Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (first round) 5 August (semifinals) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.80 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Track / road events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m T12 | men | |
| 100 m T34 | women | |
| 100 m T38 | men | women |
| 100 m T47 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m T54 | 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 |
| Marathon | men | women |
| Marathon T54 | men | women |
| 10,000 m walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Shot put F57 | women | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Discus throw F44/64 | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 4-6 August 2022.
The winning margin was 0.32 seconds which as of 2024 is the greatest winning margin in the men's 200 metres at these games.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Commonwealth record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Games record |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
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19.97 | Victoria, Canada | 26 August 1994 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 4 August 2022 | 11:45 | First round |
| Friday 5 August 2022 | 19:09 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 6 August 2022 | 21:18 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
First round
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.[2]
Wind:
- Heat 1: +2.1 m/s
- Heat 2: +0.2 m/s
- Heat 3: +3.4 m/s
- Heat 4: +2.7 m/s
- Heat 5: +1.4 m/s
- Heat 6: +0.1 m/s
- Heat 7: +0.8 m/s
- Heat 8: 0.0 m/s
Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.[3]
Wind:
- Heat 1: +2.1 m/s
- Heat 2: +1.9 m/s
- Heat 3: +0.1 m/s
Final
The medals were determined in the final.[4]
Wind: +1.1m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |  Jereem Richards (TTO) |
19.80 | GR, PB |
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4 |  Zharnel Hughes (ENG) |
20.12 | SB |
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5 |  Joseph Amoah (GHA) |
20.49 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Emmanuel Eseme (CMR) |
20.61 | SB |
| 5 | 9 |  Brendon Rodney (CAN) |
20.65 | |
| 6 | 6 |  Udodi Onwuzurike (NGR) |
20.76 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Sibusiso Matsenjwa (SWZ) |
20.92 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Shajar Abbas (PAK) |
21.16 |
References
- ^ "Men's 200m". Birmingham 2022. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Round 1 Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 4 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Semi-Finals Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 5 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Final Results" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 6 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2023.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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