These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 9 August 2001 at 21:40h. The finals were one of the closest events in the history of the World Athletics Championship. As, all the medal winners except for gold were given the same time. The winning margin was 0.16 seconds.
Medalists Gold Konstantinos KenterisGreece (GRE)Silver Christopher WilliamsJamaica (JAM)Bronze Kim CollinsSaint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)
Records Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships World Record 19.32 August 1, 1996 Atlanta, United States Championship Record 19.79 August 11, 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden Season Best 20.05 July 4, 2001 Lausanne, Switzerland
Final RANKFINALTIME20.04 20.2020.2020.205.20.226.20.247.20.258.20.38
Semi-final Held on Wednesday 8 August 2001 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.20.082.20.133.20.154.20.265.20.486.20.567.20.658.20.66
RANKHEAT 2TIME1.20.032.20.113.20.214.20.295.20.386.20.397.20.408.20.64
Quarter-finals Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.20.132.20.193.20.234.20.31=NR5.20.436.20.717.21.02—DQ
RANKHEAT 2TIME1.20.302.20.433.20.444.20.485.20.546.20.657.20.838.20.86
RANKHEAT 3TIME1.20.242.20.253.20.484.20.785.20.806.20.837.20.878.23.58
RANKHEAT 4TIME1.20.342.20.543.20.584.20.585.20.606.20.667.20.88—DQ
Heats Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.20.532.20.613.20.654.20.785.20.856.21.257.21.878.22.13
RANKHEAT 2TIME1.20.632.20.693.20.804.21.005.21.176.22.86—DQ—DNS
RANKHEAT 3TIME1.20.462.20.583.20.634.20.695.21.036.21.63—DQ
RANKHEAT 4TIME1.20.602.20.633.20.634.20.775.20.926.21.037.21.94
RANKHEAT 5TIME1.20.372.20.433.20.654.20.685.20.756.20.83—DNS
RANKHEAT 6TIME1.20.362.20.573.20.584.20.845.21.176.21.307.21.63
RANKHEAT 7TIME1.20.252.20.413.20.414.20.515.20.796.20.877.20.968.21.45
References Finals Results Semi-finals results Quarter-finals results Heats results