The men's 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 23 to 25 August 2023.[1] The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.
| Men's 200 metres at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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 Final of the event | ||||||||||
| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (heats) 24 August (semi-finals) 25 August (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Summary
editAs the carts were bringing the semi-finalists to the track from the warm-up area, one cart T-boned the other. Andrew Hudson received minor injuries with broken glass getting into his eye. The first semi was moved to last in the order to give Hudson and the other athletes a chance to recover. A relaxed defending champion Noah Lyles came through as the #1 qualifier. Hudson finished fourth in the semi-final, but was granted the extra lane in the final.
In the final, the start was fairly even, with the exception of Joseph Fahnbulleh's notoriously slow start, accentuated by Hudson's fast start in lane 1 next to him. As they were beginning to exit the turn, the three Americans, Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, and Kenny Bednarek, along with Letsile Tebogo all on the outside of the tracking Zharnel Hughes, were still even. With Lyles' notorious closing speed, that was bad news for the other competitors. From there, true to form, Lyles opened a gap that continued to widen to the finish. The next two runners to gain separation were the youngsters, 19 year old Knighton, then 20 year old Tebogo. Lyles had 3 metres over Knighton at the finish. Knighton was barely a metre clear of Tebogo. Lyles' 19.52 winning time equalled the #14 time in history, tied with two previous efforts from Lyles (but he's also run faster on four other occasions). Knighton's 19.75 means he owns all of the top 12 times ever run by a U20 athlete. This World Championship title was a three-peat for Lyles and completed the second leg of his pre-meet announced plan to take three gold medals.
Records
editBefore the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Noah Lyles (USA)
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19.47 | London, Great Britain | 23 July 2023 |
| African Record |  Letsile Tebogo (BOT)
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19.50 | London, Great Britain | 23 July 2023 |
| Asian Record |  Xie Zhenye (CHN)
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19.88 | London, Great Britain | 21 July 2019 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| South American Record |  Alonso Edward (PAN)
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19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| European Record |  Pietro Mennea (ITA)
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19.72 | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Oceanian record |  Peter Norman (AUS)
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20.06 | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 October 1968 |
Qualification standard
editThe standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.16 seconds.[3]
Schedule
editThe event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 23 August | 12:15 | Heats |
| 24 August | 20:20 | Semi-finals |
| 25 August | 21:50 | Final |
Results
editRound 1 (heats)
editRound 1 took place on 23 August. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-final.[4] The overall results were as follows:[5]
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: −0.1 m/s, Heat 3: −1.4 m/s, Heat 4: −0.2 m/s, Heat 5: −0.2 m/s, Heat 6: −0.5 m/s, Heat 7: −0.1 m/s
Semi-final
editThe semi-final took place on 24 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each. The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) will qualify for the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s
Final
editThe final started at 21:54 on 25 August. The results were as follows:[8]
Wind: –0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Noah Lyles |  United States (USA) |
19.52 | |
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8 | Erriyon Knighton | United States (USA) |
19.75 | |
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9 | Letsile Tebogo |  Botswana (BOT) |
19.81 | |
| 4 | 4 | Zharnel Hughes |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
20.02 | |
| 5 | 7 | Kenneth Bednarek | United States (USA) |
20.07 | |
| 6 | 3 | Andre De Grasse |  Canada (CAN) |
20.14 | |
| 7 | 5 | Alexander Ogando |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
20.23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Andrew Hudson |  Jamaica (JAM) |
20.40 | |
| 9 | 2 | Joseph Fahnbulleh |  Liberia (LBR) |
20.57 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Timetable - Budapest 23 - World Athletics Championship - Men 200 Metres". WorldAthletics.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "200 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 - Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). iaaf.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "START LIST 200 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "SUMMARY 200 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "START LIST 200 Metres Men - Semi-final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "SUMMARY 200 Metres Men - Semi-final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "RESULTS 200 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 25 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.