Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1999 All-Africa Games was held on 17 and 18 September 1999 at the Johannesburg Stadium.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Francis Obikwelu	Joseph Batangdon	Daniel Effiong

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			20.31	Q, NR
2	4			20.61	Q
3	4			20.66	Q
4	2			20.73	Q
5	2			20.78	Q
6	3			20.80	Q
7	3			20.84	Q
8	4			20.90	Q
9	3			20.94	Q
10	3			21.06	q
11	4			21.18	q
12	1			21.19	Q
13	1			21.23	Q
14	1			21.28	q
15	4			21.35	q
17	4			21.50
18	2			21.62
19	3			21.73
20	2			21.82
21	1			21.89
22	2			21.94
23	4			22.18
24	1			22.21
25	4			22.22
26	2			23.08
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			20.23	Q
2	1			20.33	Q
3	2			20.44	Q
4	2			20.51	Q
5	1			20.57	Q
6	1			20.70	Q
7	2				Q
8	2			20.75	Q
9	2			20.75
10	1			20.76
11	1			21.15
12	2			21.22
13	2			21.53
14	1			21.67
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Final

Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			20.06	GR
			20.37
			20.49
4			20.70
5			20.75
6			20.86
7			20.99
8			21.20

Notes and References

1. http://todor66.com/Africa_Games/1999/Athletics/Men_200m.html Results