Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The 200 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday 22 March and Thursday 23 March 2006.

The top three runners in each of the initial eight heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top four runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.

Records edit

World Record 19.32 s Michael Johnson USA Atlanta, Georgia, United States 1 August 1996
Games Record 19.97 s Frankie Fredericks NAM Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ?? August, 1994

Medals edit

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
  Omar Brown, Jamaica   Stéphan Buckland, Mauritius   Chris Williams, Jamaica

Qualification edit

Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:

13 March Rank Athlete Nation Games
Result
27 March Rank
Comm. World Comm. World
1 4 Chris Williams   Jamaica Bronze 1 4
2 5 Usain Bolt   Jamaica Did not compete 3 6
3 7 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius Silver 2 5
4 9 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 5th 4 9
5 12 Christian Malcolm   Wales Did not compete =5 =12
6 13 Daniel Batman   Australia Semi-finalist 8 15
7 14 Marlon Devonish   England Semi-finalist 9 16
8 16 Patrick Johnson   Australia 4th =5 =12
9 17 Omar Brown   Jamaica Gold =5 =12
10 18 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia Semi-finalist 11 19

Results edit

All times shown are in seconds.

  • Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
  • q denotes qualification by overall place.
  • DNS denotes did not start.
  • DNF denotes did not finish.
  • DQ denotes disqualification.
  • NR denotes national record.
  • GR denotes Games record.
  • WR denotes world record.
  • PB denotes personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Round 1 edit

