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200 metres, Men

Date16 – 18 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationEstádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants77 from 48 countries

Usain Bolt had won the 100 metres earlier in the week, and was looking to also win his third consecutive 200 metre gold medal. The 200 was considered his better event, as his size and long strides sometimes needed some time to reach top speed. His biggest challenger was considered to be American LaShawn Merritt, who had won the US Olympic Trials. Merritt was better known as a 400 runner, winning Olympic gold in that event in 2008, twice winning the World Championships, and winning five World medals in the 400. Also highly considered were Canadian André de Grasse, who had already won bronze in the 100 behind Bolt, and American Justin Gatlin, silver medallist in the 100.

The three main contenders made the final, but Gatlin ran 20.13 in the semis and did not qualify, despite posting the fastest ever non-qualifying time. The final was effectively over in the first few strides as Bolt closed the stagger on Christophe Lemaître by 60 metres. He was never challenged, winning by almost a quarter-second over de Grasse, with Lemaître holding on for the bronze. Merritt was never a factor, finishing sixth.

The day after this gold medal Bolt anchored the Jamaican team to victory in the 4x100 metre relay, winning his eighth gold medal overall, and repeating the sprint triple. At the time this was thought to be a triple-triple, winning the 100, 200, and 4x100 in 2008, 2012, and 2016, but the Jamaicans lost the 2008 relay gold medal when Nesta Carter was later disqualified for performance enhancing drugs after a re-test of the Beijing samples.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
12612Usain BoltJAM20.28 (1 h9)19.78 (1 h2)19.78 (1)Gold
22196Andre De GrasseCAN20.09 (1 h10)19.8 (2 h2)20.02 (2)Silver
32427Christophe LemaitreFRA20.28 (2 h8)20.01 (2 h1)20.12 (3)Bronze
42454Adam GemiliGBR20.2 (2 h6)20.08 (3 h2)20.12 (4)
52785Churandy MartinaNED20.29 (2 h7)20.1 (2 h3)20.13 (5)
63090LaShawn MerrittUSA20.15 (1 h8)19.94 (1 h1)20.19 (6)
72818Alonso EdwardPAN20.19 (1 h1)20.07 (1 h3)20.23 (7)
83001Ramil GuliyevTUR20.23 (2 h3)20.09 (4 h2)20.43 (8)
3 h1 r2/32474Danny TalbotGBR20.27 (2 h1)20.25 (3 h1)
3 h3 r2/33069Justin GatlinUSA20.42 (1 h5)20.13 (3 h3)
4 h1 r2/32608Nickel AshmeadeJAM20.15 (1 h6)20.31 (4 h1)
4 h3 r2/32361Bruno HortelanoESP20.12 (1 h2)20.16 (4 h3)
5 h1 r2/32986Rondel SorrilloTTO20.27 (3 h10)20.33 (5 h1)
5 h2 r2/32178Salem Eid YaqoobBRN20.19 (1 h3)20.43 (5 h2)
5 h3 r2/32466Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGBR20.24 (2 h10)20.25 (5 h3)
6 h1 r2/32262Nery BrenesCRC20.2 (1 h7)20.33 (6 h1)
