| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Helsinki Olympic Stadium (1930s) | ||||||||||
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 22, 1952 (heats and quarterfinals) July 23, 1952 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 71 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.7 =OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 22 and July 23. There were 71 competitors from 35 nations. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by 0.16 seconds by American Andy Stanfield. [2] Americans also took silver (Thane Baker) and bronze (Jim Gathers) as the United States swept the medals in the event for the third time (1904, 1932).
