Men 200 m
Heat 1
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 2 | Daniel Effiong | NGR | 20.53 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Johan Rossouw | RSA | 20.68 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.73 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Björn Sinnhuber | GER | 20.99 | |
| 5 | 1 | Edgardo Guilbe | PUR | 21.14 | |
| 6 | 7 | Yousef Dehmiri | IRN | 21.88 | |
| 7 | 5 | Theodore Haba | GUI | 21.92 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lam Hai Van | VIE | 22.77 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 1 | Dean Capobianco | AUS | 20.52 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.65 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Raymond Stewart | JAM | 20.85 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Nikolay Antonov | BUL | 20.88 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Ousmane Diarra | MLI | 21.51 | |
| 6 | 2 | Derry Pemberton | ISV | 21.89 | |
| 7 | 7 | David Nkoua | CGO | 22.55 | |
| 4 | Claus Hirsbro | DEN | DNS |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 2 | David Dollé | SUI | 20.67 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Oleg Fatun | RUS | 20.71 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Jason Hendrix | USA | 20.74 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Koji Ito | JPN | 20.96 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Pedro Pablo Nolet | ESP | 21.09 | |
| 6 | 5 | Daniel Cojocaru | ROM | 21.13 | |
| 7 | 6 | Trevor Davis | ANG | 21.49 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mario Bonello | MLT | 22.60 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Carl Lewis | USA | 20.45 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Boateng | GHA | 20.53 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Andrey Fedoriv | RUS | 20.73 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Oumar Loum | SEN | 21.12 | |
| 5 | 7 | Mark Keddell | NZL | 21.28 | |
| 6 | 6 | Edmund Estaphane | STL | 21.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | A. Tamba | LBR | 22.67 | |
| 2 | Marek Zalewski | POL | DNS |
Heat 5
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Glenroy Gilbert | CAN | 20.87 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Delice | TRI | 20.97 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Joseph Gikonyo | KEN | 21.14 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Jiri Valik | CZE | 21.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Slobodan Brankovic | IWP | 21.35 | |
| 6 | 3 | Golam Ambia | BAN | 21.95 | |
| 7 | 1 | Arfin Abdullah | INA | 22.29 | |
| 8 | Michael Huke | GER | DQ |
Heat 6
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.54 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.57 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Robert Kurnicki | GER | 20.66 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Torbjörn Eriksson | SWE | 20.8 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Kennedy Ondiek | KEN | 20.97 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Edsel Chase | BAR | 21.34 | |
| 7 | 5 | Miguel Janssen | ARU | 21.51 | |
| 8 | 6 | Eswort Coombs | STV | 21.82 |
Heat 7
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 7 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.60 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | John Regis | GBR | 20.67 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Alexandros Terzian | GRE | 20.83 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Giorgio Marras | ITA | 20.95 | q |
| 5 | 5 | André Domingos Da Silva | BRA | 20.99 | |
| 6 | 6 | Niti Piyapan | THA | 21.60 | |
| 7 | 2 | Khalid Juma | BHR | 22.23 | |
| 8 | 3 | Ricky Canon | NAU | 24.14 |
Heat 8
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20.85 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Stanislav Georgiev | BUL | 21.08 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Sidnei Telles De Souza | BRA | 21.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Stephen Lewis | MNT | 21.36 | |
| 5 | 6 | Cephas Lemba | ZAM | 21.68 | |
| 6 | 1 | Junior Cornette | GUY | 22.03 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mark Sherwin | CKI | 22.82 | |
| 5 | Linford Christie | GBR | DNS |
Heat 9
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Marsh | USA | 20.77 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.89 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Geir Moen | NOR | 21.18 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Ato Boldon | TRI | 21.31 | |
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Moreno | CHI | 21.36 | |
| 6 | 2 | Amar Hacini | ALG | 21.36 | |
| 7 | 6 | Edvin Ivanov | RUS | 21.39 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | David Dollé | SUI | 20.45 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.58 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Robert Kurnicki | GER | 20.58 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Jason Hendrix | USA | 20.82 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Raymond Stewart | JAM | 21.02 | |
| 6 | 1 | Koji Ito | JPN | 21.04 | |
| 7 | 8 | Torbjörn Eriksson | SWE | 21.07 | |
| 6 | Daniel Effiong | NGR | DNF |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Carl Lewis | USA | 20.21 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | John Regis | GBR | 20.39 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Johan Rossouw | RSA | 20.55 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Andrey Fedoriv | RUS | 20.59 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Delice | TRI | 20.88 | |
| 6 | 7 | Geir Moen | NOR | 20.99 | |
| 7 | 2 | Stanislav Georgiev | BUL | 21.03 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kennedy Ondiek | KEN | 21.50 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.24 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.24 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.40 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.58 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Glenroy Gilbert | CAN | 20.81 | |
| 6 | 7 | Giorgio Marras | ITA | 20.87 | |
| 7 | 1 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20.89 | |
| 8 | 2 | Nikolay Antonov | BUL | 39.46 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Marsh | USA | 20.40 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Dean Capobianco | AUS | 20.44 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Boateng | GHA | 20.69 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.70 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Oleg Fatun | RUS | 20.92 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alexandros Terzian | GRE | 21.00 | |
| 7 | 8 | Joseph Gikonyo | KEN | 21.09 | |
| 8 | 7 | Sidnei Telles De Souza | BRA | 21.69 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Marsh | USA | 20.10 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.11 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | John Regis | GBR | 20.16 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Dean Capobianco | AUS | 20.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Nelson Boateng | GHA | 20.52 | |
| 6 | 8 | Robert Kurnicki | GER | 20.67 | |
| 7 | 1 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.80 | |
| 7 | Johan Rossouw | RSA | DQ |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Carl Lewis | USA | 20.26 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.27 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.44 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.51 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Andrey Fedoriv | RUS | 20.66 | |
| 6 | 3 | David Dollé | SUI | 20.70 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jason Hendrix | USA | 20.99 | |
