The men's

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at the

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was held at the

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on September 2 and September 3.

Usain Bolt Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. An eight-ti ...

, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds. He had also won his three major races after return from injury convincingly. Remembering his

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in the

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, favorite Bolt had the slowest reaction time to the gun, but cruised easily into the semi-finals. The semi-finals began with another false start, but it was

Sandro Viana Sandro Ricardo Rodrigues Viana (born March 26, 1977 in Manaus) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.

. Christophe Lemaitre led the qualifying winning semi 1, as Bolt casually cruised through semi 2 and

Walter Dix Walter Dix (born January 31, 1986) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the sixth-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 10 ...

ran a controlled semi 3. The finals were Bolt's redemption. Still cautious, Bolt had the slowest reaction time in the field, but he easily charged into the lead, making up the stagger on Dix 2/3 of the way through the turn as returning silver medalist

Alonso Edward Alonso Reno Edward Henry (born 8 December 1989), commonly known as Alonso Edward, is a Panamanian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He set a South American junior record in the 100 m in 2007 and he attended his first Wo ...

pulled up. Bolt made one glance back at Dix and the rest of the field, then charged home in 19.40 his third best time, the number four time ever. Dix was clearly second in 19.70, with Christophe Lemaitre separating from

Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (born 1 January 1984) is a Gambian- Norwegian sprinter. He is of Serer heritage of the noble Ndure family. In 2002, he went to Oslo, aged 18 and settled with his father who has lived in Norway since the 1970s. Having change ...

in 19.80, the French National Record for the bronze medal. The rest of the field was more than 3/10ths of a second behind. Note these were

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s, it was just a fluke that all the medal times were evenly divisible by a tenth of a second.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the men's 200 m records were as follows:

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the

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. Wind:
Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -1.1 m/s, Heat 4: -1.1 m/s, Heat 5: -0.8 m/s, Heat 6: +0.4 m/s, Heat 7: -0.7 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the

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. Wind:
Heat 1: -1.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s

Final

Wind: +0.8 m/s

References

External links

200 metres results
at IAAF website {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Championships In Athletics - Men's 200 Metres Events at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships