2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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The men's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany on August 18 and August 20.

The race favourites were Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. Gay entered the competition as the reigning world champion, championship record holder, and 200 m world leader with 19.58 seconds. Bolt, the current Olympic champion and world record holder, had a season's best of 19.59 seconds. The last time the two athletes raced was at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, where Gay beat Bolt by a margin of 0.15 seconds. Osaka bronze medallist Wallace Spearmon was the only other athlete to run under twenty seconds that season and former Olympic champion Shawn Crawford was also competing. Up-and-coming athletes Alonso Edward, Steve Mullings and Ramil Guliyev were among the season's fastest sprinters prior to the championships.[1]

After hurting his groin during his American record run in the 100 metres two days earlier, Gay withdrew from the race, effectively rescinding his second world title. The withdrawal of Dwain Chambers, Churandy Martina and Jaysuma Saidy Ndure also reduced the quality of the field. There were no surprise eliminations in the heats, where Crawford, Mullings, Robert Hering, and Martial Mbandjock were the fastest qualifiers,[2] and Mullings had the fastest time of the quarter-finals round, with all the favourite athletes progressing.[3] On the second day of competition, German number one Hering was eliminated. Bolt and Spearmon were the two semi-final winners, while the third-fastest, 19-year-old Alonso Edward, demonstrated medal winning form.[4]

In the final race, Usain Bolt, the clear favourite, had another world record-breaking run following his 9.58 second record in the 100 metres four days earlier. After having the fastest reaction time of the race, Bolt came out of the bend in first place and extended his lead further in the home straight, beating his previous mark of 19.30 seconds set at the Olympics by 0.11 seconds to take the gold medal and Championship record.[5] Crawford, second fastest at the bend, was overtaken by Edward and Spearmon and eventually finished fourth. Edward vastly improved his previous best to set a South American record of 19.81, while Spearmon was third with 19.85 seconds.[6] At 19 years, 255 days old, silver medallist Edward became the youngest ever world medallist for the men's 200 m.[7]

Although the race between Gay and Bolt had not materialised, Bolt's world record of 19.19 seconds was a highlight of the championships. The overall quality of the event was also high: Edward had improved from 20.62 to 19.81 seconds over the course of one year. Also, with Crawford running 19.89 seconds, it was the first ever 200 m race to see four athletes run under 19.9 seconds. Bolt's winning margin of 0.62 seconds over second-placed Edward was the biggest in World Championship history. He received a $100,000 bonus for his performance, which was 0.13 seconds faster than Michael Johnson's former world record, a mark that had been regarded as one of the best records in the history of athletics.[6][8]

Medalists[]

Gold Silver Bronze
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica (JAM) 		Alonso Edward
 Panama (PAN) 		Wallace Spearmon
 United States (USA)

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
Championship record  Tyson Gay (USA) 19.76 Osaka, Japan 30 August 2007
World leading  Tyson Gay (USA) 19.58 New York, United States 30 May 2009
African record  Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 19.68 Atlanta, United States 1 August 1996
Asian Record  Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) 20.03 Yokohama, Japan 7 June 2003
North American record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
South American record  Claudinei da Silva (BRA) 19.89 Munich, Germany 11 September 1999
European record  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72 Mexico, Mexico 12 September 1979
Oceanian record  Peter Norman (AUS) 20.06 Mexico, Mexico 16 October 1968

Qualification standards[]

Shawn Crawford finished in fourth place
A time B time
20.59 20.75

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
August 18, 2009 10:05 Heats
August 18, 2009 18:55 Quarterfinals
August 19, 2009 19:25 Semifinals
August 20, 2009 20:35 Final

Results[]

