Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (first round) 5 August (semifinals) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.80 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Track / road events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m T12 | men | |
| 100 m T34 | women | |
| 100 m T38 | men | women |
| 100 m T47 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m T54 | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Marathon | men | women |
| Marathon T54 | men | women |
| 10,000 m walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Shot put F57 | women | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Discus throw F44/64 | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 4-6 August 2022.
The winning margin was 0.32 seconds which as of 2024 is the greatest winning margin in the men's 200 metres at these games.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Commonwealth record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Games record |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
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19.97 | Victoria, Canada | 26 August 1994 |
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 4 August 2022 | 11:45 | First round |
| Friday 5 August 2022 | 19:09 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 6 August 2022 | 21:18 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.[2]
Wind:
- Heat 1: +2.1 m/s
- Heat 2: +0.2 m/s
- Heat 3: +3.4 m/s
- Heat 4: +2.7 m/s
- Heat 5: +1.4 m/s
- Heat 6: +0.1 m/s
- Heat 7: +0.8 m/s
- Heat 8: 0.0 m/s
Semifinals
[edit]First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.[3]
Wind:
- Heat 1: +2.1 m/s
- Heat 2: +1.9 m/s
- Heat 3: +0.1 m/s
Final
[edit]The medals were determined in the final.[4]
Wind: +1.1m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |  Jereem Richards (TTO) |
19.80 | GR, PB |
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4 |  Zharnel Hughes (ENG) |
20.12 | SB |
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5 |  Joseph Amoah (GHA) |
20.49 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Emmanuel Eseme (CMR) |
20.61 | SB |
| 5 | 9 |  Brendon Rodney (CAN) |
20.65 | |
| 6 | 6 |  Udodi Onwuzurike (NGR) |
20.76 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Sibusiso Matsenjwa (SWZ) |
20.92 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Shajar Abbas (PAK) |
21.16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Men's 200m". Birmingham 2022. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Round 1 Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 4 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Semi-Finals Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 5 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Final Results" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 6 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2023.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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