2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Delano Williams Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Aaron Ernest United States
|
Tyreek Hill United States
|
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
|
19.93 | Devonshire, Bermuda | 11 April 2004 |
| Championship Record |  Andrew Howe (ITA)
|
20.28 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading |  Tyreek Hill (USA)
|
20.14 | Orlando, United States | 26 May 2012 |
Results
Heats
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 8 fastest times (q) qualified
Semi-finals
Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Julian Forte | Jamaica |
20.83 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | David Bolarinwa |  Great Britain |
20.85 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Karol Zalewski |  Poland |
20.93 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Delano Williams | Turks and Caicos Islands |
20.94 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | Tyreek Hill | United States |
21.00 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Aaron Ernest | United States |
21.06 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Teray Smith |  Bahamas |
21.06 | q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Zhenye Xie |  China |
21.06 | q |
| 9 | 1 | 9 | Jereem Richards |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21.14 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Akiyuki Hashimoto |  Japan |
21.20 | |
| 11 | 2 | 9 | Aska Cambridge | Japan |
21.24 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Siphelo Ngquboza |  South Africa |
21.24 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Marlon Laidlaw-Allen |  Canada |
21.27 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Yoandys Lescay |  Cuba |
21.27 | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | Josh Street | Great Britain |
21.36 | |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Khalfani Muhammad |  Puerto Rico |
21.45 | |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | Okeudo Jonathan Nmaju |  Nigeria |
21.46 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Michal Desensky |  Czech Republic |
21.57 | |
| 19 | 2 | 8 | Patrick Domogala |  Germany |
21.58 | |
| 20 | 3 | 9 | Solomon Afull |  Ghana |
21.63 | |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | Jonathan Farinha | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.72 | |
| 22 | 2 | 3 | Óscar Husillos |  Spain |
21.82 | |
| 1 | 6 | Cejhae Greene |  Antigua and Barbuda |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Zharnel Hughes |  Anguilla |
DNS |
Final
Wind: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Delano Williams | Turks and Caicos Islands |
20.48 | NJ |
 |
5 | Aaron Ernest | United States |
20.53 | PB |
 |
4 | Tyreek Hill | United States |
20.54 | |
| 4 | 7 | Karol Zalewski | Poland |
20.54 | NJ |
| 5 | 3 | Zhenye Xie | China |
20.66 | |
| 6 | 9 | David Bolarinwa | Great Britain |
20.69 | PB |
| 7 | 8 | Teray Smith | Bahamas |
20.99 | |
| 8 | 2 | Julian Forte | Jamaica |
21.00 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 62 athletes from 48 countries participated in the event.
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Australia (2)
Bahamas (2)
Belarus (1)
Bermuda (1)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (2)
China (1)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (2)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Ghana (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Guam (1)
Ireland (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Macedonia (1)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (2)
Morocco (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (1)
Palestine (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (1)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References
- ^ "iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015