# Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place on 28 and 29 July at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Frankie Fredericks of Namibia won the gold in 20.06 seconds eight years after he won the same event in Victoria. Marlon Devonish at his home Games finished in second, taking the silver medal in a personal best time of 20.19. His compatriot and Olympic silver medallist Darren Campbell won the bronze with a photo required to separate him from of Dominic Demeritte of the Bahamas with both crossing the line in 20.21 seconds. This was a season's best for Campbell and a national record for Demeritte.
This was the ninth running of the 200 metres event at the Commonwealth Games after converting to metric at the 1970 Edinburgh Games. A 220 yard event was contested between 1930 and 1966. 49 competitors from 31 nations entered the event. Kim Collins, world bronze medallist and who achieved Saint Kitts and Nevis' first ever Commonwealth medal after winning the 100 metre event earlier in the meet, decided to withdraw from the 200. Whilst the 100 metre silver medallist Nigeria's Uchenna Emedolu was disqualified in the quarter finals.
The defending champion from Kuala Lumpur, Julian Golding was unable to compete in the English selection trials as he was not fully fit following injury. The silver medallist from four years ago, Wales' Christian Malcolm managed to reach the final again and placed 8th.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:
Records before the 2002 Commonwealth Games :
| Record | Time (s) | Athlete (nation) | Meet | Location | Date |
| World record | 19.32 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Commonwealth record | 19.68 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Games record | 19.97 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 26 August 1994 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held on 28 July, starting at 11:55 in the morning.
Qualification Rules: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the best 4 of remaining athletes (q) advance to the quarter finals.

#### Heat 1

Results of heat 1 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marlon Devonish | England | 20.61 | Q |
| 2 | Christian Malcolm | Wales | 21.01 | Q |
| 3 | Tawanda Chiwira | Zimbabwe | 21.12 | Q |
| 4 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 21.49 | Q |
| 5 | Sherwin James | Dominica | 21.73 | q |
| 6 | David Lightbourne | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.03 | |
| | Claude Toukéné-Guébogo | Cameroon | DNF | |
| | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | Wind: +0.5 m/s |

#### Heat 2

Results of heat 2 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chris Lambert | England | 20.77 | Q |
| 2 | Jermaine Joseph | Canada | 21.11 | Q |
| 3 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | The Gambia | 21.25 | Q, NR |
| 4 | Jamie Henthorn | Wales | 21.35 | Q |
| 5 | Kurvin Wallace | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.00 | q |
| 6 | Alhagie Faye | The Gambia | 22.11 | |
| 7 | Reonardo Harvey | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.46 | |
| | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |

#### Heat 3

Results of heat 3 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 20.61 | Q |
| 2 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 20.65 | Q |
| 3 | Ricardo Williams | Jamaica | 20.81 | Q |
| 4 | Anninos Marcoullides | Cyprus | 20.95 | Q, SB |
| 5 | Xavier James | Bermuda | 21.04 | q, PB |
| 6 | Dion Crabbe | British Virgin Islands | 21.27 | q |
| 7 | Robert Nidithawae | Vanuatu | 23.13 | |
| | | | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

#### Heat 4

Results of heat 4 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 20.91 | Q |
| 2 | Marvin Regis | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.07 | Q |
| 3 | Jamial Rolle | Bahamas | 21.60 | Q |
| 4 | Yusupha Bojang | The Gambia | 21.75 | Q |
| | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | DNS | |
| | Dwenney Musgrove | Turks and Caicos Islands | DNS | |
| | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |

#### Heat 5

Results of heat 5 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Darren Campbell | England | 20.87 | Q |
| 2 | Morné Nagel | South Africa | 21.16 | Q |
| 3 | Douglas Turner | Wales | 21.18 | Q |
| 4 | Sudath Weerasinghe | Sri Lanka | 21.93 | Q |
| 5 | Jeffrey Bai | Papua New Guinea | 22.23 | |
| 6 | Afele Leona | Niue | 22.91 | |
| | Gabrieli Waaivanua | Fiji | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +0.7 m/s | Wind: +0.7 m/s |

#### Heat 6

Results of heat 6 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 20.85 | Q |
| 2 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand | 20.96 | Q |
| 3 | Philip Mukomana | Zimbabwe | 21.39 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Pulu | Papua New Guinea | 21.85 | Q |
| 5 | Billi Paea | Niue | 24.11 | |
| | Reuben Apuri | Solomon Islands | DNS | |
| | Md Safiqul Islam | Bangladesh | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |

#### Heat 7

Results of heat 7 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas | 20.91 | Q |
| 2 | Prasanna Amarasekara | Sri Lanka | 21.17 | Q |
| 3 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 21.52 | Q |
| 4 | Ali Yasir Rai | Pakistan | 22.27 | Q |
| | Christopher Williams | Jamaica | DQ | |
| | Harmon Harmon | Cook Islands | DNS | |
| | Paul McKee | Northern Ireland | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |

### Quarter finals

The quarter finals were held on 28 July, starting at 19:48 in the evening.
Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semi finals.

