# Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 29 January and 1 February at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Marcus Adam England | John Regis England | Ade Mafe England |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Wind: Heat 1: ?, Heat 2: +2.3 m/s, Heat 3: +2.5 m/s, Heat 4: ?, Heat 5: ?, Heat 6: +4.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.76 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Greene | Australia | 20.79 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Samuel Boateng | Ghana | 20.79 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | John Regis | England | 20.80 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Dale McClunie | New Zealand | 20.81 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Ade Mafe | England | 20.98 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | Marcus Adam | England | 21.00 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 21.01 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 21.08 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 21.10 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Clive Wright | Jamaica | 21.21 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Tim Jackson | Australia | 21.22 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Scott Bowden | New Zealand | 21.25 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | Darren Clark | Australia | 21.29 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya | 21.30 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Takale Tuna | Papua New Guinea | 21.32 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Mark Woods | New Zealand | 21.35 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Fabian Muyaba | Zimbabwe | 21.42 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Edward Bitoga | Uganda | 21.42 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | Bertram Haynes | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.45 | Q |
| 21 | 6 | Mike Dwyer | Canada | 21.52 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Troy Douglas | Bermuda | 21.53 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Camera Ntereke | Botswana | 21.57 | Q |
| 24 | 4 | Dave Clark | Scotland | 21.62 | Q |
| 25 | 5 | Cyprian Enweani | Canada | 21.63 | Q |
| 26 | 6 | Duane Johnson | Guyana | 21.72 | Q |
| 27 | 4 | Pa Hali Jammeh | Gambia | 21.78 | Q |
| 28 | 2 | Gabriel Osei | Ghana | 21.94 | Q |
| 29 | 6 | David Teece | Isle of Man | 21.95 | q |
| 30 | 5 | Lindel Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 21.99 | Q |
| 31 | 5 | Shahanuddin Choudhury | Bangladesh | 22.10 | Q |
| 32 | 5 | Jayson Majase | Botswana | 22.13 | q |
| 33 | 3 | Esekiel Wartovo | Papua New Guinea | 22.23 | q |
| 34 | 2 | Peauope Suli | Tonga | 22.29 | q |
| 35 | 2 | Joseph Adam | Seychelles | 22.31 | q |
| 36 | 4 | Leung Wing Kwong | Hong Kong | 22.35 | q |
| 37 | 4 | Lamin Marikong | Gambia | 22.37 | |
| 38 | 1 | Mohamed Shah Alam | Bangladesh | 22.49 | |
| 38 | 6 | Muhammad Afzal Khan | Pakistan | 22.49 | |
| 40 | 2 | Percy Larame | Seychelles | 22.51 | |
| 41 | 5 | Emmanuel Mack | Papua New Guinea | 22.62 | |
| 42 | 3 | Victor Gamedze | Swaziland | 22.78 | |
| 43 | 1 | Mark Sherwin | Cook Islands | 22.87 | |
| 44 | 1 | Baptiste Firiam | Vanuatu | 23.25 | |
| 45 | 3 | Kuckrey Nakat | Vanuatu | 23.56 | |
| 46 | 5 | Alan Rua | Cook Islands | 24.48 | |
| | 4 | Alvin Daniel | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | |
| | 6 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | DNS | |

### Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +3.2 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s, Heat 3: +3.4 m/s, Heat 4: +2.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Marcus Adam | England | 20.35 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | John Regis | England | 20.40 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ade Mafe | England | 20.58 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.58 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Dale McClunie | New Zealand | 20.61 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 20.64 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 20.74 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Cyprian Enweani | Canada | 20.77 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 20.79 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Paul Greene | Australia | 20.80 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Nelson Boateng | Ghana | 20.83 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Mike Dwyer | Canada | 20.85 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Tim Jackson | Australia | 20.88 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Darren Clark | Australia | 20.89 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya | 20.98 | q |
| 16 | 3 | Dave Clark | Scotland | 21.01 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Scott Bowden | New Zealand | 21.09 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Clive Wright | Jamaica | 21.12 | Q |
| 19 | 3 | Mark Woods | New Zealand | 21.18 | |
| 20 | 3 | Takale Tuna | Papua New Guinea | 21.20 | |
| 21 | 1 | Troy Douglas | Bermuda | 21.21 | |
| 22 | 2 | Bertram Haynes | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.34 | |
| 23 | 4 | Edward Bitoga | Uganda | 21.39 | |
| 24 | 4 | Camera Ntereke | Botswana | 21.53 | |
| 25 | 1 | Pa Hali Jammeh | Gambia | 21.67 | |
| 26 | 2 | David Teece | Isle of Man | 21.90 | |
| 27 | 3 | Jayson Majase | Botswana | 21.92 | |
| 28 | 1 | Lindel Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 21.94 | |
| 29 | 2 | Leung Wing Kwong | Hong Kong | 21.96 | |
| 30 | 2 | Gabriel Osei | Ghana | 21.97 | |
| 31 | 4 | Esekiel Wartovo | Papua New Guinea | 22.05 | |
| 32 | 1 | Joseph Adam | Seychelles | 22.17 | |
| 33 | 3 | Peauope Suli | Tonga | 22.25 | |
| 33 | 4 | Shahanuddin Choudhury | Bangladesh | 22.25 | |
| | 1 | Fabian Muyaba | Zimbabwe | DQ | |
| | 4 | Duane Johnson | Guyana | DNF | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +2.5 m/s, Heat 2: +2.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Adam | England | 20.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | John Regis | England | 20.35 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 20.38 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 20.38 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ade Mafe | England | 20.42 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 20.58 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Greene | Australia | 20.60 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.66 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Cyprian Enweani | Canada | 20.67 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Nelson Boateng | Ghana | 20.72 | |
| 11 | 1 | Dale McClunie | New Zealand | 20.75 | |
| 12 | 1 | Darren Clark | Australia | 20.89 | |
| 13 | 1 | Clive Wright | Jamaica | 21.03 | |
| 14 | 2 | Mike Dwyer | Canada | 21.06 | |
| 15 | 1 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya | 21.34 | |
| 16 | 2 | Scott Bowden | New Zealand | 21.35 | |
| | 2 | Dave Clark | Scotland | DNF | |
| | 1 | Tim Jackson | Australia | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +2.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Marcus Adam | England | 20.10 |
| | 6 | John Regis | England | 20.16 |
| | 7 | Ade Mafe | England | 20.26 |
| 4 | 8 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.40 |
| 5 | 3 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 20.44 |
| 6 | 9 | Cyprian Enweani | Canada | 20.54 |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Greene | Australia | 20.58 |
| 8 | 4 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 20.60 |
| 9 | 1 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 20.96 |