2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres
The Boys' 200 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Nord Lille Métropole on 8, 9 and 10 July.[1] The event was won by Stephen Newbold of The Bahamas. Arman Hall, who ran the 2011 world youth leading over 200 metres, was switched to the 400 metres before the championship.[2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Stephen Newbold  Bahamas
|
Odail Todd  Jamaica
|
Ronald Darby  United States
|
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best | Usain Bolt (JAM)
|
20.13 | Bridgetown, Barbados | 20 July 2003 |
| Championship Record | 20.40 | Sherbrooke, Canada | 13 July 2003 | |
| World Youth Leading | Arman Hall (USA)
|
20.82 | Miami, United States | 5 March 2011 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Final[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Stephen Newbold | Bahamas |
20.89 | PB |
 |
4 | Odail Todd | Jamaica |
21.00 | PB |
 |
5 | Ronald Darby |  United States |
21.08 | |
| 4 | 8 | Akiyuki Hashimoto |  Japan |
21.21 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mickaël Zézé |  France |
21.30 | |
| 6 | 3 | Aldrich Bailey | United States |
21.36 | |
| 7 | 2 | Andre Azonwanna |  Canada |
21.40 | |
| 8 | 7 | Hugh Donovan |  Australia |
21.46 | SB |
References[edit]
- ^ Timetable
- ^ Lyon, Fabian (July 8, 2011). "St. Thomas Aquinas' Arman Hall wins 400 meters at world youth championships". Miami Herald.
- ^ Final results