Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres explained

Event:Men's 200 metres

The 200 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday 22 March and Thursday 23 March 2006.

The top three runners in each of the initial eight heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top four runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

World Record19.32 sMichael JohnsonUSAAtlanta, Georgia, United States1 August 1996
Games Record19.97 sFrankie FredericksNAMVictoria, British Columbia, Canada?? August, 1994

Medals

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Omar Brown, Jamaica Stéphan Buckland, Mauritius Chris Williams, Jamaica

Qualification

Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:

13 March Rank AthleteNationGames
Result
27 March Rank
Comm.WorldComm.World
14Chris Williams JamaicaBronze14
25Usain Bolt JamaicaDid not compete36
37Stéphan Buckland MauritiusSilver25
49Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago5th49
512Christian Malcolm WalesDid not compete=5=12
613Daniel Batman AustraliaSemi-finalist815
714Marlon DevonishSemi-finalist916
816Patrick Johnson Australia4th=5=12
917Omar Brown JamaicaGold=5=12
1018Jaysuma Saidy NdureSemi-finalist1119

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Round 1

Heat 1 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.2 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
13Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia60.165 s20.64 sQ
24Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago50.182 s20.66 sQ
3=17 Mauritius20.182 s20.99 sQ PB
4=19 Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda70.238 s21.00 sq
528Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka10.237 s21.41 sq
630 Sandy Walker Sierra Leone80.185 s21.48 sq
7=35Enote Inanga Saint Kitts and Nevis40.220 s21.69 s
848Ismail Saneem Maldives30.238 s23.68 sPB
Heat 2 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.7 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
16Patrick Johnson Australia30.186 s20.74 sQ
215Sherwin Vries South Africa50.212 s20.95 sQ
316 Ghana60.163 s20.95 sQ
424 Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone20.135 s21.18 sqPB
5=25Chris Lambert England70.281 s21.20 sq
633 Evans Marie Seychelles40.199 s21.66 s
737Darian Forbes Turks and Caicos Islands80.279 s21.72 s
846Rabangaki Nawai Kiribati10.174 s22.81 sNR
Heat 3 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +2.1 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
15Marlon Devonish England30.199 s20.70 sQ
2=12Ainsley Waugh Jamaica70.190 s20.93 sQ
3=19 Trinidad and Tobago60.250 s21.00 sQ
421 Ambrose Ezenwa Australia10.167 s21.10 sq
522Jamial Rolle Bahamas50.191 s21.12 sq
6=31Alie Dady Bangura Sierra Leone40.260 s21.54 s
--Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Namibia80.243 sDSQ163.3
--Mariuti Uan Kiribati2DNS
Heat 4 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +2.3 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
19Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria20.153 s20.82 sQ
211Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago10.214 s20.92 sQ
314 England40.208 s20.94 sQ
445 Nelson Kabitana Solomon Islands30.224 s22.71 s
--Robert Ibeh Cayman Islands50.234 sDSQ163.3
--Delano Fulford Turks and Caicos Islands70.321 sDSQ163.3
--Abraham Kepsen Vanuatu80.266 sDSQ163.3
--Odingo Gordon Montserrat60.220 sDSQ163.3
Heat 5 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.3 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
17Leigh Julius South Africa60.177 s20.80 sQ
28Omar Brown Jamaica70.281 s20.80 sQ
3=31 The Gambia10.255 s21.54 sQ PB
438Ivan Miller Antigua and Barbuda30.287 s21.80 s
5=42Makame Machano Tanzania50.281 s22.03 s
644Andrew Doonar Papua New Guinea40.205 s22.28 s
747Robert Nidithawae Vanuatu20.164 s23.42 s
--Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson Cayman Islands80.155 sDSQ163.3
Heat 6 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.6 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
110Daniel Batman Australia30.185 s20.86 sQ
2=12James Dolphin New Zealand60.160 s20.93 sQ
