# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 24 and 25 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Trentavis Friday United States |
| Silver | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru Nigeria |
| Bronze | Michael O'Hara Jamaica |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.93 | Devonshire, Bermuda | 11 April 2004 |
| Championship Record | Andrew Howe (ITA) | 20.28 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Zharnel Hughes (AIA) | 20.32 | Kingston, Jamaica | 27 March 2014 |

## Results
### Final

Wind +2.3
| Place | Bib # | Athlete | Nationality | Time | React |
| 1 | 1533 | Trentavis Friday | United States | 20.04 | 0.174 |
| 2 | 1115 | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 20.25 | 0.177 |
| 3 | 889 | Michael O’Hara | Jamaica | 20.31 | 0.164 |
| 4 | 926 | Yuki Koike | Japan | 20.34 | 0.203 |
| 5 | 101 | Zharnel Hughes | Anguilla | 20.73 | 0.132 |
| 6 | 927 | Masaharu Mori | Japan | 20.84 | 0.152 |
| 7 | 649 | Thomas Somers | United Kingdom | 20.92 | 0.208 |
| 8 | 1438 | Jonathan Farinha | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.09 | 0.144 |

### Semifinals

24 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Trentavis Friday | United States | 20.35 (w: +1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Somers | United Kingdom | 20.37 (w: +1.9 m/s) | Q PB |
| 3 | Zharnel Hughes | Anguilla | 20.38 (w: +1.9 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Michael O'Hara | Jamaica | 20.45 (w: +1.3 m/s) | Q PB |
| 5 | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 20.66 (w: +1.3 m/s) | Q PB |
| 5 | Yuki Koike | Japan | 20.66 (w: +1.8 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Masaharu Mori | Japan | 20.71 (w: +1.9 m/s) | q PB |
| 8 | Jonathan Farinha | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.74 (w: +1.9 m/s) | q |
| 9 | Emmanuel Dasor | Ghana | 20.75 (w: +1.3 m/s) | PB |
| 10 | Jevaughn Minzie | Jamaica | 20.77 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 11 | Reynier Mena | Cuba | 20.81 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 12 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 20.89 (w: +1.8 m/s) | |
| 13 | Andre Azonwanna | Canada | 20.90 (w: +1.3 m/s) | PB |
| 14 | Jacopo Spanò | Italy | 20.98 (w: +1.8 m/s) | PB |
| 15 | Morten Dalgaard Madsen | Denmark | 21.06 (w: +1.8 m/s) | NJR |
| 16 | Kendal Williams | United States | 21.10 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 17 | Baboloki Thebe | Botswana | 21.28 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 18 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.29 (w: +1.8 m/s) | |
| 19 | Jakub Matúš | Slovakia | 21.33 (w: +1.8 m/s) | PB |
| 20 | Iván Moreno | Mexico | 21.37 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 21 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 21.41 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 22 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 21.54 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| | Vítor Hugo dos Santos | Brazil | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Michael Songore | Zimbabwe | DNS | |

#### Details

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

##### Semifinal 1

25 July Start time: 18:38 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 44 % Wind: +1.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Thomas Somers | United Kingdom | 6 | 0.188 | 20.37 | Q PB |
| 2 | Zharnel Hughes | Anguilla | 3 | 0.159 | 20.38 | Q |
| 3 | Masaharu Mori | Japan | 8 | 0.170 | 20.71 | q PB |
| 4 | Jonathan Farinha | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0.188 | 20.74 | q |
| 5 | Jevaughn Minzie | Jamaica | 4 | 0.194 | 20.77 | |
| 6 | Kendal Williams | United States | 1 | 0.212 | 21.10 | |
| 7 | Baboloki Thebe | Botswana | 7 | 0.207 | 21.28 | |
| 8 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 2 | 0.168 | 21.41 | |

##### Semifinal 2

25 July Start time: 18:44 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 44 % Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael O'Hara | Jamaica | 4 | 0.248 | 20.45 | Q PB |
| 2 | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 5 | 0.191 | 20.66 | Q PB |
| 3 | Emmanuel Dasor | Ghana | 6 | 0.192 | 20.75 | PB |
| 4 | Reynier Mena | Cuba | 3 | 0.145 | 20.81 | |
| 5 | Andre Azonwanna | Canada | 8 | 0.188 | 20.90 | PB |
| 6 | Iván Moreno | Mexico | 1 | 0.170 | 21.37 | |
| 7 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 2 | 0.159 | 21.54 | |
| | Vítor Hugo dos Santos | Brazil | 7 | 0.181 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Semifinal 3

