| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 984 | Tyson GAY |
USA |
19.99 Q | +4.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 722 | Marcin Jedrusinski |
POL |
20.14 Q | +4.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 340 | Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE |
GAM |
20.14 Q | +4.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 678 | Uchenna Emedolu |
NGR |
20.22 q | +4.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 897 | Johan Wissman |
SWE |
20.26 q | +4.3 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 353 | Christian Malcolm |
GBR |
20.36 Q | +1.8 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 320 | Ronald Pognon |
FRA |
20.37 Q | +3.0 |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 785 | Leigh Julius |
RSA |
20.37 q | +4.3 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 972 | John Capel |
USA |
20.40 Q SB | +1.8 |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 446 | Paul Hession |
IRL |
20.40 q | +4.3 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | 384 | Tobias Unger |
GER |
20.45 Q | +1.3 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 377 | Sebastian Ernst |
GER |
20.45 Q SB | +1.8 |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | 1030 | Wallace Spearmon |
USA |
20.51 Q | -2.7 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 26 | Patrick Johnson |
AUS |
20.56 q SB | +1.8 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 281 | Tommi Hartonen |
FIN |
20.59 q SB | +1.8 |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | 513 | Christopher Williams |
JAM |
20.64 Q | +1.3 |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | 28 | Daniel Batman |
AUS |
20.68 Q | -2.1 |
| 18 | 3 | 4 | 345 | Marlon Devonish |
GBR |
20.75 Q | +1.3 |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 1054 | Brian Dzingai |
ZIM |
20.76 Q | +3.0 |
| 20 | 2 | 8 | 648 | Juan Pedro Toledo |
MEX |
20.78 Q SB | -2.7 |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | 493 | Usain BOLT |
JAM |
20.80 Q | -0.4 |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | 666 | Guus Hoogmoed |
NED |
20.80 Q | -2.1 |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | 160 | Joseph Batangdon |
CMR |
20.84 Q | -2.7 |
| 24 | 3 | 2 | 118 | Yordan Ilinov |
BUL |
20.85 Q | +3.0 |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | 526 | Shingo Suetsugu |
JPN |
20.85 Q | -0.4 |
| 26 | 3 | 5 | 56 | Kristof Beyens |
BEL |
20.88 Q | -0.4 |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | 679 | Olusoji A. Fasuba |
NGR |
20.88 q | +1.3 |
| 28 | 3 | 7 | 983 | Justin GATLIN |
USA |
20.90 Q | -2.1 |
| 29 | 4 | 8 | 50 | Dominic Demeritte |
BAH |
20.90 q | -2.7 |
| 30 | 1 | 1 | 657 | Stéphane Buckland |
MRI |
20.94 Q | -2.5 |
| 31 | 5 | 4 | 850 | Matic Osovnikar |
SLO |
20.94 | +1.3 |
| 32 | 6 | 4 | 91 | BasÃlio de Moraes |
BRA |
20.99 | +1.3 |
| 33 | 4 | 2 | 585 | Mohammed Albeshi |
KSA |
21.03 | +3.0 |
| 34 | 4 | 7 | 523 | Shinji Takahira |
JPN |
21.03 | -2.1 |
| 35 | 5 | 8 | 155 | Yaozu Yang |
CHN |
21.03 | -2.7 |
| 36 | 6 | 8 | 92 | Bruno Pacheco |
BRA |
21.05 | -2.7 |
| 37 | 2 | 1 | 471 | Andrew Howe |
ITA |
21.08 Q | -2.5 |
| 38 | 3 | 1 | 914 | Aaron Armstrong |
TTO |
21.10 Q | -2.5 |
| 39 | 6 | 3 | 613 | Daniel Abenzoar-Foulé |
LUX |
21.10 PB | +1.8 |
| 40 | 4 | 5 | 481 | Koura Kaba Fantoni |
ITA |
21.10 | -0.4 |
| 41 | 5 | 2 | 922 | Julieon Raeburn |
TTO |
21.12 | +3.0 |
| 42 | 5 | 7 | 940 | Dmytro Hlushchenko |
UKR |
21.15 | -2.1 |
| 43 | 5 | 5 | 921 | Kevon Pierre |
TTO |
21.24 | -0.4 |
| 44 | 6 | 5 | 844 | Oumar Loum |
SEN |
21.37 | -0.4 |
| 45 | 4 | 1 | 416 | Panayiótis SarrÃs |
GRE |
21.43 | -2.5 |
| 46 | 5 | 1 | 94 | André da Silva |
BRA |
21.44 | -2.5 |
| 47 | 6 | 2 | 845 | Evans Marie |
SEY |
21.65 | +3.0 |
| 48 | 6 | 1 | 961 | Heber Viera |
URU |
21.71 | -2.5 |
| 49 | 7 | 4 | 604 | Abubaker El Tawerghi |
LBA |
21.72 SB | +1.3 |
| 50 | 6 | 7 | 898 | Mphelave Dlamin |
SWZ |
21.79 PB | -2.1 |
| 51 | 7 | 7 | 488 | Dion Crabbe |
IVB |
21.82 | -2.1 |
| 52 | 7 | 5 | 121 | Berenger Aymard Bossé |
CAF |
22.02 | -0.4 |
| 53 | 7 | 1 | 426 | Nabie Foday Fofana |
GUI |
22.16 SB | -2.5 |
| 54 | 8 | 1 | 707 | Afzal Baig |
PAK |
22.54 | -2.5 |
| 55 | 7 | 2 | 117 | Noor Adi Bin Rostam |
BRU |
24.05 | +3.0 |
| 56 | 7 | 3 | 714 | Nicholas Mangham |
PLW |
24.39 PB | +1.8 |
| 3 | 494 | Omar Brown |
JAM |
DNF | +1.8 | ||
| 8 | 307 | David Alerte |
FRA |
DNF | -2.7 | ||
| 2 | 54 | Obadele Thompson |
BAR |
DNS | +3.0 | ||
| 7 | 752 | Francis Obikwelu |
POR |
DNS | -2.1 | ||
| 4 | 911 | Darian Forbes |
TKS |
DNS | +1.3 |