# Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held in Daegu, South Korea on 27–28 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Leigh Julius South Africa | Paul Hession Ireland | Jiří Vojtík Czech Republic |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -1.3 m/s, Heat 4: +1.9 m/s, Heat 5: +0.9 m/s, Heat 6: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Juan Pedro Toledo | Mexico | 21.03 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Paul Hession | Ireland | 21.11 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 21.19 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Tatsuro Yoshino | Japan | 21.42 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic | 21.52 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Ray Ardill | Canada | 21.56 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | Marc Schneeberger | Switzerland | 21.61 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Xavier James | Bermuda | 21.63 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | Adam Miller | Australia | 21.71 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Henri Sool | Estonia | 21.75 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Liu Yuan-Kai | Chinese Taipei | 21.78 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Martin Vihmann | Estonia | 21.78 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Thobias Akwenye | Namibia | 21.81 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Tomoyuki Arai | Japan | 21.90 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Valentin Bulichev | Azerbaijan | 22.04 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Gaberieli Waqavanua | Fiji | 22.06 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Craig Bearda | New Zealand | 22.08 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Malang Sané | Senegal | 22.08 | Q |
| 19 | 3 | Diego Ferreira | Paraguay | 22.28 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Lai Ka Pun | Hong Kong | 22.30 | Q |
| 21 | 4 | Alain Olivier Nyoumai | Cameroon | 22.32 | q |
| 22 | 3 | Raymond Diogo | Uganda | 22.33 | Q |
| 23 | 5 | Koffi Kouadio | Ivory Coast | 22.43 | Q |
| 24 | 4 | Kenneth Khoo Kian Seong | Singapore | 22.45 | q |
| 25 | 6 | Kim Jae-da | South Korea | 22.58 | Q |
| 26 | 3 | Karl Farrugia | Malta | 22.72 | q |
| 27 | 1 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 22.79 | q |
| 28 | 2 | Boikaego Ennetse | Botswana | 22.85 | Q |
| 29 | 5 | Prabashitha Caldera | Sri Lanka | 22.89 | q |
| 30 | 6 | Eric Chan Chi Hong | Hong Kong | 22.89 | q |
| 31 | 2 | Teu Koon Kiat | Singapore | 22.90 | q |
| 32 | 5 | Wang Peng | China | 23.24 | q |
| 33 | 4 | Giancarlo Castro | Peru | 23.25 | |
| 34 | 4 | Lei Pak Lim | Macau | 23.31 | |
| 35 | 5 | Saif Al-Yarabi | Oman | 23.34 | |
| 36 | 1 | Nasser Amor Said Al-Naabi | Oman | 23.62 | |
| 37 | 3 | Sergio Mba Nsono | Equatorial Guinea | 24.06 | |
| 38 | 2 | Chadana Wickramarachchi | Sri Lanka | 24.22 | |
| 39 | 6 | Rory Forde | Guyana | 24.44 | |

### Quarterfinals

Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic | 20.99 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 21.20 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tatsuro Yoshino | Japan | 21.26 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Juan Pedro Toledo | Mexico | 21.36 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tomoyuki Arai | Japan | 21.38 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Martin Vihmann | Estonia | 21.45 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Paul Hession | Ireland | 21.47 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Adam Miller | Australia | 21.49 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Henri Sool | Estonia | 21.54 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Liu Yuan-Kai | Chinese Taipei | 21.57 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Ray Ardill | Canada | 21.58 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Malang Sané | Senegal | 21.62 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Xavier James | Bermuda | 21.63 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Craig Bearda | New Zealand | 21.71 | |
| 15 | 4 | Marc Schneeberger | Switzerland | 21.77 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Thobias Akwenye | Namibia | 21.85 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Gaberieli Waqavanua | Fiji | 22.01 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Koffi Kouadio | Ivory Coast | 22.19 | |
| 19 | 2 | Diego Ferreira | Paraguay | 22.19 | |
| 20 | 3 | Valentin Bulichev | Azerbaijan | 22.29 | |
| 21 | 3 | Karl Farrugia | Malta | 22.44 | |
| 22 | 3 | Lai Ka Pun | Hong Kong | 22.45 | |
| 23 | 2 | Teu Koon Kiat | Singapore | 22.57 | |
| 24 | 4 | Alain Olivier Nyoumai | Cameroon | 22.64 | |
| 25 | 1 | Kim Jae-da | South Korea | 22.66 | |
| 26 | 2 | Eric Chan Chi Hong | Hong Kong | 22.75 | |
| 27 | 1 | Kenneth Khoo Kian Seong | Singapore | 22.86 | |
| 28 | 4 | Boikaego Ennetse | Botswana | 22.93 | |
| 29 | 1 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 22.96 | |
| 30 | 4 | Prabashitha Caldera | Sri Lanka | 23.18 | |
| | ? | Wang Peng | China | ? | |
| | ? | Raymond Diogo | Uganda | ? | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 20.77 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Hession | Ireland | 20.80 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic | 20.91 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Tomoyuki Arai | Japan | 21.02 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Juan Pedro Toledo | Mexico | 21.16 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Martin Vihmann | Estonia | 21.18 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Henri Sool | Estonia | 21.19 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Tatsuro Yoshino | Japan | 21.19 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Adam Miller | Australia | 21.30 | |
| 10 | 2 | Ray Ardill | Canada | 21.46 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Malang Sané | Senegal | 21.47 | |
| 12 | 2 | Marc Schneeberger | Switzerland | 21.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | Liu Yuan-Kai | Chinese Taipei | 21.75 | |
| 14 | 1 | Xavier James | Bermuda | 21.79 | |
| 15 | 1 | Gaberieli Waqavanua | Fiji | 21.80 | |
| | 2 | Thobias Akwenye | Namibia | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 20.49 |
| | 3 | Paul Hession | Ireland | 20.89 |
| | 5 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic | 21.03 |
| 4 | 6 | Tomoyuki Arai | Japan | 21.07 |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Vihmann | Estonia | 21.15 |
| 6 | 8 | Tatsuro Yoshino | Japan | 21.18 |
| 7 | 2 | Juan Pedro Toledo | Mexico | 21.94 |
| | 1 | Henri Sool | Estonia | DNS |