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Men's 200 metres at the 2013 World Championships | |||||||
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Venue | Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 16 August (heats & semifinals) 17 August (final) | ||||||
Competitors | 55 from 41 nations | ||||||
Winning time | 19.66 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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The men's 200 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 16 and 17 August.
In the final, Adam Gemili seemed to get the best start, but flanked by the Jamaican uniforms, he was quickly swallowed up. Mid way into the turn, Usain Bolt had a clear lead. Coming off the turn, Bolt had several meters on the field. The winner determined, Bolt eased off and cruised across the finish in what would be a great time for any other human being, just a slow 200 for Bolt in 19.66. Coming off the turn about even with Gemili and Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir out in lane 8 separated from those two and gained significantly on the slowing Bolt, setting a personal best of 19.79. Taking a lesson from American teammate Wallace Spearmon who was vanquished in the semis, Curtis Mitchell spotted the field several meters then closed from dead last at the end of the turn to take the bronze. Gemili took a full dive at the finish to try to beat Ashmeade but still finished in fifth.
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
Championship record | ||||
World Leading | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.73 | Saint-Denis, France | 6 July 2013 |
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 |
A time | B time |
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20.52 | 20.60 |
Date | Time | Round |
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16 August 2013 | 10:35 | Heats |
16 August 2013 | 19:40 | Semifinals |
17 August 2013 | 20:05 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: −0.2 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: −0.7 m/s, Heat 5: −0.6 m/s, Heat 6: +0.2 m/s, Heat 7: +0.2 m/s.
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.3 m/s.
The final was started at 20:10.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.66 | WL | |
8 | Warren Weir | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.79 | PB | |
3 | Curtis Mitchell | United States (USA) | 20.04 | ||
4 | 6 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 20.05 | |
5 | 5 | Adam Gemili | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.08 | |
6 | 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa (RSA) | 20.14 | |
7 | 1 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands (NED) | 20.35 | |
8 | 2 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | Norway (NOR) | 20.37 |