Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The 200 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday 22 March and Thursday 23 March 2006.

The top three runners in each of the initial eight heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top four runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.

Records World Record 19.32 s Michael Johnson USA Atlanta, Georgia, United States 1 August 1996 Games Record 19.97 s Frankie Fredericks NAM Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ?? August, 1994

Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Omar Brown, Jamaica Stéphan Buckland, Mauritius Chris Williams, Jamaica

Qualification

Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:

13 March Rank Athlete Nation Games Result 27 March Rank Comm. World Comm. World 1 4 Chris Williams Bronze 1 4 2 5 Usain Bolt Did not compete 3 6 3 7 Stéphan Buckland Silver 2 5 4 9 Aaron Armstrong 5th 4 9 5 12 Christian Malcolm Wales Did not compete =5 =12 6 13 Daniel Batman Semi-finalist 8 15 7 14 Marlon Devonish Semi-finalist 9 16 8 16 Patrick Johnson 4th =5 =12 9 17 Omar Brown Gold =5 =12 10 18 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Semi-finalist 11 19

Results All times shown are in seconds. Q denotes qualification by place in heat. q denotes qualification by overall place. DNS denotes did not start. DNF denotes did not finish. DQ denotes disqualification. NR denotes national record. GR denotes Games record. WR denotes world record. PB denotes personal best. SB denotes season best.

Round 1 Heat 1 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: -0.2 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 6 0.165 s 20.64 s Q 2 4 Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago 5 0.182 s 20.66 s Q 3 =17 Fabrice Coiffic Mauritius 2 0.182 s 20.99 s Q PB 4 =19 Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda 7 0.238 s 21.00 s q 5 28 Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka 1 0.237 s 21.41 s q 6 30 Sandy Walker Sierra Leone 8 0.185 s 21.48 s q 7 =35 Enote Inanga Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 0.220 s 21.69 s 8 48 Ismail Saneem Maldives 3 0.238 s 23.68 s PB

Heat 2 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +0.7 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 6 Patrick Johnson Australia 3 0.186 s 20.74 s Q 2 15 Sherwin Vries South Africa 5 0.212 s 20.95 s Q 3 16 Seth Amoo Ghana 6 0.163 s 20.95 s Q 4 24 Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone 2 0.135 s 21.18 s q PB 5 =25 Chris Lambert England 7 0.281 s 21.20 s q 6 33 Evans Marie Seychelles 4 0.199 s 21.66 s 7 37 Darian Forbes Turks and Caicos Islands 8 0.279 s 21.72 s 8 46 Rabangaki Nawai Kiribati 1 0.174 s 22.81 s NR

Heat 3 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +2.1 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 5 Marlon Devonish England 3 0.199 s 20.70 s Q 2 =12 Ainsley Waugh Jamaica 7 0.190 s 20.93 s Q 3 =19 Julieon Raeburn Trinidad and Tobago 6 0.250 s 21.00 s Q 4 21 Ambrose Ezenwa Australia 1 0.167 s 21.10 s q 5 22 Jamial Rolle Bahamas 5 0.191 s 21.12 s q 6 =31 Alie Dady Bangura Sierra Leone 4 0.260 s 21.54 s - - Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Namibia 8 0.243 s DSQ 163.3 - - Mariuti Uan Kiribati 2 DNS

Heat 4 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +2.3 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 9 Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria 2 0.153 s 20.82 s Q 2 11 Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.214 s 20.92 s Q 3 14 Darren Campbell England 4 0.208 s 20.94 s Q 4 45 Nelson Kabitana Solomon Islands 3 0.224 s 22.71 s - - Robert Ibeh Cayman Islands 5 0.234 s DSQ 163.3 - - Delano Fulford Turks and Caicos Islands 7 0.321 s DSQ 163.3 - - Abraham Kepsen Vanuatu 8 0.266 s DSQ 163.3 - - Odingo Gordon Montserrat 6 0.220 s DSQ 163.3

Heat 5 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: -0.3 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 7 Leigh Julius South Africa 6 0.177 s 20.80 s Q 2 8 Omar Brown Jamaica 7 0.281 s 20.80 s Q 3 =31 Isaac Jones The Gambia 1 0.255 s 21.54 s Q PB 4 38 Ivan Miller Antigua and Barbuda 3 0.287 s 21.80 s 5 =42 Makame Machano Tanzania 5 0.281 s 22.03 s 6 44 Andrew Doonar Papua New Guinea 4 0.205 s 22.28 s 7 47 Robert Nidithawae Vanuatu 2 0.164 s 23.42 s - - Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson Cayman Islands 8 0.155 s DSQ 163.3

