Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 26 and 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Brendan Christian of Antigua and Barbuda.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:| World record | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | August 20, 2009 | |
| Pan American Games record | 19.86 | Cali, Colombia | August 3, 1971 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard in the qualifying period.Schedule
Results
All times shown are in seconds.| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round were held on October 26. The first 4 in each heat and the next 4 fastest qualify for the semifinals.Wind:
Heat 1: +1.2, Heat 2: +0.8, Heat 3: +0.6, Heat 4: +0.4, Heat +0.2
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Bruno de Barros | 20.53 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Lansford Spence | 20.59 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Sandro Viana | 20.65 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Jason Livermore | 20.73 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | 3 | Álex Quiñónez | 20.73 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Daniel Grueso | 20.76 | Q, SB | |
| 7 | 4 | Michael Mathieu | 20.81 | Q | |
| 8 | 5 | Michael Herrera | 20.82 | Q | |
| 9 | 5 | Antoine Adams | 20.83 | Q, SB | |
| 9 | 5 | Cristián Reyes | 20.83 | q | |
| 11 | 4 | Calesio Newman | 20.86 | Q | |
| 11 | 1 | Roberto Skyers | 20.86 | Q | |
| 13 | 3 | Moriba Morain | 20.90 | Q | |
| 13 | 2 | Rolando Palacios | 20.90 | Q | |
| 15 | 3 | José Acevedo | 20.93 | Q | |
| 16 | 4 | Yoel Tapia | 20.95 | Q | |
| 17 | 2 | Brijesh Lawrence | 21.02 | Q | |
| 18 | 1 | Harold Houston III | 21.04 | Q | |
| 18 | 1 | Kael Becerra | 21.04 | Q | |
| 20 | 2 | Perrisan White | 21.05 | q | |
| 21 | 4 | Dontae Richards | 21.26 | Q | |
| 22 | 1 | Mariano Jimenez | 21.20 | q | |
| 23 | 2 | Franklin Nazareno | 21.45 | q | |
| 24 | 3 | Juan Reyes | 21.54 | Q | |
| 25 | 1 | Joel Redhead | 21.60 | ||
| 26 | 4 | Jonathon Juin | 21.62 | ||
| 27 | 3 | Roudy Monrose | 21.63 | ||
| 28 | 4 | Jorge Alonzo | 21.81 | ||
| 29 | 3 | Courtney Carl Williams | 22.42 | ||
| 30 | 5 | Adam Harris | 22.45 | ||
| 31 | 4 | Jorge Jimenez | 23.55 | ||
| 32 | 3 | Winston George | 24.17 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on October 26. The first two in each heat and the next 2 fastest qualify for the final.Wind:
Heat 1: +0.2, Heat 2: +0.1, Heat 3: +0.5
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Roberto Skyers | 20.31 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | 3 | Lansford Spence | 20.33 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 2 | Bruno de Barros | 20.35 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Sandro Viana | 20.39 | Q, SB | |
| 5 | 1 | Álex Quiñónez | 20.49 | q, PB | |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Mathieu | 20.50 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Cristián Reyes | 20.65 | q, PB | |
| 8 | 3 | Michael Herrera | 20.66 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Ronaldo Palacios | 20.70 | Q, SB | |
| 10 | 1 | Antoine Adams | 20.76 | PB | |
| 10 | 2 | Jason Livermore | 20.76 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Perrisan White | 20.78 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Calesio Newman | 20.80 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Brijesh Lawrence | 20.82 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Daniel Grueso | 20.83 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Yoel Tapia | 20.84 | ||
| 17 | 2 | José Acevedo | 20.85 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Harold Houston III | 20.91 | PB | |
| 18 | 1 | Moriba Morain | 20.91 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Dontae Richards | 21.11 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Kael Becerra | 21.23 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Mariano Jimenez | 21.47 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Franklin Nazareno | 21.48 | ||
| 24 | 3 | Juan Reyes | 21.49 |
Final
The final was held on October 27.Wind: –1.0
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Roberto Skyers | 20.37 | |||
| Lansford Spence | 20.38 | |||
| Bruno de Barros | 20.45 | |||
| 4 | Michael Mathieu | 20.62 | ||
| 5 | Rolando Palacios | 20.77 | ||
| 6 | Álex Quiñónez | 20.86 | ||
| 7 | Sandro Viana | 20.94 | ||
| 8 | Cristián Reyes | 20.97 |