6 h2 r2/33104Ameer WebbUSA20.31 (3 h2)20.43 (6 h2)
6 h3 r2/32611Yohan BlakeJAM20.13 (2 h2)20.37 (6 h3)
7 h1 r2/32192Aaron BrownCAN20.23 (3 h3)20.37 (7 h1)
7 h2 r2/32796Divine OduduruNGR20.34 (2 h9)20.59 (7 h2)
7 h3 r2/32537Likourgos TsakonasGRE20.31 (3 h1)20.63 (7 h3)
8 h1 r2/32759José Carlos HerreraMEX20.29 (1 h4)20.48 (8 h1)
8 h2 r2/32288Roberto SkyersCUB20.44 (2 h4)20.60 (8 h2)
8 h3 r2/32600Matteo GalvanITA20.58 (2 h5)20.88 (8 h3)
3 h4 r1/32157Jorge VidesBRA20.50 (3 h4)
3 h5 r1/32081Ramon GittensBAR20.58 (3 h5)
3 h6 r1/32905Clarence MunyaiRSA20.66 (3 h6)
3 h7 r1/32208Brendon RodneyCAN20.34 (3 h7)
3 h8 r1/32513Julian ReusGER20.39 (3 h8)
3 h9 r1/32779Solomon BayohNED20.42 (3 h9)
4 h1 r1/32882Femi OgunodeQAT20.36 (4 h1)
4 h2 r1/32900Anaso JobodwanaRSA20.53 (4 h2)
4 h3 r1/32640Shota IizukaJPN20.49 (4 h3)
4 h4 r1/32901Gift LeotlelaRSA20.59 (4 h4)
4 h5 r1/33036Serhiy SmelykUKR20.66 (4 h5)
4 h6 r1/32080Burkheart Ellis, Jr.BAR20.74 (4 h6)
4 h7 r1/32603Davide ManentiITA20.51 (4 h7)
4 h8 r1/32278Reynier MenaCUB20.42 (4 h8)
4 h9 r1/32981Kyle GreauxTTO20.61 (4 h9)
4 h10 r1/32244Wilfried KoffiCIV20.48 (4 h10)
5 h1 r1/32917Jeremy DodsonSAM20.51 (5 h1)
5 h2 r1/32493Robin ErewaGER20.61 (5 h2)
5 h3 r1/32725Emmanuel MatadiLBR20.49 (5 h3)
5 h4 r1/32597Eseosa DesaluITA20.65 (5 h4)
5 h5 r1/32508Aleixo-Platini MengaGER20.80 (5 h5)
5 h6 r1/32040Alex HartmannAUS21.02 (5 h6)
5 h7 r1/32440Adama JammehGAM20.55 (5 h7)
5 h8 r1/32858Karol ZalewskiPOL20.54 (5 h8)
5 h9 r1/32088Jonathan BorléeBEL20.64 (5 h9)
5 h10 r1/32922Antoine AdamsSKN20.49 (5 h10)
6 h1 r1/33002Jak Ali HarveyTUR20.58 (6 h1)
6 h2 r1/32527Emmanuel DasorGHA20.65 (6 h2)
6 h3 r1/32960Sibusiso MatsenjwaSWZ20.63 (6 h3)
6 h4 r1/32075Teray SmithBAH20.66 (6 h4)
6 h5 r1/32638Kenji FujimitsuJPN20.86 (6 h5)
6 h6 r1/33130Tatenda TsumbaZIM21.04 (6 h6)
6 h7 r1/32102Tre HoustonBER20.85 (6 h7)
6 h8 r1/32136Bruno de BarrosBRA20.59 (6 h8)
6 h9 r1/32660Kei TakaseJPN20.71 (6 h9)
6 h10 r1/32323Stanly del CarmenDOM20.55 (6 h10)
7 h1 r1/32727Mosito LehataLES20.65 (7 h1)
7 h2 r1/32068Shavez HartBAH20.74 (7 h2)
7 h3 r1/32079Levi CadoganBAR21.02 (7 h3)
7 h4 r1/32101Didier KikiBEN22.27 (7 h4)
7 h5 r1/32324Yancarlos MartínezDOM20.97 (7 h5)
7 h6 r1/32551Rolando PalaciosHON21.32 (7 h6)
7 h7 r1/32970Fabrice DablaTOG21.63 (7 h7)
7 h8 r1/33025Ihor BodrovUKR20.86 (7 h8)
=7 h9 r1/32805Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR20.78 (=7 h9)
=7 h9 r1/32945Ahmed AliSUD20.78 (=7 h9)
7 h10 r1/32133Aldemir Gomes da Silva JúniorBRA20.80 (7 h10)
8 h2 r1/32248Bernardo BaloyesCOL20.78 (8 h2)
8 h3 r1/32795Tega OdeleNGR21.25 (8 h3)
8 h6 r1/32829Theo PiniauPNG22.14 (8 h6)
8 h8 r1/32701Carvin NkanataKEN21.43 (8 h8)
8 h10 r1/32108Brandon JonesBIZ21.49 (8 h10)
AC h1 r1/32071Demetrius PinderBAH– (DQ h1)
DNSMiguel FrancisANT– (DNS h4)
DNSMike Nyang'auKEN– (DNS h7)

