1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 29 and 30 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Kevin Braunskill United States
|
| Silver | Olapade Adeniken Nigeria
|
| Bronze |  Soviet Union
|
Results[]
Final[]
30 July
Wind: +4.2m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kevin Braunskill | United States |
20.87 w | |
 |
Olapade Adeniken | Nigeria |
20.88 w | |
 |
Soviet Union |
20.92 w | ||
| 4 | Christopher Barnes | United States |
20.99 w | |
| 5 | Sven Matthes |  East Germany |
21.00 w | |
| 6 | Aleksandr Goremykin | Soviet Union |
21.12 w | |
| 7 | Neil de Silva |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.16 w | |
| 8 |  Hungary |
21.23 w |
Semifinals[]
29 July
Semifinal 1[]
Wind: +2.4m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olapade Adeniken | Nigeria |
20.83 w | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
20.92 w | Q | |
| 3 | Hungary |
21.08 w | q | |
| 4 |  Japan |
21.39 w | ||
| 5 | Dean Capobianco |  Australia |
21.57 w | |
| 6 |  Italy |
21.60 w | ||
| 7 | Torbjörn Eriksson |  Sweden |
21.74 w | |
| 8 |  France |
21.75 w |
Semifinal 2[]
Wind: +2.0m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.02 | Q |
| 2 | Kevin Braunskill | United States |
21.04 | Q |
| 3 | Mark Garner | Australia |
21.21 | |
| 4 | Nigeria |
21.38 | ||
| 5 |  Spain |
21.66 | ||
| 6 |  Canada |
21.68 | ||
| 7 | Fabien Muyaba |  Zimbabwe |
21.77 | |
| 8 |  West Germany |
21.97 |
Semifinal 3[]
Wind: +3.1m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Matthes | East Germany |
20.81 w | Q |
| 2 | Christopher Barnes | United States |
20.90 w | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Goremykin | Soviet Union |
20.98 w | q |
| 4 | Brad McCuaig | Canada |
21.37 w | |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
21.49 w | ||
| 6 | West Germany |
21.60 w | ||
| 7 | Japan |
21.61 w | ||
| 8 | Italy |
21.78 w |
Heats[]
29 July
Heat 1[]
Wind: +1.7m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
21.40 | Q | |
| 2 | Brad McCuaig | Canada |
21.47 | Q |
| 3 | West Germany |
21.63 | q | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.95 | ||
| 5 |  Tanzania |
22.38 | ||
| 6 |  British Virgin Islands |
22.76 | ||
| 7 |  Bangladesh |
23.10 | ||
 China |
DQ |
Heat 2[]
Wind: +1.4m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Capobianco | Australia |
21.67 | Q |
| 2 | Spain |
21.73 | Q | |
| 3 | Milan Petaković |  Yugoslavia |
22.09 | |
| 4 |  Israel |
22.54 | ||
| 5 |  Western Samoa |
24.02 | ||
 Peru |
DQ | |||
| Francis Amuzu |  Ghana |
DQ |
Heat 3[]
Wind: +1.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Goremykin | Soviet Union |
21.06 | Q |
| 2 | France |
21.60 | Q | |
| 3 | Torbjörn Eriksson | Sweden |
21.60 | q |
| 4 |  Cuba |
21.92 |
Heat 4[]
Wind: +1.0m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Braunskill | United States |
21.03 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
21.53 | Q | |
| 3 | West Germany |
21.66 | q | |
| 4 |  Senegal |
21.91 | ||
| 5 |  Puerto Rico |
22.43 | ||
| 6 | Jorge Castellón |  Bolivia |
22.50 | |
| Robert Loua |  Guinea |
DQ |
Heat 5[]
Wind: +0.9m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
21.11 | Q | |
| 2 | Mark Garner | Australia |
21.16 | Q |
| 3 | Canada |
21.49 | q | |
| 4 | Italy |
21.67 | q | |
| 5 |  Ecuador |
22.19 | ||
| 6 |  Uganda |
22.75 | ||
 Costa Rica |
DQ |
Heat 6[]
Wind: +2.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
21.40 w | Q | |
| 2 | Italy |
21.99 w | Q | |
| 3 | Uganda |
22.32 w | ||
| 4 | Sriyantha Dissanayake |  Sri Lanka |
22.87 w | |
| 5 |  Honduras |
23.90 w | ||
| Sweden |
DQ |
Heat 7[]
Wind: +0.7m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Matthes | East Germany |
21.19 | Q |
| 2 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.26 | Q |
| 3 | Fabien Muyaba | Zimbabwe |
21.62 | q |
 Jamaica |
DQ | |||
| Ghana |
DQ |
Heat 8[]
Wind: +2.3m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olapade Adeniken | Nigeria |
21.13 w | Q |
| 2 | Christopher Barnes | United States |
21.16 w | Q |
| 3 | Hungary |
21.34 w | q | |
| 4 | Japan |
21.63 w | q |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 36 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Bangladesh (1)
Bolivia (1)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Canada (2)
China (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (1)
East Germany (1)
Ecuador (1)
France (1)
Ghana (2)
Guinea (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (2)
Nigeria (2)
Peru (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Senegal (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (2)
Tanzania (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Uganda (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
West Germany (2)
Western Samoa (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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