1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Frankie Fredericks
 Namibia
Obadele Thompson
 Barbados
Kevin Little
 United States

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Koji Ito  Japan 20.73 Q, AR
2 1 Kevin Little  United States 20.83 Q
2 6 Rohsaan Griffin  United States 20.83 Q
4 2 Obadele Thompson  Barbados 20.84 Q, SB
4 4 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 20.84 Q
6 3 Francis Obikwelu  Nigeria 20.87 Q
6 5 Alexios Alexopoulos  Greece 20.87 Q, SB
8 7 Iván García  Cuba 20.89 Q
9 2 Patrick van Balkom  Netherlands 20.94 Q, NR
10 6 Marcus Adam  Great Britain 20.98 Q
11 5 Chris Donaldson  New Zealand 21.01 Q, NR
11 6 Marcin Urbaś  Poland 21.01 q, PB
13 3 Juan Pedro Toledo  Mexico 21.02 Q, NR
13 5 Anninos Markoullides  Cyprus 21.02 q
13 7 Christophe Cheval  France 21.02 q
16 1 Darryl Wohlsen  Australia 21.06 Q
17 4 Carlos Gats  Argentina 21.08 Q, NR
18 3 Ryszard Pilarczyk  Poland 21.10 q
18 4 Petko Yankov  Bulgaria 21.10
20 2 John Regis  Great Britain 21.23
21 7 Malik Louahla  Algeria 21.24 NR
22 5 Marc Foucan  France 21.28
23 6 O'Brian Gibbons  Canada 21.31
24 2 Boštjan Horvat  Slovenia 21.35
24 5 Kazuhiro Takahashi  Japan 21.35
26 1 Erik Wijmeersch  Belgium 21.74
27 4 Chen Tien-Wen  Chinese Taipei 21.82
28 3 Hamoud Abdallah Al-Dalhami  Oman 21.99
29 4 Menzi Dlamini  Swaziland 22.57
30 6 Silas Helo  Solomon Islands 23.13
31 7 Kwame Galloway  Montserrat 24.32
1 Prodromos Katsantonis  Cyprus DNS

Semifinals

First 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 20.18 Q, CR
2 3 Kevin Little  United States 20.32 Q, AR
3 1 Obadele Thompson  Barbados 20.55 Q, SB
3 2 Francis Obikwelu  Nigeria 20.55 Q
5 2 Koji Ito  Japan 20.63 Q, AR
6 1 Rohsaan Griffin  United States 20.81 Q
7 2 Alexios Alexopoulos  Greece 20.98
8 1 Marcin Urbaś  Poland 21.01 =PB
9 3 Chris Donaldson  New Zealand 21.02
10 2 Juan Pedro Toledo  Mexico 21.13
11 1 Patrick van Balkom  Netherlands 21.15
12 3 Iván García  Cuba 21.24
13 1 Marcus Adam  Great Britain 21.37
13 3 Christophe Cheval  France 21.37
15 3 Carlos Gats  Argentina 21.50
16 2 Darryl Wohlsen  Australia 21.57
17 1 Anninos Markoullides  Cyprus 22.30
2 Ryszard Pilarczyk  Poland DNS

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 20.10 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Obadele Thompson  Barbados 20.26 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Kevin Little  United States 20.48
4 3 Francis Obikwelu  Nigeria 20.85
5 2 Koji Ito  Japan 20.95
6 1 Rohsaan Griffin  United States 22.06

References