Heat 6 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: -0.6 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 10 Daniel Batman Australia 3 0.185 s 20.86 s Q 2 =12 James Dolphin New Zealand 6 0.160 s 20.93 s Q 3 23 Hank Palmer Canada 8 0.173 s 21.15 s Q 4 34 Iliesa Namosimalua Fiji 2 0.218 s 21.68 s 5 40 Fabian Niulai Papua New Guinea 1 0.229 s 21.85 s 6 =42 Michael Henry Montserrat 5 0.222 s 22.03 s PB 7 50 Mohamed Asim Maldives 4 0.195 s 26.48 s - - Troy McIntosh Bahamas 7 DNF

Heat 7 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +0.4 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 1 Chris Williams Jamaica 3 0.186 s 20.49 s Q 2 2 Stéphan Buckland Mauritius 5 0.286 s 20.56 s Q 3 =17 Dominic Demeritte Bahamas 4 0.184 s 20.99 s Q 4 29 François Belinga Cameroon 1 0.185 s 21.46 s q 5 =35 Navitalai Naivalu Fiji 6 0.215 s 21.69 s 6 49 Ikbarry White Montserrat 2 0.197 s 23.74 s - - Clement Agyeman Ghana 7 0.288 s DSQ 163.3

Heat 8 of 8 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: -0.4 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 =25 Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 4 0.207 s 21.20 s Q 2 27 Snyman Prinsloo South Africa 6 0.168 s 21.40 s Q 3 39 Dion Crabbe British Virgin Islands 7 0.213 s 21.82 s Q 4 41 Jayson Jones Belize 3 0.164 s 21.93 s - - Toom Annaua Kiribati 8 0.277 s DSQ 163.3 - - Joseph Batangdon Cameroon 2 DNS - - Casnel Bushay Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 DNS - - Justin Duahsaeed Ghana 5 DNS

Round 1 overall resultsPlace Athlete NationHeatLanePlaceWindTimeQual.Record 1 Chris Williams Jamaica 7 3 1 +0.4 20.49 s Q 2 Stéphan Buckland Mauritius 7 5 2 +0.4 20.56 s Q 3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 1 6 1 -0.2 20.64 s Q 4 Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago 1 5 2 -0.2 20.66 s Q 5 Marlon Devonish England 3 3 1 +2.1 20.70 s Q 6 Patrick Johnson Australia 2 3 1 +0.7 20.74 s Q 7 Leigh Julius South Africa 5 6 1 -0.3 20.80 s Q 8 Omar Brown Jamaica 5 7 2 -0.3 20.80 s Q 9 Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria 4 2 1 +2.3 20.82 s Q 10 Daniel Batman Australia 6 3 1 -0.6 20.86 s Q 11 Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 2 +2.3 20.92 s Q 12 James Dolphin New Zealand 6 6 2 -0.6 20.93 s Q Ainsley Waugh Jamaica 3 7 2 +2.1 20.93 s Q 14 Darren Campbell England 4 4 3 +2.3 20.94 s Q 15 Sherwin Vries South Africa 2 5 2 +0.7 20.95 s Q 16 Seth Amoo Ghana 2 6 3 +0.7 20.95 s Q 17 Fabrice Coiffic Mauritius 1 2 3 -0.2 20.99 s Q PB Dominic Demeritte Bahamas 7 4 3 +0.4 20.99 s Q 19 Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda 1 7 4 -0.2 21.00 s q Julieon Raeburn Trinidad and Tobago 3 6 3 +2.1 21.00 s Q 21 Ambrose Ezenwa Australia 3 1 4 +2.1 21.10 s q 22 Jamial Rolle Bahamas 3 5 5 +2.1 21.12 s q 23 Hank Palmer Canada 6 8 3 -0.6 21.15 s Q 24 Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone 2 2 4 +0.7 21.18 s q PB 25 Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 8 4 1 -0.4 21.20 s Q Chris Lambert England 2 7 5 +0.7 21.20 s q 27 Snyman Prinsloo South Africa 8 6 2 -0.4 21.40 s Q 28 Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka 1 1 5 -0.2 21.41 s q 29 François Belinga Cameroon 7 1 4 +0.4 21.46 s q 30 Sandy Walker Sierra Leone 1 8 6 +0.4 21.48 q 31 Alie Dady Bangura Sierra Leone 3 4 6 +2.1 21.54 Isaac Jones The Gambia 5 1 3 -0.3 21.54 s Q PB 33 Evans Marie Seychelles 2 4 6 +0.7 21.66 s 34 Iliesa Namosimalua Fiji 6 2 4 -0.6 21.68 s 35 Enote Inanga Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 4 7 -0.2 21.69 s Navitalai Naivalu Fiji 7 6 5 +0.4 21.69 s 37 Darian Forbes Turks and Caicos Islands 2 8 7 +0.7 21.72 s 38 Ivan Miller Antigua and Barbuda 5 3 4 -0.3 21.80 s 39 Dion Crabbe British Virgin Islands 8 7 3 -0.4 21.82 s Q 40 Fabian Niulai Papua New Guinea 6 1 5 -0.6 21.85 s 41 Jayson Jones Belize 8 3 4 -0.4 21.93 s 42 Michael Henry Montserrat 6 5 6 -0.6 22.03 s PB Makame Machano Tanzania 5 5 5 -0.3 22.03 s 44 Delano Fulford Turks and Caicos Islands 5 4 6 -0.3 22.28 s 45 Nelson Kabitana Solomon Islands 4 3 4 +2.3 22.71 s 46 Rabangaki Nawai Kiribati 2 1 8 +0.7 22.81 s NR 47 Robert Nidithawae Vanuatu 5 2 7 -0.3 23.42 s 48 Ismail Saneem Maldives 1 3 8 -0.2 23.68 s PB 49 Ikbarry White Montserrat 7 2 6 +0.4 23.74 s 50 Mohamed Asim Maldives 6 4 7 -0.6 26.48 s - Troy McIntosh Bahamas 6 7 - -0.6 DNF Robert Ibeh Cayman Islands 4 5 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3 Clement Agyeman Ghana 7 7 - +0.4 DSQ 163.3 Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson Cayman Islands 5 8 - -0.3 DSQ 163.3 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Namibia 3 8 - +2.1 DSQ 163.3 Delano Fulford Turks and Caicos Islands 4 7 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3 Abraham Kepsen Vanuatu 4 8 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3 Odingo Gordon Montserrat 4 6 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3 Toom Annaua Kiribati 8 8 - -0.4 DSQ 163.3 Joseph Batangdon Cameroon 8 2 - -0.4 DNS Casnel Bushay Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 1 - -0.4 DNS Justin Duahsaeed Ghana 8 5 - -0.4 DNS Mariuti Uan Kiribati 3 2 - +2.1 DNS