25 July Start time: 18:53 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 44 % Wind: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Trentavis Friday | United States | 3 | 0.179 | 20.35 | Q |
| 2 | Yuki Koike | Japan | 4 | 0.177 | 20.66 | Q |
| 3 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 5 | 0.166 | 20.89 | |
| 4 | Jacopo Spanò | Italy | 6 | 0.194 | 20.98 | PB |
| 5 | Morten Dalgaard Madsen | Denmark | 8 | 0.163 | 21.06 | NJR |
| 6 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0.229 | 21.29 | |
| 7 | Jakub Matúš | Slovakia | 2 | 0.153 | 21.33 | PB |
| | Michael Songore | Zimbabwe | 7 | | DNS | |

### Heats

24 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Thomas Somers | United Kingdom | 20.60 (w: +1.0 m/s) | Q PB |
| 1 | Trentavis Friday | United States | 20.60 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Michael O'Hara | Jamaica | 20.62 (w: +0.6 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Emmanuel Dasor | Ghana | 20.75 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q PB |
| 5 | Jevaughn Minzie | Jamaica | 20.84 (w: +1.0 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Zharnel Hughes | Anguilla | 20.87 (w: -0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 20.89 (w: +0.6 m/s) | Q |
| 8 | Jacopo Spanò | Italy | 21.04 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q PB |
| 9 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 21.10 (w: -0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 9 | Yuki Koike | Japan | 21.10 (w: -0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 11 | Jonathan Farinha | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.11 (w: -0.2 m/s) | Q |
| 12 | Masaharu Mori | Japan | 21.16 (w: -0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 12 | Kendal Williams | United States | 21.16 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 14 | Morten Dalgaard Madsen | Denmark | 21.21 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q PB |
| 15 | Reynier Mena | Cuba | 21.24 (w: -0.6 m/s) | Q |
| 15 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.24 (w: +0.6 m/s) | q |
| 17 | Andre Azonwanna | Canada | 21.25 (w: -0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 18 | Vítor Hugo dos Santos | Brazil | 21.33 (w: -0.2 m/s) | Q |
| 18 | Iván Moreno | Mexico | 21.33 (w: +0.7 m/s) | q PB |
| 18 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 21.33 (w: +1.0 m/s) | q PB |
| 21 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 21.35 (w: +0.6 m/s) | q PB |
| 22 | Jakub Matúš | Slovakia | 21.36 (w: -0.1 m/s) | q PB |
| 22 | Fatih Aktas | Turkey | 21.36 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 24 | Baboloki Thebe | Botswana | 21.37 (w: -0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 24 | Gabriel Constantino | Brazil | 21.37 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 26 | Liang Jinsheng | China | 21.39 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 27 | Bálint Móricz | Hungary | 21.41 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 28 | James Kermond | Australia | 21.43 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 29 | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | Iceland | 21.44 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 29 | Stanley del Carmen | Dominican Republic | 21.44 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 31 | Ian Kerr | Bahamas | 21.45 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 32 | Chris Stone | United Kingdom | 21.47 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 32 | Paisios Dimitriadis | Cyprus | 21.47 (w: -0.2 m/s) | PB |
| 34 | Ousman Touray | Norway | 21.49 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 34 | Yaniel Carrero | Cuba | 21.49 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 36 | Jonathan Quarcoo | Norway | 21.50 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 37 | Samuli Samuelsson | Finland | 21.53 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 38 | Ryan Bedford | Australia | 21.55 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 39 | Aykut Ay | Turkey | 21.57 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 40 | Brian Kasinda | Zambia | 21.58 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 40 | Marcus Lawler | Ireland | 21.58 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 42 | Jóhann Björn Sigurbjörnsson | Iceland | 21.59 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 43 | Mobolade Ajomale | Canada | 21.60 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 44 | Eckhardt Rossouw | South Africa | 21.61 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 45 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 21.62 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 46 | Levi Roche Mandji | Italy | 21.63 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 47 | Geoffrey Kiprotich Rono | Kenya | 21.65 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 48 | Michael Songore | Zimbabwe | 21.68 (w: -0.6 m/s) | Q |
| 49 | Jon Seeliger | South Africa | 21.70 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 50 | Huang Shu-Wei | Chinese Taipei | 21.73 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 51 | Park Chan-Yang | South Korea | 21.76 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 51 | Kyle Webb | Bermuda | 21.76 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 53 | Zak Irwin | Ireland | 21.78 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 54 | Julius Rivera | Puerto Rico | 21.80 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 55 | Roberto Luévano | Mexico | 21.83 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 56 | Silvan Wicki | Switzerland | 21.86 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 57 | Himasha Eashan Waththakankanamge | Sri Lanka | 21.88 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 57 | Ricardo Pereira | Portugal | 21.88 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 59 | Reuberth Boyde | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.09 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 60 | Arturo Deliser | Panama | 22.11 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 61 | Amanuel Abebe | Ethiopia | 22.19 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 62 | Ismael Tjiramba | Namibia | 22.20 (w: -0.2 m/s) | SB |
| 63 | Ali Rashid Salim Al-Marjabi | Oman | 22.28 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 64 | Wesly Chery | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.29 (w: +0.1 m/s) | PB |
| 65 | Muhammad Asad ur Rehman Khan | Pakistan | 22.55 (w: -0.8 m/s) | PB |
| | George Molisingi | Vanuatu | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | DNS | |
| | Tega Odele | Nigeria | DNS | |

