2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 9 August 2001 at 21:40h. The finals were one of the closest events in the history of the World Athletics Championship. As, all the medal winners except for gold were given the same time. The winning margin was 0.16 seconds.

Semi-final

 * Held on Wednesday 8 August 2001

Quarter-finals

 * Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001

Heats
Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001