Round 2 Heat 1 of 4 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +0.6 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 1 Chris Williams Jamaica 3 0.186 s 20.48 s Q 2 2 Stéphan Buckland Mauritius 5 0.187 s 20.54 s Q 3 9 Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 6 0.177 s 20.77 s Q 4 14 Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda 7 0.189 s 20.98 s q 5 17 Snyman Prinsloo South Africa 4 0.169 s 21.05 s 6 26 Isaac Jones The Gambia 2 0.245 s 21.78 s 7 28 Sandy Walker Sierra Leone 1 0.126 s 21.96 s - - Darren Campbell England 8 0.175 s DSQ 163.3

Heat 2 of 4 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: -0.6 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 3 Omar Brown Jamaica 4 0.147 s 20.58 s Q 2 =6 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 5 0.158 s 20.74 s Q 3 10 Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago 6 0.172 s 20.78 s Q 4 12 Ambrose Ezenwa Australia 7 0.167 s 20.87 s q 5 16 Seth Amoo Ghana 1 0.172 s 21.04 s q 6 18 Sherwin Vries South Africa 3 0.170 s 21.13 s 7 24 François Belinga Cameroon 8 0.175 s 21.67 s - - Dion Crabbe British Virgin Islands 2 DNS

Heat 3 of 4 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +0.2 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 5 Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria 3 0.188 s 20.67 s Q PB 2 =6 Daniel Batman Australia 5 0.180 s 20.74 s Q 3 8 Marlon Devonish England 4 0.138 s 20.76 s Q 4 15 Ainsley Waugh Jamaica 6 0.182 s 21.03 s q 5 19 Hank Palmer Canada 8 0.220 s 21.26 s 6 20 Jamial Rolle Bahamas 2 0.158 s 21.33 s 7 21 Julieon Raeburn Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.212 s 21.35 s 8 25 Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka 7 0.266 s 21.68 s

Heat 4 of 4 Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: -0.5 m/s Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record Heat Overall 1 4 Patrick Johnson Australia 6 0.153 s 20.64 s Q 2 11 James Dolphin New Zealand 3 0.158 s 20.80 s Q 3 13 Leigh Julius South Africa 4 0.149 s 20.92 s Q 4 22 Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago 5 0.175 s 21.36 s 5 23 Fabrice Coiffic Mauritius 2 0.206 s 21.52 s 6 27 Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone 1 0.163 s 21.84 s - - Dominic Demeritte Bahamas 8 0.140 s DSQ 163.3 Chris Lambert England 7 DNS