Men 200m Athletics X World Championship 2005 Helsinki, Finland - Thursday 11.08

Men 200m Athletics X World Championship 2005 Helsinki, Finland - Thursday 11.08 - Gold Medal: Justin Gatlin, United States

Final 22:10 wind -0.5m/s		time	L
1. Justin Gatlin	USA	20.04s	6
2. Wallace Spearmon	USA	20.20s	3
3. John Capel	USA	20.31s	4
4. Tyson Gay	USA	20.34s	5
5. Stephane Buckland	MRI	20.41s	7
6. Patrick Johnson	AUS	20.58s	8
7. Tobias Unger	GER	20.81s	2
8. Usain Bolt	JAM	26.27s	1

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Round	Heats	Athletes	Date
Semi-Finals	2	16	10.08
Second Round	4		10.08
Heats	8	61	09.08

Standard A: 20.59s

Standard B: 20.75s

Tyson Gay was the most impressive runner in the preliminaries, particularly in the first round where he cruised to a 19.99w (4.3) clocking ahead of a field all of whom progressed to round two. Wind conditions varied enormously. Only two races after the 19.99, Spearmon won his heat in 20.51 into a 2.7 wind. Gay was fastest next day in both the second round and semis. The four Americans – including defending champion Capel competing as a “wild card” – ran 1-2 in the two semi-finals, garnering the best lanes in the final.
With the temperature down to 11°C the final was not going to be won in an exceptional time. Gatlin, in the outside of the seeded lanes (3-6), got a good start, and “running scared”, as he later put it, was never headed. Spearmon and the fast-finishing Capel took the other medals. The only perceived threat to the US hegemony was Bolt, whose long legs were unable to cope with lane 1, and he suffered a muscle pull 50m from the finish while in fifth place. Prior to 2005 there had been 11 clean sweeps in the 382 individual World championship finals, but here we were seeing a 1-4 sweep for the first time.

Semi-Finals> - Wednesday 10.08

Semi 1 18:40h		time	L
1. John Capel	USA	20.45s	6
2. Wallace Spearmon	USA	20.49s	3
3. Tobias Unger	GER	20.63s	5
4. Usain Bolt	JAM	20.68s	4
5. Ndure Jaysuma Saidy	GAM	20.75s	2
6. Daniel Batman	AUS	20.98s	1
7. Christian Malcolm	GBR	21.09s	8
-. Aaron Armstrong	TRI	DNS	7

Semi 1 18:48h		time	L
1. Tyson Gay	USA	20.27s	6
2. Justin Gatlin	USA	20.47s	4
3. Stephane Buckland	MRI	20.54s	5
4. Patrick Johnson	AUS	20.65s	7
5. Christopher Williams	JAM	20.72s	3
6. Shingo Suetsugu	JPN	20.84s	1
7. Marlon Devonish	GBR	20.93s	2
8. Marcin Jedrusinski	POL	20.99s	8

Quarter-Finals - Wednesday 10.08

Quarter 1 13:45h		time	L
1. Tobias Unger	GER	20.91s	5
2. Wallace Spearmon	USA	20.91s	3
3. Patrick Johnson	AUS	20.94s	7
4. Joseph Batangdon	CMR	21.38s	8
5. Paul Hession	IRL	21.69s	1
6. Yordan Ilinov	BUL	21.94s	2
7. Brian Dzingai	ZIM	22.32s	4
-. Juan Pedro Toledo	MEX	DQ	6

Quarter 2 13:52h		time	L
1. Tyson Gay	USA	20.64s	6
2. Stephane Buckland	MRI	20.66s	4
3. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	GAM	20.95s	2
4. Marcin Jedrusinski	POL	21.07s	3
5. Johan Wissman	SWE	21.16s	7
6. Andrew Howe	ITA	21.19s	5
7. Dominic Demeritte	BAH	21.25s	8
-. Uchenna Emedolu	NGR	DNF	1

Quarter 3 13:59h		time	L
1. John Capel	USA	20.78s	4
2. Usain Bolt	JAM	20.87s	3
3. Aaron Armstrong	TRI	20.94s	8
4. Christian Malcolm	GBR	21.02s	6
5. Shingo Suetsugu	JPN	21.11s	5
6. Leigh Julius	RSA	21.45s	1
7. Sebastian Ernst	GER	21.54s	7
8. Olusoji A. Fasuba	NGR	21.92s	2

