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Thursday, August 23, 2012 | 2:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Double world record-holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt comfortably won the men’s 200m in Lausanne today.
Bolt did 19.58 to hold off Churundy Martina of the Netherlands (19.85) in second with a national record.
Jamaicans Nickel Ashmeade was third in 19.94, Jason Young fourth in 20.00 and Olympic bronze medalist Warren Weir fifth in 20.03.
The fifth Jamaican, Marvin Anderson was seventh in 20.60.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Rec | Rt. | Points | Ranking |
| 1 | BOLT Usain | JAM | 19.58 | MR | 0.179 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | MARTINA Churandy | NED | 19.85 | NR | 0.149 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | ASHMEADE Nickel | JAM | 19.94 | =SB | 0.137 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | YOUNG Jason | JAM | 20.00 |
| 0.166 |
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| 5 | WEIR Warren | JAM | 20.03 |
| 0.147 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | SPEARMON Wallace | USA | 20.10 |
| 0.148 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | ANDERSON Marvin | JAM | 20.60 |
| 0.159 | 1 | 6 |
| QUIÑÓNEZ Alex | ECU | DNS |
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