| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1017 | Justin GATLIN |
USA |
19.87 Q | -0.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 620 | Usain BOLT |
JAM |
19.95 Q SB | +0.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 846 | Anaso JOBODWANA |
RSA |
20.01 Q PB | +0.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 786 | Alonso EDWARD |
PAN |
20.02 Q | -0.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 831 | Femi OGUNODE |
QAT |
20.05 q NR | -0.2 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 957 | Ramil GULIYEV |
TUR |
20.10 q | +0.8 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 167 | Miguel FRANCIS |
ANT |
20.14 | +0.8 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 532 | Zharnel HUGHES |
GBR |
20.14 Q | +0.4 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 618 | Nickel Ashmeade |
JAM |
20.19 Q | +0.4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 764 | Churandy MARTINA |
NED |
20.20 SB | +0.4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 578 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas |
GRE |
20.22 | +0.4 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 371 | Roberto SKYERS |
CUB |
20.23 | +0.8 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | 539 | Daniel Talbot |
GBR |
20.27 PB | +0.8 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 413 | Yancarlos MARTÍNEZ |
DOM |
20.31 | -0.2 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 499 | Christophe LEMAITRE |
FRA |
20.34 | +0.4 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 648 | Kenji FUJIMITSU |
JPN |
20.34 | +0.8 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 856 | Akani SIMBINE |
RSA |
20.37 | +0.4 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 642 | Warren Weir |
JAM |
20.43 | +0.4 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | 308 | Brendon RODNEY |
CAN |
20.46 | +0.4 |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | 659 | Abdul Hakim SANI BROWN |
JPN |
20.47 | -0.2 |
| 21 | 6 | 2 | 891 | Jeremy Dodson |
SAM |
20.53 | -0.2 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 374 | Reynier MENA |
CUB |
20.56 | -0.2 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | 626 | Julian FORTE |
JAM |
20.57 | -0.2 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 656 | Kei Takase |
JPN |
20.64 | +0.8 |