These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 30. This event is notable for being one of the two solo World Championship events in which Usain Bolt has been beaten as of July 2017, the other event being men's 200 metres in 2005 World Championships.
| Men's 200 metres at the 2007 World Championships | ||||||||||
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 World Champion Tyson Gay (center) receiving his gold medal alongside silver medalist Usain Bolt (left) and bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon (right). | ||||||||||
| Venue | Osaka Nagai Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 August (heats and quarter-finals) 29 August (semi-finals) 30 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.76 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tyson Gay United States
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Usain Bolt Jamaica
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Wallace Spearmon United States
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Records edit
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Michael Johnson (USA)
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19.32 | Atlanta, United States | August 1, 1996 |
| Championship Record | Michael Johnson (USA)
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19.79 | Gothenburg, Sweden | August 11, 1995 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2007 | 11:10 | Heats |
| August 28, 2007 | 20:10 | Quarterfinals |
| August 29, 2007 | 22:20 | Semifinals |
| August 30, 2007 | 22:20 | Final |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 8 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals edit
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals edit
First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the final.
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
0.169 | 20.03 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Wallace Spearmon | United States |
0.133 | 20.05 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Rodney Martin | United States |
0.165 | 20.18 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Churandy Martina |  Netherlands Antilles |
0.140 | 20.20 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 8 | Francis Obikwelu |  Portugal |
0.167 | 20.40 | |
| 6 | 5 | Brian Dzingai |  Zimbabwe |
0.125 | 20.45 | |
| 7 | 9 | Marcin Jędrusiński |  Poland |
0.151 | 20.54 | |
| 8 | 2 | Bryan Barnett |  Canada |
0.142 | 20.68 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Tyson Gay | United States |
0.157 | 20.00 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Marvin Anderson | Jamaica |
0.163 | 20.06 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 9 | Christopher Williams | Jamaica |
0.143 | 20.24 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Anastasios Gousis |  Greece |
0.151 | 20.33 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Brendan Christian |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0.139 | 20.36 | |
| 6 | 4 | Paul Hession |  Ireland |
0.154 | 20.50 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kristof Beyens |  Belgium |
0.152 | 20.53 | |
| 8 | 2 | Patrick Johnson |  Australia |
0.151 | 20.73 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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4 | Tyson Gay | United States |
0.143 | 19.76 | CR |
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5 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
0.159 | 19.91 | |
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6 | Wallace Spearmon | United States |
0.144 | 20.05 | |
| 4 | 8 | Rodney Martin | United States |
0.186 | 20.06 | PB |
| 5 | 3 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands Antilles |
0.144 | 20.28 | |
| 6 | 7 | Marvin Anderson | Jamaica |
0.171 | 20.28 | |
| 7 | 9 | Christopher Williams | Jamaica |
0.154 | 20.57 | |
| 8 | 2 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece |
0.143 | 20.75 |