| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 413 | Christophe LEMAITRE |
FRA |
20.17 Q SB | -1.0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 588 | Usain BOLT |
JAM |
20.31 Q | -1.0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 585 | Nickel Ashmeade |
JAM |
20.32 Q | -1.0 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1073 | Walter Dix |
USA |
20.37 Q | -0.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 801 | Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE |
NOR |
20.50 Q | -1.0 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 813 | Alonso EDWARD |
PAN |
20.52 Q | -0.7 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 198 | Bruno de Barros |
BRA |
20.54 q | -1.0 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 1015 | Rondel Sorrillo |
TTO |
20.56 q | -1.0 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 874 | Femi OGUNODE |
QAT |
20.58 | -1.0 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 591 | Mario Forsythe |
JAM |
20.63 | -0.7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 941 | Kim COLLINS |
SKN |
20.64 | -1.0 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 1110 | Darvis PATTON |
USA |
20.72 | -1.0 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 283 | Michael Herrera |
CUB |
20.75 | -0.7 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 294 | Pavel MASLÁK |
CZE |
20.87 | -1.0 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 448 | Christian Malcolm |
GBR |
20.88 | -0.7 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 633 | Shinji Takahira |
JPN |
20.90 | -0.7 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 384 | Jonathan Åstrand |
FIN |
21.03 | -0.7 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | 315 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud |
EGY |
21.15 | -0.7 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | 629 | Hitoshi Saito |
JPN |
21.17 | -1.0 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 967 | Reto Schenkel |
SUI |
21.18 | -1.0 |
| 1 | 204 | Sandro Viana |
BRA |
DQ | -1.0 | ||
| 1 | 157 | Michael Mathieu |
BAH |
DNF | -1.0 | ||
| 2 | 783 | Churandy MARTINA |
NED |
DNS | -1.0 | ||
| 1 | 731 | Mosito Lehata |
LES |
DNS | -1.0 |