2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 31–August 1.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud	Ben Youssef Meité	Simon Magakwe

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1			20.82	Q
	8			20.90	Q
	5			20.95	Q
	2			20.99	Q
	8			21.01	Q
	3			21.10	Q
	6			21.13	Q
	2			21.16	Q
	8			21.20	q
10	1			21.25	Q
11	8			21.25	q
12	2			21.27	q
13	8			21.29	q, SB
14	5			21.33	Q
15	7			21.36	Q
16	1			21.37	q
17	1			21.40	q
18	3			21.41	Q, SB
19	6			21.43	Q
20	7			21.48	Q
21	3			21.50	q
22	3			21.50	q
23	6			21.52
24	2			21.53
25	1			21.54
26	4			21.55	Q
27	4			21.57	Q
28	3			21.64
29	7			21.66
30	6			21.72
30	5			21.72
32	5			21.95
33	8			21.97
34	7			22.01
35	5			22.04
36	6			22.12
37	6			22.13
38	4			22.14
39	8			22.19	SB
40	7			22.22
41	1			22.26
42	1			22.32
43	4			22.44
44	1			22.59
45	7			22.69
46	6			22.75
47	7			22.93
48	8	Kabongo Mulumba		23.22
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			20.51	Q, NR
	3			20.65	Q
	1			20.76	Q, SB
	2			20.80	Q
	1			20.87	Q
	1			20.89	q
	3			20.90	q
	3			20.91	SB
	2			20.96	Q
10	3			20.98
11	1			21.00	SB
12	2			21.02
13	2			21.04
14	2			21.19	PB
15	2			21.35
16	1			21.38	SB
17	1			21.41
18	1			21.43
19	2			21.46
20	2			21.50
21	1			21.51
22	3			21.53
23	3			21.58
24	3			21.63	SB

Final

Wind: +1.30 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			20.36	NR
	4			20.39	SB
	8			20.56
4	5			20.59
5	6			20.72
6	7			20.81
7	2			21.09
8	1			21.22

External links

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