Quarter 4 14:06h		time	L
1. Christopher Williams	JAM	20.93s	5
2. Justin Gatlin	USA	20.94s	2
3. Marlon Devonish	GBR	20.95s	8
4. Daniel Batman	AUS	20.95s	6
5. Ronald Pognon	FRA	21.26s	3
6. Guus Hoogmoed	NED	21.26s	4
7. Kristof Beyens	BEL	21.43s	1
8. Tommi Hartonen	FIN	21.54s	7

Heats - Tuesday 09.08

Heat 1 12:20h		time	L
1. Stephane Buckland	MRI	20.94s	7
2. Andrew Howe	ITA	21.08s	4
3. Aaron Armstrong	TRI	21.10s	5
4. Panayiotis Sarris	GRE	21.43s	6
5. Andre Domingos	BRA	21.44s	1
6. Heber Viera	URU	21.71s	8
7. Foday Fofana Nabie	GUI	22.16s	2
8. Afzal Baig	PAK	22.54s	3

Heat 2 12:28h		time	L
1. Ronald Pognon	FRA	20.37s	6
2. Brian Dzingai	ZIM	20.76s	1
3. Yordan Ilinov	BUL	20.85s	7
4. Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi	KSA	21.03s	3
5. Julieon Raeburn	TRI	21.12s	8
6. Evans Marie	SEY	21.65s	5
7. Adi bin Rostam Noor	BRU	24.05s	4
-. Obadele Thompson	BAR	DNS	2

Heat 3 12:36h		time	L
1. Christian Malcolm	GBR	20.36s	5
2. John Capel	USA	20.40s	2
3. Sebastian Ernst	GER	20.45s	4
4. Patrick Johnson	AUS	20.56s	1
5. Tommi Hartonen	FIN	20.59s	8
6. Daniel Abenzoar-Foule	LUX	21.10s	7
7. Nicholas Mangham	PLW	24.39s	6
-. Omar Brown	JAM	DNF	3

Heat 4 12:44h		time	L
1. Tobias Unger	GER	20.45s	3
2. Christopher Williams	JAM	20.64s	4
3. Marlon Devonish	GBR	20.75s	2
4. Olusoji A. Fasuba	NGR	20.88s	5
5. Matic Osovnikar	SLO	20.94s	7
6. Basilio de Moraes	BRA	20.99s	6
7. Abubaker El Tawerghi	LBA	21.72s	1
-. Darian Forbes	TKS	DNS	8

Heat 5 12:52h		time	L
1. Usain Bolt	JAM	20.80s	2
2. Shingo Suetsugu	JPN	20.85s	6
3. Kristof Beyens	BEL	20.88s	7
4. Koura Kaba Fantoni	ITA	21.10s	5
5. Kevon Pierre	TRI	21.24s	8
6. Oumar Loum	SEN	21.37s	3
7. Beranger Bosse	CAF	22.02s	4

Heat 6 13:00h		time	L
1. Tyson Gay	USA	19.99s	2
2. Marcin Jedrusinski	POL	20.14s	4
3. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	GAM	20.14s	3
4. Uchenna Emedolu	NGR	20.22s	8
5. Johan Wissman	SWE	20.26s	7
6. Leigh Julius	RSA	20.37s	5
7. Paul Hession	IRL	20.40s	6

Heat 7 13:08h		time	L
1. Daniel Batman	AUS	20.68s	1
2. Guus Hoogmoed	NED	20.80s	8
3. Justin Gatlin	USA	20.90s	3
4. Shinji Takahira	JPN	21.03s	4
5. Dmytro Hlushchenko	UKR	21.15s	5
6. Mphelave Dlamin	SWZ	21.79s	7
7. Dion Crabbe	IVB	21.82s	2
-. Francis Obikwelu	POR	DNS	6

Heat 8 13:16h		time	L
1. Wallace Spearmon	USA	20.51s	7
2. Juan Pedro Toledo	MEX	20.78s	6
3. Joseph Batangdon	CMR	20.84s	3
4. Dominic Demeritte	BAH	20.90s	2
5. Yaozu Yang	CHN	21.03s	8
6. Bruno Pacheco	BRA	21.05s	5
-. David Alerte	FRA	DNF	4

