Men's 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games |
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Venue | Carrara Stadium |
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Dates | 10 April (heats) 11 April (semifinals) 12 April (final) |
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Competitors | 70 from 43 nations |
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Winning time | 20.12 |
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Medalists |
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The men's 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium between 10 and 12 April 2018.[1]
In the final, it initially appeared that England's Zharnel Hughes had edged Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago at the line, recording the same time of 20.12 seconds. However, upon review Hughes was disqualified for impeding Richards (running in the next lane) using his arm. Richards was declared Commonwealth Games champion, with Canada's Aaron Brown and Leon Reid of Northern Ireland filling out the podium.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
Games record | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 19.97 | Victoria, Canada | 26 August 1994 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
Date | Time | Round |
Tuesday 10 April 2018 | 13:05 | First round |
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | 20:50 | Semifinals |
Thursday 12 April 2018 | 21:56 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
First round
The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus six fastest losers) advanced to the semifinals.[4]
- Heat 1
- Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
1 | 5 | Aaron Brown (CAN) | 0.146 | 20.59 | | Q |
2 | 4 | Kenroy Anderson (JAM) | 0.180 | 20.89 | | Q |
3 | 8 | Adama Jammeh (GAM) | 0.153 | 21.11 | | |
4 | 2 | Pius Adome (UGA) | 0.149 | 21.39 | | |
5 | 7 | Theo Piniau (PNG) | 0.155 | 21.76 | | |
6 | 1 | Vivian Williams (SLE) | 0.148 | 21.89 | | |
7 | 6 | Sam Dawkins (JER) | 0.198 | 21.91 | NR | |
– | 3 | Mauriel Carty (AIA) | 0.202 | DNF | | |
| Wind: -1.0 m/s |
- Heat 3
- Heat 4
- Heat 5
- Heat 6
- Heat 7
- Heat 8
- Heat 9
Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
1 | 2 | Zharnel Hughes (ENG) | 0.145 | 20.34 | | Q |
2 | 6 | Sydney Siame (ZAM) | 0.160 | 20.65 | | Q |
3 | 5 | Bismark Boateng (CAN) | 0.147 | 20.80 | SB | q |
4 | 4 | Joseph Amoah (GHA) | 0.169 | 20.84 | | q |
5 | 3 | Peter Ndichu (KEN) | 0.150 | 21.27 | | |
6 | 8 | Kyle Webb (BER) | 0.167 | 21.73 | | |
7 | 7 | Johmari Lee (MSR) | 0.173 | 22.43 | | |
8 | 1 | Saymon Rijo (AIA) | 0.167 | 23.17 | | |
| Wind: -0.4 m/s |
Semifinals
Three semi-finals were held. The two fastest competitors per semi (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.[5]
- Semifinal 1
- Semifinal 2
- Semifinal 3
Final
The medals were determined in the final.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 200m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Commonwealth Games: Zharnel Hughes, Jack Laugher, Katarina Johnson-Thompson. BBC Sport (2018-04-12). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ a b Athletics | Men's 200m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Athletics | Men's 200m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 15–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Athletics | Men's 200m - Semifinals (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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