Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Paul Drayton, Henry Carr, Edwin Roberts 1964.jpg
Paul Drayton, Henry Carr and Edwin Roberts
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates16–17 October 1964
Competitors57 from 42 nations
Winning time20.3 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Henry Carr
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Drayton
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Edwin Roberts
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
  1960
1968  

The men's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. 63 athletes from 48 nations entered, with 6 not starting in the first round. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The first two rounds were held on 16 October, with the semifinals and the final on 17 October. [1] The event was won by 0.2 seconds by Henry Carr of the United States, the nation's 11th victory in the event. Fellow American Paul Drayton took silver; it was the fifth time in six Games that the United States had the top two finishers. Edwin Roberts gave Trinidad and Tobago its first medal in the men's 200 metres with his bronze.

Background

This was the 14th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. Two of the six finalists from the 1960 Games returned: gold medalist Livio Berruti of Italy and fourth-place finisher Marian Foik of Poland. The American team, however, was favored: Henry Carr had won the AAU championship in 1964, Paul Drayton had won in 1961 and 1962, and the two had tied in 1963. Carr held the world record of 20.2 seconds (set in a 220 yards race). [2]

Cameroon, Colombia, Hong Kong, Iran, Madagascar, Northern Rhodesia, Rhodesia, and Senegal each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 14th 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. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1960 was not used, with the number of heats in each round make it unnecessary. The 1964 competition made the 8 person heat standard.

There were 8 heats of between 7 and 8 runners each (before withdrawals), with the top 4 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals consisted of 4 heats of 8 athletes each; the 4 fastest men in each heat advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals, each with 8 runners. Again, the top 4 athletes advanced. The final had 8 runners. The races were run on a 400 metre track. [2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Henry Carr  (USA)20.2y Tempe, United States 4 April 1964
Olympic recordFlag of Italy.svg  Livio Berruti  (ITA)20.5 Rome, Italy 3 September 1960

Paul Drayton matched the Olympic record of 20.5 seconds in the first semifinal. He ran the same time in the final, but Henry Carr won in 20.3 seconds to set a new Olympic record.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 16 October 196410:30
14:30
Heats
Quarterfinals
Saturday, 17 October 196414:30
16:00
Semifinals
Final

Results

Heats

The top four runners in each of the 8 heats advanced.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Drayton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.7Q
2 Andrzej Zieliński Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21.2Q
3 Clifton Bertrand Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 21.3Q
4 Johan du Preez Flag of Rhodesia (1964).svg  Rhodesia 21.4Q
5 Jean-Louis Descloux Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 21.5
6 F. J. Gutierrez Hernandez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 21.8
7 Gerardo di Tolla Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 22.1
8 Somsak Thongsuk Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 22.6

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Roger Bambuck Flag of France.svg  France 21.2Q
2 Arquímedes Herrera Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 21.3Q
3 Boris Zubov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.4Q
4 Peter Radford Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.5Q
5 Erasmus Amukun Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 21.5
6 Carlos Lorenzo Manueco Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 21.6
Levy Psawkin Flag of Israel.svg  Israel DNS
Iijima Hideo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNS

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Menzies Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.3Q
2 Serafino Antao Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21.5Q
3 Csaba Csutoras Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21.5Q
4 B. El Maachi Bouchaib Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21.5Q
5 David Njitock Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 22.5
6 Wesley Johnson Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 22.5
Eric James Bigby Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNS
Pablo McNeil Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Marian Foik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21.1Q
2 Sergio Ottolina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.2Q
3 Edvin Ozolin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.3Q
4 Jeffery Smith Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1953).svg  Northern Rhodesia 21.7Q
5 Jassim Karim Kuraishi Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq 22.6
6 Lee Ar-tu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 23.0
Enrique Figuerola Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba DNS

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 20.9Q
2 M. Jegathesan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 20.9Q
3 Paul Genevay Flag of France.svg  France 21.0Q
4 Franciscus Luitjes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21.1Q
5 Heinz Erbstosser Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.4
6 Tegegn Bezabih Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 22.0
7 Abdolvahab Shahkhoreh State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 22.3
Borys Savchuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DSQ

