2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
Events at the 2007 World Championships ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | 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 | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | women | ||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 30. This event is notable for being the only solo World Championship event in which Usain Bolt has been beaten as of August 2016.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tyson Gay![]() |
Usain Bolt![]() |
Wallace Spearmon![]() |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
World Record | ![]() |
19.32 | Atlanta, United States | August 1, 1996 |
Championship Record | ![]() |
19.79 | Gothenburg, Sweden | August 11, 1995 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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August 28, 2007 | 11:10 | Heats |
August 28, 2007 | 20:10 | Quarterfinals |
August 29, 2007 | 22:20 | Semifinals |
August 30, 2007 | 22:20 | Final |
Results
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 8 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the final.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 0.169 | 20.03 | Q |
2 | 7 | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() | 0.133 | 20.05 | Q |
3 | 4 | Rodney Martin | ![]() | 0.165 | 20.18 | Q, SB |
4 | 3 | Churandy Martina | ![]() | 0.140 | 20.20 | Q, NR |
5 | 8 | Francis Obikwelu | ![]() | 0.167 | 20.40 | |
6 | 5 | Brian Dzingai | ![]() | 0.125 | 20.45 | |
7 | 9 | Marcin Jędrusiński | ![]() | 0.151 | 20.54 | |
8 | 2 | Bryan Barnett | ![]() | 0.142 | 20.68 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Tyson Gay | ![]() | 0.157 | 20.00 | Q |
2 | 6 | Marvin Anderson | ![]() | 0.163 | 20.06 | Q, PB |
3 | 9 | Christopher Williams | ![]() | 0.143 | 20.24 | Q |
4 | 7 | Anastasios Gousis | ![]() | 0.151 | 20.33 | Q |
5 | 3 | Brendan Christian | ![]() | 0.139 | 20.36 | |
6 | 4 | Paul Hession | ![]() | 0.154 | 20.50 | |
7 | 8 | Kristof Beyens | ![]() | 0.152 | 20.53 | |
8 | 2 | Patrick Johnson | ![]() | 0.151 | 20.73 |
Final

Tyson Gay pulling away in the closing stages of the race
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Tyson Gay | ![]() | 0.143 | 19.76 | CR |
![]() | 5 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 0.159 | 19.91 | |
![]() | 6 | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() | 0.144 | 20.05 | |
4 | 8 | Rodney Martin | ![]() | 0.186 | 20.06 | PB |
5 | 3 | Churandy Martina | ![]() | 0.144 | 20.28 | |
6 | 7 | Marvin Anderson | ![]() | 0.171 | 20.28 | |
7 | 9 | Christopher Williams | ![]() | 0.154 | 20.57 | |
8 | 7 | Anastasios Gousis | ![]() | 0.143 | 20.75 |
References
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