| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 984 | Tyson GAY |
USA |
20.64 Q | -1.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 657 | Stéphane Buckland |
MRI |
20.66 Q | -1.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 972 | John Capel |
USA |
20.78 Q | -3.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 493 | Usain BOLT |
JAM |
20.87 Q | -3.7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 384 | Tobias Unger |
GER |
20.91 Q | +2.0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 1030 | Wallace Spearmon |
USA |
20.91 Q | +2.0 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 513 | Christopher Williams |
JAM |
20.93 Q | -1.9 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | Patrick Johnson |
AUS |
20.94 Q | +2.0 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 914 | Aaron Armstrong |
TTO |
20.94 Q | -3.7 |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 983 | Justin GATLIN |
USA |
20.94 Q | -1.9 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 340 | Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE |
GAM |
20.95 Q | -1.1 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 345 | Marlon Devonish |
GBR |
20.95 Q | -1.9 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 28 | Daniel Batman |
AUS |
20.95 q | -1.9 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 353 | Christian Malcolm |
GBR |
21.02 q | -3.7 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 722 | Marcin Jedrusinski |
POL |
21.07 q | -1.1 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 526 | Shingo Suetsugu |
JPN |
21.11 q | -3.7 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 897 | Johan Wissman |
SWE |
21.16 | -1.1 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 471 | Andrew Howe |
ITA |
21.19 | -1.1 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 50 | Dominic Demeritte |
BAH |
21.25 | -1.1 |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | 666 | Guus Hoogmoed |
NED |
21.26 | -1.9 |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | 320 | Ronald Pognon |
FRA |
21.26 | -1.9 |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | 160 | Joseph Batangdon |
CMR |
21.38 | +2.0 |
| 23 | 7 | 4 | 56 | Kristof Beyens |
BEL |
21.43 | -1.9 |
| 24 | 6 | 3 | 785 | Leigh Julius |
RSA |
21.45 | -3.7 |
| 25 | 8 | 4 | 281 | Tommi Hartonen |
FIN |
21.54 | -1.9 |
| 26 | 7 | 3 | 377 | Sebastian Ernst |
GER |
21.54 | -3.7 |
| 27 | 5 | 1 | 446 | Paul Hession |
IRL |
21.69 | +2.0 |
| 28 | 8 | 3 | 679 | Olusoji A. Fasuba |
NGR |
21.92 | -3.7 |
| 29 | 6 | 1 | 118 | Yordan Ilinov |
BUL |
21.94 | +2.0 |
| 30 | 7 | 1 | 1054 | Brian Dzingai |
ZIM |
22.32 | +2.0 |
| 1 | 648 | Juan Pedro Toledo |
MEX |
DQ | +2.0 | ||
| 2 | 678 | Uchenna Emedolu |
NGR |
DNF | -1.1 |