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Edwin Roberts Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20.8Q
2 Bob Lay Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.3Q
3 Pedro Grajales Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 21.4Q
4 David Ejoke Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.4Q
5 George Reginald Collie Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 21.9
6 Kenneth Lawrence Powell Flag of India.svg  India 21.9
7 Aggrey Sheroy Awori Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 22.2
8 William Hill Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 22.5

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Heinz Schumann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.0Q
2 Henry Carr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.1Q
3 Jocelyn Delecour Flag of France.svg  France 21.3Q
4 Ivan Moreno Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 21.5Q
5 Alioune Sow Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 21.9
6 Michael Okantey Flag of Ghana (1964-1966).svg  Ghana 21.9
7 Rogelio Onofre Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 22.1
Tom Robinson Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas DNS

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Livio Berruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.1Q
2 Richard Stebbins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.1Q
3 Fritz Roderfeld Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.5Q
4 Gary Holdsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.6Q
5 Jose Fernandes da Rocha Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 21.7
6 Valeriu Jurcă Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 21.8
7 Chung Ki Sun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 22.3
8 Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 22.4

Quarterfinals

The four fastest runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Drayton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.9Q
2 Livio Berruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.2Q
3 M. Jegathesan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 21.4Q
4 Jocelyn Delecour Flag of France.svg  France 21.5Q
5 Andrzej Zieliński Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21.5
6 Boris Zubov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.8
7 Jeffery Smith Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1953).svg  Northern Rhodesia 22.0
8 Serafino Antao Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22.1

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Henry Carr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.0Q
2 Sergio Ottolina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.1Q
3 Heinz Schumann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.2Q
4 Arquimedes Herrera Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 21.2Q
5 Bob Lay Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.4
6 Csaba Csutoras Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21.4
7 Ivan Moreno Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 21.7
8 Johan du Preez Flag of Rhodesia (1964).svg  Rhodesia 21.8

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 21.2Q
2 Richard Stebbins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.2Q
3 Roger Bambuck Flag of France.svg  France 21.4Q
4 B. El Maachi Boushaib Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21.6Q
5 Clifton Bertrand Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 21.6
6 Menzies Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.7
7 P. A. Grajales Escobar Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 21.7
8 Friedrich Roderfeld Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 22.2

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Edwin Roberts Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20.9Q
2 Marian Foik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21.0Q
3 Paul Genevay Flag of France.svg  France 21.3Q
4 Franciscus Luitjes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21.4Q
5 Edvin Ozolin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.4
6 Peter Radford Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.5
7 Gary Holdsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.1
David Ejoke Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNS

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

Drayton tied the Olympic record in this semifinal, three-tenths of a second short of the world record.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Drayton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.5Q, =OR
2 Sergio Ottolina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.7Q
3 Richard Stebbins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.8Q
4 Marian Foik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 20.9Q
5 Paul Genevay Flag of France.svg  France 20.9
6 Arquimedes Herrera Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 21.0
7 Franciscus Luitjes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21.1
8 B. El Maachi Bouchaib Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21.6

Semifinal 2

The second semifinal was the fourth race of the 200 metres in which an American won and an Italian took second place.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Henry Carr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.6Q
2 Livio Berruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.7Q
3 Edwin Roberts Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20.8Q
4 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 21.0Q
5 Roger Bambuck Flag of France.svg  France 21.0
6 Heinz Schumann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.1
7 Jocelyn Delecour Flag of France.svg  France 21.2
8 M. Jegathesan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 21.2

Final

Drayton matched his semifinal time, which had tied the Olympic record at 20.5 seconds, but Carr did even better, setting a new Olympic record of 20.3 seconds to bump Drayton to the silver medal. Carr's time was only one-tenth of a second off the world record.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Henry Carr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.3 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Drayton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Edwin Roberts Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20.6
4 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 20.7
5 Livio Berruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.8
6 Marian Foik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 20.8
7 Richard Stebbins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.8
8 Sergio Ottolina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.9

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.