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Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Atlee Mahorn
 Canada
Todd Bennett
 England
Ben Johnson
 Canada

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +1.6 m/s[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Todd Bennett  England 20.83 Q
2 3 Ben Johnson  Canada 20.84 Q
3 2 Atlee Mahorn  Canada 20.98 Q
4 1 John Dinan  Australia 20.99 Q
5 3 Robert Stone  Australia 21.01 Q
6 2 Simon Baird  Northern Ireland 21.04 Q
7 2 John Regis  England 21.26 Q
8 3 Brian Whittle  Scotland 21.34 Q
9 2 Miles Murphy  Australia 21.41 Q
10 2 George McCallum  Scotland 21.60 q
11 2 Jerry Jeremiah  Vanuatu 21.87 q
12 3 Sunday Maweni  Botswana 21.89 q
13 3 Odiya Silweya  Malawi 22.15 q
14 2 Maloni Bole  Fiji 22.20
15 1 Michael Dwyer  Canada 22.22 Q
16 1 Reuben Kaiaha Wotu  Vanuatu 22.50 Q
17 1 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba  Swaziland 22.87 Q
18 3 William Akanoa  Cook Islands 23.55
1 Linford Christie  England DNS
1 Cameron Sharp  Scotland DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.[4]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +2.6 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Atlee Mahorn  Canada 20.68 Q
2 2 Todd Bennett  England 20.86 Q
3 2 Michael Dwyer  Canada 20.97 Q
4 2 Robert Stone  Australia 21.03 Q
5 1 John Dinan  Australia 21.14 Q
6 1 John Regis  England 21.23 Q
7 1 Simon Baird  Northern Ireland 21.28 Q
8 1 Ben Johnson  Canada 21.28 Q
9 1 George McCallum  Scotland 21.39
10 2 Miles Murphy  Australia 21.44
11 2 Brian Whittle  Scotland 21.69
12 2 Jerry Jeremiah  Vanuatu 21.90
13 1 Sunday Maweni  Botswana 22.21
14 1 Odiya Silweya  Malawi 22.41
15 1 Reuben Kaiaha Wotu  Vanuatu 22.88
16 2 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba  Swaziland 22.89

Final

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Wind: +2.2 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Atlee Mahorn  Canada 20.31
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Todd Bennett  England 20.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Ben Johnson  Canada 20.64
4 5 Robert Stone  Australia 20.94
5 1 Simon Baird  Northern Ireland 20.96
6 6 Michael Dwyer  Canada 20.98
7 8 John Dinan  Australia 21.07
8 7 John Regis  England 21.08

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ Australian results
  4. ^ Semifinals results