Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Carl Lewis.jpg
Carl Lewis
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates6 August 1984 (heats and quarterfinals)
8 August 1984 (semifinals and finals)
Competitors76 from 58 nations
Winning time19.80 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Kirk Baptiste
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Thomas Jefferson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entry list of 76 competitors from 58 nations, with ten qualifying heats (76), four quarterfinals (32), and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took off on Wednesday August 8, 1984. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.16 seconds by Carl Lewis of the United States (clocking the then-third fastest time in history), the nation's first victory in the men's 200 metres since 1968 and 13th overall. It was the third gold medal of the Games for Lewis, who was attempting to match Jesse Owens in winning the 100, 200, long jump, and 4x100 relay; his victory in this event left only the relay to go, in which the United States was heavily favored. The American team competed in a medal sweep in this event, the first since 1956 and the fifth overall for the United States, with Kirk Baptiste earning silver and Thomas Jefferson taking bronze.

Background

This was the 19th 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 eight finalists from the 1980 Games returned: gold medalist (and 1972 bronze medalist and 1976 finalist) Pietro Mennea of Italy and bronze medalist (and 1976 gold medalist) Don Quarrie of Jamaica. The favorite was Carl Lewis of the United States, attempting to win four golds, with his teammates Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson his biggest challengers. The Soviet-led boycott had little effect on this event, with none of the top 200 metres runners in 1984 being from boycotting nations. [2]

Algeria, Bangladesh, the British Virgin Islands, the People's Republic of China, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Indonesia, Mali, Mauritius, the Netherlands Antilles, Oman, Qatar, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 18th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

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 used in the heats.

There were 10 heats of 8 runners each (before withdrawals), with the top 3 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals along with the next 2 fastest overall. The quarterfinals consisted of 4 heats of 8 athletes each (again, before withdrawals); 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

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)19.72 Mexico City, Mexico 12 September 1979
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Tommie Smith  (USA)19.83 Mexico City, Mexico 16 October 1968

In the final Carl Lewis set a new Olympic record with 19.80 seconds.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 6 August 198410:00
12:00		Heats
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 8 August 198416:00
18:30		Semifinals
Final

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.70Q
2 Peter Van Miltenburg Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.06Q
3 Robson Caetano Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 21.08Q
4 Georges Kablan Degnan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 21.39
5 Earl Haley Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 21.52
6 Inoke Bainimoli Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 22.16
7 Saidur Rahman Dawn Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 22.59
— Emmanuel Bitanga Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Leroy Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.62Q
2 Ralf Lübke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20.88Q
3 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.26Q
4 Yu Zhuanghui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 21.48
5 Nordin Mohamed Jadi Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 21.88
6 Gregory Simons Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 21.88
7 James Idun Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 22.55
8 Glen Abrahams Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 22.75

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.06Q
2 Dudley Parker Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 21.12Q
3 Jürgen Evers Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 21.12Q
4 Florencio Aguilar Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 21.50
5 Sheikh Omar Faye Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 21.56
6 Mohammad Mansha Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 22.04
7 Christian Nenepath Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 22.20
8 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 22.76

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Thomas Jefferson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.63Q
2 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.70Q
3 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.70Q
4 Jamal Al-Abdullah Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 21.10q
5 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.20
6 Larry Miller Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 21.93
7 Markus Büchel Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 22.14
8 Augustus Moulton Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 22.94

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Patrick Barré Flag of France.svg  France 20.88Q
2 Fred Martin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 20.98Q
3 Gus Young Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 21.14Q
4 Alfred Nyambane Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21.35
5 Hiroki Fuwa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 21.37
6 Henry Ngolwe Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 21.58
7 Antoine Kiakouama Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 21.64
8 Odiya Silweya Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 22.46

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Don Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.84Q
2 Ade Mafe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.24Q
3 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21.31Q
4 Sumet Promna Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 21.53
5 Lindel Hodge Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 22.28
6 Mohamed Al-Hashimi Flag of Oman (1970-1995).svg  Oman 22.83
7 Aldo Salandra Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 22.90
8Jean-Yves MallatFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 22.91

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.02Q
2 Atlee Mahorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21.42Q
3 Julien Thode Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 21.62Q
4 Manuel Ramírez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 21.71
5 Henrique Ferreira Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 21.87
6 Luís Barroso Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22.03
7 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 22.75
— Kgosiemang Khumoyarano Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana DNS

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kirk Baptiste Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.63Q
2 Luis Morales Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 21.05Q
3 Neville Hodge Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 21.12Q
4 Ali Bakhta Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 21.15q
5 Arnaldo da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 21.24
6 Lapule Tamean Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 21.97
7 Gustavo Envela Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 22.14
8 Emilio Samayoa Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 22.19

Heat 9

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Stefano Tilli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.72Q
2 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.82Q
3 Mohamed Purnomo Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 21.01Q
4 David Sawyerr Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 21.29
5 Ivan Benjamin Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 21.54
6 Moussa Savadogo Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 21.72
7 Denis Rose Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Seychelles 21.87
— Hasely Crawford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Heat 10

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jang Jae-Geun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 21.32Q
2 John Goville Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 21.59Q
3 John Mayers Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 21.70Q
4 Nelson Erazo Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 21.72
5 Damel Flowers Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 21.72
6 Daniel André Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 22.16
— Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNS
Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNS

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.48Q
2 Stefano Tilli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.64Q
3 Atlee Mahorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.69Q
4 Luis Morales Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 20.82Q
5 Mohamed Purnomo Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 20.93
6 Patrick Barré Flag of France.svg  France 20.95
7 Dudley Parker Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 21.10
8 Ali Bakhta Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 21.35

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.40Q
2 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.50Q
3 Ade Mafe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 20.55Q
4 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.61Q
5 Jürgen Evers Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20.95
6 Jang Jae-Keun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 20.14
7 John Mayers Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 21.46
— Leroy Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Thomas Jefferson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.47Q
2 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.54Q
3 Donald Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.57Q
4 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.88Q
5 Julien Thode Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 21.45
6 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21.46
7 John Goville Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 21.55
— Fred Martin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNS

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kirk Baptiste Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.48Q
2 Ralf Lübke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20.57Q
3 Gus Young Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.75Q
4 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.86Q
5 Peter Van Miltenburg Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.09
6 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 21.14
7 Jamal Al-Abdulla Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 21.44
— Neville Hodge Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands DNS

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kirk Baptiste Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.29Q
2 Thomas Jefferson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.40Q
3 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.47Q
4 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.55Q
5 Atlee Mahorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.77
6 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.80
7 Gus Young Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 21.17
8 Luis Morales Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 21.22

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.27Q
2 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.61Q
3 Ade Mafe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 20.63Q
4 Ralf Lübke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20.67Q
5 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.70
6 Stefano Tilli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.72
7 Donald Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.77
8 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.92

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.80 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Kirk Baptiste Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.96
Bronze medal icon.svg Thomas Jefferson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.26
4 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.30
5 Ralf Lübke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20.51
6 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.55
7 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.55
8 Ade Mafe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 20.85

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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