Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Usain Bolt and LaShawn Merritt at finish
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates16 August 2016
(Preliminary round & heats)
17 August 2016
(semi-final)
18 August 2016
(final)
Competitors79 from 49 nations
Winning time19.78 s
Medalists
   Jamaica
   Canada
   France
Athletics at the
2016 Summer Olympics
List of athletes
Qualification
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

The men's 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–18 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Olympic Stadium.[1]

Summary

Bolt kisses the finish line after winning
Bolt doing the lightning bolt

2012 Olympic champion and 2015 World Champion Usain Bolt, is unbeaten over 200 m since 2007. Bolt had only competed once over 200 m in 2016 before the Olympics, recording a time of 19.89 seconds, fifth in the world in 2016. US team entries had the 3 world leading times in 2016 before the Olympics 400 metres specialist LaShawn Merritt, 2015 World runner-up and American champion Justin Gatlin and Ameer Webb. The Canadian team was Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse. Bolt's training partner Miguel Francis and Britain's Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake were the other athletes to have run under 20 seconds that season. The Jamaican team also featured 2012 Olympic runner-up Yohan Blake.[2][3]

In the semi-final round, #1 of the year. LaShawn Merritt cruised to an easy win in the first, with Christophe Lemaitre second. The second semi saw Usain Bolt run 19.78, in the last few metres Andre De Grasse rushed up to Bolt's shoulder, the two friends looking at each other and laughing as they crossed the line. Bolt's time was his fastest the year and De Grasse set a new Canadian record of 19.80 seconds. As Bud Winter the sprint coach who influenced Glen Mills, Bolt's coach, would say; "Relax and win."[4] Both the time qualifiers Adam Gemili and Ramil Guliyev both came from this fastest of the three semi final heats. #3 of the year, Ameer Webb was left behind. In the third semi, Alonso Edward and Churandy Martina qualified in 1st and 2nd place. World #2 in 2016 Justin Gatlin held the lead with 50 metres to go but started looking around did not keep up his speed sufficiently. He should have seen Alonso Edward as he pulled ahead of Gatlin and on the far outside, Churandy Martina closed fast to take the second qualifying position. Gatlin failed to reach the final. 2012 silver medallist and number #2 runner of all time, Yohan Blake finished sixth.

The final was held following a light rainstorm that affected the women's javelin throw. The track was still wet and conditions cooler. Still the stadium was electric to see lightning, the star Usain Bolt in what was expected to be his last individual race in the Olympics. Bolt was in lane 6, playing to the camera and to the crowd before the race. Lemaitre and Martina were to his outside. Bolt got a good start and quickly made up the stagger on Lemaitre then Martina barely half way through the turn. Inside of him, DeGrasse got out well in lane 4 while Merritt lagged in 5. As the stagger began to resolve near the end of the turn, Bolt held a two metre lead over a wall of chasers.[5] Martina held a slight edge on DeGrasse and Edward inside of him in lane 3 who were barely ahead of Merritt and Gemili, with Lemaitre slightly behind. Bolt was 9.9 at the half way mark. Down the home stretch, Bolt was working hard, his face showing the strain. Behind him, DeGrasse was starting to separate from the row of contenders. Only Guliyev was beaten. As they approached the finish Edwards and Merritt faded. Bolt had a 3 metre gap over DeGrasse, another metre and a half back, Lemaitre, Gemili, and Martina hit the finish line together. The photo finish revealed Lemaitre to be the bronze medalist, with only six thousandths of a second separating the three runners.[6]

Bolt's winning time equalled his time from the semi-final he was joking around in. DeGrasse and most of the field was more than 2 tenths of a second slower than the night before.

After the race, Bolt celebrated his last individual victory, kissing the finish line and doing the lightning bolt.

