Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 23 – July 24 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.88 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 23 and 24 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Roberto Skyers from Cuba.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | August 20, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | Don Quarrie (JAM)
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19.86 | Cali, Colombia | August 3, 1971 |
Qualification
[edit]Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (21.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2015 | 11:30 | Heats |
| July 23, 2015 | 18:20 | Semifinals |
| July 24, 2015 | 17:55 | Final |
Results
[edit]All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Heats
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Semifinals
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Wind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rasheed Dwyer |  Jamaica |
19.80 | +2.0 | Q, PR, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Wallace Spearmon |  United States |
20.03 | +2.0 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Miguel Francis |  Antigua and Barbuda |
20.05 | +2.0 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Alonso Edward |  Panama |
20.09 | +1.0 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Roberto Skyers |  Cuba |
20.09 | +1.0 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Andre De Grasse |  Canada |
20.12 | +1.0 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Yancarlos Martínez |  Dominican Republic |
20.22 | +1.0 | q, NR |
| 8 | 2 | BeeJay Lee | United States |
20.23 | +1.0 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Brendon Rodney | Canada |
20.29 | +2.0 | |
| 10 | 1 | Reynier Mena | Cuba |
20.32 | +2.0 | PB |
| 11 | 2 | Rondel Sorrillo |  Trinidad and Tobago |
20.61 | +1.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | Aldemir da Silva Junior |  Brazil |
20.65 | +1.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | Bruno de Barros | Brazil |
20.66 | +2.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | Kyle Greaux | Trinidad and Tobago |
20.69 | +2.0 | |
| 15 | 2 | Álex Quiñónez |  Ecuador |
20.81 | +1.0 | |
| 16 | 1 | Antoine Adams |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
20.82 | +2.0 |
Final
[edit]Wind: +0.3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | Andre De Grasse | Canada |
19.88 | PB |
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4 | Rasheed Dwyer | Jamaica |
19.90 | |
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5 | Alonso Edward | Panama |
19.90 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Roberto Skyers | Cuba |
20.02 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Wallace Spearmon | United States |
20.11 | |
| 6 | 7 | Miguel Francis | Antigua and Barbuda |
20.20 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yancarlos Martinez | Dominican Republic |
20.47 | |
| 8 | 1 | BeeJay Lee | United States |
20.74 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.