Startlist

Athlete	Team	S	L	2005	Best
Wallace Spearmon	USA	8	7	19.89s	19.89s
Tyson Gay	USA	6	2	19.93s	19.93s
Usain Bolt	JAM	5	2	19.99s	19.93s
Justin Gatlin	USA	7	3	20.00s	19.86s
Christian Malcolm	GBR	3	5	20.15s	20.08s
Tobias Unger	GER	4	3	20.20s	20.20s
Stephane Buckland	MRI	1	7	20.28s	20.06s
Brian Dzingai	ZIM	2	1	20.33s	20.12s
Ronald Pognon	FRA	2	6	20.34s	20.34s
Aaron Armstrong	TRI	1	5	20.35s	20.08s
Marlon Devonish	GBR	4	2	20.41s	20.19s
Omar Brown	JAM	3	3	20.43s	20.43s
Daniel Batman	AUS	7	1	20.44s	20.44s
Kristof Beyens	BEL	5	7	20.45s	20.45s
Johan Wissman	SWE	6	7	20.46s	20.43s
John Capel	USA	3	2	20.47s	19.85s
Dominic Demeritte	BAH	8	2	20.47s	20.21s
Leigh Julius	RSA	6	5	20.47s	20.44s
Kevon Pierre	TRI	5	8	20.47s	20.47s
David Alerte	FRA	8	4	20.47s	20.47s
Francis Obikwelu	POR	7	6	20.48s	19.84s
Christopher Williams	JAM	4	4	20.51s	20.02s
Andrew Howe	ITA	1	4	20.52s	20.28s
Julieon Raeburn	TRI	2	8	20.52s	20.52s
Obadele Thompson	BAR	2	2	20.53s	19.97s
Andre Domingos	BRA	1	1	20.53s	20.15s
Sebastian Ernst	GER	3	4	20.54s	20.36s
Shingo Suetsugu	JPN	5	6	20.55s	20.03s
Uchenna Emedolu	NGR	6	8	20.55s	20.31s
Basilio de Moraes	BRA	4	6	20.55s	20.55s
Shinji Takahira	JPN	7	4	20.55s	20.55s
Joseph Batangdon	CMR	8	3	20.56s	20.31s
Bruno Pacheco	BRA	8	5	20.57s	20.54s
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	GAM	6	3	20.57s	20.57s
Koura Kaba Fantoni	ITA	5	5	20.58s	20.58s
Guus Hoogmoed	NED	7	8	20.58s	20.58s
Patrick Johnson	AUS	3	1	20.59s	20.50s

Athlete	Team	S	L	2005	Best
Olusoji A. Fasuba	NGR	4	5	20.60s	20.52s
Panayiotis Sarris	GRE	1	6	20.69s	20.48s
Heber Viera	URU	1	8	20.72s	20.46s
Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi	KSA	2	3	20.72s	20.55
Yordan Ilinov	BUL	2	7	20.72s	20.72s
Matic Osovnikar	SLO	4	7	20.75s	20.47s

Athlete	Team	S	L	2005	Best
Tommi Hartonen	FIN	3	8	20.77s	20.47s
Dmytro Hlushchenko	UKR	7	5	20.79s	20.75s
Paul Hession	IRL	6	6	20.80s	20.61s
Oumar Loum	SEN	5	3	20.81s	20.21s
Marcin Jedrusinski	POL	6	4	20.82s	20.31s
Juan Pedro Toledo	MEX	8	6	20.84s	20.40s
Yaozu Yang	CHN	8	8	20.88s	20.58s
Beranger Bosse	CAF	5	4	21.19s	21.19s
Dion Crabbe	IVB	7	2	21.21s	20.30s
Daniel Abenzoar-Foule	LUX	3	7	21.32s	21.11s
Darian Forbes	TKS	4	8	21.49s	21.49s
Afzal Baig	PAK	1	3	21.71s	21.36s
Evans Marie	SEY	2	5	21.82s	21.82s
Foday Fofana Nabie	GUI	1	2	-	21.45s
Abubaker El Tawerghi	LBA	4	1	-	21.49s
Mphelave Dlamin	SWZ	7	7	-	21.82s
Adi bin Rostam Noor	BRU	2	4	-	23.47s
Nicholas Mangham	PLW	3	6	-	-