2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 11 July.
Medalists
Results
Final
11 JulyWind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Christophe Lemaître | FRA | 20.83 | ||
| Nickel Ashmeade | JAM | 20.84 | ||
| Robert Hering | GER | 20.96 | ||
| 4 | Curtis Mitchell | USA | 20.98 | |
| 5 | Ramil Guliyev | AZE | 21.00 | |
| 6 | Antonio Sales | USA | 21.01 | |
| 7 | Omar Al-Salfa | UAE | 21.10 | |
| Adel Jaber Al-Asseri | KSA | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 |
Semifinals
10 JulySemifinal 1
Wind: -0.9 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | JAM | 20.83 | Q |
| 2 | Ramil Guliyev | AZE | 20.90 | Q |
| 3 | Antonio Sales | USA | 20.90 | q |
| 4 | Omar Al-Salfa | UAE | 21.02 | q |
| 5 | Alexander Nordkvist | SWE | 21.32 | |
| 6 | Masanori Kaji | JPN | 21.45 | |
| 7 | Davide Manenti | ITA | 21.67 | |
| 8 | Liang Tse-Ching | TPE | 21.89 |
Semifinal 2
Wind: -0.3 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Curtis Mitchell | USA | 20.74 | Q |
| 2 | Christophe Lemaître | FRA | 20.88 | Q |
| 3 | David Lescay | CUB | 21.32 | |
| 4 | Lukáš Štastný | CZE | 21.46 | |
| 5 | Javier Sanz | ESP | 21.53 | |
| 6 | Shehan Abeypitiyage | SRI | 21.60 | |
| 7 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas | GRE | 21.83 | |
| Chris Clarke | UK | DNS |
Semifinal 3
Wind: -0.1 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Robert Hering | GER | 21.06 | Q |
| 2 | Diego Marani | ITA | 21.23 | |
| 3 | Seiya Hane | JPN | 21.39 | |
| 4 | Jovon Toppin | TRI | 21.45 | |
| 5 | Pan Po-Yu | TPE | 21.55 | |
| 6 | Richard Kilty | UK | 21.56 | |
| 7 | Ramone McKenzie | JAM | 21.60 | |
| Adel Jaber Al-Asseri | KSA | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 Q |
Heats
10 JulyHeat 1
Wind: +0.4 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Antonio Sales | USA | 21.27 | Q |
| 2 | Shehan Abeypitiyage | SRI | 21.57 | Q |
| 3 | Suppachai Chimdee | THA | 21.74 | |
| 4 | Kemar Hyman | CAY | 21.81 | |
| 5 | Endrik Zilberstein | GEO | 22.55 | |
| Tirafal Batsholelwang | BOT | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heat 2
Wind: -0.7 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Diego Marani | ITA | 21.18 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Kilty | UK | 21.27 | Q |
| 3 | Ramone McKenzie | JAM | 21.55 | q |
| 4 | Alvaro Cassiani | VEN | 21.85 | |
| 5 | Roman Turcáni | SVK | 22.13 | |
| 6 | Pedro Suazo | HON | 22.38 | |
| 7 | Owen Camilleri | MLT | 23.10 |
Heat 3
Wind: +0.9 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Christophe Lemaître | FRA | 20.91 | Q |
| 2 | Seiya Hane | JPN | 21.42 | q |
| 3 | Roy Schmidt | GER | 21.66 | |
| 4 | Ahmed Al-Merjabi | OMA | 21.81 | |
| 5 | Michal Partyka | POL | 21.86 | |
| 6 | Curtis Kock | AHO | 22.01 | |
| 7 | Tre Houston | BER | 22.10 | |
| Adel Jaber Al-Asseri | KSA | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 Q |
Heat 4
Wind: -1.1 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Javier Sanz | ESP | 21.69 | Q |
| 2 | Pan Po-Yu | TPE | 21.71 | Q |
| 3 | Frédéric Mignot | FRA | 21.74 | |
| 4 | Filip Totos | POL | 21.79 | |
| 5 | Patrick Vosloo | RSA | 21.93 | |
| 6 | Philip Berntsen | NOR | 21.99 | |
| 7 | Zwade Edwards | TRI | 22.11 | |
| 8 | Douglas Schmidt | PLW | 24.01 |
Heat 5
Wind: -0.3 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nickel Ashmeade | JAM | 20.86 | Q |
| 2 | David Lescay | CUB | 21.32 | Q |
| 3 | Alexander Nordkvist | SWE | 21.38 | q |
| 4 | Lukáš Štastný | CZE | 21.50 | q |
| 5 | Bernhard Chudarek | AUT | 21.76 | |
| 6 | Mindaugas Baliukonis | LTU | 21.83 | |
| 7 | Emmanuel Appiah Kubi | GHA | 22.04 |
Heat 6
Wind: -0.2 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Masanori Kaji | JPN | 21.34 | Q |
| 2 | Omar Al-Salfa | UAE | 21.43 | Q |
| 3 | Jovon Toppin | TRI | 21.56 | q |
| 4 | Michael Robertson | CAN | 21.64 | |
| 5 | Su Wai'bou Sanneh | GAM | 22.01 | |
| 6 | Matic Molicnik | SLO | 22.37 | |
| 7 | Thapelo Ketlogetswe | BOT | 22.65 |
Heat 7
Wind: -1.8 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Curtis Mitchell | USA | 21.21 | Q |
| 2 | Chris Clarke | UK | 21.70 | Q |
| 3 | Femi Owolade | NGR | 21.80 | |
| 4 | Shekeim Greaves | BAR | 21.81 | |
| 5 | Martin Ricar | CZE | 21.93 | |
| 6 | Maximus Fröjd | SWE | 22.06 | |
| 7 | Tantawat Tongalam | THA | 22.64 | |
| 8 | René Heriniaina | MAD | 23.16 |
Heat 8
Wind: +0.4 m/s| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Robert Hering | GER | 21.08 | Q |
| 2 | Ramil Guliyev | AZE | 21.33 | Q |
| 3 | Davide Manenti | ITA | 21.50 | q |
| 4 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas | GRE | 21.56 | q |
| 5 | Liang Tse-Ching | TPE | 21.60 | q |
| 6 | Izzet Safer | TUR | 21.71 | |
| 7 | Innocent Bologo | BUR | 22.12 |