# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 9 August 2001 at 21:40h. The finals were one of the closest events in the history of the World Athletics Championship. As, all the medal winners except for gold were given the same time. The winning margin was 0.16 seconds.

## Medalists

| Gold | Konstantinos Kenteris Greece (GRE) |
| Silver | Christopher Williams Jamaica (JAM) |
| Bronze | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.32 | August 1, 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
| Championship Record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.79 | August 11, 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Season Best | Ramon Clay (USA) | 20.05 | July 4, 2001 | Lausanne, Switzerland |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | 20.04 |
| | Christopher Williams (JAM) | 20.20 |
| | Kim Collins (SKN) | 20.20 |
| | Shawn Crawford (USA) | 20.20 |
| 5. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 20.22 |
| 6. | Stéphane Buckland (MRI) | 20.24 |
| 7. | Kevin Little (USA) | 20.25 |
| 8. | Marlon Devonish (GBR) | 20.38 |

## Semi-final

* Held on Wednesday 8 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 20.08 |
| 2. | Kevin Little (USA) | 20.13 |
| 3. | Stéphane Buckland (MRI) | 20.15 |
| 4. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 20.26 |
| 5. | Marcin Urbaś (POL) | 20.48 |
| 6. | Toshiyuki Fujimoto (JPN) | 20.56 |
| 7. | Tommi Hartonen (FIN) | 20.65 |
| 8. | Joseph Batangdon (CMR) | 20.66 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | 20.03 |
| 2. | Christopher Williams (JAM) | 20.11 |
| 3. | Shawn Crawford (USA) | 20.21 |
| 4. | Marlon Devonish (GBR) | 20.29 |
| 5. | Marco Torrieri (ITA) | 20.38 |
| 6. | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) | 20.39 |
| 7. | Uchenna Emedolu (NGR) | 20.40 |
| 8. | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | 20.64 |

## Quarter-finals

* Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 20.13 |
| 2. | Shawn Crawford (USA) | 20.19 |
| 3. | Stéphane Buckland (MRI) | 20.23 |
| 4. | Joseph Batangdon (CMR) | 20.31 =NR |
| 5. | Oumar Loum (SEN) | 20.43 |
| 6. | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 20.71 |
| 7. | Frédéric Krantz (FRA) | 21.02 |
| — | Ryo Matsuda (JPN) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | 20.30 |
| 2. | Marco Torrieri (ITA) | 20.43 |
| 3. | Marlon Devonish (GBR) | 20.44 |
| 4. | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) | 20.48 |
| 5. | Troy Douglas (NED) | 20.54 |
| 6. | Ricardo Williams (JAM) | 20.65 |
| 7. | Heber Viera (URU) | 20.83 |
| 8. | Dominic Demeritte (BAH) | 20.86 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Christopher Williams (JAM) | 20.24 |
| 2. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 20.25 |
| 3. | Uchenna Emedolu (NGR) | 20.48 |
| 4. | Toshiyuki Fujimoto (JPN) | 20.78 |
| 5. | Juan Pedro Toledo (MEX) | 20.80 |
| 6. | Marcus La Grange (RSA) | 20.83 |
| 7. | Caimin Douglas (AHO) | 20.87 |
| 8. | Ramon Clay (USA) | 23.58 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Kevin Little (USA) | 20.34 |
| 2. | Marcin Urbaś (POL) | 20.54 |
| 3. | Tommi Hartonen (FIN) | 20.58 |
| 4. | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | 20.58 |
| 5. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 20.60 |
| 6. | Alexander Kosenkow (GER) | 20.66 |
| 7. | John Ertzgard (NOR) | 20.88 |
| — | Christophe Cheval (FRA) | DQ |

## Heats

Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) | 20.53 |
| 2. | Stéphane Buckland (MRI) | 20.61 |
| 3. | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 20.65 |
| 4. | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | 20.78 |
| 5. | Ricardo Williams (JAM) | 20.85 |
| 6. | Christie van Wyk (NAM) | 21.25 |
| 7. | Rika Fardani (INA) | 21.87 |
| 8. | Jayson Jones (BIZ) | 22.13 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Marco Torrieri (ITA) | 20.63 |
| 2. | Heber Viera (URU) | 20.69 |
| 3. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 20.80 |
| 4. | André da Silva (BRA) | 21.00 |
| 5. | Jermaine Joseph (CAN) | 21.17 |
| 6. | Conrad Rdechor (PLW) | 22.86 |
| — | Christophe Cheval (FRA) | DQ |
| — | Mourade Mze Ali (COM) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | 20.46 |
| 2. | Marlon Devonish (GBR) | 20.58 |
| 3. | Caimin Douglas (AHO) | 20.63 |
| 4. | Marcus La Grange (RSA) | 20.69 |
| 5. | Radek Zachoval (CZE) | 21.03 |
| 6. | Chang Po-Chih (TPE) | 21.63 |
| — | Keita Cline (IVB) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Shawn Crawford (USA) | 20.60 |
| 2. | Joseph Batangdon (CMR) | 20.63 |
| 3. | Alexander Kosenkow (GER) | 20.63 |
| 4. | Toshiyuki Fujimoto (JPN) | 20.77 |
| 5. | Corne Du Plessis (RSA) | 20.92 |
| 6. | Salem Mubarak Al-Yami (KSA) | 21.03 |
| 7. | Darren Tuitt (MSR) | 21.94 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 20.37 |
| 2. | Ramon Clay (USA) | 20.43 |
| 3. | Troy Douglas (NED) | 20.65 |
| 4. | John Ertzgard (NOR) | 20.68 |
| 5. | Dominic Demeritte (BAH) | 20.75 |
| 6. | Juan Pedro Toledo (MEX) | 20.83 |
| — | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Kevin Little (USA) | 20.36 |
| 2. | Tommi Hartonen (FIN) | 20.57 |
| 3. | Uchenna Emedolu (NGR) | 20.58 |
| 4. | Frédéric Krantz (FRA) | 20.84 |
| 5. | Erik Wijmeersch (BEL) | 21.17 |
| 6. | Tobias Unger (GER) | 21.30 |
| 7. | Lei Wai-Kun (MAC) | 21.63 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
| 1. | Christopher Williams (JAM) | 20.25 |
| 2. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 20.41 |
| 3. | Marcin Urbaś (POL) | 20.41 |
| 4. | Oumar Loum (SEN) | 20.51 |
| 5. | Ryo Matsuda (JPN) | 20.79 |
| 6. | Eric Pacome N'Dri (CIV) | 20.87 |
| 7. | Patrick van Balkom (NED) | 20.96 |
| 8. | Hamoud Abdallah Al-Dalhami (OMN) | 21.45 |