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

Athletics at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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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.

Contents

Records

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

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

Qualification

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 Ndure  The Gambia Semi Finalist 11 19

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Round 1

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 Jamal 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 Jason 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 Jamal 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 Jason 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

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 Jamal 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 Jamal 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

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

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