| 4 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | DQ |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | 5 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 19.85 |
| 2 | 6 | John Regis | GBR | 19.94 |
| 3 | 7 | Carl Lewis | USA | 19.99 |
| 4 | 4 | Michael Marsh | USA | 20.18 |
| 5 | 3 | Dean Capobianco | AUS | 20.18 |
| 6 | 8 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.20 |
| 7 | 2 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.49 |
| 8 | 1 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.56 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 23.39 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 23.49 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Yolanda Steyn | RSA | 23.80 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Yana Burtasenkova | MOL | 23.94 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Lusia Puleanga | TON | 26.40 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ruth Mangue Nve | GEQ | 28.89 | |
| 4 | Lydia De Vega | PHI | DNS |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 2 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.94 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 23.28 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Elinda Vorster | RSA | 23.43 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Stacey Bowen | CAN | 23.66 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Hermin Joseph | DMN | 24.29 | q |
| 6 | 7 | Deirdre Caruana | MLT | 25.96 | |
| 7 | 6 | Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai | VIE | 26.55 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Silke-Beate Knoll | GER | 23.21 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sabine Tröger | AUT | 23.66 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen | FIN | 23.69 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Georgette Nkoma | CMR | 23.97 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Guilhermina Da Cruz | ANO | 25.16 | |
| 6 | 6 | Natalie Martindale | STV | 26.77 | |
| 5 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | AUS | DNS |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Lucrécia Jardim | POR | 23.45 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | RUS | 23.45 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 23.46 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jacqueline Poelman | NED | 23.53 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | StouteJennifer | GBR | 23.83 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Mirna El-Laz | LIB | 26.97 | |
| 7 | 7 | Yaznee Nasheeda | MLD | 30.24 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 23.04 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Dahlia Duhaney | JAM | 23.29 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dannette Young-Stone | USA | 23.43 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Philomina Mensah | GHA | 23.67 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Heather Samuel | ANT | 24.01 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Rita Pattipeilohy | INA | 25.59 | |
| 2 | Mpoka Mokosi | COD | DNS |
Heat 6
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 23.21 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Petya Pendareva | BUL | 23.39 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Michelle Finn | USA | 23.83 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 24.10 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Dora Kyriakou | CYP | 24.47 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Oumou Sow | GUI | 25.81 | |
| 7 | 6 | Melvina Wulah | LBR | 26.11 | |
| 8 | 7 | Shabana Akhtar | PAK | 26.39 |
Heat 7
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Huei-Chen Wang | TPE | 23.30 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 23.39 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Evette De Klerk | RSA | 23.43 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Maya Azarashvili | GEO | 23.68 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Nadjina Kaltouma | CHA | 26.15 | |
| 6 | 2 | Lasnet Nkouka | CGO | 26.64 | |
| 7 | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich | UKR | DNS |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.74 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22.80 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 23.01 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Michelle Finn | USA | 23.24 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Huei-Chen Wang | TPE | 23.32 | |
| 6 | 5 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 23.46 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yolanda Steyn | RSA | 23.60 | |
| 8 | 1 | Heather Samuel | ANT | 24.32 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.81 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Evette De Klerk | RSA | 22.88 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | RUS | 22.94 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Silke-Beate Knoll | GER | 23.04 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Sabine Tröger | AUT | 23.17 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen | FIN | 23.24 | |
| 7 | 8 | Georgette Nkoma | CMR | 23.66 | |
| 8 | 2 | StouteJennifer | GBR | 23.95 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 22.73 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.87 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Elinda Vorster | RSA | 22.94 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Dahlia Duhaney | JAM | 23.11 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Lucrécia Jardim | POR | 23.16 | |
| 6 | 2 | Stacey Bowen | CAN | 23.62 | |
| 7 | 8 | Yana Burtasenkova | MOL | 23.99 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hermin Joseph | DMN | 24.13 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.51 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 22.80 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Dannette Young-Stone | USA | 22.92 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Petya Pendareva | BUL | 23.07 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Maya Azarashvili | GEO | 23.33 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jacqueline Poelman | NED | 23.64 | |
| 7 | 8 | Philomina Mensah | GHA | 24.05 | |
| 2 | Dora Kyriakou | CYP | DNS |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.20 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22.20 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | RUS | 22.35 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 22.49 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 22.58 | |
| 6 | 1 | Elinda Vorster | RSA | 22.83 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dahlia Duhaney | JAM | 22.97 | |
| 8 | 8 | Petya Pendareva | BUL | 23.06 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.12 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.22 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.35 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Dannette Young-Stone | USA | 22.51 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Evette De Klerk | RSA | 22.76 | |
| 6 | 7 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 22.94 | |
| 7 | 2 | Silke-Beate Knoll | GER | 23.07 | |
| 8 | 1 | Michelle Finn | USA | 23.26 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 21.98 |
| 2 | 6 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.00 |
| 3 | 3 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22.13 |
| 4 | 7 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 22.20 |
| 5 | 2 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.32 |
| 6 | 8 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | RUS | 22.50 |
| 7 | 5 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.50 |
| 8 | 1 | Dannette Young-Stone | USA | 23.04 |
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