bole | Fiji | 22.20 | |
| 15 | 1 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 22.22 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Reuben Kaiaha Wotu | Vanuatu | 22.50 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 22.87 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | William Akanoa | Cook Islands | 23.55 | |
| | 1 | Linford Christie | England | DNS | |
| | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +2.6 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Atlee Mahorn | Canada | 20.68 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Todd Bennett | England | 20.86 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 20.97 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Robert Stone | Australia | 21.03 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | John Dinan | Australia | 21.14 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | John Regis | England | 21.23 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 21.28 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 21.28 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | George McCallum | Scotland | 21.39 | |
| 10 | 2 | Miles Murphy | Australia | 21.44 | |
| 11 | 2 | Brian Whittle | Scotland | 21.69 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jerry Jeremiah | Vanuatu | 21.90 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sunday Maweni | Botswana | 22.21 | |
| 14 | 1 | Odiya Silweya | Malawi | 22.41 | |
| 15 | 1 | Reuben Kaiaha Wotu | Vanuatu | 22.88 | |
| 16 | 2 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 22.89 | |

### Final

Wind: +2.2 m/s

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Atlee Mahorn | Canada | 20.31 |
| | 3 | Todd Bennett | England | 20.54 |
| | 2 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 20.64 |
| 4 | 5 | Robert Stone | Australia | 20.94 |
| 5 | 1 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 20.96 |
| 6 | 6 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 20.98 |
| 7 | 8 | John Dinan | Australia | 21.07 |
| 8 | 7 | John Regis | England | 21.08 |