Heat 1 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.2 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia 6 0.165 s 20.64 s Q
2 4 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 5 0.182 s 20.66 s Q
3 =17 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 2 0.182 s 20.99 s Q PB
4 =19 Brendan Christian   Antigua and Barbuda 7 0.238 s 21.00 s q
5 28 Shiwantha Weerasuriya   Sri Lanka 1 0.237 s 21.41 s q
6 30 Sandy Walker   Sierra Leone 8 0.185 s 21.48 s q
7 =35 Enote Inanga   Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 0.220 s 21.69 s
8 48 Ismail Saneem   Maldives 3 0.238 s 23.68 s PB
Heat 2 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.7 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 6 Patrick Johnson   Australia 3 0.186 s 20.74 s Q
2 15 Sherwin Vries   South Africa 5 0.212 s 20.95 s Q
3 16 Seth Amoo   Ghana 6 0.163 s 20.95 s Q
4 24 Gibrilla Bangura   Sierra Leone 2 0.135 s 21.18 s q PB
5 =25 Chris Lambert   England 7 0.281 s 21.20 s q
6 33 Evans Marie   Seychelles 4 0.199 s 21.66 s
7 37 Darian Forbes   Turks and Caicos Islands 8 0.279 s 21.72 s
8 46 Rabangaki Nawai   Kiribati 1 0.174 s 22.81 s NR
Heat 3 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +2.1 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 5 Marlon Devonish   England 3 0.199 s 20.70 s Q
2 =12 Ainsley Waugh   Jamaica 7 0.190 s 20.93 s Q
3 =19 Julieon Raeburn   Trinidad and Tobago 6 0.250 s 21.00 s Q
4 21 Ambrose Ezenwa   Australia 1 0.167 s 21.10 s q
5 22 Jamial Rolle   Bahamas 5 0.191 s 21.12 s q
6 =31 Alie Dady Bangura   Sierra Leone 4 0.260 s 21.54 s
- - Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 8 0.243 s DSQ 163.3
- - Mariuti Uan   Kiribati 2 DNS
Heat 4 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +2.3 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 9 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 2 0.153 s 20.82 s Q
2 11 Kevon Pierre   Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.214 s 20.92 s Q
3 14 Darren Campbell   England 4 0.208 s 20.94 s Q
4 45 Nelson Kabitana   Solomon Islands 3 0.224 s 22.71 s
- - Robert Ibeh   Cayman Islands 5 0.234 s DSQ 163.3
- - Delano Fulford   Turks and Caicos Islands 7 0.321 s DSQ 163.3
- - Abraham Kepsen   Vanuatu 8 0.266 s DSQ 163.3
- - Odingo Gordon   Montserrat 6 0.220 s DSQ 163.3
Heat 5 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.3 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 7 Leigh Julius   South Africa 6 0.177 s 20.80 s Q
2 8 Omar Brown   Jamaica 7 0.281 s 20.80 s Q
3 =31 Isaac Jones   The Gambia 1 0.255 s 21.54 s Q PB
4 38 Ivan Miller   Antigua and Barbuda 3 0.287 s 21.80 s
5 =42 Makame Machano   Tanzania 5 0.281 s 22.03 s
6 44 Andrew Doonar   Papua New Guinea 4 0.205 s 22.28 s
7 47 Robert Nidithawae   Vanuatu 2 0.164 s 23.42 s
- - Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson   Cayman Islands 8 0.155 s DSQ 163.3
Heat 6 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.6 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 10 Daniel Batman   Australia 3 0.185 s 20.86 s Q
2 =12 James Dolphin   New Zealand 6 0.160 s 20.93 s Q
3 23 Hank Palmer   Canada 8 0.173 s 21.15 s Q
4 34 Iliesa Namosimalua   Fiji 2 0.218 s 21.68 s
5 40 Fabian Niulai   Papua New Guinea 1 0.229 s 21.85 s
6 =42 Michael Henry   Montserrat 5 0.222 s 22.03 s PB
7 50 Mohamed Asim   Maldives 4 0.195 s 26.48 s
- - Troy McIntosh   Bahamas 7 DNF
Heat 7 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.4 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Chris Williams   Jamaica 3 0.186 s 20.49 s Q
2 2 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 5 0.286 s 20.56 s Q
3 =17 Dominic Demeritte   Bahamas 4 0.184 s 20.99 s Q
4 29 François Belinga   Cameroon 1 0.185 s 21.46 s q
5 =35 Navitalai Naivalu   Fiji 6 0.215 s 21.69 s
6 49 Ikbarry White   Montserrat 2 0.197 s 23.74 s
- - Clement Agyeman   Ghana 7 0.288 s DSQ 163.3
Heat 8 of 8
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.4 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 =25 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 4 0.207 s 21.20 s Q