Records

Before this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
Olympic record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
Area Time (s) Wind Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 19.68 +0.4 Frank Fredericks  Namibia
Asia (records) 19.97 −0.4 Femi Ogunode  Qatar
Europe (records) 19.72[A] +1.8 Pietro Mennea  Italy
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
19.19 WR −0.3 Usain Bolt  Jamaica
Oceania (records) 20.06[A] +0.9 Peter Norman  Australia
South America (records) 19.81 −0.3 Alonso Edward  Panama

The following national records were established during the competition:

Country Athlete Round Time Notes
Spain  Bruno Hortelano (ESP) Heats 20.12 s
Bahrain  Salem Eid Yaqoob (BRN) Heats 20.19 s
Liberia  Emmanuel Matadi (LBR) Heats 20.49 s
Swaziland  Sibusiso Matsenjwa (SWZ) Heats 20.63 s
Costa Rica  Nery Brenes (CRC) Semifinals 20.20 s
Canada  Andre de Grasse (CAN) Semifinals 19.80 s

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 11:50Round 1
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 22:00Semifinals
Thursday, 18 August 2016 22:30Finals

Format

The competition featured three rounds: a round one heats stage with ten races, three semi-final races, and a single final. Each race featured eight athletes. The top two from each heat and the four fastest non-qualifiers progress to the semi-final. The top two finishers in each of the three semi-finals reach the final, alongside the two fastest non-qualifiers.

Results

Round 1

Qualification rules: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Alonso Edward Panama 0.137 20.19 Q
2 2 Daniel Talbot Great Britain 0.143 20.27 Q, PB
3 8 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Greece 0.161 20.31 q, SB
4 7 Femi Ogunode Qatar 0.167 20.36
5 3 Jeremy Dodson Samoa 0.144 20.51
6 4 Jak Ali Harvey Turkey 0.139 20.58 SB
7 5 Mosito Lehata Lesotho 0.162 20.65 SB
1 Demetrius Pinder Bahamas N/A DQ R 162.7
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 8 Bruno Hortelano Spain 0.161 20.12 Q, NR
2 6 Yohan Blake Jamaica 0.166 20.13 Q, SB
3 4 Ameer Webb United States 0.157 20.31 q
4 3 Anaso Jobodwana South Africa 0.175 20.53
5 7 Robin Erewa Germany 0.197 20.61
6 2 Emmanuel Dasor Ghana 0.164 20.65
7 5 Shavez Hart Bahamas 0.151 20.74 SB
8 1 Bernardo Baloyes Colombia 0.200 20.78
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Salem Eid Yaqoob Bahrain 0.167 20.19 Q, NR
2 6 Ramil Guliyev Turkey 0.148 20.23 Q, SB
3 2 Aaron Brown Canada 0.127 20.23 q
4 3 Shōta Iizuka Japan 0.163 20.49
5 8 Emmanuel Matadi Liberia 0.219 20.49 NR
6 4 Sibusiso Matsenjwa Swaziland 0.196 20.63 NR
7 7 Levi Cadogan Barbados 0.186 21.02
8 1 Tega Odele Nigeria 0.130 21.25
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 3 José Carlos Herrera Mexico 0.143 20.29 Q
2 8 Roberto Skyers Cuba 0.149 20.44 Q
3 6 Jorge Vides Brazil 0.176 20.50
4 4 Tlotliso Leotlela South Africa 0.161 20.59
5 1 Eseosa Desalu Italy 0.130 20.65
6 7 Teray Smith Bahamas 0.175 20.66
7 2 Didier Kiki Benin 0.152 22.27
5 Miguel Francis Antigua and Barbuda N/A DNS
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Justin Gatlin United States 0.154 20.42 Q
2 6 Matteo Galvan Italy 0.171 20.58 Q
3 5 Ramon Gittens Barbados 0.144 20.58
4 2 Serhiy Smelyk Ukraine 0.182 20.66
5 7 Aleixo-Platini Menga Germany 0.136 20.80
6 8 Kenji Fujimitsu Japan 0.159 20.86
7 3 Yancarlos Martínez Dominican Republic 0.132 22.97
Wind: –1.5 m/s

Heat 6

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Nickel Ashmeade Jamaica 0.124 20.15 Q
2 2 Adam Gemili Great Britain 0.153 20.20 Q
3 8 Clarence Munyai South Africa 0.148 20.66
4 4 Burkheart Ellis Barbados 0.186 20.74
5 1 Alex Hartmann Australia 0.169 21.02
6 7 Tatenda Tsumba Zimbabwe 0.159 21.04
7 6 Rolando Palacios Honduras 0.187 21.32
8 3 Theo Piniau Papua New Guinea 0.175 22.14
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 7

