Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres explained

Event:

Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Allan Wells	James Gilkes	Colin Bradford

Held on 8 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	5	20.87	Q
2	4	20.97	Q
3	3	21.00	Q
4	5	21.14	Q
5	1	21.15	Q
6	2	21.25	Q
7	2	21.25	Q
8	4	21.28	Q
9	5	21.29	Q
10	1	21.30	Q
11	3	21.33	Q
11	4	21.33	Q
13	5	21.34	Q
14	6	21.35	Q
14	1	21.35	Q
16	6	21.39	Q
17	1	21.40	Q
18	6	21.42	Q
19	5	21.45	Q
20	4	21.52	Q
21	5	21.53	q
22	6	21.55	Q
23	5	21.56	q
24	2	21.59	Q
25	3	21.60	Q
26	3	21.61	Q
27	2	21.62	Q
28	4	21.69	Q
28	6	21.69	Q
30	2	21.70	Q
31	3	21.74	Q
32	1	21.86	Q
33	3	22.00
34	2	22.08
35	1	22.10
35	4	22.10
37	6	22.17
37	6	22.17
39	1	22.30
40	2	22.32
41	4	22.45
42	6	22.67
43	5	22.73
44	2	22.80
45	4	23.04
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Held on 8 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +1.8 m/s

Held on 10 August

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +3.6 m/s

Held on 10 August

Wind: +4.4 m/s

Web site: Results . 2018-02-21 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .