2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	19.19	Berlin, Germany	20 August 2009
African record	19.68	Atlanta, United States	1 August 1996
Championship record	19.99	Dakar, Senegal	22 August 1998

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 8 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1 m/s, Heat 6: -0.3 m/s, Heat 7 -0.3 m/s, Heat 8: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Note
1	7	6	20.95	Q
2	2	5	20.98	Q
3	7	3	21.04	q
4	3	1	21.07	Q
5	4	1	21.09	Q
6	7	8	21.11	q
7	5	7	21.12	Q
8	6	5	21.14	Q
8	8	8	21.14	Q
10	1	5	21.15	Q
11	6	7	21.19	Q
12	2	7	21.20	Q
12	8	1	21.20	Q
14	6	8	21.21	q
15	1	4	21.22	Q
16	4	6	21.31	Q
17	7	2	21.32	q
18	8	7	21.34	q
19	8	3	21.38	q
20	4	2	21.42	q
21	3	6	21.45	Q
22	2	3	21.49	Q
23	5	2	21.50	Q
24	2	5	21.64	q
25	3	4	21.72
26	2	4	21.74
27	8	6	21.75
28	2	8	21.81
29	5	1	21.95
30	4	7	21.96
31	5	4	21.98
32	1	2	22.00
33	6	3	22.02
34	1	8	22.03
34	3	8	22.03
36	7	4	22.07
37	3	7	22.08
38	2	2	22.09
39	5	5	22.25
40	7	7	22.29
41	4	3	22.46
42	6	4	22.57
43	6	6	22.70
44	3	5	22.72
45	4	5	22.75
46	5	3	22.87
47	5	8	22.90
48	1	3	23.64
49	7	1	24.24
	3	2
	6	2
	4	8
	8	5
	1	6
	1	7
	2	6
	3	3
	4	4
	5	6
	8	2

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Note
1	2	5	20.61	Q
2	3	3	20.62	Q
3	1	5	20.63	Q, NR
4	1	6	20.66	Q
5	2	4	20.70	Q
6	3	5	20.74	Q
7	3	6	20.78	q
8	1	3	20.83	q
9	2	4	20.98
10	1	7	21.02
11	2	8	21.07
12	2	7	21.08
13	2	2	21.11
14	2	6	21.12
15	1	4	21.20
16	3	8	21.21
17	3	7	21.34
18	1	2	21.38
18	3	2	21.38
19	1	1	21.52
21	2	1	21.70
22	1	8	21.83
	3	1
	3	4

Wind: -1.4 m/s