Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 21 and 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Joseph Amoah	Claude Itoungue Bongogne	Consider Ekanem

Results

Heats

Held on 21 March
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.^[2]

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.3 m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.8 m/s, Heat 4: -1.2 m/s, Heat 5: -2.0 m/s
Heat 6: -1.1 m/s, Heat 7: -1.9 m/s, Heat 8: -2.7 m/s, Heat 9: -1.7 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			20.80	Q
2	6			20.91	Q
3	4			20.94	Q
4	6			20.96	Q,
5	5			20.97	Q
6	4			21.00	q
7	2			21.02	Q
8	7			21.02	Q
9	7			21.08	Q
10	1			21.13	Q
11	5			21.13	Q
12	5			21.14	q
13	1			21.14	Q
14	3			21.14	Q
15	9			21.20	Q
16	4			21.28	q
17	4			21.29	q
18	2			21.29	Q
19	9			21.32	Q
20	8			21.36	Q
21	1			21.40	q
22	6			21.40	q
23	3			21.45	Q
24	2			21.47
25	8			21.51	Q
26	1			21.55
27	3			21.67
28	3			21.67
29	3			21.74
30	6			21.78
31	5			21.79
32	2			21.82
33	9			21.83
34	1			21.84
35	8			21.87
36	7			21.88
37	9			21.88
38	4			21.94
39	5			21.96
40	8			22.01
41	8			22.02
42	6			22.03
43	8			22.03
44	6			22.18
45	4			22.20
46	2			22.23
47	7			22.24
48	9			22.36
49	1			22.45
50	9			22.53
51	6			22.57
52	7			22.66
53	2			22.85
54	5			22.90
55	3			22.93
56	4			22.97
57	2			23.00
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Semifinals

Held on 21 March
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.^[3]

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: -2.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.9 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			20.82	Q
2	1			20.92	Q
3	2			20.93	Q
4	3			21.00	Q
5	1			21.02	q
6	3			21.02	Q
7	2			21.03	Q
8	3			21.04	q
9	1			21.05
10	1			21.06
11	3			21.10
12	1			21.12
13	2			21.16
14	3			21.18
15	1			21.24
16	2			21.25
17	2			21.26
18	2			21.29
19	2			21.36
20	1			21.37
21	3			21.52
22	3			21.55
23	3			21.64
24	2			21.64

Final

Held on 22 March
Wind: -2.8 m/s^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			20.70
	5			20.74
	4			20.80
4	2			20.85
5	1			21.12
6	3			21.12
7	8			21.14
8	7			21.35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Live results . 2024-03-20.
2. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C73B%20RESULTS_ATM002200.pdf Heats results
3. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C73B%20RESULTS_ATM002300.pdf Semifinals results
4. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C73A%20RESULTS_ATM002F01.pdf Final results