#### Quarter final 1

Results of quarter final 1 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas | 20.49 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 20.60 | Q |
| 3 | Christian Malcolm | Wales | 20.61 | Q |
| 4 | Ricardo Williams | Jamaica | 20.73 | Q |
| 5 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | The Gambia | 21.20 | NR |
| 6 | Sherwin James | Dominica | 21.89 | |
| 7 | Sudath Weerasinghe | Sri Lanka | 21.97 | |
| | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | DQ | |
| | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |

#### Quarter final 2

Results of quarter final 2 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 20.58 | Q |
| 2 | Darren Campbell | England | 20.70 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Jermaine Joseph | Canada | 20.99 | Q |
| 4 | Morné Nagel | South Africa | 21.02 | Q |
| 5 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 21.31 | |
| 6 | Jamial Rolle | Bahamas | 21.50 | |
| 7 | Xavier James | Bermuda | 21.50 | |
| | Ali Yasir Rai | Pakistan | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | Wind: +0.5 m/s |

#### Quarter final 3

Results of quarter final 3 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 20.77 | Q |
| 2 | Chris Lambert | England | 20.90 | Q |
| 3 | Anninos Marcoullides | Cyprus | 21.14 | Q |
| 4 | Marvin Regis | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.17 | Q |
| 5 | Prasanna Amarasekara | Sri Lanka | 21.28 | |
| 6 | Jamie Henthorn | Wales | 21.58 | |
| 7 | Philip Mukomana | Zimbabwe | 21.71 | |
| | Dion Crabbe | British Virgin Islands | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |

#### Quarter final 4

Results of quarter final 4 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marlon Devonish | England | 20.63 | Q |
| 2 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 20.73 | Q |
| 3 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand | 21.24 | Q |
| 4 | Douglas Turner | Wales | 21.24 | Q |
| 5 | Tawanda Chiwira | Zimbabwe | 21.29 | |
| 6 | Peter Pulu | Papua New Guinea | 22.10 | |
| 7 | Kurvin Wallace | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.15 | |
| 8 | Yusupha Bojang | The Gambia | 22.68 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.40 m/s | Wind: -0.40 m/s |

### Semi finals

The semi finals were held on 29 July, starting at 18:47 in the evening.
Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.

#### Semi final 1

Results of semi final 1 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 20.34 | Q |
| 2 | Marlon Devonish | England | 20.55 | Q |
| 3 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 20.57 | Q |
| 4 | Darren Campbell | England | 20.58 | Q, SB |
| 5 | Marvin Regis | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.06 | |
| 6 | Jermaine Joseph | Canada | 21.09 | |
| 7 | Douglas Turner | Wales | 21.11 | |
| 8 | Anninos Marcoullides | Cyprus | 21.16 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.40 m/s | Wind: +0.40 m/s |

#### Semi final 2

Results of semi final 2 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas | 20.43 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 20.55 | Q |
| 3 | Christian Malcolm | Wales | 20.55 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Morné Nagel | South Africa | 20.57 | Q |
| 5 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 20.61 | |
| 6 | Chris Lambert | England | 21.02 | |
| 7 | Ricardo Williams | Jamaica | 21.13 | |
| 8 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand | 21.17 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.40 m/s | Wind: +0.40 m/s |

### Final

The final was held at 20:14 on 29 July.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 20.06 | |
| | Marlon Devonish | England | 20.19 | PB |
| | Darren Campbell | England | 20.21 | SB |
| 4 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas | 20.21 | NR |
| 5 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 20.29 | SB |
| 6 | Morné Nagel | South Africa | 20.35 | |
| 7 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 20.36 | SB |
| 8 | Christian Malcolm | Wales | 20.39 | SB |
| | | | Wind: +1.4 m/s | Wind: +1.4 m/s |