Round One

Date16 August 2016
FormatTop two in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
1Andre De GrasseCAN20.090.137Q
2Bruno HortelanoESP20.120.161Q
3Yohan BlakeJAM20.130.166Q
=4Nickel AshmeadeJAM20.150.124Q
=4LaShawn MerrittUSA20.150.162Q
=6Alonso EdwardPAN20.190.137Q
=6Salem Eid YaqoobBRN20.190.164Q
=8Adam GemiliGBR20.20.153Q
=8Nery BrenesCRC20.20.178Q
10Ramil GuliyevTUR20.230.148Q
11Aaron BrownCAN20.230.127q
12Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGBR20.240.146Q
=13Danny TalbotGBR20.270.143Q
=13Rondel SorrilloTTO20.270.124q
=15Christophe LemaitreFRA20.280.171Q
=15Usain BoltJAM20.280.177Q
=17José Carlos HerreraMEX20.290.143Q
=17Churandy MartinaNED20.290.150Q
=19Likourgos TsakonasGRE20.310.161q
=19Ameer WebbUSA20.310.157q
=21Brendon RodneyCAN20.340.169
=21Divine OduduruNGR20.340.141Q
23Femi OgunodeQAT20.360.167
24Julian ReusGER20.390.138
=25Justin GatlinUSA20.420.154Q
=25Reynier MenaCUB20.420.123
=25Solomon BayohNED20.420.136
28Roberto SkyersCUB20.440.149Q
29Wilfried KoffiCIV20.480.159
30Shota IizukaJPN20.490.163
31Emmanuel MatadiLBR20.490.219
32Antoine AdamsSKN20.490.141
33Jorge VidesBRA20.500.176
=34Jeremy DodsonSAM20.510.144
=34Davide ManentiITA20.510.145
36Anaso JobodwanaRSA20.530.175
37Karol ZalewskiPOL20.540.151
=38Adama JammehGAM20.550.182
=38Stanly del CarmenDOM20.550.133
=40Jak Ali HarveyTUR20.580.139
=40Matteo GalvanITA20.580.171Q
42Ramon GittensBAR20.580.144
=43Gift LeotlelaRSA20.590.161
=43Bruno de BarrosBRA20.590.154
=45Robin ErewaGER20.610.197
=45Kyle GreauxTTO20.610.147
47Sibusiso MatsenjwaSWZ20.630.196
48Jonathan BorléeBEL20.640.162
=49Mosito LehataLES20.650.162
=49Emmanuel DasorGHA20.650.164
=49Eseosa DesaluITA20.650.130
=52Teray SmithBAH20.660.175
=52Serhiy SmelykUKR20.660.182
=52Clarence MunyaiRSA20.660.148
55Kei TakaseJPN20.710.153
=56Shavez HartBAH20.740.151
=56Burkheart Ellis, Jr.BAR20.740.186
=58Bernardo BaloyesCOL20.780.200
=58Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR20.780.150
60Ahmed AliSUD20.780.153
=61Aleixo-Platini MengaGER20.800.136
=61Aldemir Gomes da Silva JúniorBRA20.800.144
63Tre HoustonBER20.850.117
=64Kenji FujimitsuJPN20.860.159
=64Ihor BodrovUKR20.860.180
66Yancarlos MartínezDOM20.970.132
=67Levi CadoganBAR21.020.186
=67Alex HartmannAUS21.020.169
69Tatenda TsumbaZIM21.040.159
70Tega OdeleNGR21.250.130
71Rolando PalaciosHON21.320.187
72Carvin NkanataKEN21.430.213
73Brandon JonesBIZ21.490.160
74Fabrice DablaTOG21.630.156
75Theo PiniauPNG22.140.175
76Didier KikiBEN22.270.152
DQDemetrius PinderBAH
DNSMiguel FrancisANT
DNSMike Nyang'auKEN

Heat #1

Time11:50
Wind0.7 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Alonso EdwardPAN20.190.137Q
2Danny TalbotGBR20.270.143Q
3Likourgos TsakonasGRE20.310.161q
4Femi OgunodeQAT20.360.167
5Jeremy DodsonSAM20.510.144
6Jak Ali HarveyTUR20.580.139
7Mosito LehataLES20.650.162
DQDemetrius PinderBAH

Heat #2

Time11:57
Wind-0.2 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Bruno HortelanoESP20.120.161Q
2Yohan BlakeJAM20.130.166Q
3Ameer WebbUSA20.310.157q
4Anaso JobodwanaRSA20.530.175
5Robin ErewaGER20.610.197
6Emmanuel DasorGHA20.650.164
7Shavez HartBAH20.740.151
8Bernardo BaloyesCOL20.780.200

Heat #3

Time12:04
Wind0.3 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Salem Eid YaqoobBRN20.190.164Q
2Ramil GuliyevTUR20.230.148Q
3Aaron BrownCAN20.230.127q
4Shota IizukaJPN20.490.163
5Emmanuel MatadiLBR20.490.219
6Sibusiso MatsenjwaSWZ20.630.196
7Levi CadoganBAR21.020.186
8Tega OdeleNGR21.250.130

Heat #4

Time12:11
Wind0.0 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1José Carlos HerreraMEX20.290.143Q
2Roberto SkyersCUB20.440.149Q
3Jorge VidesBRA20.500.176
4Gift LeotlelaRSA20.590.161
5Eseosa DesaluITA20.650.130
6Teray SmithBAH20.660.175
7Didier KikiBEN22.270.152
DNSMiguel FrancisANT

Heat #5

Time12:18
Wind-1.5 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Justin GatlinUSA20.420.154Q
2Matteo GalvanITA20.580.171Q
3Ramon GittensBAR20.580.144
4Serhiy SmelykUKR20.660.182
5Aleixo-Platini MengaGER20.800.136
6Kenji FujimitsuJPN20.860.159
7Yancarlos MartínezDOM20.970.132

