# Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The final resulted in a photo-finish between Allan Wells and Mike McFarlane. Since they could not be separated, they were both awarded the gold medal.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mike McFarlane England Allan Wells Scotland | | Cameron Sharp Scotland |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
Wind: Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: -0.7 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Samson Oyeledun | Nigeria | 21.11 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Donovan Reid | England | 21.25 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | John Anzrah | Kenya | 21.38 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Bruce Frayne | Australia | 21.43 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Alfred Nyambani | Kenya | 21.50 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 21.55 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Desai Williams | Canada | 21.59 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 21.60 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Richard Louis | Barbados | 21.67 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | Ikpoto Eseme | Nigeria | 21.73 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 21.76 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Christopher Madzokere | Zimbabwe | 21.76 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Graeme Watson | England | 21.76 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | David Lukuba | Tanzania | 21.78 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 21.80 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Awudu Nuhu | Ghana | 21.82 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Michael Okot | Uganda | 21.82 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | John Banda | Zambia | 21.85 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Lawrence Adegbehingbe | Nigeria | 21.86 | Q |
| 20 | 5 | Samuel Aidoo | Ghana | 21.89 | Q |
| 21 | 3 | Joseph Leota | Western Samoa | 21.90 | |
| 22 | 2 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.95 | Q |
| 23 | 2 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 21.98 | Q |
| 24 | 2 | Omar Fye | Gambia | 22.01 | Q |
| 25 | 1 | Mike McFarlane | England | 22.02 | Q |
| 26 | 4 | Shepherd Mogapi | Botswana | 22.08 | Q |
| 27 | 2 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 22.09 | Q |
| 28 | 4 | Henry Ngolwe | Zambia | 22.12 | Q |
| 29 | 1 | Gus McCuaig | Scotland | 22.13 | Q |
| 30 | 4 | Peter Donavon | Australia | 22.18 | Q |
| 31 | 5 | Odiya Silweya | Malawi | 22.20 | Q |
| 32 | 2 | Lapule Tamean | Papua New Guinea | 22.23 | Q |
| 33 | 1 | Peni Bati | Fiji | 22.33 | Q |
| 34 | 2 | Inoke Bainimoli | Fiji | 22.36 | |
| 35 | 3 | Pius Kgannyeng | Botswana | 22.45 | |
| 36 | 1 | David Carter | Barbados | 22.48 | Q |
| 37 | 6 | Mark Fanucci | Zimbabwe | 22.68 | Q |
| 38 | 6 | Georges Taniel | Vanuatu | 22.71 | |
| 39 | 1 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 22.83 | Q |
| 40 | 6 | Jim Marau | Solomon Islands | 22.85 | |
| 41 | 2 | Gian Poggioli | Zimbabwe | 22.87 | |
| 42 | 2 | Lee Tze Fai | Hong Kong | 22.87 | |
| 43 | 5 | Rolagi Faa Mausili | Western Samoa | 22.90 | |
| 44 | 1 | Sioeli Saufoi | Western Samoa | 22.94 | Q |
| 45 | 4 | Leslie Lazarus | Solomon Islands | 23.03 | |
| 46 | 1 | Joseph Njewa | Malawi | 23.05 | |
| 47 | 5 | Gilles Brelu-Brelu | Mauritius | 23.06 | |
| | 1 | Ben Johnson | Canada | DNF | |
| | 4 | James Atuti | Kenya | DNF | |
| | 1 | Hasely Crawford | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | |

### Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.3 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: -2.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 21.02 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 21.06 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Donovan Reid | England | 21.11 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 21.28 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Ikpoto Eseme | Nigeria | 21.29 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Luke Watson | England | 21.32 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 21.32 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Mike McFarlane | England | 21.42 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 21.45 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Samson Oyeledun | Nigeria | 21.47 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Bruce Frayne | Australia | 21.49 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | John Anzrah | Kenya | 21.52 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 21.52 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Desai Williams | Canada | 21.56 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Christopher Madzokere | Zimbabwe | 21.57 | q |
| 17 | 4 | David Lukuba | Tanzania | 21.58 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Omar Fye | Gambia | 21.59 | |
| 19 | 4 | Lawrence Adegbehingbe | Nigeria | 21.65 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | Gus McCuaig | Scotland | 21.69 | |
| 21 | 1 | Alfred Nyambani | Kenya | 21.72 | |
| 22 | 4 | Michael Okot | Uganda | 21.80 | |
| 23 | 2 | Awudu Nuhu | Ghana | 21.81 | |
| 24 | 3 | Samuel Aidoo | Ghana | 21.87 | |
| 25 | 4 | Peter Donavon | Australia | 22.01 | |
| 26 | 3 | Peni Bati | Fiji | 22.08 | |
| 27 | 1 | Henry Ngolwe | Zambia | 22.15 | |
| 27 | 4 | Richard Louis | Barbados | 22.15 | |
| 29 | 4 | Shepherd Mogapi | Botswana | 22.25 | |
| 30 | 4 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 22.29 | |
| 31 | 3 | John Banda | Zambia | 22.33 | |
| 32 | 2 | Odiya Silweya | Malawi | 22.44 | |
| 33 | 1 | David Carter | Barbados | 22.49 | |
| 34 | 1 | Sioeli Saufoi | Western Samoa | 22.63 | |
| 35 | 1 | Mark Fanucci | Zimbabwe | 22.97 | |
| | 2 | Lapule Tamean | Papua New Guinea | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +2.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 20.53 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 20.60 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 20.75 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 20.81 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 20.84 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 20.96 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Bruce Frayne | Australia | 20.97 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Luke Watson | England | 21.02 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Donovan Reid | England | 21.08 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.09 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ikpoto Eseme | Nigeria | 21.12 | |
| 11 | 2 | Samson Oyeledun | Nigeria | 21.12 | |
| 13 | 2 | John Anzrah | Kenya | 21.22 | |
| 14 | 1 | Christopher Madzokere | Zimbabwe | 21.43 | |
| 15 | 2 | David Lukuba | Tanzania | 21.46 | |
| 16 | 1 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 21.54 | |
| 17 | 1 | Lawrence Adegbehingbe | Nigeria | 21.58 | |
| 18 | 1 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 22.04 | |

### Final

Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 20.43 |
| | 5 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 20.43 |
| | 8 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 20.55 |
| 4 | 9 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 20.65 |
| 5 | 3 | Bruce Frayne | Australia | 20.72 |
| 6 | 1 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 20.77 |
| 7 | 4 | Donovan Reid | England | 20.87 |
| 8 | 7 | Luke Watson | England | 20.88 |
| 9 | 6 | Desai Williams | Canada | 21.04 |