title: 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
text: # 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
  
  The men's 200 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 September.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Darren Campbell United Kingdom |
  | Bronze | Glen Elferink South Africa |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  19 September Wind: +0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ato Boldon | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.63 |
  | | Darren Campbell | United Kingdom | 20.87 |
  | | Glen Elferink | South Africa | 21.00 |
  | 4 | Jamie Baulch | United Kingdom | 21.04 |
  | 5 | László Kiss | Hungary | 21.05 |
  | 6 | Kostás Kénteris | Greece | 21.10 |
  | 7 | Mark Keddell | New Zealand | 21.19 |
  | 8 | Yancey Hilliard | Germany | 21.74 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  18 September
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  Wind: +0.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ato Boldon | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.71 | Q |
  | 2 | Jamie Baulch | United Kingdom | 20.91 | Q |
  | 3 | Darryl Wohlsen | Australia | 21.30 | |
  | 4 | Marlon Dechausey | Canada | 21.46 | |
  | 5 | George Page | United States | 21.47 | |
  | 6 | Keita Hiraga | Japan | 21.64 | |
  | 7 | Todd Blythe | New Zealand | 21.70 | |
  | | Sergey Osovich | Commonwealth of Independent States | DNS | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  Wind: +0.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | László Kiss | Hungary | 20.94 | Q |
  | 2 | Glen Elferink | South Africa | 21.07 | Q |
  | 3 | Holger Blume | Germany | 21.44 | |
  | 4 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 21.44 | |
  | 5 | Sebastián Keitel | Chile | 21.44 | |
  | 6 | Eric Frempong-Manso | Canada | 21.47 | |
  | 7 | Juan Trull | Spain | 21.56 | |
  | 8 | Ji Haisheng | China | 21.84 | |
  
  **Semifinal 3**
  
  Wind: -0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Darren Campbell | United Kingdom | 20.96 | Q |
  | 2 | Mark Keddell | New Zealand | 21.10 | Q |
  | 3 | Kostás Kénteris | Greece | 21.15 | q |
  | 4 | Yancey Hilliard | Germany | 21.27 | q |
  | 5 | Markus Ineichen | Switzerland | 21.55 | |
  | 6 | Paul Egonye | Nigeria | 21.57 | |
  | 7 | Pierpaolo Cacciotti | Italy | 21.82 | |
  | | Jordi Mayoral | Spain | DNF | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  18 September
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: +0.5 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Glen Elferink | South Africa | 21.11 | Q |
  | 2 | Mark Keddell | New Zealand | 21.12 | Q |
  | 3 | Jordi Mayoral | Spain | 21.36 | Q |
  | 4 | Yancey Hilliard | Germany | 21.52 | Q |
  | 5 | Antônio da Costa | Brazil | 22.11 | |
  | 6 | Wendell Faria | Suriname | 22.18 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: +0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ato Boldon | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.91 | Q |
  | 2 | Jamie Baulch | United Kingdom | 21.06 | Q |
  | 3 | Paul Egonye | Nigeria | 21.41 | Q |
  | 4 | Marlon Dechausey | Canada | 21.47 | Q |
  | 5 | Ji Haisheng | China | 21.63 | q |
  | 6 | Jair Moreira | Brazil | 21.77 | |
  | 7 | Alexis Recioy | Uruguay | 22.31 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: +0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | George Page | United States | 21.40 | Q |
  | 2 | Holger Blume | Germany | 21.40 | Q |
  | 3 | Darryl Wohlsen | Australia | 21.49 | Q |
  | 4 | Keita Hiraga | Japan | 21.57 | Q |
  | 5 | Tomás Drímal | Czechoslovakia | 21.87 | |
  | 6 | Ku Wai Ming | Hong Kong | 22.31 | |
  | 7 | Thaniya Lopez | Barbados | 22.35 | |
  | 8 | Abate Abayneh | Ethiopia | 23.23 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: +0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Darren Campbell | United Kingdom | 20.89 | Q |
  | 2 | Kostás Kénteris | Greece | 21.05 | Q |
  | 3 | Sergey Osovich | Commonwealth of Independent States | 21.28 | Q |
  | 4 | Sebastián Keitel | Chile | 21.38 | Q |
  | 5 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 21.65 | q |
  | 6 | Todd Blythe | New Zealand | 21.69 | q |
  | 7 | Pierpaolo Cacciotti | Italy | 21.76 | q |
  | 8 | Luis Vega | Colombia | 21.77 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  Wind: +0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | László Kiss | Hungary | 21.11 | Q |
  | 2 | Juan Trull | Spain | 21.43 | Q |
  | 3 | Eric Frempong-Manso | Canada | 21.51 | Q |
  | 4 | Markus Ineichen | Switzerland | 21.53 | Q |
  | 5 | Alejandro Cárdenas | Mexico | 21.88 | |
  | 6 | Kent Dennie | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.25 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Barbados (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Canada (2)
  * Chile (1)
  * China (1)
  * Colombia (1)
  * Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Ethiopia (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Hong Kong (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Japan (1)
  * Mexico (1)
  * New Zealand (2)
  * Nigeria (2)
  * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Spain (2)
  * Suriname (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (1)
  * Uruguay (1)
  