#### Details

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

##### Heat 1

25 July Start time: 10:44 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 68 % Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yuki Koike | Japan | 6 | 0.181 | 21.10 | Q |
| 2 | Baboloki Thebe | Botswana | 8 | 0.206 | 21.37 | Q |
| 3 | Ousman Touray | Norway | 5 | 0.126 | 21.49 | |
| 4 | Marcus Lawler | Ireland | 4 | 0.177 | 21.58 | |
| 5 | Mobolade Ajomale | Canada | 1 | 0.146 | 21.60 | |
| 6 | Julius Rivera | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0.154 | 21.80 | |
| 7 | Ricardo Pereira | Portugal | 3 | 0.198 | 21.88 | |
| 8 | Muhammad Asad ur Rehman Khan | Pakistan | 7 | 0.187 | 22.55 | PB |

##### Heat 2

25 July Start time: 10:49 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 68 % Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zharnel Hughes | Anguilla | 6 | 0.233 | 20.87 | Q |
| 2 | Masaharu Mori | Japan | 3 | 0.160 | 21.16 | Q |
| 3 | Jakub Matúš | Slovakia | 8 | 0.182 | 21.36 | q PB |
| 4 | Chris Stone | United Kingdom | 5 | 0.207 | 21.47 | |
| 5 | Levi Roche Mandji | Italy | 2 | 0.146 | 21.63 | |
| 6 | Huang Shu-Wei | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 0.164 | 21.73 | |
| 7 | Roberto Luévano | Mexico | 4 | 0.165 | 21.83 | |

##### Heat 3

25 July Start time: 10:55 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 68 % Wind: +0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Trentavis Friday | United States | 5 | 0.173 | 20.60 | Q |
| 2 | Morten Dalgaard Madsen | Denmark | 8 | 0.183 | 21.21 | Q PB |
| 3 | Iván Moreno | Mexico | 3 | 0.164 | 21.33 | q PB |
| 4 | Gabriel Constantino | Brazil | 2 | 0.185 | 21.37 | |
| 5 | Ian Kerr | Bahamas | 7 | 0.223 | 21.45 | |
| 6 | Eckhardt Rossouw | South Africa | 4 | 0.194 | 21.61 | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Kiprotich Rono | Kenya | 6 | 0.176 | 21.65 | |

##### Heat 4

25 July Start time: 11:02 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 68 % Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 4 | 0.170 | 21.10 | Q |
| 2 | Andre Azonwanna | Canada | 3 | 0.180 | 21.25 | Q |
| 3 | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | Iceland | 5 | 0.172 | 21.44 | |
| 4 | Yaniel Carrero | Cuba | 6 | 0.162 | 21.49 | |
| 5 | Samuli Samuelsson | Finland | 2 | 0.156 | 21.53 | |
| 6 | Arturo Deliser | Panama | 7 | 0.168 | 22.11 | |
| 7 | Amanuel Abebe | Ethiopia | 1 | 0.136 | 22.19 | |
| | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | 8 | | DNS | |

