2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 11 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Christophe Lemaître France
|
| Silver | Nickel Ashmeade Jamaica
|
| Bronze | Robert Hering Germany
|
Results[]
Final[]
11 July
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Christophe Lemaître | France |
20.83 | |
 |
Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica |
20.84 | |
 |
Robert Hering | Germany |
20.96 | |
| 4 | Curtis Mitchell |  United States |
20.98 | |
| 5 | Ramil Guliyev |  Azerbaijan |
21.00 | |
| 6 | Antonio Sales | United States |
21.01 | |
| 7 | Omar Al-Salfa |  United Arab Emirates |
21.10 | |
 Saudi Arabia |
DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 |
Semifinals[]
10 July
Semifinal 1[]
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica |
20.83 | Q |
| 2 | Ramil Guliyev | Azerbaijan |
20.90 | Q |
| 3 | Antonio Sales | United States |
20.90 | q |
| 4 | Omar Al-Salfa | United Arab Emirates |
21.02 | q |
| 5 |  Sweden |
21.32 | ||
| 6 |  Japan |
21.45 | ||
| 7 | Davide Manenti |  Italy |
21.67 | |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei |
21.89 |
Semifinal 2[]
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Mitchell | United States |
20.74 | Q |
| 2 | Christophe Lemaître | France |
20.88 | Q |
| 3 | David Lescay |  Cuba |
21.32 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
21.46 | ||
| 5 |  Spain |
21.53 | ||
| 6 | Shehan Abeypitiyage |  Sri Lanka |
21.60 | |
| 7 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas |  Greece |
21.83 | |
| Chris Clarke |  United Kingdom |
DNS |
Semifinal 3[]
Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Hering | Germany |
21.06 | Q |
| 2 | Diego Marani | Italy |
21.23 | |
| 3 | Japan |
21.39 | ||
| 4 | Jovon Toppin |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.45 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
21.55 | ||
| 6 | Richard Kilty | United Kingdom |
21.56 | |
| 7 | Ramone McKenzie | Jamaica |
21.60 | |
| Saudi Arabia |
DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 Q |
Heats[]
10 July
Heat 1[]
Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Sales | United States |
21.27 | Q |
| 2 | Shehan Abeypitiyage | Sri Lanka |
21.57 | Q |
| 3 | Suppachai Chimdee |  Thailand |
21.74 | |
| 4 | Kemar Hyman |  Cayman Islands |
21.81 | |
| 5 |  Georgia |
22.55 | ||
 Botswana |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heat 2[]
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Marani | Italy |
21.18 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Kilty | United Kingdom |
21.27 | Q |
| 3 | Ramone McKenzie | Jamaica |
21.55 | q |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
21.85 | ||
| 5 |  Slovakia |
22.13 | ||
| 6 |  Honduras |
22.38 | ||
| 7 |  Malta |
23.10 |
Heat 3[]
Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Lemaître | France |
20.91 | Q |
| 2 | Japan |
21.42 | q | |
| 3 | Roy Schmidt | Germany |
21.66 | |
| 4 | Ahmed Al-Merjabi |  Oman |
21.81 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
21.86 | ||
| 6 |  Netherlands Antilles |
22.01 | ||
| 7 | Tre Houston |  Bermuda |
22.10 | |
| Saudi Arabia |
DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 Q |
Heat 4[]
Wind: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
21.69 | Q | |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
21.71 | Q | |
| 3 | France |
21.74 | ||
| 4 | Poland |
21.79 | ||
| 5 |  South Africa |
21.93 | ||
| 6 |  Norway |
21.99 | ||
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
22.11 | ||
| 8 | Douglas Schmidt |  Palau |
24.01 |
Heat 5[]
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica |
20.86 | Q |
| 2 | David Lescay | Cuba |
21.32 | Q |
| 3 | Sweden |
21.38 | q | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
21.50 | q | |
| 5 |  Austria |
21.76 | ||
| 6 |  Lithuania |
21.83 | ||
| 7 |  Ghana |
22.04 |
Heat 6[]
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
21.34 | Q | |
| 2 | Omar Al-Salfa | United Arab Emirates |
21.43 | Q |
| 3 | Jovon Toppin | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.56 | q |
| 4 |  Canada |
21.64 | ||
| 5 |  Gambia |
22.01 | ||
| 6 |  Slovenia |
22.37 | ||
| 7 | Thapelo Ketlogetswe | Botswana |
22.65 |
Heat 7[]
Wind: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Mitchell | United States |
21.21 | Q |
| 2 | Chris Clarke | United Kingdom |
21.70 | Q |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
21.80 | ||
| 4 |  Barbados |
21.81 | ||
| 5 | Czech Republic |
21.93 | ||
| 6 | Sweden |
22.06 | ||
| 7 | Thailand |
22.64 | ||
| 8 |  Madagascar |
23.16 |
Heat 8[]
Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Hering | Germany |
21.08 | Q |
| 2 | Ramil Guliyev | Azerbaijan |
21.33 | Q |
| 3 | Davide Manenti | Italy |
21.50 | q |
| 4 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas | Greece |
21.56 | q |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
21.60 | q | |
| 6 | Izzet Safer |  Turkey |
21.71 | |
| 7 | Innocent Bologo |  Burkina Faso |
22.12 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 58 athletes from 44 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (1)
Barbados (1)
Bermuda (1)
Botswana (2)
Burkina Faso (1)
Canada (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (2)
France (2)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (1)
Germany (2)
Ghana (1)
Greece (1)
Honduras (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Lithuania (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malta (1)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
Nigeria (1)
Norway (1)
Oman (1)
Palau (1)
Poland (2)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (1)
Spain (1)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (2)
Thailand (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (1)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Venezuela (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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