# 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 25, 26 and 27 August. The winning margin was 0.19 seconds.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| World Leading | Justin Gatlin (USA) | 19.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 28 June 2015 |
| African record | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 19.68 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Asian record | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) | 20.03 | Yokohama, Japan | 7 June 2003 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American record | Alonso Edward (PAN) | 19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European record | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 19.72A | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian record | Peter Norman (AUS) | 20.06A | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 |
| The following records were established during the competition: |||||
| World leading | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.55 | Beijing, China | 27 August 2015 |

## Qualification standards

* Entry standards
* 20.50

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 25 August 2015 | 19:30 | Heats |
| 26 August 2015 | 20:30 | Semifinals |
| 27 August 2015 | 20:55 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey (TUR) | 20.01 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 20.11 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.13 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece (GRE) | 20.14 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Julian Forte | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.16 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Brendon Rodney | Canada (CAN) | 20.18 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 4 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 20.19 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands (NED) | 20.22 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 20.22 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 20.23 | q, PB |
| 11 | 6 | Warren Weir | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.24 | Q, SB |
| 12 | 7 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 20.25 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Kenji Fujimitsu | Japan (JPN) | 20.28 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.28 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Christophe Lemaitre | France (FRA) | 20.29 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Roberto Skyers | Cuba (CUB) | 20.29 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | Jeremy Dodson | Samoa (SAM) | 20.31 | q, NR |
| 18 | 2 | Kei Takase | Japan (JPN) | 20.33 | q |
| 19 | 3 | Yancarlos Martínez | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 20.34 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 20.35 | Q |
| 20 | 6 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.35 | Q |
| 22 | 1 | Reynier Mena | Cuba (CUB) | 20.37 | Q |
| 23 | 7 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 20.38 | Q |
| 24 | 1 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 20.39 | SB |
| 25 | 4 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.40 | Q |
| 26 | 2 | Bruno de Barros | Brazil (BRA) | 20.42 | |
| 27 | 4 | Carvin Nkanata | Kenya (KEN) | 20.43 | |
| 27 | 7 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 20.43 | |
| 29 | 4 | Jeffrey John | France (FRA) | 20.48 | |
| 30 | 2 | Tega Odele | Nigeria (NGR) | 20.49 | |
| 31 | 1 | Mike Mokamba Nyang'au | Kenya (KEN) | 20.51 | |
| 31 | 3 | Julian Reus | Germany (GER) | 20.51 | |
| 31 | 1 | Isiah Young | United States (USA) | 20.51 | |
| 31 | 7 | Kyle Greaux | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 20.51 | |
| 35 | 3 | Julius Morris | Montserrat (MNT) | 20.56 | |
| 36 | 7 | Aldemir da Silva Junior | Brazil (BRA) | 20.59 | |
| 37 | 5 | Serhiy Smelyk | Ukraine (UKR) | 20.60 | |
| 38 | 6 | Robin Erewa | Germany (GER) | 20.67 | |
| 39 | 4 | Antoine Adams | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 20.75 | |
| 40 | 6 | Karol Zalewski | Poland (POL) | 20.77 | |
| 41 | 5 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Swaziland (SWZ) | 20.78 | SB |
| 42 | 6 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia (GAM) | 20.81 | SB |
| 43 | 3 | Teray Smith | Bahamas (BAH) | 20.91 | |
| 44 | 5 | Harold Houston | Bermuda (BER) | 20.92 | |
| 45 | 3 | Sydney Siame | Zambia (ZAM) | 21.08 | |
| 46 | 2 | Tatenda Tsumba | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 21.21 | |
| 47 | 1 | Mohammed Abukhousa | Palestine (PLE) | 21.36 | SB |
| 48 | 6 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho (LES) | 21.43 | |
| 49 | 1 | Liaquat Ali | Pakistan (PAK) | 21.55 | |
| 50 | 2 | Luka Rakić | Montenegro (MNE) | 21.86 | |
| 51 | 4 | Phearath Nget | Cambodia (CAM) | 22.11 | |
| 52 | 3 | Mauriel Carty | Anguilla (AIA) | 22.63 | SB |
| 53 | 4 | Jerai Torres | Gibraltar (GIB) | 22.77 | SB |
| 54 | 2 | Beouch Ngirchongor | Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) | 23.93 | PB |
| | 7 | Xie Zhenye | China (CHN) | DQ | 20.35 |
| | 7 | Álex Quiñónez | Ecuador (ECU) | DQ | |
| | 1 | Ahmed Ali | Sudan (SUD) | DQ | |
| | 3 | Rolando Palacios | Honduras (HON) | DQ | |
| | 4 | Mohammad Hossein Abareghi | Iran (IRI) | DNS | |
| | 6 | Wallace Spearmon | United States (USA) | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 19.87 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.95 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 20.01 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 20.02 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 20.05 | q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey (TUR) | 20.10 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.14 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 20.14 | |
| 9 | 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.19 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands (NED) | 20.20 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece (GRE) | 20.22 | |
| 12 | 3 | Roberto Skyers | Cuba (CUB) | 20.23 | |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.27 | PB |
| 14 | 2 | Yancarlos Martínez | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 20.31 | |
| 15 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre | France (FRA) | 20.34 | |
| 15 | 3 | Kenji Fujimitsu | Japan (JPN) | 20.34 | |
| 17 | 1 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 20.37 | |
| 18 | 1 | Warren Weir | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.43 | |
| 19 | 1 | Brendon Rodney | Canada (CAN) | 20.46 | |
| 20 | 2 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 20.47 | |
| 21 | 2 | Jeremy Dodson | Samoa (SAM) | 20.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | Reynier Mena | Cuba (CUB) | 20.56 | |
| 23 | 2 | Julian Forte | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.57 | |
| 24 | 3 | Kei Takase | Japan (JPN) | 20.64 | |

### Final

The final was held at 20:55.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.55 | WL |
| | 4 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 19.74 | |
| | 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 19.87 | NR |
| 4 | 9 | Alonso Edward | Panama (PAN) | 19.87 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.02 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey (TUR) | 20.11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 20.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.33 | |