| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad |
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 19–20 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «1912 | 1924» | |||||||||
| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920 and on Friday, August 20, 1920.
Forty-eight sprinters from 22 nations competed.
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 21.2(*) | Willie Applegarth | London (GBR) | July 4, 1914 |
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| Olympic Record | 21.6(**) | Archie Hahn | St. Louis (USA) | August 31, 1904 |
(*) unofficial 220 yards (= 201.17 m)
(**) straight course
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Tirard (FRA) | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Agne Holmström (SWE) | 23.3 | Q |
| 3 | Diego Ordóñez (ESP) | 23.7 | |
| 4 | Shinichi Yamaoka (JPN) | 23.9 | |
| 5 | Bjarne Guldager (NOR) |
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Davidson (NZL) | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Alexandre Penton (CAN) | 22.9 | Q |
| 3 | Félix Mendizábal (ESP) | 23.2 | |
| 4 | Harry van Rappard (NED) | 23.7 | |
| 5 | Federico Reparez (ESP) |
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vojtěch Plzák (TCH) | 23.4 | Q |
| 2 | William Hill (GBR) | 23.8 | Q |
| 3 | Marcel Gustin (BEL) | 24.3 |
Heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Brochart (BEL) | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | William Hunt (AUS) | 23.5 | Q |
| 3 | Giovanni Orlandi (ITA) | 23.8 | |
| 4 | Paul Hammer (LUX) | 24.1 |
Heat 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Caste (FRA) | 23.0 | Q |
| 2 | Harold Abrahams (GBR) | 23.3 | Q |
| 3 | Willie Bukes (RSA) | 23.4 | |
| 4 | Rolf Stenersen (NOR) | 23.7 |
Heat 6
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Paddock (USA) | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | August Sørensen (DEN) | 23.8 | Q |
| 3 | Victor d'Arcy (GBR) | 23.9 | |
| 4 | Ahmed Khairy (EGY) |
Heat 7
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Krokström (SWE) | 23.8 | Q |
| 2 | Max Houben (BEL) | 24.2 | Q |
| 3 | Dimitrios Karambatis (GRE) | 24.2 |
Heat 8
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison (USA) | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Nils Sandström (SWE) | 23.6 | Q |
| 3 | Carlos Pajarón (ESP) | 24.2 | |
| 4 | August Waibel (SUI) |
Heat 9
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Woodring (USA) | 22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Cor Wezepoel (NED) | 23.3 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Irvine (RSA) | 23.3 | |
| 4 | Ichiro Kaga (JPN) | ||
| 5 | Edmond Médécin (MON) |
Heat 10
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Edward (GBR) | 22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) | 23.2 | Q |
| 3 | Sven Malm (SWE) | 23.3 | |
| 4 | Mario Riccobono (ITA) | ||
| 5 | Reinhold Saulmann (EST) |
Heat 11
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Lorain (FRA) | 25.0 | Q |
| 2 | Albert Heijnneman (NED) | 25.4 | Q |
| 3 | Cyril Coaffee (CAN) |
Heat 12
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Kirksey (USA) | 23.4 | Q |
| 2 | Josef Imbach (SUI) | 23.5 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-René Seurin (FRA) | 23.6 |
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison (USA) | 22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Josef Imbach (SUI) | 23.1 | Q |
| 3 | René Tirard (FRA) | ||
| 4 | August Sørensen (DEN) |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Edward (GBR) | 22.0 | Q |
| 2 | Allen Woodring (USA) | 22.1 | Q |
| 3 | René Caste (FRA) | 22.2 | |
| 4 | William Hunt (AUS) | 22.4 | |
| 5 | Agne Holmström (SWE) | 22.5 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Davidson (NZL) | 22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Charlie Paddock (USA) | 22.9 | Q |
| 3 | René Lorain (FRA) | 23.0 | |
| 4 | Nils Sandström (SWE) | 23.3 | |
| 5 | Max Houben (BEL) |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Kirksey (USA) | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Alexandre Penton (CAN) | 22.7 | Q |
| 3 | Harold Abrahams (GBR) | 23.0 | |
| 4 | Vojtěch Plzák (TCH) | 23.1 | |
| 5 | Cor Wezepoel (NED) | 23.3 |
Quarterfinal 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) | 23.0 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Brochart (BEL) | 23.1 | Q |
| 3 | William Hill (GBR) | 23.3 | |
| 4 | Sven Krokström (SWE) | 23.6 | |
| 5 | Albert Heijnneman (NED) |
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison (USA) | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Harry Edward (GBR) | 22.7 | Q |
| 3 | George Davidson (NZL) | 22.7 | Q |
| 4 | Morris Kirksey (USA) | 22.7 | |
| — | Paul Brochert (BEL) | DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Woodring (USA) | 22.4 | Q |
| 2 | Charlie Paddock (USA) | 22.5 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) | 22.7 | Q |
| 4 | Alexandre Penton (CAN) | ||
| — | Josef Imbach (SUI) | DNF |
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Woodring (USA) | 22.0 |
| 2 | Charlie Paddock (USA) | 22.0 |
| 3 | Harry Edward (GBR) | 22.1 |
| 4 | Loren Murchison (USA) | 22.2 |
| 5 | George Davidson (NZL) | 22.3 |
| 6 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) | 22.4 |
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