2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
# 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

| World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| World Leading | Justin Gatlin (USA) | 19.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 28 June 2015 |
| African record | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 19.68 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Asian record | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) | 20.03 | Yokohama, Japan | 7 June 2003 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American record | Alonso Edward (PAN) | 19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European record | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian record | Peter Norman (AUS) | 20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 |
| The following records were established during the competition: |||||
| World leading | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.55 | Beijing, China | 27 August 2015 |

## Qualification standards

* Entry standards
* 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.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey (TUR) | 20.01 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 20.11 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.13 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece (GRE) | 20.14 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Julian Forte | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.16 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Brendon Rodney | Canada (CAN) | 20.18 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 4 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 20.19 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands (NED) | 20.22 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 20.22 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 20.23 | q, PB |
| 11 | 6 | Warren Weir | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.24 | Q, SB |
| 12 | 7 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 20.25 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Kenji Fujimitsu | Japan (JPN) | 20.28 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.28 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Christophe Lemaitre | France (FRA) | 20.29 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Roberto Skyers | Cuba (CUB) | 20.29 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | Jeremy Dodson | Samoa (SAM) | 20.31 | q, NR |
| 18 | 2 | Kei Takase | Japan (JPN) | 20.33 | q |
| 19 | 3 | Yancarlos Martínez | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 20.34 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 20.35 | Q |
| 20 | 6 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.35 | Q |
| 22 | 1 | Reynier Mena | Cuba (CUB) | 20.37 | Q |
| 23 | 7 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 20.38 | Q |
| 24 | 1 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 20.39 | SB |
| 25 | 4 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.40 | Q |
| 26 | 2 | Bruno de Barros | Brazil (BRA) | 20.42 | |
| 27 | 4 | Carvin Nkanata | Kenya (KEN) | 20.43 | |
| 27 | 7 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 20.43 | |
| 29 | 4 | Jeffrey John | France (FRA) | 20.48 | |
| 30 | 2 | Tega Odele | Nigeria (NGR) | 20.49 | |
| 31 | 1 | Mike Mokamba Nyang'au | Kenya (KEN) | 20.51 | |
| 31 | 3 | Julian Reus | Germany (GER) | 20.51 | |
| 31 | 1 | Isiah Young | United States (USA) | 20.51 | |
| 31 | 7 | Kyle Greaux | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 20.51 | |
| 35 | 3 | Julius Morris | Montserrat (MNT) | 20.56 | |
| 36 | 7 | Aldemir da Silva Junior | Brazil (BRA) | 20.59 | |
| 37 | 5 | Serhiy Smelyk | Ukraine (UKR) | 20.60 | |
| 38 | 6 | Robin Erewa | Germany (GER) | 20.67 | |
| 39 | 4 | Antoine Adams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 20.75 | |
| 40 | 6 | Karol Zalewski | Poland (POL) | 20.77 | |
| 41 | 5 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Swaziland (SWZ) | 20.78 | SB |
| 42 | 6 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia (GAM) | 20.81 | SB |
| 43 | 3 | Teray Smith | Bahamas (BAH) | 20.91 | |
| 44 | 5 | Harold Houston | Bermuda (BER) | 20.92 | |
| 45 | 3 | Sydney Siame | Zambia (ZAM) | 21.08 | |
| 46 | 2 | Tatenda Tsumba | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 21.21 | |
| 47 | 1 | Mohammed Abukhousa | Palestine (PLE) | 21.36 | SB |
| 48 | 6 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho (LES) | 21.43 | |
| 49 | 1 | Liaquat Ali | Pakistan (PAK) | 21.55 | |
| 50 | 2 | Luka Rakić | Montenegro (MNE) | 21.86 | |
| 51 | 4 | Phearath Nget | Cambodia (CAM) | 22.11 | |
| 52 | 3 | Mauriel Carty | Anguilla (AIA) | 22.63 | SB |
| 53 | 4 | Jerai Torres | Gibraltar (GIB) | 22.77 | SB |
| 54 | 2 | Beouch Ngirchongor | Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) | 23.93 | PB |
| | 7 | Xie Zhenye | China (CHN) | DQ | 20.35 |
| | 7 | Álex Quiñónez | Ecuador (ECU) | DQ | |
| | 1 | Ahmed Ali | Sudan (SUD) | DQ | |
| | 3 | Rolando Palacios | Honduras (HON) | DQ | |
| | 4 | Mohammad Hossein Abareghi | Iran (IRI) | DNS | |
| | 6 | Wallace Spearmon | United States (USA) | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 19.87 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.95 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 20.01 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 20.02 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 20.05 | q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey (TUR) | 20.10 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.14 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 20.14 | |
| 9 | 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.19 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands (NED) | 20.20 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece (GRE) | 20.22 | |
| 12 | 3 | Roberto Skyers | Cuba (CUB) | 20.23 | |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.27 | PB |
| 14 | 2 | Yancarlos Martínez | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 20.31 | |
| 15 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre | France (FRA) | 20.34 | |
| 15 | 3 | Kenji Fujimitsu | Japan (JPN) | 20.34 | |
| 17 | 1 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 20.37 | |
| 18 | 1 | Warren Weir | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.43 | |
| 19 | 1 | Brendon Rodney | Canada (CAN) | 20.46 | |
| 20 | 2 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 20.47 | |
| 21 | 2 | Jeremy Dodson | Samoa (SAM) | 20.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | Reynier Mena | Cuba (CUB) | 20.56 | |
| 23 | 2 | Julian Forte | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.57 | |
| 24 | 3 | Kei Takase | Japan (JPN) | 20.64 | |

### Final

The final was held at 20:55.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 6 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.55 | WL |
| | 4 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 19.74 | |
| | 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 | |
