| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu |  NGR | 20.76 Q | 0.201 | 
| 2 | Stéphane Buckland |  MRI | 20.81 Q | 0.269 | 
| 3 | Renward Wells |  BAH | 20.95 Q | 0.147 | 
| 4 | John Ertzgaard |  NOR | 21.00 | 0.154 | 
| 5 | Sayon Cooper |  LBR | 21.10 | 0.261 | 
| 6 | Albert Agyemang |  GHA | 21.22 | 0.240 | 
| 7 | Jayson Jones |  BIZ | 22.20 | 0.163 | 
| Mahbub Alam |  BAN | DNF | 0.240 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd Heard |  USA | 20.68 Q | 0.167 | 
| 2 | Koji Ito |  JPN | 20.75 Q SB | 0.191 | 
| 3 | Tommi Hartonen |  FIN | 20.82 Q | 0.187 | 
| 4 | Petko Yankov |  BUL | 20.91 q | 0.152 | 
| 5 | Darryl Wohlsen |  AUS | 20.98 | 0.161 | 
| 6 | Pierre Browne |  CAN | 21.28 | 0.258 | 
| Tanko Braimah |  GHA | DQ | 0.192 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ato Boldon |  TTO | 20.52 Q | 0.157 | 
| 2 | Kim COLLINS |  SKN | 20.52 Q | 0.175 | 
| 3 | Marcin Urbas |  POL | 20.62 Q | 0.152 | 
| 4 | Geir Moen |  NOR | 20.76 q | 0.160 | 
| 5 | Gideon Jablonka |  ISR | 20.92 | 0.185 | 
| 6 | Gennadiy Chernovol |  KAZ | 20.95 SB | 0.190 | 
| Aléxios Alexópoulos |  GRE | DNS | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coby Miller |  USA | 20.49 Q | 0.182 | 
| 2 | Darren Campbell |  GBR | 20.71 Q | 0.194 | 
| 3 | Uchenna Emedolu |  NGR | 20.87 Q | 0.179 | 
| 4 | Ahmed Douhou |  CIV | 20.98 | 0.169 | 
| 5 | Ricardo Williams |  JAM | 21.09 | 0.289 | 
| 6 | Julieon Raeburn |  TTO | 21.21 | 0.326 | 
| 7 | Keita Cline |  IVB | 21.42 | 0.199 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KonstadÃnos Kedéris |  GRE | 20.57 Q | 0.179 | 
| 2 | Anninos Marcoullides |  CYP | 20.83 Q | 0.190 | 
| 3 | Marlon Devonish |  GBR | 20.89 Q | 0.178 | 
| 4 | André da Silva |  BRA | 20.95 | 0.237 | 
| 5 | Aleksandr Ryabov |  RUS | 21.02 | 0.216 | 
| 6 | Marián Vanderka |  SVK | 21.28 | 0.254 | 
| 7 | Ali Khamis AL-NEYADI |  UAE | 21.93 | 0.280 | 
| 8 | Christie Van Wyk |  NAM | 46.57 | 0.147 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Williams |  JAM | 20.45 Q | 0.189 | 
| 2 | Shingo Suetsugu |  JPN | 20.60 Q | 0.184 | 
| 3 | Venancio José |  ESP | 20.95 Q | 0.179 | 
| 4 | Martin Lachkovics |  AUT | 21.00 | 0.163 | 
| 5 | Andrew Tynes |  BAH | 21.00 | 0.169 | 
| 6 | Jimmy Pino |  COL | 21.42 | 0.179 | 
| 7 | Pascal Dangbo |  BEN | 21.54 | 0.158 | 
| 8 | Maqsood Ahmad |  PAK | 21.70 | 0.181 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obadele Thompson |  BAR | 20.69 Q | 0.192 | 
| 2 | Joseph Batangdon |  CMR | 20.70 Q | 0.176 | 
| 3 | Antoine Boussombo |  GAB | 20.78 Q | 0.161 | 
| 4 | Matthew Shirvington |  AUS | 20.91 q | 0.168 | 
| 5 | Carlos Gats |  ARG | 21.15 | 0.181 | 
| 6 | Ricardo Roach |  CHI | 21.20 | 0.154 | 
| 7 | Ezra Sambu |  KEN | 21.23 | 0.377 | 
| 8 | Sherwin James |  DMA | 22.40 | 0.195 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Capel |  USA | 20.49 Q | 0.216 | 
| 2 | Christian Malcolm |  GBR | 20.52 Q | 0.272 | 
| 3 | Alessandro Cavallaro |  ITA | 20.58 Q | 0.192 | 
| 4 | Heber Viera |  URU | 20.82 q SB | 0.180 | 
| 5 | Patrick Johnson |  AUS | 20.88 q | 0.225 | 
| 6 | Anastásios Goúsis |  GRE | 21.10 | 0.325 | 
| 7 | Salem Mubarak Al-Yami |  KSA | 21.18 | 0.261 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudinei da Silva |  BRA | 20.70 Q | 0.176 | 
| 2 | Dwight Thomas |  JAM | 20.85 Q | 0.192 | 
| 3 | Oumar Loum |  SEN | 20.87 Q | 0.201 | 
| 4 | Paul Brizzel |  IRL | 20.98 | 0.178 | 
| 5 | Mohamed Al-Houti |  OMA | 21.19 | 0.226 | 
| 6 | Dominic Demeritte |  BAH | 21.47 | 0.167 | 
| 7 | Joseph Loua |  GUI | 21.60 | 0.244 | 
| 8 | N'Kosie Barnes |  ANT | 21.82 | 0.205 |