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 0.178 20.20 Q, NR
2 3 Churandy Martina Netherlands 0.150 20.29 Q
3 4 Brendon Rodney Canada 0.169 20.34
4 6 Davide Manenti Italy 0.145 20.51
5 7 Adama Jammeh The Gambia 0.182 20.55
6 5 Harold Houston Bermuda 0.117 20.85
7 1 Fabrice Dabla Togo 0.156 21.63
2 Mike Mokamba Nyang'au Kenya N/A DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 8

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 3 LaShawn Merritt United States 0.162 20.15 Q
2 2 Christophe Lemaitre France 0.171 20.28 Q
3 4 Julian Reus Germany 0.138 20.39 SB
4 7 Reynier Mena Cuba 0.123 20.42
5 8 Karol Zalewski Poland 0.151 20.54
6 6 Bruno de Barros Brazil 0.154 20.59
7 5 Ihor Bodrov Ukraine 0.180 20.86
8 1 Carvin Nkanata Kenya 0.213 21.43
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 9

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Usain Bolt Jamaica 0.177 20.28 Q
2 8 Ejowvokoghene Oduduru Nigeria 0.141 20.34 Q, PB
3 3 Solomon Bockarie Netherlands 0.136 20.42 SB
4 7 Kyle Greaux Trinidad and Tobago 0.147 20.61 SB
5 4 Jonathan Borlée Belgium 0.162 20.64
6 2 Kei Takase Japan 0.153 20.71
7 1 Ahmed Ali Sudan 0.153 20.78
6 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Norway 0.150
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Heat 10

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Andre De Grasse Canada 0.137 20.09 Q, SB
2 1 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Great Britain 0.146 20.24 Q
3 7 Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and Tobago 0.124 20.27 q, SB
4 8 Hua Wilfried Koffi Ivory Coast 0.159 20.48 SB
5 6 Antoine Adams Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.141 20.49
6 3 Stanly del Carmen Dominican Republic 0.133 20.55
7 2 Aldemir da Silva Júnior Brazil 0.144 20.80
8 4 Brandon Jones Belize 0.160 21.49 SB
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification rules: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 LaShawn Merritt United States 0.166 19.94 Q
2 8 Christophe Lemaitre France 0.125 20.01 Q, SB
3 7 Daniel Talbot Great Britain 0.153 20.25 PB
4 4 Nickel Ashmeade Jamaica 0.134 20.31
5 1 Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and Tobago 0.132 20.33
6 3 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 0.165 20.33
7 2 Aaron Brown Canada 0.173 20.37
8 5 José Carlos Herrera Mexico 0.150 20.48
Wind: −0.4 m/s

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Usain Bolt Jamaica 0.156 19.78 Q, SB
2 5 Andre De Grasse Canada 0.130 19.80 Q, NR
3 6 Adam Gemili Great Britain 0.142 20.08 q
4 8 Ramil Guliyev Turkey 0.157 20.09 q, SB
5 2 Ameer Webb United States 0.192 20.43
5 3 Salem Eid Yaqoob Bahrain 0.143 20.43
7 7 Ejowvokoghene Oduduru Nigeria 0.147 20.59
8 1 Roberto Skyers Cuba 0.156 20.60
Wind: −0.3 m/s

Semifinal 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Alonso Edward Panama 0.140 20.07 Q
2 8 Churandy Martina Netherlands 0.147 20.10 Q, SB
3 2 Justin Gatlin United States 0.137 20.13
4 4 Bruno Hortelano Spain 0.142 20.16
5 7 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Great Britain 0.196 20.25
6 6 Yohan Blake Jamaica 0.151 20.37
7 1 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Greece 0.159 20.63
8 3 Matteo Galvan Italy 0.149 20.88
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 6 Usain Bolt Jamaica 0.156 19.78 SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Andre De Grasse Canada 0.141 20.02
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 Christophe Lemaitre France 0.153 20.12 .116
4 2 Adam Gemili Great Britain 0.178 20.12 .119
5 8 Churandy Martina Netherlands 0.148 20.13 .122[7]
6 5 LaShawn Merritt United States 0.189 20.19
7 3 Alonso Edward Panama 0.162 20.23
8 1 Ramil Guliyev Turkey 0.141 20.49
Wind: −0.5 m/s

References

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