Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.^[1]

The final resulted in a photo-finish between Allan Wells and Mike McFarlane. Since they could not be separated, they were both awarded the gold medal.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Mike McFarlane Allan Wells		Cameron Sharp

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) qualify for the quarterfinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: -0.7 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			21.11	Q
2	5			21.25	Q
3	3			21.38	Q
4	5			21.43	Q
5	5			21.50	Q
6	5			21.55	Q
7	3			21.59	Q
8	6			21.60	Q
9	3			21.67	Q
10	6			21.73	Q
11	4			21.76	Q
11	4			21.76	Q
11	6			21.76	Q
14	6			21.78	Q
15	3			21.80	Q
16	4			21.82	Q
16	6			21.82	Q
18	3			21.85	Q
19	2			21.86	Q
20	5			21.89	Q
21	3			21.90
22	2			21.95	Q
23	2			21.98	Q
24	2			22.01	Q
25	1			22.02	Q
26	4			22.08	Q
27	2			22.09	Q
28	4			22.12	Q
29	1			22.13	Q
30	4			22.18	Q
31	5			22.20	Q
32	2			22.23	Q
33	1			22.33	Q
34	2			22.36
35	3			22.45
36	1			22.48	Q
37	6			22.68	Q
38	6			22.71
39	1			22.83	Q
40	6			22.85
41	2			22.87
42	2			22.87
43	5			22.90
44	1			22.94	Q
45	4			23.03
46	1			23.05
47	5			23.06
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Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.3 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: -2.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			21.02	Q
2	2			21.06	Q
3	2			21.11	Q
4	2			21.19	Q
5	2			21.28	q
6	1			21.29	Q
7	3			21.32	Q
7	4			21.32	Q
9	1			21.42	Q
10	1			21.45	Q
11	3			21.47	Q
12	1			21.49	Q
13	3			21.52	Q
13	3			21.52	Q
15	4			21.56	Q
16	2			21.57	q
17	4			21.58	Q
18	3			21.59
19	4			21.65	Q
20	3			21.69
21	1			21.72
22	4			21.80
23	2			21.81
24	3			21.87
25	4			22.01
26	3			22.08
27	1			22.15
27	4			22.15
29	4			22.25
30	4			22.29
31	3			22.33
32	2			22.44
33	1			22.49
34	1			22.63
35	1			22.97
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +2.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			20.53	Q
2	2			20.60	Q
3	2			20.75	Q
4	2			20.81	Q
5	1			20.84	Q
6	1			20.96	Q
7	1			20.97	Q
8	2			21.02	q
9	1			21.08	Q
10	2			21.09
11	1			21.12
11	2			21.12
13	2			21.22
14	1			21.43
15	2			21.46
16	1			21.54
17	1			21.58
18	1			22.04

Final

Wind: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			20.43
	5			20.43
	8			20.55
4	9			20.65
5	3			20.72
6	1			20.77
7	4			20.87
8	7			20.88
9	6			21.04

References

• Heats & Quarterfinals results (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Semifinals & Final results (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Heats & Quarterfinals results (The Canberra Times)
• Semifinals & Final results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2017-04-13 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .