Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Finale du 200 metres des JO 1924, G. a D. Charles Paddock (2e), Jackson Scholz (1er), Eric Liddell (3e).jpg
The finish of the final, with Charley Paddock (left) in second, Jackson Scholz winning, and Eric Liddell (behind) in third.
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Dates8 July 1924 (heats and quarterfinals)
9 July 1924 (semifinals and final)
Competitors65 from 33 nations
Winning time21.6 =OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jackson Scholz
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Charley Paddock
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Eric Liddell
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
←  1920
1928  →

The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The first two rounds were held on 8 July, with the semifinals and final on 9 July. Sixty-five sprinters from 33 countries competed. [1] Nations were limited to 4 athletes each. The event was won by 0.1 seconds by Jackson Scholz of the United States, the nation's third consecutive victory in the event and fifth in six Games. For the third straight Games, the podium consisted of two Americans winning gold and silver (Charley Paddock) and a Briton taking bronze (Eric Liddell). Paddock, the silver medalist in 1920 as well, was the second man to earn multiple medals in the 200 metres.

Background

This was the sixth appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. One of the six finalists from the 1920 Games returned: silver medalist Charley Paddock of the United States. [2]

Argentina, Brazil, Haiti, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. The United States made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed at each edition of the 200 metres to date.

Competition format

The competition used the four round format introduced in 1920: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. There were 17 heats of between 3 and 5 runners each, with the top 2 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals consisted of 6 heats of between 5 and 6 athletes each; the two fastest men in each heat advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals, each with 6 runners. In that round, the top three athletes advanced. The final had 6 runners. [2]

The race was run on a 500-metre track, the last time the Olympics used a track with a different length than the now-standard 400 metres. [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3]

World recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Willie Applegarth  (GBR)21.2 London, United Kingdom 4 July 1914
Olympic recordUS flag 45 stars.svg  Archie Hahn  (USA)21.6 St. Louis, United States 31 August 1904

Jackson Scholz of the United States tied the Olympic record in the final.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 8 July 192414:30
17:00		Heats
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 9 July 192414:00
15:45		Semifinals
Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Heats

The first round was held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Howard Kinsman Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 21.8Q
2 André Mourlon Flag of France.svg  France 21.8Q
3 Pietro Pastorino Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 22.1
4 James Hall British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 22.5
5 José-María Larrabeiti Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Unknown

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Bayes Norton [4] US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.8Q
2 Cyril Coaffee Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 21.8Q
3 Carlos Garces Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown
4 Félix Mendizábal Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Unknown
5Fritz BürgerFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Unknown

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Eric Liddell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.2Q
2Rudolf RauchFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 22.6Q
3 Joseph Hilger Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Unknown
4 Herminio Ahumada Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown
5 Emilio Casanovas Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina Unknown

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Arthur Porritt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.4Q
2 Larry Armstrong Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada UnknownQ
3 Karl Borner Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Unknown
4 Lauri Härö Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown
5 Artūrs Gedvillo Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Unknown

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Henricus Broos Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22.6Q
2 George Dunston Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa UnknownQ
3 Paul Hammer Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Unknown
4 Mogens Truelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown
5 Oto Seviško Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Unknown

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jackson Scholz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.4Q
2 George Hester Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada UnknownQ
3 Terence Pitt British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India Unknown
4 Pierre Parrain Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
5 Reijo Halme Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Slip Carr Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.6Q
2 Bill Lowe Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 23.0Q
3 Jan de Vries Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23.2
4 Antonín Svoboda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 John McKechenneay Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 23.2Q
2 Roy Norman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia UnknownQ
3 Alexandros Papafingos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Unknown
4 Alois Linka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Unknown
5 Wilfred Hildreth British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India Unknown

Heat 9

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Wilfred Nichol Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.6Q
2 Ferenc Gerő Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary UnknownQ
3 José Martínez Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown
4 Christiaan Steyn Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa Unknown
5 Rauf Hasağası Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Unknown

