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 2003 IAAF World Championships

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. There were a total number of 59 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Friday 29 August 2003 at 21:00h.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		20.30
		20.31
		20.38
4.		20.39
5.		20.41
6.		20.47
7.		20.47
8.		20.62

Semi-Final

• Held on Thursday 28 August 2003

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.03
  2.		20.11
  3.		20.29
  4.		20.36
  5.		20.43
  6.		20.48
  7.		20.70
  8.		20.71

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.18
2.		20.22
3.		20.34
4.		20.44
5.		20.45
6.		20.59
7.		20.59
8.		20.66

Quarter-finals

• Held on Wednesday 27 August 2003

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.24
  2.		20.51
  3.		20.53
  4.		20.59
  5.		20.67
  6.		20.69
  7.		20.72
  8.		20.81

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.40
2.		20.47
3.		20.58
4.		20.74
5.		20.79
6.		20.82
7.		20.83
8.		21.08

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.06
2.		20.22
3.		20.56
4.		20.59
5.		20.64
6.		20.70
7.		20.74
8.		20.79

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.30
2.		20.35
3.		20.49
4.		20.53
5.		20.56
6.		20.67
7.		20.70
8.		20.73

Heats

Held on Wednesday 27 August 2003

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.58
2.		20.59
3.		20.60
4.		20.69
5.		21.15
—		DQ
—		DQ

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.38
2.		20.57
3.		20.65
4.		20.73
5.		20.75
6.		20.79
7.		21.24
8.		23.24

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.73
2.		20.76
3.		20.82
4.		20.86
5.		20.87
6.		22.75
—		DQ

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.27
2.		20.42
3.		20.66
4.		20.71
5.		21.02
6.		21.42
7.		21.87

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		20.58
2.		20.71
3.		20.79
4.		20.93
5.		21.11
6.		21.33
7.		21.52

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		20.82
2.		20.86
3.		20.89
4.		20.90
5.		21.11
6.		22.60
7.		23.84
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		20.54
2.		20.55
3.		20.56
4.		20.83
5.		20.97
6.		21.31
7.		21.55

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		20.54
2.		20.56
3.		20.65
4.		20.70
5.		20.96
6.		22.94
7.		23.77
—		DNS