The men's 200 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–10.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Shawn Crawford United States
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Christian Malcolm Great Britain
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Patrick van Balkom Netherlands
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Results
editHeats
editThe winner of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Shawn Crawford | United States |
20.86 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Christopher Williams |  Jamaica |
20.86 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Patrick van Balkom | Netherlands |
20.90 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Allyn Condon | Great Britain |
20.93 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Christian Malcolm | Great Britain |
21.05 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Kevin Little | United States |
21.09 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Radek Zachoval |  Czech Republic |
21.16 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Joseph Batangdon |  Cameroon |
21.21 | q |
| 9 | 6 | Oumar Loum |  Senegal |
21.22 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Gennadiy Chernovol |  Kazakhstan |
21.23 | q, PB |
| 10 | 3 | Alessandro Attene |  Italy |
21.23 | q |
| 12 | 5 | Massimiliano Donati | Italy |
21.35 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Oleg Sergeyev |  Russia |
21.50 | |
| 14 | 5 | Dominic Demeritte |  Bahamas |
21.52 | |
| 15 | 6 | Heber Viera |  Uruguay |
21.55 | |
| 16 | 1 | Ricardo Alves |  Portugal |
21.83 | |
| 17 | 5 | Chen Tien-Wen |  Chinese Taipei |
21.88 | |
| 18 | 3 | Enefiok Udo-Obong |  Nigeria |
21.96 | |
| 19 | 6 | Sayon Cooper |  Liberia |
21.98 | |
| 20 | 3 | Hamood Al-Dalhami |  Oman |
21.99 | |
| 21 | 2 | Alieu Kamara |  Sierra Leone |
22.26 | |
| 22 | 1 | Angelo Edmund |  Panama |
22.34 | |
| 4 | Ommanandsingh Kowlessur |  Mauritius |
DQ | ||
| 4 | Denis Daniel Gutierrez |  Nicaragua |
DNS |
Semifinals
editFirst 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kevin Little | United States |
20.73 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Christian Malcolm | Great Britain |
20.76 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Patrick van Balkom | Netherlands |
20.77 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 3 | Christopher Williams | Jamaica |
20.78 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Shawn Crawford | United States |
20.80 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Allyn Condon | Great Britain |
21.12 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Radek Zachoval | Czech Republic |
21.17 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gennadiy Chernovol | Kazakhstan |
21.28 | |
| 9 | 3 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon |
21.43 | |
| 10 | 1 | Oumar Loum | Senegal |
21.49 | |
| 10 | 3 | Alessandro Attene | Italy |
21.49 | |
| 12 | 2 | Massimiliano Donati | Italy |
21.97 |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Shawn Crawford | United States |
20.63 | |
 |
Christian Malcolm | Great Britain |
20.76 | |
 |
Patrick van Balkom | Netherlands |
20.96 | |
| 4 | Christopher Williams | Jamaica |
21.12 | |
| 5 | Allyn Condon | Great Britain |
21.69 | |
| Kevin Little | United States |
DNS |