Men 200 m
Heat 1
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20.54 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Andrew Tynes | BAH | 20.56 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Alexandros Alexópoulos | GRE | 20.59 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Kevin Widmer | SUI | 20.69 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Alexander Lack | GER | 20.97 | |
| 6 | 1 | Benjamin Sirimou | CMR | 21.42 | |
| 7 | 8 | Tawanda Chiwira | ZIM | 21.51 | |
| 5 | Xiaoping Li | CHN | DQ |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Johnson | USA | 20.57 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.66 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Charles Gitonga | KEN | 20.72 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Darren Braithwaite | GBR | 20.87 | |
| 5 | 1 | Erik Wijmeersch | BEL | 21.01 | |
| 6 | 2 | Torbjörn Eriksson | SWE | 21.03 | |
| 7 | 8 | Christopher Sayeh | LBR | 23.84 | |
| 6 | Troy Douglas | BER | DQ |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 20.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.75 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ato Boldon | TRI | 20.76 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Sergejs Insakovs | LAT | 20.78 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Dean Capobianco | AUS | 20.88 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marcelo Brivilati Da Silva | BRA | 21.02 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jordi Mayoral | ESP | 21.11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tony Ichiou | NMA | 24.28 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Jeff Williams | USA | 20.56 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | David Dollé | SUI | 20.69 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Thomas Sbokos | GRE | 20.71 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Mark Keddell | NZL | 20.81 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Robert Mackowiak | POL | 20.83 | |
| 6 | 1 | Peter Ogilvie | CAN | 21.18 | |
| 7 | 5 | Eswort Coombs | STV | 21.27 | |
| 8 | 2 | Martin Frick | LIE | 21.89 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Steve Brimacombe | AUS | 20.74 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Geir Moen | NOR | 20.80 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Koji Ito | JPN | 20.80 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Riaan Dempers | RSA | 20.97 | |
| 5 | 8 | Aleksandr Sokolov | RUS | 21.17 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alain Reimann | SUI | 21.28 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ricardo Roach | CHI | 21.65 | |
| 8 | 2 | Trevor Davis | ANG | 22.03 |
Heat 6
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.65 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | John Regis | GBR | 20.78 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Lars Hedner | SWE | 20.85 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Joseph Loua | GUI | 21.06 | |
| 5 | 2 | Danwei Huang | CHN | 21.16 | |
| 6 | 3 | Justice Dipeba | BOT | 21.17 | |
| 6 | Deji Aliu | NGR | DNS | ||
| 8 | Georgios Panagiotópoulos | GRE | DQ |
Heat 7
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 1 | Claudinei Quirino Da Silva | BRA | 20.44 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Solomon Wariso | GBR | 20.51 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Iván García | CUB | 20.70 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Sergey Osovich | UKR | 20.70 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Francisco Javier Navarro | ESP | 20.88 | |
| 6 | 2 | Menelik Lawson | TOG | 21.06 | |
| 7 | 4 | Jun Osakada | JPN | 21.25 | |
| 8 | 7 | Brahim Abdoulaye | CHA | 21.86 |
Heat 8
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.53 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Robert Kurnicki | GER | 20.61 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Raymond Stewart | JAM | 20.83 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Gats | ARG | 21.02 | |
| 5 | 7 | Daniel Cojocaru | ROM | 21.09 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kurvin Wallace | STK | 21.29 | |
| 7 | 3 | Antoine Boussombo | GAB | 21.32 | |
| 5 | Olapade Adeniken | NGR | DNS |
Heat 9
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 3 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.73 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Chris Donaldson | NZL | 20.75 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | De SilvaNeil | TRI | 20.77 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Kevin Little | USA | 20.80 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Marc Blume | GER | 20.86 | |
| 6 | 5 | Miguel Janssen | ARU | 21.31 | |
| 7 | 2 | Keith Smith | ISV | 21.63 | |
| 8 | Vladislav Dologodin | UKR | DNF |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Johnson | USA | 20.35 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20.41 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Andrew Tynes | BAH | 20.49 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Alexandros Alexópoulos | GRE | 20.57 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | David Dollé | SUI | 20.84 | |
| 6 | 8 | Lars Hedner | SWE | 20.87 | |
| 7 | 1 | Charles Gitonga | KEN | 20.90 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mark Keddell | NZL | 40.08 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Jeff Williams | USA | 20.36 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Iván García | CUB | 20.52 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 20.57 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.60 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Robert Kurnicki | GER | 20.67 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kevin Widmer | SUI | 20.74 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sergey Osovich | UKR | 21.00 | |
| 7 | Thomas Sbokos | GRE | DQ |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.26 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Claudinei Quirino Da Silva | BRA | 20.35 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | John Regis | GBR | 20.51 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Steve Brimacombe | AUS | 20.52 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Sergejs Insakovs | LAT | 20.73 | |
