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.[1] The event was won by Kirani James of Grenada, who also won the 400 metres.[2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kirani James Grenada
|
Alberto Gavaldá Spain
|
Keenan Brock 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 | Dedric Dukes (USA)
|
20.94 | Altamonte Springs, USA | 20 June 2009 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Heats edit
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.
Semifinals edit
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Keenan Brock |  United States |
21.36 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Tomasz Kluczynski |  Poland |
21.43 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 4 | Sam Watts |  Great Britain |
21.50 | q, PB |
| 4 | 6 | Johannes de Klerk |  South Africa |
21.52 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Kazunori Katsuyama |  Japan |
21.69 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marlon Laidlaw-Allen |  Canada |
21.93 | |
| 7 | 7 | Carlos Rodríguez |  Puerto Rico |
22.01 | |
| 8 | 5 | Comfort Olugbemi |  Nigeria |
22.13 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 0.6 m/s
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dedric Dukes | United States |
21.22 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Leandro De Araújo |  Brazil |
21.76 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Demetri Knowles |  Bahamas |
21.76 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tan Juquan |  China |
21.78 | |
| 5 | 8 | Masato Hayashi | Japan |
21.79 | |
| 6 | 1 | José Antonio Vizuete | Spain |
22.08 | |
| 7 | 4 | Adam Pawlowski | Poland |
22.41 | |
| 8 | 7 | Yateya Kambepera |  Botswana |
22.45 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 0.9 m/s
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kirani James | Grenada |
21.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Alberto Gavaldá | Spain |
21.43 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Moriba Morain |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.56 | |
| 4 | 1 | Nicholas Deshong |  Barbados |
21.57 | |
| 5 | 7 | Alex Jordan |  New Zealand |
21.91 | PB |
| 6 | 6 | Huang Xiang | China |
21.99 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lester Ryan |  Montserrat |
22.01 | PB |
| 8 | 8 | Kemar Bailey-Cole | Jamaica |
22.11 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: 1.4 m/s
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Kirani James | Grenada |
21.05 | PB |
 |
7 | Alberto Gavaldá | Spain |
21.33 | SB |
 |
4 | Keenan Brock | United States |
21.39 | |
| 4 | 5 | Dedric Dukes | United States |
21.61 | |
| 5 | 6 | Tomasz Kluczynski | Poland |
21.70 | |
| 6 | 8 | Leandro De Araújo | Brazil |
21.78 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Watts | Great Britain |
22.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | Johannes de Klerk | South Africa |
22.04 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Wind: −0.9 m/s