##### Heat 5

25 July Start time: 11:08 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 68 % Wind: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Reynier Mena | Cuba | 5 | 0.168 | 21.24 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Songore | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.169 | 21.68 | Q |
| 3 | Jon Seeliger | South Africa | 3 | 0.141 | 21.70 | |
| 4 | Zak Irwin | Ireland | 6 | 0.180 | 21.78 | |
| 5 | Silvan Wicki | Switzerland | 2 | 0.157 | 21.86 | |
| 6 | Ali Rashid Salim Al-Marjabi | Oman | 8 | 0.193 | 22.28 | |
| | George Molisingi | Vanuatu | 4 | 0.164 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Tega Odele | Nigeria | 7 | | DNS | |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Heat 6

25 July Start time: 11:13 Temperature: 19 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jonathan Farinha | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 0.197 | 21.11 | Q |
| 2 | Vítor Hugo dos Santos | Brazil | 5 | 0.210 | 21.33 | Q |
| 3 | Fatih Aktas | Turkey | 6 | 0.229 | 21.36 | |
| 4 | James Kermond | Australia | 4 | 0.196 | 21.43 | |
| 5 | Paisios Dimitriadis | Cyprus | 8 | 0.210 | 21.47 | PB |
| 6 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0.203 | 21.62 | |
| 7 | Park Chan-Yang | South Korea | 3 | 0.216 | 21.76 | |
| 8 | Ismael Tjiramba | Namibia | 2 | 0.181 | 22.20 | SB |
Note: BIB 1087 Ismael Tjiramba - Yellow Card - 162.5(b) Delaying the start

##### Heat 7

25 July Start time: 11:21 Temperature: 19 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael O'Hara | Jamaica | 3 | 0.181 | 20.62 | Q |
| 2 | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 8 | 0.178 | 20.89 | Q |
| 3 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0.186 | 21.24 | q |
| 4 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 7 | 0.185 | 21.35 | q PB |
| 5 | Bálint Móricz | Hungary | 5 | 0.276 | 21.41 | |
| 6 | Stanley del Carmen | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0.152 | 21.44 | |
| 7 | Ryan Bedford | Australia | 6 | 0.168 | 21.55 | |

##### Heat 8

25 July Start time: 11:26 Temperature: 19 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emmanuel Dasor | Ghana | 7 | 0.201 | 20.75 | Q PB |
| 2 | Jacopo Spanò | Italy | 8 | 0.183 | 21.04 | Q PB |
| 3 | Kendal Williams | United States | 4 | 0.189 | 21.16 | q |
| 4 | Brian Kasinda | Zambia | 5 | 0.195 | 21.58 | |
| 5 | Jóhann Björn Sigurbjörnsson | Iceland | 6 | 0.159 | 21.59 | |
| 6 | Himasha Eashan Waththakankanamge | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0.167 | 21.88 | |
| 7 | Reuberth Boyde | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 0.191 | 22.09 | |
| 8 | Wesly Chery | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0.167 | 22.29 | PB |

##### Heat 9

25 July Start time: 11:32 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 56 % Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Thomas Somers | United Kingdom | 5 | 0.203 | 20.60 | Q PB |
| 2 | Jevaughn Minzie | Jamaica | 2 | 0.158 | 20.84 | Q |
| 3 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 6 | 0.181 | 21.33 | q PB |
| 4 | Liang Jinsheng | China | 3 | 0.188 | 21.39 | |
| 5 | Jonathan Quarcoo | Norway | 8 | 0.173 | 21.50 | |
| 6 | Aykut Ay | Turkey | 7 | 0.224 | 21.57 | |
| 7 | Kyle Webb | Bermuda | 4 | 0.182 | 21.76 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 66 athletes from 48 countries participated in the event.
* Anguilla (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (1)
* Australia (2)
* Bahamas (2)
* Bermuda (1)
* Botswana (2)
* Brazil (2)
* Canada (2)
* China (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Cuba (2)
* Cyprus (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Ethiopia (1)
* Finland (1)
* Ghana (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Iceland (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Namibia (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Norway (2)
* Oman (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Panama (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Turkey (2)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)