The men's 200 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 18–19 August.
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: -1.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s, Heat 4: -0.1 m/s, Heat 5: -0.4 m/s, Heat 6: +0.1 m/s
Heat 7: -0.1 m/s, Heat 8: -0.3 m/s, Heat 9: +1.2 m/s, Heat 10: +1.1 m/s, Heat 11: +0.4 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | 9 | Oluwasegun Makinde | Canada | 20.90 | Q, PB |
2 | 11 | Obinna Metu | Nigeria | 20.99 | Q, SB |
3 | 3 | Reza Ghasemi | Iran | 21.08 | Q, NR |
4 | 9 | Rasheed Dwyer | Jamaica | 21.09 | Q |
5 | 3 | Jason Young | Jamaica | 21.12 | Q |
6 | 11 | Aleksandr Khyutte | Russia | 21.17 | Q |
7 | 2 | Jesse Uri Khob | Namibia | 21.19 | Q, PB |
7 | 7 | Ratu Banuve Tabakaucoro | Fiji | 21.19 | Q, PB |
9 | 6 | Egidijus Dilys | Lithuania | 21.20 | Q, PB |
10 | 1 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 21.21 | Q |
11 | 6 | Shōta Iizuka | Japan | 21.25 | Q |
12 | 8 | Anton Yurataev | Russia | 21.31 | Q |
13 | 4 | James Alaka | Great Britain | 21.32 | Q |
14 | 9 | Wilfried Koffi Hua | Ivory Coast | 21.33 | Q |
15 | 2 | Rapula Sefanyetso | South Africa | 21.40 | Q |
16 | 4 | Ho Manloklawrence | Hong Kong | 21.41 | Q, SB |
17 | 7 | Justin Murdock | United States | 21.42 | Q |
18 | 1 | Aivaras Pranckevičius | Lithuania | 21.42 | Q |
19 | 2 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Netherlands Antilles | 21.45 | Q, PB |
20 | 8 | Ryota Yamagata | Japan | 21.47 | Q |
21 | 6 | Aliaksandr Linnik | Belarus | 21.48 | Q |
22 | 9 | Leung Kiho | Hong Kong | 21.50 | q |
23 | 8 | Kael Becerra | Chile | 21.57 | Q |
23 | 4 | Lee Cheng Wei | Singapore | 21.57 | Q, PB |
23 | 11 | Fernando Lumain | Indonesia | 21.57 | Q |
26 | 10 | Kao Haichao | China | 21.58 | Q |
27 | 11 | Somchai Kittisuntornrak | Thailand | 21.68 | q, SB |
28 | 5 | Thuso Mpuang | South Africa | 21.69 | Q |
29 | 1 | Nicklas Hyde | Denmark | 21.70 | Q |
29 | 4 | Mohammad Noor Imran A Hadi | Malaysia | 21.70 | q |
31 | 2 | Franklin Nazareno | Ecuador | 21.75 | q |
32 | 4 | Marvin Kamuingona | Namibia | 21.79 | q |
32 | 10 | Adnan Tammar | Morocco | 21.79 | Q |
34 | 8 | Krasimir Braykov | Bulgaria | 21.80 | q |
35 | 7 | Marek Niit | Estonia | 21.81 | Q |
36 | 11 | Mike Kalisz | Denmark | 21.89 | q |
37 | 5 | Loato Kelediyakgotla | Botswana | 21.94 | Q |
38 | 10 | Yeo Fu Ee Gary | Singapore | 21.98 | Q |
39 | 7 | Anthos Christofides | Cyprus | 21.99 | |
40 | 6 | Jānis Baltušs | Latvia | 22.06 | |
41 | 10 | Lee Jaeha | South Korea | 22.07 | |
42 | 6 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal | 22.14 | |
42 | 9 | Gary Robinson | Costa Rica | 22.14 | |
42 | 9 | Jurgen Themen | Suriname | 22.14 | |
45 | 11 | Kim Minkyun | South Korea | 22.19 | |
46 | 1 | Manqoba Benni Nyoni | Swaziland | 22.25 | |
47 | 8 | Bilal Alsalfa | United Arab Emirates | 22.30 | |
48 | 6 | Agampodi de Silva | Sri Lanka | 22.35 | |
49 | 5 | Jorge Jímenez | Costa Rica | 22.41 | Q |
50 | 5 | Gert Glukmann | Estonia | 22.48 | |
51 | 10 | Mohamad Tamim | Lebanon | 22.50 | |
52 | 7 | Ramzi Naim | Lebanon | 22.55 | |
53 | 3 | Nor Mohd Ikhwan | Malaysia | 22.55 | Q |
54 | 5 | Pius Ocilaje | Uganda | 22.59 | |
54 | 10 | Farrel Octaviandi | Indonesia | 22.59 | |
56 | 2 | Elorm Amenakpor | Ghana | 22.67 | |
57 | 11 | Paulus Mathijsen | Netherlands Antilles | 23.00 | |
58 | 4 | Hammam Hassan Al Farsi | Oman | 23.01 | |
59 | 4 | Richard Ongom | Uganda | 23.24 | |
60 | 6 | Mussa Abdu Howsawi | Saudi Arabia | 23.33 | |
61 | 1 | Ismail Alkindi | Oman | 23.48 | |
62 | 3 | Anthony Metto | Kenya | 23.55 | |
63 | 3 | Lei Honweng | Macau | 23.95 | |
64 | 9 | Wong Chongsam | Macau | 24.07 | |
65 | 2 | Tony Kazimoto | Tanzania | 24.26 | |
66 | 1 | Md Abdul Momin Mamun | Bangladesh | 24.54 | |
67 | 2 | Jason McCaffrey | Federated States of Micronesia | 24.60 | |
68 | 8 | Ralf Tafaj | Albania | 27.96 | |
69 | 4 | Petar Kremenski | Bulgaria | 53.00 | |
| 1 | Đặng Văn Thành | Vietnam | DNS | |
| 3 | Mounir Mahadi | Chad | DNS | |
| 3 | Denvil Ruan | Anguilla | DNS | |
| 5 | Akwasi Frimpong | Netherlands | DNS | |
| 5 | Gregor Kokalovič | Slovenia | DNS | |
| 6 | Itai Vambe | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| 7 | Diego Cavalvanti | Brazil | DNS | |
| 7 | Bob Niamali Madrakile | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| 7 | Dontae Richards-Kwok | Canada | DNS | |
| 8 | James Anyona Getengah | Kenya | DNS | |
| 8 | Gérard Kobéané | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
| 10 | Enoch Sekum | Ghana | DNS | |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: +0.2 m/s, Heat 5: -0.3 m/s
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s
Wind: -0.3 m/s