The Boys' 200 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 13 and 14 July.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Michael O'Hara Jamaica
|
Vítor Hugo dos Santos Brazil
|
Reynier Mena Cuba
|
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 | Reynier Mena (CUB)
|
20.72 | Havana, Cuba | 28 June 2013 |
Heats edit
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) qualified.[1]
Semifinals edit
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 edit
Heat 2 edit
Heat 3 edit
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Michael O'Hara | Jamaica |
20.63 | WYL |
 |
7 | Vítor Hugo dos Santos | Brazil |
20.67 | PB |
 |
5 | Reynier Mena | Cuba |
20.79 | |
| 4 | 4 | Thomas Somers |  Great Britain |
20.84 | PB |
| 5 | 1 | Jonathan Farinha |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.00 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Ejowvokoghene Oduduru |  Nigeria |
21.37 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mo Youxue |  China |
21.37 | |
| 8 | 2 | Li Zhe | China |
21.54 |