Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Medalists
Michael Marsh   United States   Frankie Fredericks   Namibia   Michael Bates   United States
«1988	1996»

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 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
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 80 participating athletes, with eleven qualifying heats.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Records 3 Final 4 Semifinals 5 Quarterfinals 6 Heats 7 See also 8 References

Medalists

Gold	Michael Marsh United States (USA)
Silver	Frankie Fredericks Namibia (NAM)
Bronze	Michael Bates United States (USA)

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	19.72	Pietro Mennea	Mexico City (MEX)	September 12, 1979
Olympic Record	19.75	Joe DeLoach	Seoul (KOR)	September 28, 1988

Michael Marsh set a new Olympic record with 19.73 in the semi-finals.

Final

• Held on August 6, 1992

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Michael Marsh (USA)	20.01
	Frankie Fredericks (NAM)	20.13
	Michael Bates (USA)	20.38
4.	Robson da Silva (BRA)	20.45
5.	Olapade Adeniken (NGR)	20.50
6.	John Regis (GBR)	20.55
7.	Oluyemi Kayode (NGR)	20.67
8.	Marcus Adam (GBR)	20.80

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Michael Marsh (USA)	19.73
2.	John Regis (GBR)	20.09
3.	Robson da Silva (BRA)	20.15
4.	Oluyemi Kayode (NGR)	20.23
5.	Linford Christie (GBR)	20.38
6.	Nikolay Antonov (BUL)	20.55
7.	Clive Wright (JAM)	20.82
8.	Torbjörn Eriksson (SWE)	20.85

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Frankie Fredericks (NAM)	20.14
2.	Michael Bates (USA)	20.39
3.	Olapade Adeniken (NGR)	20.39
4.	Marcus Adam (GBR)	20.63
5.	Emmanuel Tuffour (GHA)	20.78
6.	Michael Johnson (USA)	20.78
7.	Sidney Telles (BRA)	20.88
—	Neil de Silva (TRI)	DSQ

Quarterfinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Marcus Adam (GBR)	20.43
2.	Michael Johnson (USA)	20.55
3.	Neil de Silva (TRI)	20.66
4.	Atlee Mahorn (CAN)	20.78
5.	Christoph Pöstinger (AUT)	20.83
6.	Sergio de Menezes (BRA)	21.00
7.	Horace Dove-Edwin (SLE)	21.80
—	Eduardo Guilbe Alomar (PUR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Robson da Silva (BRA)	20.35
2.	Olapade Adeniken (NGR)	20.47
3.	Clive Wright (JAM)	20.70
4.	Edvin Ivanov (EUN)	20.78
5.	Cameron Taylor (NZL)	20.83
6.	Samuel Nelson Boateng (GHA)	21.04
7.	Ouattara Lagazane (CIV)	21.39
8.	Francis Ogola (UGA)	21.41

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Michael Bates (USA)	20.22
2.	Oluyemi Kayode (NGR)	20.22
3.	Linford Christie (GBR)	20.52
4.	Dean Capobianco (AUS)	20.61
5.	Peter Ogilvie (CAN)	20.77
6.	Andreas Berger (AUT)	21.02
7.	Seksarn Boon Rat (THA)	21.30
—	Tshakile Nzimande (RSA)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Michael Marsh (USA)	20.08
2.	Sidney Telles (BRA)	20.69
3.	Torbjörn Eriksson (SWE)	20.81
4.	Kennedy Ondieki (KEN)	20.86
5.	Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)	20.96
6.	Daniel Cojocaru (ROU)	20.96
7.	Ibrahim Tamba (SEN)	21.28
8.	Miguel Ángel Gómez (ESP)	21.32

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	Frankie Fredericks (NAM)	20.02
2.	John Regis (GBR)	20.16
3.	Nikolay Antonov (BUL)	20.50
4.	Emmanuel Tuffour (GHA)	20.58
5.	Patrick Stevens (BEL)	20.67
6.	Henrico Atkins (BAR)	21.19
7.	Anthony Wilson (CAN)	21.22
8.	Boevi Youlou Lawson (TOG)	21.47

Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Frankie Fredericks (NAM)	20.74
2.	Andreas Berger (AUT)	21.02
3.	Edgardo Guilbe (PUR)	21.75
4.	Wendell Dickerson (ISV)	21.78
5.	Bothloko Shebe (LES)	21.96
6.	Apisai Driu Baibai (FIJ)	22.07
7.	Médard Makanga (CGO)	22.18