2 27 Snyman Prinsloo   South Africa 6 0.168 s 21.40 s Q
3 39 Dion Crabbe   British Virgin Islands 7 0.213 s 21.82 s Q
4 41 Jayson Jones   Belize 3 0.164 s 21.93 s
- - Toom Annaua   Kiribati 8 0.277 s DSQ 163.3
- - Joseph Batangdon   Cameroon 2 DNS
- - Casnel Bushay   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 DNS
- - Justin Duahsaeed   Ghana 5 DNS
Round 1
overall results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Wind Time Qual. Record
1 Chris Williams   Jamaica 7 3 1 +0.4 20.49 s Q
2 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 7 5 2 +0.4 20.56 s Q
3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia 1 6 1 -0.2 20.64 s Q
4 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 1 5 2 -0.2 20.66 s Q
5 Marlon Devonish   England 3 3 1 +2.1 20.70 s Q
6 Patrick Johnson   Australia 2 3 1 +0.7 20.74 s Q
7 Leigh Julius   South Africa 5 6 1 -0.3 20.80 s Q
8 Omar Brown   Jamaica 5 7 2 -0.3 20.80 s Q
9 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 4 2 1 +2.3 20.82 s Q
10 Daniel Batman   Australia 6 3 1 -0.6 20.86 s Q
11 Kevon Pierre   Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 2 +2.3 20.92 s Q
12 James Dolphin   New Zealand 6 6 2 -0.6 20.93 s Q
Ainsley Waugh   Jamaica 3 7 2 +2.1 20.93 s Q
14 Darren Campbell   England 4 4 3 +2.3 20.94 s Q
15 Sherwin Vries   South Africa 2 5 2 +0.7 20.95 s Q
16 Seth Amoo   Ghana 2 6 3 +0.7 20.95 s Q
17 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 1 2 3 -0.2 20.99 s Q PB
Dominic Demeritte   Bahamas 7 4 3 +0.4 20.99 s Q
19 Brendan Christian   Antigua and Barbuda 1 7 4 -0.2 21.00 s q
Julieon Raeburn   Trinidad and Tobago 3 6 3 +2.1 21.00 s Q
21 Ambrose Ezenwa   Australia 3 1 4 +2.1 21.10 s q
22 Jamial Rolle   Bahamas 3 5 5 +2.1 21.12 s q
23 Hank Palmer   Canada 6 8 3 -0.6 21.15 s Q
24 Gibrilla Bangura   Sierra Leone 2 2 4 +0.7 21.18 s q PB
25 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 8 4 1 -0.4 21.20 s Q
Chris Lambert   England 2 7 5 +0.7 21.20 s q
27 Snyman Prinsloo   South Africa 8 6 2 -0.4 21.40 s Q
28 Shiwantha Weerasuriya   Sri Lanka 1 1 5 -0.2 21.41 s q
29 François Belinga   Cameroon 7 1 4 +0.4 21.46 s q
30 Sandy Walker   Sierra Leone 1 8 6 +0.4 21.48 q
31 Alie Dady Bangura   Sierra Leone 3 4 6 +2.1 21.54
Isaac Jones   The Gambia 5 1 3 -0.3 21.54 s Q PB
33 Evans Marie   Seychelles 2 4 6 +0.7 21.66 s
34 Iliesa Namosimalua   Fiji 6 2 4 -0.6 21.68 s
35 Enote Inanga   Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 4 7 -0.2 21.69 s
Navitalai Naivalu   Fiji 7 6 5 +0.4 21.69 s
37 Darian Forbes   Turks and Caicos Islands 2 8 7 +0.7 21.72 s
38 Ivan Miller   Antigua and Barbuda 5 3 4 -0.3 21.80 s
39 Dion Crabbe   British Virgin Islands 8 7 3 -0.4 21.82 s Q
40 Fabian Niulai   Papua New Guinea 6 1 5 -0.6 21.85 s
41 Jayson Jones   Belize 8 3 4 -0.4 21.93 s
42 Michael Henry   Montserrat 6 5 6 -0.6 22.03 s PB
Makame Machano   Tanzania 5 5 5 -0.3 22.03 s
44 Delano Fulford   Turks and Caicos Islands 5 4 6 -0.3 22.28 s
45 Nelson Kabitana   Solomon Islands 4 3 4 +2.3 22.71 s
46 Rabangaki Nawai   Kiribati 2 1 8 +0.7 22.81 s NR
47 Robert Nidithawae   Vanuatu 5 2 7 -0.3 23.42 s
48 Ismail Saneem   Maldives 1 3 8 -0.2 23.68 s PB
49 Ikbarry White   Montserrat 7 2 6 +0.4 23.74 s
50 Mohamed Asim   Maldives 6 4 7 -0.6 26.48 s
- Troy McIntosh   Bahamas 6 7 - -0.6 DNF
Robert Ibeh   Cayman Islands 4 5 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3
Clement Agyeman   Ghana 7 7 - +0.4 DSQ 163.3
Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson   Cayman Islands 5 8 - -0.3 DSQ 163.3
Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 3 8 - +2.1 DSQ 163.3
Delano Fulford   Turks and Caicos Islands 4 7 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3
Abraham Kepsen   Vanuatu 4 8 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3
Odingo Gordon   Montserrat 4 6 - +2.3 DSQ 163.3
Toom Annaua   Kiribati 8 8 - -0.4 DSQ 163.3
Joseph Batangdon   Cameroon 8 2 - -0.4 DNS
Casnel Bushay   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 1 - -0.4 DNS
Justin Duahsaeed   Ghana 8 5 - -0.4 DNS
Mariuti Uan   Kiribati 3 2 - +2.1 DNS