323 Canada80.173 s21.15 sQ
434Iliesa Namosimalua Fiji20.218 s21.68 s
540Fabian Niulai Papua New Guinea10.229 s21.85 s
6=42Michael Henry Montserrat50.222 s22.03 sPB
750Mohamed Asim Maldives40.195 s26.48 s
--Troy McIntosh Bahamas7DNF
Heat 7 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.4 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11Chris Williams Jamaica30.186 s20.49 sQ
22Stéphan Buckland Mauritius50.286 s20.56 sQ
3=17 Bahamas40.184 s20.99 sQ
429François Belinga Cameroon10.185 s21.46 sq
5=35Navitalai Naivalu Fiji60.215 s21.69 s
649Ikbarry White Montserrat20.197 s23.74 s
--Clement Agyeman Ghana70.288 sDSQ163.3
Heat 8 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.4 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
1=25Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria40.207 s21.20 sQ
227Snyman Prinsloo South Africa60.168 s21.40 sQ
339 British Virgin Islands70.213 s21.82 sQ
441 Jayson Jones Belize30.164 s21.93 s
--Toom Annaua Kiribati80.277 sDSQ163.3
--Joseph Batangdon Cameroon2DNS
--Casnel Bushay Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1DNS
--Justin Duahsaeed Ghana5DNS
Round 1
overall results
Place Athlete NationHeatLanePlaceWindTimeQual.Record
1Chris Williams Jamaica731+0.420.49 sQ
2Stéphan Buckland Mauritius752+0.420.56 sQ
3Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia161-0.220.64 sQ
4Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago152-0.220.66 sQ
5Marlon Devonish England331+2.120.70 sQ
6Patrick Johnson Australia231+0.720.74 sQ
7Leigh Julius South Africa561-0.320.80 sQ
8Omar Brown Jamaica572-0.320.80 sQ
9Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria421+2.320.82 sQ
10Daniel Batman Australia631-0.620.86 sQ
11Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago412+2.320.92 sQ
12James Dolphin New Zealand662-0.620.93 sQ
Ainsley Waugh Jamaica372+2.120.93 sQ
14 England443+2.320.94 sQ
15Sherwin Vries South Africa252+0.720.95 sQ
16 Ghana263+0.720.95 sQ
17 Mauritius123-0.220.99 sQPB
Bahamas743+0.420.99 sQ
19Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda174-0.221.00 sq
Trinidad and Tobago363+2.121.00 sQ
21Ambrose Ezenwa Australia314+2.121.10 sq
22Jamial Rolle Bahamas355+2.121.12 sq
23 Canada683-0.621.15 sQ
24Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone224+0.721.18 sqPB
25Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria841-0.421.20 sQ
Chris Lambert England275+0.721.20 sq
27Snyman Prinsloo South Africa862-0.421.40 sQ
28Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka115-0.221.41 sq
29François Belinga Cameroon714+0.421.46 sq
30Sandy Walker Sierra Leone186+0.421.48q
31Alie Dady Bangura Sierra Leone346+2.121.54
The Gambia513-0.321.54 sQPB
33Evans Marie Seychelles246+0.721.66 s
34Iliesa Namosimalua Fiji624-0.621.68 s
35Enote Inanga Saint Kitts and Nevis147-0.221.69 s
Navitalai Naivalu Fiji765+0.421.69 s
37Darian Forbes Turks and Caicos Islands287+0.721.72 s
38Ivan Miller Antigua and Barbuda534-0.321.80 s
39 British Virgin Islands873-0.421.82 sQ
40Fabian Niulai Papua New Guinea615-0.621.85 s
41Jayson Jones Belize834-0.421.93 s
42Michael Henry Montserrat656-0.622.03 sPB
Makame Machano Tanzania555-0.322.03 s
44 Turks and Caicos Islands546-0.322.28 s
45Nelson Kabitana Solomon Islands434+2.322.71 s
46Rabangaki Nawai Kiribati218+0.722.81 sNR
47Robert Nidithawae Vanuatu527-0.323.42 s
48Ismail Saneem Maldives138-0.223.68 sPB
49Ikbarry White Montserrat726+0.423.74 s
50Mohamed Asim Maldives647-0.626.48 s
-Troy McIntosh Bahamas67--0.6DNF
Robert Ibeh Cayman Islands45-+2.3DSQ163.3
Clement Agyeman Ghana77-+0.4DSQ163.3
Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson Cayman Islands58--0.3DSQ163.3
Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Namibia38-+2.1DSQ163.3
Delano Fulford Turks and Caicos Islands47-+2.3DSQ163.3
Abraham Kepsen Vanuatu48-+2.3DSQ163.3
Odingo Gordon Montserrat46-+2.3DSQ163.3
Toom Annaua Kiribati88--0.4DSQ163.3
Joseph Batangdon Cameroon82--0.4DNS
Casnel Bushay Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81--0.4DNS
Justin Duahsaeed Ghana85--0.4DNS
Mariuti Uan Kiribati32-+2.1DNS

