2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres


The Boys' 200 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 10, 11, and 12 July. The event was won by Kirani James of the Grenada, who also won the 400 metres.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World Youth Best20.13Bridgetown, Barbados20 July 2003
Championship Record20.40Sherbrooke, Canada13 July 2003
World Youth Leading20.94Altamonte Springs, USA20 June 2009
--20.94--

No new records were set during the competition.

Heats

Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat plus the 4 fastest times qualified.

Semifinals

Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times qualified.

Heat 1

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 0.6 m/s

Heat 2

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 0.9 m/s

Heat 3

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 1.4 m/s

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
3Kirani James21.05PB
7Alberto Gavaldá21.33SB
4Keenan Brock21.39
5Dedric Dukes21.61
6Tomasz Kluczynski21.70
8Leandro De Araújo21.78
1Sam Watts22.00
2Johannes de Klerk22.04

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: −0.9 m/s