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats[]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Shawn Crawford  United States (USA) 20.60 Q
2 3 Steve Mullings  Jamaica (JAM) 20.62 Q
3 9 Robert Hering  Germany (GER) 20.64 Q
4 7 Martial Mbandjock  France (FRA) 20.65 Q
5 3 Paul Hession  Ireland (IRL) 20.66 Q
5 9 Wallace Spearmon  United States (USA) 20.66 Q
7 3 Kenji Fujimitsu  Japan (JPN) 20.69 Q
8 5 Usain Bolt  Jamaica (JAM) 20.70 Q
9 6 Alonso Edward  Panama (PAN) 20.71 Q
9 9 Gavin Smellie  Canada (CAN) 20.71 Q
11 3 David Alerte  France (FRA) 20.72 q
12 5 Rondel Sorrillo  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 20.74 Q
13 6 Marc Schneeberger  Switzerland (SUI) 20.76 Q
14 7 Marco Cribari  Switzerland (SUI) 20.80 Q
14 5 Sam Effah  Canada (CAN) 20.80 Q
16 2 Brendan Christian  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 20.81 Q
16 6 Emmanuel Callander  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 20.81 Q
18 8 Jared Connaughton  Canada (CAN) 20.82 Q
19 7 Rolando Palacios  Honduras (HON) 20.83 Q
19 7 Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 20.83 q
21 2 Aleixo-Platini Menga  Germany (GER) 20.84 Q
22 1 Roman Smirnov  Russia (RUS) 20.85 Q
23 8 Shinji Takahira  Japan (JPN) 20.86 Q
24 2 Charles Clark  United States (USA) 20.87 Q
25 9 Thuso Mpuang  South Africa (RSA) 20.91 q
26 4 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.92 Q
27 2 Ben Youssef Meité  Ivory Coast (CIV) 20.93 q
28 2 Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 20.94 q
29 1 Brian Dzingai   (ZIM) 20.97 Q
29 9 Ramone McKenzie  Jamaica (JAM) 20.97
31 7 Alexander Kosenkow  Germany (GER) 20.99
32 8 Stéphan Buckland  Mauritius (MRI) 21.00 Q
32 6 Ihor Bodrov  Ukraine (UKR) 21.00
32 6 Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 21.00
35 9 Seth Amoo  Ghana (GHA) 21.04
36 8 Patrick van Luijk  Netherlands (NED) 21.05
37 4 Ramil Guliyev  Azerbaijan (AZE) 21.12 Q
38 5 Sandro Viana  Brazil (BRA) 21.18
39 4 Marek Niit  Estonia (EST) 21.21 Q
40 5 Eddy De Lépine  France (FRA) 21.23
41 3  Morocco (MAR) 21.24
42 4 Nathaniel McKinney  Bahamas (BAH) 21.26
43 1 Adam Harris  Guyana (GUY) 21.28
44 6 Ramon Gittens  Barbados (BAR) 21.33
45 4 Joel Redhead  Grenada (GRN) 21.37
45 7 Ángel David Rodríguez  Spain (ESP) 21.37
47 1 Aaron Armstrong  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 21.38 SB
47 4 Ronalds Arājs  Latvia (LAT) 21.38
47 5 Hitoshi Saito  Japan (JPN) 21.38
50 2 Niko Verekauta  Fiji (FIJ) 21.43 SB
51 2 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud  Egypt (EGY) 21.44
52 6 Vyacheslav Muravyev  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 21.48
53 8 Fanuel Kenosi  Botswana (BOT) 21.75 SB
54 3 Franklin Nazareno  Ecuador (ECU) 21.84
55 4 Sibusiso Matsenjwa  Swaziland (SWZ) 21.93 PB
56 1 Khalil Al Hanahneh  Jordan (JOR) 21.98
57 8 Nikolai Portelli  Malta (MLT) 22.11
58 4 Andrew Hinds  Barbados (BAR) 22.60
59 8 Gabriel Mvumvure   (ZIM) 22.67
2 Desislav Gunev  Bulgaria (BUL) DNF
8 Arnaldo Abrantes  Portugal (POR) DNS
1 Dwain Chambers  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) DNS
7 Tyson Gay  United States (USA) DNS
9 Churandy Martina  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) DNS
5 Obinna Metu  Nigeria (NGR) DNS
3 Gerald Phiri  Zambia (ZAM) DNS
1 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway (NOR) DNS