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Michael Johnson (USA)	20.80
2.	Patrick Stevens (BEL)	20.93
3.	Sérgio de Menezes (BRA)	21.17
4.	Francis Ogola (UGA)	21.29
5.	Miguel Ángel Gómez (ESP)	21.46
6.	Samuel Nchinda-Kaya (CMR)	21.50
7.	Sriyantha Dissanayake (SRI)	21.39

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Oluyemi Kayode (NGR)	20.42
2.	Atlee Mahorn (CAN)	21.01
3.	Boevi Lawson (TOG)	21.05
4.	Ouattara Lagazane (CIV)	21.13
5.	Simeon Kepkemboi (KEN)	21.57
6.	Dejan Jovković (IOP)	21.77
7.	Amadou Sy Savané (GUI)	21.86
8.	Jaime Zelaya (HON)	22.05

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Michael Bates (USA)	20.91
2.	Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)	20.99
3.	Kennedy Ondiek (KEN)	21.04
4.	Seaksarn Boonrat (THA)	21.39
5.	Eswort Coombs (VIN)	22.07
6.	Bounhom Siliphone (LAO)	23.64

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	Daniel Cojocaru (ROM)	21.20
2.	Linford Christie (GBR)	21.23
3.	Stefan Burkart (SUI)	21.33
4.	Abel Tshaka Nzimande (RSA)	21.43
5.	Mateaki Mafi (TGA)	22.05
6.	Lamin Marikong (GAM)	22.33
7.	Randolph Foster (CRC)	22.47
8.	Abdullah Salem Al-Khalidi (UAE)	22.48

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.	Marcus Adam (GBR)	20.62
2.	Nikolay Antonov (BUL)	20.94
3.	Nelson Boateng (GHA)	21.03
4.	Henrico Atkins (BAR)	21.28
5.	Ato Boldon (TRI)	21.65
6.	Shahanuddin Choudhury (BAN)	21.88
7.	Kaminiel Selot (PNG)	22.36
8.	Boureima Kimba (NIG)	22.49

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.	Olapade Adeniken (NGR)	20.79
2.	Clive Wright (JAM)	20.98
3.	Edvin Ivanov (EUN)	21.10
4.	Giannis Zisimidis (CYP)	21.51
5.	Aldo Canti (SMR)	21.69
6.	Gabriel Simeon (GRN)	22.09
7.	Kenmore Hughes (ANT)	22.18

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.	Dean Capobianco (AUS)	20.86
2.	Torbjörn Eriksson (SWE)	21.08
3.	Ibrahima Tamba (SEN)	21.25
4.	Sayed Mubarak Al-Kuwari (QAT)	21.87
5.	Adam Hassan Sakak (SUD)	21.96
6.	Robinson Stewart (SWZ)	21.97
—	Jean-Charles Trouabal (FRA)	DNF
—	Juan Vicente Matala (GEQ)	DQ

RANK	HEAT 9	TIME
1.	John Regis (GBR)	20.63
2.	Sidnei de Souza (BRA)	20.72
3.	Emmanuel Tuffour (GHA)	21.07
4.	Horace Dove-Edwin (SLE)	21.38
5.	Khaled Ibrahim Jouma (BRN)	21.55
6.	Harouna Pale (BUR)	21.65
7.	Boubout Dieng (MTN)	22.75

RANK	HEAT 10	TIME
1.	Mike Marsh (USA)	20.38
2.	Neil De Silva (TRI)	20.89
3.	Peter Ogilvie (CAN)	21.11
4.	Ousmane Diarra (MLI)	21.73
5.	Hussain Arif (PAK)	21.75
6.	Pat Kwok Wai (HKG)	22.45
7.	Ahmed Shageef (MDV)	22.54

RANK	HEAT 11	TIME
1.	Robson da Silva (BRA)	20.62
2.	Cameron Taylor (NZL)	20.91
3.	Christoph Pöstinger (AUT)	21.02
4.	Anthony Wilson (CAN)	21.21
5.	Valentin Ngbogo (CAF)	21.51
6.	Claude Roumain (HAI)	22.51

See also

• 1988 Men's Olympic Games 200 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
• 1991 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
• 1993 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Helsinki)
• 1995 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Gothenburg)
• 1996 Men's Olympic Games 200 metres (Atlanta)

References

• Official Report
• Results

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