Heat #6

Time12:25
Wind0.4 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Nickel AshmeadeJAM20.150.124Q
2Adam GemiliGBR20.20.153Q
3Clarence MunyaiRSA20.660.148
4Burkheart Ellis, Jr.BAR20.740.186
5Alex HartmannAUS21.020.169
6Tatenda TsumbaZIM21.040.159
7Rolando PalaciosHON21.320.187
8Theo PiniauPNG22.140.175

Heat #7

Time12:32
Wind0.2 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Nery BrenesCRC20.20.178Q
2Churandy MartinaNED20.290.150Q
3Brendon RodneyCAN20.340.169
4Davide ManentiITA20.510.145
5Adama JammehGAM20.550.182
6Tre HoustonBER20.850.117
7Fabrice DablaTOG21.630.156
DNSMike Nyang'auKEN

Heat #8

Time12:39
Wind0.4 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1LaShawn MerrittUSA20.150.162Q
2Christophe LemaitreFRA20.280.171Q
3Julian ReusGER20.390.138
4Reynier MenaCUB20.420.123
5Karol ZalewskiPOL20.540.151
6Bruno de BarrosBRA20.590.154
7Ihor BodrovUKR20.860.180
8Carvin NkanataKEN21.430.213

Heat #9

Time12:46
Wind0.6 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Usain BoltJAM20.280.177Q
2Divine OduduruNGR20.340.141Q
3Solomon BayohNED20.420.136
4Kyle GreauxTTO20.610.147
5Jonathan BorléeBEL20.640.162
6Kei TakaseJPN20.710.153
=7Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR20.780.150
=7Ahmed AliSUD20.780.153

Heat #10

Time12:53
Wind1.0 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Andre De GrasseCAN20.090.137Q
2Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGBR20.240.146Q
3Rondel SorrilloTTO20.270.124q
4Wilfried KoffiCIV20.480.159
5Antoine AdamsSKN20.490.141
6Stanly del CarmenDOM20.550.133
7Aldemir Gomes da Silva JúniorBRA20.800.144
8Brandon JonesBIZ21.490.160

Semi-Finals

Date17 August 2016
FormatTop two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
1Usain BoltJAM19.780.156Q
2Andre De GrasseCAN19.80.130Q
3LaShawn MerrittUSA19.940.166Q
4Christophe LemaitreFRA20.010.125Q
5Alonso EdwardPAN20.070.140Q
6Adam GemiliGBR20.080.142q
7Ramil GuliyevTUR20.090.157q
8Churandy MartinaNED20.10.147Q
9Justin GatlinUSA20.130.137
10Bruno HortelanoESP20.160.142
=11Danny TalbotGBR20.250.153
=11Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGBR20.250.196
13Nickel AshmeadeJAM20.310.134
14Rondel SorrilloTTO20.330.132
15Nery BrenesCRC20.330.165
=16Aaron BrownCAN20.370.173
=16Yohan BlakeJAM20.370.151
18Salem Eid YaqoobBRN20.430.192
19Ameer WebbUSA20.430.143
20José Carlos HerreraMEX20.480.150
21Divine OduduruNGR20.590.147
22Roberto SkyersCUB20.600.156
23Likourgos TsakonasGRE20.630.159
24Matteo GalvanITA20.880.149

Heat #1

Time22:00
Wind-0.4 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1LaShawn MerrittUSA19.940.166Q
2Christophe LemaitreFRA20.010.125Q
3Danny TalbotGBR20.250.153
4Nickel AshmeadeJAM20.310.134
5Rondel SorrilloTTO20.330.132
6Nery BrenesCRC20.330.165
7Aaron BrownCAN20.370.173
8José Carlos HerreraMEX20.480.150

Heat #2

Time22:08
Wind-0.3 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Usain BoltJAM19.780.156Q
2Andre De GrasseCAN19.80.130Q
3Adam GemiliGBR20.080.142q
4Ramil GuliyevTUR20.090.157q
5Salem Eid YaqoobBRN20.430.192
6Ameer WebbUSA20.430.143
7Divine OduduruNGR20.590.147
8Roberto SkyersCUB20.600.156

Heat #3

Time22:16
Wind-0.2 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Alonso EdwardPAN20.070.140Q
2Churandy MartinaNED20.10.147Q
3Justin GatlinUSA20.130.137
4Bruno HortelanoESP20.160.142
5Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGBR20.250.196
6Yohan BlakeJAM20.370.151
7Likourgos TsakonasGRE20.630.159
8Matteo GalvanITA20.880.149

Final Round

Date18 August 2016 — 22:30
Wind-0.5 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Usain BoltJAM19.780.156
2Andre De GrasseCAN20.020.141
3Christophe LemaitreFRA20.120.153
4Adam GemiliGBR20.120.178
5Churandy MartinaNED20.130.148
6LaShawn MerrittUSA20.190.189
7Alonso EdwardPAN20.230.162
8Ramil GuliyevTUR20.430.141