| Date | 8 August 2012 — 20:10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford, London | |
| Format | Top 2 in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final. | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2169 | Yohan Blake | 20.01 | 0.176 | ||||
| 2 | 3253 | Wallace Spearmon, Jr. | 20.02 | 0.174 | ||||
| 3 | 1759 | Christophe Lemaitre | 20.03 | 0.158 | ||||
| 4 | 2547 | Churandy Martina | 20.17 | 0.148 | ||||
| 5 | 2170 | Usain Bolt | 20.18 | 0.192 | ||||
| 6 | 2783 | Anaso Jobodwana | 20.27 | 0.170 | ||||
| 7 | 2191 | Warren Weir | 20.28 | 0.186 | ||||
| 8 | 1576 | Álex Quiñónez | 20.37 | 0.193 | ||||
| =9 | 2598 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 20.42 | 0.157 | ||||
| =9 | 1283 | Aaron Brown | 20.42 | 0.183 | ||||
| 11 | 1820 | Christian Malcolm | 20.51 | 0.157 | ||||
| 12 | 1987 | Likourgos Tsakonas | 20.52 | 0.125 | ||||
| 13 | 1224 | Bruno de Barros | 20.55 | 0.159 | ||||
| 14 | 3240 | Maurice Mitchell | 20.56 | 0.178 | ||||
| 15 | 1017 | Brendan Christian | 20.58 | 0.168 | ||||
| 16 | 1220 | Aldemir Gomes da Silva Júnior | 20.63 | 0.164 | ||||
| 17 | 1284 | Jared Connaughton | 20.64 | 0.145 | ||||
| 18 | 2237 | Kei Takase | 20.70 | 0.175 | ||||
| 19 | 2236 | Shinji Takahira | 20.77 | 0.190 | ||||
| 20 | 2654 | Kamil Kryński | 20.83 | 0.179 | ||||
| 21 | 2973 | Alex Wilson | 20.85 | 0.140 | ||||
| 22 | 3264 | Isiah Young | 20.89 | 0.190 | ||||
| 2919 | Antoine Adams | [20.85] | [0.170] | 1 | ||||
| 1104 | Michael Mathieu | – | [-0.234] | 2 |
| Time | 20:10 |
|---|---|
| Wind | -0.5 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yohan Blake | 20.01 | 0.176 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Wallace Spearmon, Jr. | 20.02 | 0.174 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Christophe Lemaitre | 20.03 | 0.158 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 20.42 | 0.157 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Likourgos Tsakonas | 20.52 | 0.125 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Bruno de Barros | 20.55 | 0.159 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Jared Connaughton | 20.64 | 0.145 | |||
| 8 | 9 | Kei Takase | 20.70 | 0.175 |
| Time | 20:18 |
|---|---|
| Wind | -0.6 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Usain Bolt | 20.18 | 0.192 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Anaso Jobodwana | 20.27 | 0.170 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Álex Quiñónez | 20.37 | 0.193 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Aaron Brown | 20.42 | 0.183 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Aldemir Gomes da Silva Júnior | 20.63 | 0.164 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Kamil Kryński | 20.83 | 0.179 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Alex Wilson | 20.85 | 0.140 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Isiah Young | 20.89 | 0.190 |
| Time | 20:26 |
|---|---|
| Wind | -0.4 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Churandy Martina | 20.17 | 0.148 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Warren Weir | 20.28 | 0.186 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Christian Malcolm | 20.51 | 0.157 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Maurice Mitchell | 20.56 | 0.178 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Brendan Christian | 20.58 | 0.168 | |||
| 6 | 9 | Shinji Takahira | 20.77 | 0.190 | |||
| 8 | Antoine Adams | [20.85] | [0.170] | 3 | |||
| 2 | Michael Mathieu | – | [-0.234] | 4 |