1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Nikolay Antonov	Linford Christie	Ade Mafe

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			20.99	Q
2	5			21.13	Q
3	1			21.15	Q, PB
4	2			21.20	Q
4	6			21.20	Q
6	2			21.27	Q
7	5			21.32	Q
8	4			21.35	Q
9	1			21.37	q
9	2			21.37	q
11	4			21.42	Q
12	5			21.43	q
13	6			21.48	Q
14	2			21.54	q, NR
15	4			21.69	q
16	3			21.74	Q
17	4			21.75	q
18	6			21.76
19	3			21.84	Q
20	4			22.08
21	1			22.14	NR
22	6			22.35	NR
23	3			22.44
24	4			22.58
25	3			22.66	NR
26	2			22.99	NR
27	5			23.63
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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			20.83	Q
2	1			20.95	Q
3	3			21.09	Q, PB
4	2			21.12	Q
5	1			21.17
6	2			21.19	Q
6	3			21.19	Q
8	2			21.33
9	3			21.36
10	3			21.41
11	2			21.43
12	1			21.65
13	2			21.67
14	3			21.73
15	1			21.74
16	3			21.78
17	1			21.91
18	2			22.41

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			20.67	F1
	5			20.72
	3			20.92
4	2			21.11
5	6			21.29
6	1			21.65	F1

Notes and References