2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 18 and 19 July.

Medalists

Gold	Usain Bolt
Silver	Brendan Christian
Bronze	Wes Felix

Results

Final

19 July
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		20.61
	align=left		align=left		20.74
	align=left		align=left		20.82
4	align=left		align=left		20.90
5	align=left		align=left		20.95
6	align=left		align=left		21.00
7	align=left		align=left		21.10
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Semifinals

19 July

Semifinal 1

Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.02	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.07	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.09	q
4	align=left		align=left		21.20
5	align=left		align=left		21.22
6	align=left		align=left		21.22
7	align=left		align=left		21.56
8	align=left		align=left		21.58

Semifinal 2

Wind: -2.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		20.85	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.04	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.16	q
4	align=left		align=left		21.39
5	align=left		align=left		21.47
6	align=left		align=left		21.60
7	align=left		align=left		21.80
8	align=left		align=left		21.91

Semifinal 3

Wind: -4.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.50	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.65	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.66
4	align=left		align=left		21.74
5	align=left		align=left		21.77
6	align=left		align=left		21.83
7	align=left		align=left		21.92
8	align=left		align=left		21.95

Heats

18 July

Heat 1

Wind: +1.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.09	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.18	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.25	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.43	q
5	align=left		align=left		21.48
6	align=left		align=left		22.19
7	align=left		align=left		22.96

Heat 2

Wind: +1.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.05	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.06	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.31	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.44
5	align=left		align=left		21.67
6	align=left		align=left		21.92
7	align=left		align=left		22.82

Heat 3

Wind: +1.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.03	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.16	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.34	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.54
5	align=left		align=left		21.62
6	align=left		align=left		21.83
7	align=left		align=left		22.91

Heat 4

Wind: +1.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		20.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		20.97	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.03	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.19	q
5	align=left		align=left		22.20
6	align=left		align=left		23.39
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Heat 5

Wind: +0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.19	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.61	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.76
5	align=left		align=left		22.36
6	align=left		align=left		23.03

Heat 6

Wind: +1.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		20.97	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.28	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.53	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.71
5	align=left		align=left		23.54
6	align=left		align=left		25.10

Heat 7

Wind: +1.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		21.08	Q
2	align=left		align=left		21.23	Q
3	align=left		align=left		21.29	Q
4	align=left		align=left		21.36	q
5	align=left		align=left		21.53
6	align=left		align=left		21.78
7	align=left		align=left		21.81

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 39 countries participated in the event.