The men's 200 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 21 and 22 July.
| Gold | Michael Norman Jr. | |
| Silver | Tlotliso Leotlela | |
| Bronze | Nigel Ellis |
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record | 19.93 | Devonshire, Bermuda | 11 April 2004 | ||
| Championship Record | 20.28 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 | ||
| World Junior Leading | 20.09 | Eugene, United States | 9 July 2016 | ||
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: +1.6 m/s, Heat 4: -1.2 m/s, Heat 5: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 20.40 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 20.63 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 20.73 | Q, PB | |||
| 4 | 5 | 20.74 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 20.78 | Q, PB | |||
| 6 | 2 | 20.84 | Q, PB | |||
| 7 | 3 | 20.87 | Q, PB | |||
| 8 | 2 | 20.87 | Q | |||
| 9 | 4 | 20.89 | Q, PB | |||
| 10 | 4 | 21.00 | Q, PB | |||
| 11 | 1 | 21.02 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 21.11 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 21.19 | q, PB | |||
| 14 | 1 | 21.19 | Q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 21.20 | Q | |||
| 16 | 5 | 21.31 | Q | |||
| 17 | 5 | 21.33 | Q | |||
| 18 | 2 | 21.35 | Q | |||
| 19 | 2 | 21.35 | q | |||
| 20 | 4 | 21.40 | q | |||
| 21 | 1 | 21.41 | Q | |||
| 22 | 5 | 21.46 | Q | |||
| 23 | 1 | 21.47 | q | |||
| 24 | 2 | 21.53 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 21.64 | Q | |||
| 26 | 5 | 21.78 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 21.84 | ||||
| 28 | 3 | 21.93 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 22.00 | ||||
| 30 | 2 | 22.06 | NU20R | |||
| 31 | 1 | 22.39 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 22.44 | ||||
| 33 | 3 | 24.70 | PB | |||
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| 3 | R163.3(a)[2] | |||||
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Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[3]
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +2.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20.54 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 20.58 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 20.64 | Q, PB | |||
| 4 | 1 | 20.67 | q, PB | |||
| 5 | 2 | 20.71 | Q[4] | |||
| 5 | 1 | 20.71 | q[5] | |||
| 7 | 3 | 20.78 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 20.90 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 20.91 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 20.97 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 21.08 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 21.16 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 21.19 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 21.24 | PB | |||
| 15 | 1 | 21.25 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 21.30 | PB | |||
| 17 | 3 | 21.40 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 21.40 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 21.48 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 21.49 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 21.49 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 21.50 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 21.70 | ||||
| 3 |
Wind: +1.2 m/s[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 20.17 | CR | ||||
| 5 | 20.59 | |||||
| 8 | 20.63 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 20.77 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 20.81 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 20.81 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 20.82 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 20.94 |