Heat 10

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Harold Abrahams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.2Q
2 Charley Paddock US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.3Q
3 Gentil dos Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 23.0
4 Johannes van Kampen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23.1
5 Diego Ordóñez Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain

Heat 11

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Brochart Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 23.0Q
2 Konstantinos Pantelidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece UnknownQ
3 Stanko Perpar Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia Unknown
4 Leo Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown
5 Walter Strebi Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Unknown

Heat 12

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Lajos Kurunczy Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 22.6Q
2 Sasago Tani Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan UnknownQ
3 Gvido Jekals Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Unknown
4 Poul Schiang Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown
5 Hirsch Drisin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown

Heat 13

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 George Hill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.0Q
2 Thomas Matthewman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.0Q
3Alvaro de OliveiraFlag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown
4 Aleksander Szenajch Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland Unknown
5 Mariano Aguilar Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown

Heat 14

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Joseph Jackson Flag of France.svg  France 22.8Q
2 Félix Escobar Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 23.0Q
3 Zygmunt Weiss Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 23.4
4 Ville Ritola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown
5Bohus FleischerFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Unknown

Heat 15

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maurice Degrelle Flag of France.svg  France 22.6Q
2 Marinus van den Berge Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownQ
3 David Nepomuceno Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines Unknown
4 Lawrence Beets Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa Unknown
5 Henricus Cockuyt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown

Heat 16

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sean Lavan Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 23.2Q
2 Juan Junquera Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain UnknownQ
3 Reinhold Kesküll Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Unknown
4Narciso Valdares CostaFlag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown
5 Karel Pott Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Unknown

Heat 17

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Valéry Théard Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti 23.6Q
2 Jānis Oja Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia UnknownQ
3Johannes BrockFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown
4 Fortunato Catalon Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines Unknown
5 Mohamed Burhan Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey Unknown

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Charley Paddock US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.2Q
2 Wilfred Nichol Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.6Q
3 George Dunston Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa Unknown
4 Jānis Oja Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Unknown
5Rudolf RauchFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Unknown

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Slip Carr Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.8Q
2 Eric Liddell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain UnknownQ
3 Joseph Jackson Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
4 Sean Lavan Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland Unknown
5 John MacKechenneay Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown
6 Juan Junquera Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Unknown

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jackson Scholz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.8Q
2 Cyril Coaffee Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada UnknownQ
3 Sasago Tani Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Unknown
4 Valéry Théard Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Unknown
5 Roy Norman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Unknown
6 Konstantinos Pantelidis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Unknown

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Harold Abrahams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.0Q
2 Bayes Norton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.3Q
3 Maurice Degrelle Flag of France.svg  France 22.4
4 Ferenc Gerő Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 22.4
5 Laurence Armstrong Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown
6 Félix Escobar Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina Unknown

Quarterfinal 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Arthur Porritt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.0Q
2 André Mourlon Flag of France.svg  France 22.1Q
3 Lajos Kurunczy Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Unknown
4 Thomas Matthewman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
5 Bill Lowe Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland Unknown
6 Marinus van den Berge Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown

Quarterfinal 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 George Hill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.8Q
2 Howard Kinsman Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa UnknownQ
3 Paul Brochart Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown
4 George Hester Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown
5 Henricus Broos Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 9 July. The first three runners from each semifinal qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jackson Scholz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.8Q
2 George Hill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.8Q
3 Harold Abrahams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.9Q
4 Slip Carr Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.1
5 Wilfred Nichol Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.4
6 Arthur Porritt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.6

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Charley Paddock US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.8Q
2 Eric Liddell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.8Q
3 Bayes Norton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.1Q
4 André Mourlon Flag of France.svg  France 22.2
5 Howard Kinsman Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 22.3
6 Cyril Coaffee Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 22.4

Final

The final was held on 9 July.

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Jackson Scholz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.6 =OR
Silver medal icon.svg6 Charley Paddock US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21.7
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Eric Liddell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.9
41 George Hill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.0
53 Bayes Norton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.0
62 Harold Abrahams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 22.3

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Olympic.org
  4. ↑ Bayes Norton at Sports Reference
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