Quarterfinals[]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Steve Mullings  Jamaica (JAM) 20.23 Q
2 4 Alonso Edward  Panama (PAN) 20.33 Q
3 2 Shawn Crawford  United States (USA) 20.37 Q
4 3 Ramil Guliyev  Azerbaijan (AZE) 20.40 Q
5 1 Usain Bolt  Jamaica (JAM) 20.41 Q
6 4 Wallace Spearmon  United States (USA) 20.44 Q
7 3 Paul Hession  Ireland (IRL) 20.48 Q
8 1 David Alerte  France (FRA) 20.51 Q, SB
9 1 Martial Mbandjock  France (FRA) 20.55 Q, PB
9 1 Charles Clark  United States (USA) 20.55 q
11 4 Robert Hering  Germany (GER) 20.58 Q
11 3 Brendan Christian  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 20.58 q
11 1 Rondel Sorrillo  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 20.58 q
14 3 Emmanuel Callander  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 20.62 q
15 2 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.66 Q
16 3 Aleixo-Platini Menga  Germany (GER) 20.68
17 2 Rolando Palacios  Honduras (HON) 20.69 Q, SB
17 2 Shinji Takahira  Japan (JPN) 20.69
19 2 Roman Smirnov  Russia (RUS) 20.72 SB
20 3 Ben Youssef Meité  Ivory Coast (CIV) 20.78
21 4 Marco Cribari  Switzerland (SUI) 20.81
22 1 Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 20.84
23 4 Thuso Mpuang  South Africa (RSA) 20.87
24 1 Marc Schneeberger  Switzerland (SUI) 20.91
25 2 Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 20.97
25 4 Kenji Fujimitsu  Japan (JPN) 20.97
25 4 Sam Effah  Canada (CAN) 20.97
28 1 Gavin Smellie  Canada (CAN) 21.27
29 3 Stéphan Buckland  Mauritius (MRI) 21.33
2 Jared Connaughton  Canada (CAN) DSQ
2 Brian Dzingai   (ZIM) DNF
4 Marek Niit  Estonia (EST) DNS

Semifinals[]

First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Finals.

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 3 Usain Bolt  Jamaica (JAM) 0.177 20.08 Q
2 5 Alonso Edward  Panama (PAN) 0.164 20.22 Q
3 6 Shawn Crawford  United States (USA) 0.140 20.35 Q
4 4 David Alerte  France (FRA) 0.147 20.45 Q, SB
5 7 Robert Hering  Germany (GER) 0.157 20.52
6 2 Rondel Sorrillo  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0.128 20.63
7 8 Rolando Palacios  Honduras (HON) 0.191 20.67 SB
8 1 Brendan Christian  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 0.138 20.79

Semifinal 2[]

Steve Mullings prepares for the second semi-final
Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 5 Wallace Spearmon  United States (USA) 0.164 20.14 Q
2 3 Steve Mullings  Jamaica (JAM) 0.156 20.26 Q
3 2 Charles Clark  United States (USA) 0.163 20.27 Q, SB
4 4 Ramil Guliyev  Azerbaijan (AZE) 0.154 20.28 Q
5 7 Martial Mbandjock  France (FRA) 0.155 20.43 PB
6 8 Paul Hession  Ireland (IRL) 0.166 20.48
7 6 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 0.154 20.62
8 1 Emmanuel Callander  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0.145 20.70

Final[]

Usain Bolt led the race from start to finish
Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Usain Bolt  Jamaica (JAM) 0.133 19.19 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Alonso Edward  Panama (PAN) 0.179 19.81 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Wallace Spearmon  United States (USA) 0.152 19.85 SB
4 8 Shawn Crawford  United States (USA) 0.148 19.89 SB
5 3 Steve Mullings  Jamaica (JAM) 0.146 19.98 PB
6 7 Charles Clark  United States (USA) 0.158 20.39
7 1 Ramil Guliyev  Azerbaijan (AZE) 0.165 20.61
8 2 David Alerte  France (FRA) 0.161 20.68

References[]

General
Specific
  1. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-09).Men's 200m - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-09. Archived 2009-09-08.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-18).Event Report - Men's 200m - Heats Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  3. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-18). Event Report - Men's 200m - Quarter-Final Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-21.
  4. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-19). Event Report - Men's 200m - Semi-Final Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-21.
  5. ^ New World Record for Usain Bolt - from Universal Sports on YouTube
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-20). Event Report - Men's 200m - Final Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-21.
  7. ^ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  8. ^ Hart, Simon (2009-08-20). World Athletics: Usain Bolt breaks 200 metres world record in 19.19 seconds. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-08-21.
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