1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Kirk Baptiste	Bruno Marie-Rose	Robson da Silva

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5			21.05	Q
2	1			21.15	Q
3	5			21.19	Q
4	3			21.27	Q
5	3			21.32	Q
6	6			21.36	Q
7	5			21.40	q
8	1			21.58	Q
9	4			21.61	Q
10	4			21.63	Q
11	6			21.64	Q
12	2			21.65	Q
13	1			21.77	q
14	2			21.79	Q
15	3			21.81	q
16	6			21.83	q, NR
17	3			21.95	q, NR
18	6			22.17	q, NR
19	5			22.36
20	4			22.40	NR
21	1			22.53	NR
22	3			22.65	NR
23	4			22.72	NR
24	5			22.84	NR
25	4			23.02	NR
26	6			23.05	NR
27	2			23.59	NR
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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			20.91	Q
2	3			20.97	Q
3	2			21.12	Q
4	3			21.21	Q
5	2			21.30	Q
6	1			21.39	Q
7	3			21.42
8	1			21.48
8	2			21.48
10	1			21.57
11	3			21.73
12	2			21.79
13	1			21.95
14	2			22.20
15	3			22.26
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Final

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Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			20.73	CR, PB
	5			20.89
	2			20.92
4	6			20.97
5	3			21.05
6	1			21.53

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/200-metres/heats/summary Official heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/200-metres/semi-final/summary Official semifinals results
3. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/200-metres/final/result Official final results