Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Atlee Mahorn	Todd Bennett	Ben Johnson

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[2]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +1.6 m/s^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			20.83	Q
2	3			20.84	Q
3	2			20.98	Q
4	1			20.99	Q
5	3			21.01	Q
6	2			21.04	Q
7	2			21.26	Q
8	3			21.34	Q
9	2			21.41	Q
10	2			21.60	q
11	2			21.87	q
12	3			21.89	q
13	3			22.15	q
14	2			22.20
15	1			22.22	Q
16	1			22.50	Q
17	1			22.87	Q
18	3			23.55
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.^[4]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +2.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			20.68	Q
2	2			20.86	Q
3	2			20.97	Q
4	2			21.03	Q
5	1			21.14	Q
6	1			21.23	Q
7	1			21.28	Q
8	1			21.28	Q
9	1			21.39
10	2			21.44
11	2			21.69
12	2			21.90
13	1			22.21
14	1			22.41
15	1			22.88
16	2			22.89

Final

Wind: +2.2 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			20.31
	3			20.54
	2			20.64
4	5			20.94
5	1			20.96
6	6			20.98
7	8			21.07
8	7			21.08

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-10-29 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121508879/ Heats results
3. http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int77.htm Australian results
4. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121364598/ Semifinals results