| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Capel |  USA | 20.10 Q | 0.177 | 
| 2 | Christian Malcolm |  GBR | 20.19 Q | 0.161 | 
| 3 | Ato Boldon |  TTO | 20.20 Q | 0.147 | 
| 4 | Obadele Thompson |  BAR | 20.21 Q | 0.199 | 
| 5 | Christopher Williams |  JAM | 20.47 | 0.197 | 
| 6 | Stéphane Buckland |  MRI | 20.56 | 0.198 | 
| 7 | Francis Obikwelu |  NGR | 20.71 | 0.241 | 
| 8 | Tommi Hartonen |  FIN | 20.88 | 0.170 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KonstadÃnos Kedéris |  GRE | 20.20 Q | 0.200 | 
| 2 | Darren Campbell |  GBR | 20.23 Q | 0.234 | 
| 3 | Claudinei da Silva |  BRA | 20.30 Q | 0.196 | 
| 4 | Coby Miller |  USA | 20.45 Q | 0.174 | 
| 5 | Kim COLLINS |  SKN | 20.57 | 0.177 | 
| 6 | Floyd Heard |  USA | 20.63 | 0.169 | 
| 7 | Koji Ito |  JPN | 20.67 | 0.212 | 
| 8 | Shingo Suetsugu |  JPN | 20.69 | 0.177 |