The men's 200 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAtlee MahornTodd BennettBen Johnson
Results Heats Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Heats results
Wind:Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +1.6 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Todd Bennett 20.83 Q 2 3 Ben Johnson 20.84 Q 3 2 Atlee Mahorn 20.98 Q 4 1 John Dinan 20.99 Q 5 3 Robert Stone 21.01 Q 6 2 Simon Baird 21.04 Q 7 2 John Regis 21.26 Q 8 3 Brian Whittle 21.34 Q 9 2 Miles Murphy 21.41 Q 10 2 George McCallum 21.60 q 11 2 Jerry Jeremiah 21.87 q 12 3 Sunday Maweni 21.89 q 13 3 Odiya Silweya 22.15 q 14 2 Maloni Bole 22.20 15 1 Michael Dwyer 22.22 Q 16 1 Reuben Kaiaha Wotu 22.50 Q 17 1 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba 22.87 Q 18 3 William Akanoa 23.55 1 Linford Christie 1 Cameron Sharp
Semifinals Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.Semifinals results
Wind:Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +2.6 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Atlee Mahorn 20.68 Q 2 2 Todd Bennett 20.86 Q 3 2 Michael Dwyer 20.97 Q 4 2 Robert Stone 21.03 Q 5 1 John Dinan 21.14 Q 6 1 John Regis 21.23 Q 7 1 Simon Baird 21.28 Q 8 1 Ben Johnson 21.28 Q 9 1 George McCallum 21.39 10 2 Miles Murphy 21.44 11 2 Brian Whittle 21.69 12 2 Jerry Jeremiah 21.90 13 1 Sunday Maweni 22.21 14 1 Odiya Silweya 22.41 15 1 Reuben Kaiaha Wotu 22.88 16 2 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba 22.89
Final Wind: +2.2 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Atlee Mahorn 20.31 3 Todd Bennett 20.54 2 Ben Johnson 20.64 4 5 Robert Stone 20.94 5 1 Simon Baird 20.96 6 6 Michael Dwyer 20.98 7 8 John Dinan 21.07 8 7 John Regis 21.08
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