These are the results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

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Medalists

Gold	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events... Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...  (TRI)
Silver	Frank Fredericks Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...  (NAM)
Bronze	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...  (BRA)

Heats

First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	9	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...		20.41	Q
	4	Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens is a retired sprinter from Belgium, best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland...		20.45	Q
	9	Troy Douglas Troy Douglas Troy Douglas is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after...		20.46	Q
	9	Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides is a retired Cypriot sprinter who specialized in 100 and 200 metre races...		20.47	Q
	1	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		20.48	Q
	1	Douglas Walker Douglas Walker Douglas Walker , commonly known as Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter.Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4x100m relay. With 31.56s he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run...	United Kingdom	20.49	Q, PB
	4	Julian Golding Julian Golding Julian Emmanuel Golding is an English sprinter.Julian Golding was born in Harlesden North West London. He enjoyed playing all sports before taking up athletics seriously in 1991...	United Kingdom	20.49	Q
	9	Sergey Osovich		20.56	q
	7	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....		20.59	Q
10	1	Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...		20.60	Q
11	1	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....		20.60	q
12	6	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...		20.68	Q
13	6	Gary Ryan Gary Ryan Gary Ryan is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres...		20.69	Q, NR Irish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudea = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28...
14	6	Owusu Dako	United Kingdom	20.70	Q, SB
15	1	O'Brian Gibbons		20.71	q, SB
15	2	Erik Wijmeersch		20.71	Q, SB
17	1	Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second...		20.72	q, SB
17	3	Sergejs Inšakovs		20.72	Q, SB
17	9	Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Bianchi is a Chilean sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuna, who has since been living in Singapore....		20.72	q
20	5	Giovanni Puggioni Giovanni Puggioni Giovanni Puggioni is an Italian retired sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995...		20.73	Q
21	2	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		20.74	Q
22	3	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		20.75	Q
22	5	Joseph Loua Joseph Loua Joseph Loua is a retired Guinean sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won a silver medal in this event at the 1996 African Championships. He also entered the World Championships in 1995, 1997 and 1999 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, but never reached the final...		20.75	Q
22	6	Steve Brimacombe Steve Brimacombe Steve Brimacombe is an Australian athletics coach and former runner.Under the tutelage of renowned Scottish coach Jim Bradley , Brimacombe won the 1991 Stawell Gift. A fortnight after winning the Australian 200m title, Brimacombe finished 2nd in the 1994 Stawell Gift off scratch...		20.75
22	7	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...		20.75	Q
26	5	Jon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics....		20.76	Q
27	3	Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis is a Cypriot sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He is also a former hurdler. In 200 m he finished sixth the 1998 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1998 European Championships....		20.77	Q
27	5	Christoph Postinger		20.77
29	5	Antoine Boussombo Antoine Boussombo Antoine Boussombo is a Gabonese sprinter specializing in the 200 metres.At the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie he won silver medals in both 100 m and 200 m from the help of "Mohamed Osman-Hachi...		20.79	NR Gabonese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Gabon maintained by Gabon's national athletics federation: Fédération Gabonaise d'Athlétisme.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...
29	8	Geir Moen Geir Moen Geir Moen is a former sprinter from Moss, Norway who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented Moss IL.His international senior debut came at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. At the 1994 European Championships he made his breakthrough as he won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the...		20.79	Q
31	8	Gentry Bradley		20.80	Q
31	5	Thierry Lubin Thierry Lubin Thierry Lubin is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Christophe Cheval, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims...		20.80
33	3	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....		20.82
34	7	Ioannis Nafpliotis Ioannis Nafpliotis Ioannis Nafpliotis is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished sixth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in 1993 and 1997 without reaching the final....		20.84	Q
35	8	Carlos Gats		20.86	Q
36	2	Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...		20.88	Q
36	2	Phillip Mukomana		20.88	SB
36	7	Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv is a former sprinter from the former Soviet Union, who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 4 times Soviet Indoor 200 metre champion. He also took 2nd place in the European Cup A in the 200m in 1993. He was also 3rd in the Euro Cup 200 in 87. In 1986 he won a bronze medal in the...		20.88
39	4	Carlo Occhiena		20.90	Q
40	6	Alessandro Attene Alessandro Attene Alessandro Attene is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.35 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...		20.92
41	4	Gilles Quénéhervé Gilles Quénéhervé Gilles Quénéhervé is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Biography:At the 1987 World Championships in Rome he won the silver medal in a time of 20.16, which still stood as a French record for 21 years until it was broken by Christophe Lemaitre at the 2011 World...		20.93
42	8	Thomas Sbokos Thomas Sbokos Thomas Sbokos is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...		20.94
43	8	Oumar Loum Oumar Loum Oumar Loum is a former Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		20.95
44	2	Justice Dipeba		20.96	SB
45	4	Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors*100m 10.26 *200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...		20.98
46	7	Jordi Mayoral Jordi Mayoral Jordi Antônio Mayoral Rodríguez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Venancio José and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 20.63 seconds, achieved in July 1995...		20.99
47	6	Andrew Tynes Andrew Tynes Andrew Tynes is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won gold medals at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, and a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.His personal best time was 20.22 seconds,...		21.00
48	3	Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...		21.03
49	8	Ahmed Douhou Ahmed Douhou Ahmed Douhou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Côte d'Ivoire in 2002....		21.08
50	3	Lars Hedner		21.30
51	9	Malik-Khaled Louahla		21.31
52	1	Hamoud Abdallah Al-Dalhami		21.45
52	2	Patrick Johnson Patrick Johnson (sprinter) Patrick Johnson is an Australian athlete. He is the current Oceanian and Australian record holder in the 100 metres with a time of 9.93 seconds, achieved in Mito, Japan, on 5 May 2003. The time has made him the 17th fastest man in history at the time and 38th man to crack the 10-second barrier...		21.45
52	8	Benjamin Sirimou Benjamin Sirimou Benjamin Sirimou is a Cameroonian sprinter.At the 1996 African Championships he won the silver medals in the 100 metres. He also competed at the World Championships in 1995 and 1997, as well as in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.-References:...		21.45
55	4	Pascal Dangbo		21.58
56	8	Djaffar Hadhari	Comoros	21.59	NR Comorian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Comoros maintained by Comoros' national athletics federation: Fédération Comorienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...
57	4	Kendon Maynard		21.64
58	3	Tao Wu-Shiun		21.85
59	5	Arif Ahundov		22.08
60	6	Mohammad Bin Haji		22.37
61	7	Kwame Galloway		22.45
62	9	Khongdy Amnouayphone		22.86
63	9	Mohammad Alam		23.54