Round 2

Heat 1 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.6 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11Chris Williams Jamaica30.186 s20.48 sQ
22Stéphan Buckland Mauritius50.187 s20.54 sQ
39Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria60.177 s20.77 sQ
414 Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda70.189 s20.98 sq
517Snyman Prinsloo South Africa40.169 s21.05 s
626 The Gambia20.245 s21.78 s
728Sandy Walker Sierra Leone10.126 s21.96 s
-- England80.175 sDSQ163.3
Heat 2 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.6 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
13Omar Brown Jamaica40.147 s20.58 sQ
2=6Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia50.158 s20.74 sQ
310Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago60.172 s20.78 sQ
412 Ambrose Ezenwa Australia70.167 s20.87 sq
516 Ghana10.172 s21.04 sq
618 Sherwin Vries South Africa30.170 s21.13 s
724François Belinga Cameroon80.175 s21.67 s
-- British Virgin Islands2 DNS
Heat 3 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.2 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
15Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria30.188 s20.67 sQPB
2=6Daniel Batman Australia50.180 s20.74 sQ
38Marlon Devonish England40.138 s20.76 sQ
415 Ainsley Waugh Jamaica60.182 s21.03 sq
519 Canada80.220 s21.26 s
620Jamial Rolle Bahamas20.158 s21.33 s
721 Trinidad and Tobago10.212 s21.35 s
825Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka7 0.266 s21.68 s
Heat 4 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.5 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
14Patrick Johnson Australia60.153 s20.64 sQ
211James Dolphin New Zealand30.158 s20.80 sQ
313Leigh Julius South Africa40.149 s20.92 sQ
422Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago50.175 s21.36 s
523 Mauritius20.206 s21.52 s
627 Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone10.163 s21.84 s
-- Bahamas80.140 sDSQ163.3
Chris Lambert England7 DNS
Round 2
overall results
Place Athlete NationHeatLanePlaceWindTimeQual.Record
1Chris Williams Jamaica131+0.620.48 sQ
2Stéphan Buckland Mauritius152+0.620.54 sQ
3Omar Brown Jamaica241-0.620.58 sQ
4Patrick Johnson Australia461-0.520.64 sQ
5Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria331+0.220.67 sQPB
6Daniel Batman Australia352+0.220.74 sQ
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia252-0.620.74 sQ
8Marlon Devonish England343+0.220.76 sQ
9Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria163+0.620.77 sQ
10Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago263-0.620.78 sQ
11James Dolphin New Zealand432-0.520.80 sQ
12Ambrose Ezenwa Australia274-0.620.87 sq
13Leigh Julius South Africa443-0.520.92 sQ
14Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda174+0.620.98 sq
15Ainsley Waugh Jamaica364+0.221.03 sq
16 Ghana215-0.621.04 sq
17Snyman Prinsloo South Africa145+0.621.05 s
18Sherwin Vries South Africa236-0.621.13 s
19 Canada385+0.221.26 s
20Jamial Rolle Bahamas326+0.221.33 s
21 Trinidad and Tobago317+0.221.35 s
22Kevon Pierre Trinidad and Tobago454-0.521.36 s
23 Mauritius425-0.521.52 s
24François Belinga Cameroon287-0.621.67 s
25Shiwantha Weerasuriya Sri Lanka378+0.221.68 s
26 The Gambia126+0.621.78 s
27Gibrilla Bangura Sierra Leone416-0.521.84 s
28Sandy Walker Sierra Leone117+0.621.96 s
- Bahamas48--0.5DSQ163.3
England18-+0.6DSQ163.3
British Virgin Islands22--0.6DNS
Chris Lambert England47--0.5DNS

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: +1.0 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11Omar Brown Jamaica60.156 s20.49 sQ
22Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago80.168 s20.59 sQ
3=3 Patrick Johnson Australia30.206 s20.63 sQ
45Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria70.166 s20.66 sQ
56Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia40.161 s20.70 s
611Daniel Batman Australia50.163 s20.90 s
714Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda10.156 s21.10 s
815Ainsley Waugh Jamaica20.172 s21.15 s
Semi-final 2
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: +1.7 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
13Stéphan Buckland Mauritius60.199 s20.63 sQ
27Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria30.168 s20.72 sQ
38James Dolphin New Zealand40.211 s20.73 sQ
49Chris Williams Jamaica50.183 s20.73 sQ
510Leigh Julius South Africa80.154 s20.86 s
612Marlon Devonish England10.153 s20.93 s
713Ambrose Ezenwa Australia20.165 s20.97 s
816 Ghana70.269 s21.19 s
Semi-finals
overall results
Place Athlete NationHeatLanePlaceWindTimeQual.Record
1Omar Brown Jamaica161+1.020.49 sQ
2Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago182+1.020.59 sQ
3Stéphan Buckland Mauritius261+1.720.63 sQ
Patrick Johnson Australia133+1.020.63 sQ
5Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria174+1.020.66 sQ
6Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia145+1.020.70 s
7Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria232+1.720.72 sQ
8James Dolphin New Zealand243+1.720.73 sQ
9Chris Williams Jamaica254+1.720.73 sQ
10Leigh Julius South Africa285+1.720.86 s
11Daniel Batman Australia156+1.020.90 s
12Marlon Devonish England216+1.720.93 s
13Ambrose Ezenwa Australia227+1.720.97 s
14Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda117+1.021.10 s
15Ainsley Waugh Jamaica128+1.021.15 s
16 Ghana278+1.721.19 s

Final

Final
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: +0.5 m/s
Place Athlete NationLaneReactionTimeRecord
1Omar Brown Jamaica50.155 s20.47 s
2Stéphan Buckland Mauritius30.182 s20.47 s
3Chris Williams Jamaica70.205 s20.52 s
4Patrick Johnson Australia20.165 s20.59 s
5Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago40.172 s20.61 s
6Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria80.190 s20.66 s
7Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria60.154 s20.69 s
8James Dolphin New Zealand10.145 s20.72 s

References