Round 2 edit

Heat 1 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.6 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Chris Williams   Jamaica 3 0.186 s 20.48 s Q
2 2 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 5 0.187 s 20.54 s Q
3 9 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 6 0.177 s 20.77 s Q
4 14 Brendan Christian   Antigua and Barbuda 7 0.189 s 20.98 s q
5 17 Snyman Prinsloo   South Africa 4 0.169 s 21.05 s
6 26 Isaac Jones   The Gambia 2 0.245 s 21.78 s
7 28 Sandy Walker   Sierra Leone 1 0.126 s 21.96 s
- - Darren Campbell   England 8 0.175 s DSQ 163.3
Heat 2 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.6 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Omar Brown   Jamaica 4 0.147 s 20.58 s Q
2 =6 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia 5 0.158 s 20.74 s Q
3 10 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 6 0.172 s 20.78 s Q
4 12 Ambrose Ezenwa   Australia 7 0.167 s 20.87 s q
5 16 Seth Amoo   Ghana 1 0.172 s 21.04 s q
6 18 Sherwin Vries   South Africa 3 0.170 s 21.13 s
7 24 François Belinga   Cameroon 8 0.175 s 21.67 s
- - Dion Crabbe   British Virgin Islands 2 DNS
Heat 3 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: +0.2 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 5 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 3 0.188 s 20.67 s Q PB
2 =6 Daniel Batman   Australia 5 0.180 s 20.74 s Q
3 8 Marlon Devonish   England 4 0.138 s 20.76 s Q
4 15 Ainsley Waugh   Jamaica 6 0.182 s 21.03 s q
5 19 Hank Palmer   Canada 8 0.220 s 21.26 s
6 20 Jamial Rolle   Bahamas 2 0.158 s 21.33 s
7 21 Julieon Raeburn   Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.212 s 21.35 s
8 25 Shiwantha Weerasuriya   Sri Lanka 7 0.266 s 21.68 s
Heat 4 of 4
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: -0.5 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 4 Patrick Johnson   Australia 6 0.153 s 20.64 s Q
2 11 James Dolphin   New Zealand 3 0.158 s 20.80 s Q
3 13 Leigh Julius   South Africa 4 0.149 s 20.92 s Q
4 22 Kevon Pierre   Trinidad and Tobago 5 0.175 s 21.36 s
5 23 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 2 0.206 s 21.52 s
6 27 Gibrilla Bangura   Sierra Leone 1 0.163 s 21.84 s
- - Dominic Demeritte   Bahamas 8 0.140 s DSQ 163.3
Chris Lambert   England 7 DNS
Round 2
overall results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Wind Time Qual. Record
1 Chris Williams   Jamaica 1 3 1 +0.6 20.48 s Q
2 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 1 5 2 +0.6 20.54 s Q
3 Omar Brown   Jamaica 2 4 1 -0.6 20.58 s Q
4 Patrick Johnson   Australia 4 6 1 -0.5 20.64 s Q
5 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 3 3 1 +0.2 20.67 s Q PB
6 Daniel Batman   Australia 3 5 2 +0.2 20.74 s Q
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia 2 5 2 -0.6 20.74 s Q
8 Marlon Devonish   England 3 4 3 +0.2 20.76 s Q
9 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 1 6 3 +0.6 20.77 s Q
10 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 2 6 3 -0.6 20.78 s Q
11 James Dolphin   New Zealand 4 3 2 -0.5 20.80 s Q
12 Ambrose Ezenwa   Australia 2 7 4 -0.6 20.87 s q
13 Leigh Julius   South Africa 4 4 3 -0.5 20.92 s Q
14 Brendan Christian   Antigua and Barbuda 1 7 4 +0.6 20.98 s q
15 Ainsley Waugh   Jamaica 3 6 4 +0.2 21.03 s q
16 Seth Amoo   Ghana 2 1 5 -0.6 21.04 s q
17 Snyman Prinsloo   South Africa 1 4 5 +0.6 21.05 s
18 Sherwin Vries   South Africa 2 3 6 -0.6 21.13 s
19 Hank Palmer   Canada 3 8 5 +0.2 21.26 s
20 Jamial Rolle   Bahamas 3 2 6 +0.2 21.33 s
21 Julieon Raeburn   Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 7 +0.2 21.35 s
22 Kevon Pierre   Trinidad and Tobago 4 5 4 -0.5 21.36 s
23 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 4 2 5 -0.5 21.52 s
24 François Belinga   Cameroon 2 8 7 -0.6 21.67 s
25 Shiwantha Weerasuriya   Sri Lanka 3 7 8 +0.2 21.68 s
26 Isaac Jones   The Gambia 1 2 6 +0.6 21.78 s
27 Gibrilla Bangura   Sierra Leone 4 1 6 -0.5 21.84 s
28 Sandy Walker   Sierra Leone 1 1 7 +0.6 21.96 s
- Dominic Demeritte   Bahamas 4 8 - -0.5 DSQ 163.3
Darren Campbell   England 1 8 - +0.6 DSQ 163.3
Dion Crabbe   British Virgin Islands 2 2 - -0.6 DNS
Chris Lambert   England 4 7 - -0.5 DNS