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Christophe Cheval

Christophe Cheval is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims...

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Quarterfinals

First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		20.13	Q
	3	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....		20.27	Q, PB
	2	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		20.28	Q
	3	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...		20.38	Q
	4	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...		20.48	Q
	3	Sergey Osovich		20.54	Q, SB
	3	Douglas Walker Douglas Walker Douglas Walker , commonly known as Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter.Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4x100m relay. With 31.56s he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run...	United Kingdom	20.56	q
	3	Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...		20.57	q
	2	Jon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics....		20.59	Q
10	4	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		20.62	Q
11	3	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....		20.65	q
12	2	Julian Golding Julian Golding Julian Emmanuel Golding is an English sprinter.Julian Golding was born in Harlesden North West London. He enjoyed playing all sports before taking up athletics seriously in 1991...	United Kingdom	20.69	q
13	2	Erik Wijmeersch		20.73
14	1	Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens is a retired sprinter from Belgium, best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland...		20.77	Q
14	3	Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis is a Cypriot sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He is also a former hurdler. In 200 m he finished sixth the 1998 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1998 European Championships....		20.77
16	1	Troy Douglas Troy Douglas Troy Douglas is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after...		20.78	Q
16	2	O'Brian Gibbons		20.78
18	2	Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides is a retired Cypriot sprinter who specialized in 100 and 200 metre races...		20.83
18	3	Gary Ryan Gary Ryan Gary Ryan is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres...		20.83
20	4	Carlos Gats		20.87	Q
21	4	Joseph Loua Joseph Loua Joseph Loua is a retired Guinean sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won a silver medal in this event at the 1996 African Championships. He also entered the World Championships in 1995, 1997 and 1999 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, but never reached the final...		20.91
22	4	Ioannis Nafpliotis Ioannis Nafpliotis Ioannis Nafpliotis is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished sixth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in 1993 and 1997 without reaching the final....		20.94
23	4	Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Bianchi is a Chilean sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuna, who has since been living in Singapore....		20.96
24	1	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...		21.04	Q
25	1	Gentry Bradley		21.08
26	2	Carlo Occhiena		21.14
27	1	Sergejs Inšakovs		21.22
28	1	Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second...		21.25
29	1	Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...		21.39
30	1	Owusu Dako	United Kingdom	21.52
31	4	Giovanni Puggioni Giovanni Puggioni Giovanni Puggioni is an Italian retired sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995...		22.77

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Geir Moen

Geir Moen is a former sprinter from Moss, Norway who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented Moss IL.His international senior debut came at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. At the 1994 European Championships he made his breakthrough as he won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the...

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Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		20.09	Q
	2	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		20.18	Q
	2	Jon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics....		20.29	Q
	1	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....		20.35	Q
	1	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...		20.39	Q
	2	Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens is a retired sprinter from Belgium, best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland...		20.42	Q
	1	Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...		20.43	Q, PB
	2	Troy Douglas Troy Douglas Troy Douglas is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after...		20.43	SB
	1	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		20.46	Q
10	1	Sergey Osovich		20.51
11	1	Kevin Little Kevin Little Kevin Little is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986...		20.57
12	1	Julian Golding Julian Golding Julian Emmanuel Golding is an English sprinter.Julian Golding was born in Harlesden North West London. He enjoyed playing all sports before taking up athletics seriously in 1991...	United Kingdom	20.61
12	2	Douglas Walker Douglas Walker Douglas Walker , commonly known as Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter.Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4x100m relay. With 31.56s he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run...	United Kingdom	20.61
14	2	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....		20.78
15	2	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...		20.92
16	1	Carlos Gats		21.44

Final

Wind: 2.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		20.03
	4	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		20.23
	5	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....		20.26
4	6	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...		20.31
5	7	Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos Georgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...		20.32
6	2	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		20.37
7	1	Jon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics....		20.44
8	8	Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens is a retired sprinter from Belgium, best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland...		20.44