1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 19 January.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Aleksandr Yevgenyev	Ade Mafe	João Batista da Silva

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			21.38	Q
2	2			21.39	Q
3	4			21.54	Q
4	3			21.57	q
5	5			21.58	Q
6	1			21.63	Q
7	1			21.72	q
8	4			21.74	q
9	4			21.75	q
10	2			21.76	q
11	2			21.84	q
12	5			21.97	q
13	1			22.01
14	5			22.13
15	4			22.48
16	1			22.63	NR
17	4			22.95	NR
18	1			23.01
19	2			23.44	NR
20	3			23.47	NR
	3

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			21.11	Q
2	2			21.13	Q
3	1			21.20	Q
4	1			21.23	Q
5	2			21.33	Q
6	1			21.36	Q
7	1			21.38
8	2			21.54
9	1			21.58	AR
10	2			21.67	AR
11	1			21.82
12	2			22.08

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			20.95
			20.96	PB
			21.19
4			21.36
5			21.54
6			21.92

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211123813/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1985/iaaf-world-indoor-games-12/men/200-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211123323/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1985/iaaf-world-indoor-games-12/men/200-metres/semi-final/summary Semifinals results
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204162559/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1985/iaaf-world-indoor-games-12/men/200-metres/final/result Final results