Semi-finals edit

Semi-final 1
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: +1.0 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Omar Brown   Jamaica 6 0.156 s 20.49 s Q
2 2 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 8 0.168 s 20.59 s Q
3 =3 Patrick Johnson   Australia 3 0.206 s 20.63 s Q
4 5 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 7 0.166 s 20.66 s Q
5 6 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia 4 0.161 s 20.70 s
6 11 Daniel Batman   Australia 5 0.163 s 20.90 s
7 14 Brendan Christian   Antigua and Barbuda 1 0.156 s 21.10 s
8 15 Ainsley Waugh   Jamaica 2 0.172 s 21.15 s
Semi-final 2
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: +1.7 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 6 0.199 s 20.63 s Q
2 7 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 3 0.168 s 20.72 s Q
3 8 James Dolphin   New Zealand 4 0.211 s 20.73 s Q
4 9 Chris Williams   Jamaica 5 0.183 s 20.73 s Q
5 10 Leigh Julius   South Africa 8 0.154 s 20.86 s
6 12 Marlon Devonish   England 1 0.153 s 20.93 s
7 13 Ambrose Ezenwa   Australia 2 0.165 s 20.97 s
8 16 Seth Amoo   Ghana 7 0.269 s 21.19 s
Semi-finals
overall results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Wind Time Qual. Record
1 Omar Brown   Jamaica 1 6 1 +1.0 20.49 s Q
2 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 1 8 2 +1.0 20.59 s Q
3 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 2 6 1 +1.7 20.63 s Q
Patrick Johnson   Australia 1 3 3 +1.0 20.63 s Q
5 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 1 7 4 +1.0 20.66 s Q
6 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   The Gambia 1 4 5 +1.0 20.70 s
7 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 2 3 2 +1.7 20.72 s Q
8 James Dolphin   New Zealand 2 4 3 +1.7 20.73 s Q
9 Chris Williams   Jamaica 2 5 4 +1.7 20.73 s Q
10 Leigh Julius   South Africa 2 8 5 +1.7 20.86 s
11 Daniel Batman   Australia 1 5 6 +1.0 20.90 s
12 Marlon Devonish   England 2 1 6 +1.7 20.93 s
13 Ambrose Ezenwa   Australia 2 2 7 +1.7 20.97 s
14 Brendan Christian   Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 7 +1.0 21.10 s
15 Ainsley Waugh   Jamaica 1 2 8 +1.0 21.15 s
16 Seth Amoo   Ghana 2 7 8 +1.7 21.19 s

Final edit

Final
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: +0.5 m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Record
1 Omar Brown   Jamaica 5 0.155 s 20.47 s
2 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 3 0.182 s 20.47 s
3 Chris Williams   Jamaica 7 0.205 s 20.52 s
4 Patrick Johnson   Australia 2 0.165 s 20.59 s
5 Aaron Armstrong   Trinidad and Tobago 4 0.172 s 20.61 s
6 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 8 0.190 s 20.66 s
7 Enefiok Udo-Obong   Nigeria 6 0.154 s 20.69 s
8 James Dolphin   New Zealand 1 0.145 s 20.72 s

References edit