These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships

1991 World Championships in Athletics

The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...

in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 61 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.

Medalists

Gold	Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Silver	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... 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	Atlee Mahorn Atlee Mahorn Atlee Anthony Mahorn is a three-time Canadian Olympic sprinter. He is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and holds an MBA in International Business.... Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...  (CAN)

Schedule

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  Heats
  26.08.1991 – 11:35h
  Quarterfinals
  26.08.1991 – 16:50h
  Semifinals
  27.08.1991 – 16:25h
  Final
  27.08.1991 – 19:10h

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		19.72	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	September 12, 1972
Championship Record		20.14	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	August 14, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		20.01
		20.34
		20.49
4.		20.49
5.		20.51
6.		20.58
7.		20.59
8.		20.78

Semifinals

• Held on 1991-08-27

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.40
  2.		20.43
  3.		20.48
  4.		20.48
  5.		20.61
  6.		20.62
  7.		20.85
  8.		21.01

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.06
2.		20.27
3.		20.47
4.		20.47
5.		20.52
6.		20.82
7.		20.91
8.		21.04

Quarterfinals

• Held on Monday 1991-08-26

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.17
  2.		20.18
  3.		20.56
  4.		20.59
  5.		20.69
  6.		20.82
  7.		21.11
  8.		21.12

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.41
2.		20.58
3.		20.61
4.		20.85
5.		20.90
6.		21.07
7.		21.09
—		DSQ

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.05
2.		20.20
3.		20.30
4.		20.38
5.		20.77
6.		20.80
7.		20.92
8.		21.09

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.36
2.		20.40
3.		20.54
4.		20.63
5.		21.00
6.		21.21
7.		21.23
8.		21.40

Qualifying heats

• Held on Monday 1991-08-26

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.70
  2.		20.88
  3.		21.00
  4.		21.07
  5.		21.55
  6.		22.31
  7.		22.80

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.52
2.		20.80
3.		20.89
4.		20.98
5.		21.09
6.		21.87
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.51
2.		20.58
3.		20.68
4.		20.73
5.		20.78
6.		21.48
7.		21.58
8.		22.36

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.28
2.		20.38
3.		20.43
4.		20.95
5.		20.97
6.		21.65
7.		21.91
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		20.63
2.		20.78
3.		21.19
4.		21.31
5.		21.43
6.		21.60
7.		22.68
		DQ

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		20.75
2.		20.83
3.		20.93
4.		20.94
5.		21.09
6.		21.10
7.		21.85
8.		21.91

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		20.50
2.		20.62
3.		20.67
4.		20.85
5.		21.84
		DNS
		DQ

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		20.67
2.		20.90
3.		21.06
3.		21.06
5.		21.08
6.		21.36
7.		22.29
8.		23.44

See also

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• 1990 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
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• 1992 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Barcelona)
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• 1993 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
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