| 6 | 7 | Koji Ito | JPN | 20.80 | |
| 7 | 3 | Chris Donaldson | NZL | 20.82 | |
| 8 | 1 | Neil De Silva | TRI | 21.01 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.33 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Geir Moen | NOR | 20.37 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.49 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Solomon Wariso | GBR | 20.55 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kevin Little | USA | 20.60 | |
| 6 | 6 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.61 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ato Boldon | TRI | 21.81 | |
| 7 | Raymond Stewart | JAM | DNS |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Johnson | USA | 20.01 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.20 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Geir Moen | NOR | 20.32 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | John Regis | GBR | 20.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Damien Marsh | AUS | 20.39 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 20.58 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alexandros Alexópoulos | GRE | 20.78 | |
| 8 | 6 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20.79 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 6 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.28 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jeff Williams | USA | 20.32 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Claudinei Quirino Da Silva | BRA | 20.37 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Iván García | CUB | 20.45 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Solomon Wariso | GBR | 20.58 | |
| 6 | 8 | Steve Brimacombe | AUS | 20.59 | |
| 7 | 7 | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 20.66 | |
| 8 | 1 | Andrew Tynes | BAH | 20.72 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Johnson | USA | 19.79 |
| 2 | 3 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 20.12 |
| 3 | 6 | Jeff Williams | USA | 20.18 |
| 4 | 5 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.21 |
| 5 | 7 | Claudinei Quirino Da Silva | BRA | 20.40 |
| 6 | 8 | Geir Moen | NOR | 20.51 |
| 7 | 1 | John Regis | GBR | 20.67 |
| 8 | 2 | Iván García | CUB | 20.77 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.55 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Marina Trandenkova | RUS | 22.69 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Carlette Guidry-White | USA | 22.71 | |
| 4 | 5 | Erika Suchovska | CZE | 23.13 | |
| 5 | 8 | Viktoriya Fomenko | UKR | 23.18 | |
| 6 | 7 | Heather Samuel | ANT | 23.64 | |
| 7 | 6 | Huei-Chen Wang | TPE | 23.77 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.59 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Celena Mondie-Milner | USA | 22.90 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 22.90 | |
| 4 | 1 | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich | UKR | 23.30 | |
| 5 | 6 | Patricia Rodríguez | COL | 23.67 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nora Ivanova | BUL | 23.98 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nadjina Kaltouma | CHA | 24.57 | |
| 7 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | SRI | DQ |
Heat 3
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 7 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22.23 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Silke-Beate Knoll | GER | 22.46 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Paula Dunn-Thomas | GBR | 22.95 | |
| 4 | 2 | Petya Pendareva | BUL | 22.96 | |
| 5 | 5 | Sevatheda Fynes | BAH | 23.01 | |
| 6 | 3 | Maguy Nestoret | FRA | 23.16 | |
| 8 | Heide Seyerling | RSA | DQ |
Heat 4
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.46 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | AUS | 22.71 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Silke Lichtenhagen | GER | 23.19 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen | FIN | 23.20 | |
| 5 | 5 | Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova | BLR | 23.33 | |
| 6 | 7 | Debbie Ferguson | BAH | 23.33 | |
| 7 | 8 | Dora Kyriakou | CYP | 23.77 | |
| 8 | 3 | Marcela Tiscornia | URU | 24.39 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 5 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.61 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Beverly McDonald | JAM | 22.74 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Melanie Paschke | GER | 22.81 | |
| 4 | 4 | Zlatka Georgieva | BUL | 22.95 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ekateríni Kóffa | GRE | 23.16 | |
| 6 | 8 | Maya Azarashvili | GEO | 23.18 | |
| 7 | 7 | Damayanthi Darsha-Kobalavithanage | SRI | 23.45 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22.18 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 22.25 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.58 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Melanie Paschke | GER | 22.60 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | AUS | 22.61 | |
| 6 | 2 | Beverly McDonald | JAM | 22.91 | |
| 7 | 8 | Petya Pendareva | BUL | 22.92 | |
| 8 | 7 | Paula Dunn-Thomas | GBR | 23.03 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.25 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.45 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Silke-Beate Knoll | GER | 22.57 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Marina Trandenkova | RUS | 22.71 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 22.82 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carlette Guidry-White | USA | 22.91 | |
| 7 | 8 | Zlatka Georgieva | BUL | 22.98 | |
| 8 | 1 | Celena Mondie-Milner | USA | 23.33 |
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.12 |
| 2 | 5 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22.12 |
| 3 | 3 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.37 |
| 4 | 7 | Melanie Paschke | GER | 22.60 |
| 5 | 2 | Silke-Beate Knoll | GER | 22.66 |
| 6 | 8 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.71 |
| 7 | 1 | Marina Trandenkova | RUS | 22.84 |
| 6 | Gwen Torrence | USA | DQ |
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