| Jamaica's sprint phenomenon ran straight through a
"headwind" - opposing force, into the world record books yet
again. By a wide margin, Usain Bolt outclassed a field of
powerful sprinters taking the 200m world record with a new
time of 19.30s on his 22nd
birthday.
The Jamaican now owns the 100m and 200m world records.
Wallace Spearmon of the US was
disqualified for repeatedly stepping on the inner lane line.
For several minutes following the race, Spearmon had
celebrated what he believed to be a bronze medal finish.
Martina Churandy of the Netherland
Antilles who appeared to finish in the medals also suffered
a similar fate.
Official Results
|
1 |
2163 |
BOLT Usain |
 Jamaica |
Aug 21 1986 |
5 |
0.182
|
|
19.30
|
|
WR |
|
2 |
3152 |
CRAWFORD Shawn |
 United
States |
Jan 14 1978 |
4 |
0.210 |
|
19.96
|
|
|
|
3 |
3282 |
DIX Walter |
United
States |
Jan 31 1986 |
8 |
0.151
|
|
19.98
|
|
|
|
4 |
3317 |
DZINGAI Brian |
 Zimbabwe |
Apr 29 1981 |
6 |
0.185
|
|
20.22
|
|
|
|
5 |
1813 |
MALCOLM Christian |
 Great
Britain |
Jun 03 1979 |
3 |
0.212
|
|
20.40
|
|
|
|
6 |
2868 |
COLLINS Kim |
 StKitts/Nevis
|
Apr 05 1976 |
2 |
0.165
|
|
20.59
|
|
|
| |
1003 |
MARTINA Churandy |
 Neth.
Antilles |
Jul 03 1984 |
7 |
0.144
|
|
DQ
|
R 163.3
|
|
| |
3236 |
SPEARMON Wallace |
United
States |
Dec 24 1984 |
9 |
0.167
|
|
DQ
|
R 163.3
|
|
|
