Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

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.[1]

Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 19–20
Competitors48 from 22 nations
Medalists
Allen Woodring  United States
Charley Paddock  United States
Harry Edward  Great Britain
Athletics at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4×100 m relaymen
4×400 m relaymen
3000 m team racemen
3 km walkmen
10 km walkmen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
56 lb weight throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonmen
Decathlonmen
Cross-country events
Individualmen
Teammen

Records

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
Olympic Record 21.6(**) Archie Hahn St. Louis (USA) August 31, 1904

(*) unofficial 220 yards (= 201.17 m)

(**) straight course

Results

Heats

Heat 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 René Tirard (FRA)23.2Q
2 Agne Holmström (SWE)23.3Q
3 Diego Ordóñez (ESP)23.7
4 Shinichi Yamaoka (JPN)23.9
5 Bjarne Guldager (NOR)

Heat 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 George Davidson (NZL)22.6Q
2 Alexander Ponton (CAN)22.9Q
3 Félix Mendizábal (ESP)23.2
4 Harry van Rappard (NED)23.7
5 Federico Reparez (ESP)

Heat 3

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Vojtěch Plzák (TCH)23.4Q
2 William Hill (GBR)23.8Q
3 Marcel Gustin (BEL)24.3

Heat 4

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Paul Brochart (BEL)23.2Q
2 William Hunt (AUS)23.5Q
3 Giovanni Orlandi (ITA)23.8
4 Paul Hammer (LUX)24.1

Heat 5

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 René Caste (FRA)23.0Q
2 Harold Abrahams (GBR)23.3Q
3 Willie Bukes (RSA)23.4
4 Rolf Stenersen (NOR)23.7

Heat 6

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Charley Paddock (USA)23.2Q
2 August Sørensen (DEN)23.8Q
3 Victor d'Arcy (GBR)23.9
4 Ahmed Khairy (EGY)

Heat 7

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Sven Krokström (SWE)23.8Q
2 Max Houben (BEL)24.2Q
3 Dimitrios Karambatis (GRE)24.2

Heat 8

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Loren Murchison (USA)23.2Q
2 Nils Sandström (SWE)23.6Q
3 Carlos Pajarón (ESP)24.2
4 August Waibel (SUI)

Heat 9

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Allen Woodring (USA)22.8Q
2 Cor Wezepoel (NED)23.3Q
3 Francis Irvine (RSA)23.3
4 Ichiro Kaga (JPN)
5 Edmond Médécin (MON)

Heat 10

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Harry Edward (GBR)22.8Q
2 Jack Oosterlaak (RSA)23.2Q
3 Sven Malm (SWE)23.3
4 Mario Riccobono (ITA)
5 Reinhold Saulmann (EST)

Heat 11

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 René Lorain (FRA)25.0Q
2 Albert Heijnneman (NED)25.4Q
3 Cyril Coaffee (CAN)

Heat 12

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Morris Kirksey (USA)23.4Q
2 Josef Imbach (SUI)23.5Q
3 Jean-René Seurin (FRA)23.6

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Loren Murchison (USA)22.8Q
2 Josef Imbach (SUI)23.1Q
3 René Tirard (FRA)
4 August Sørensen (DEN)

Quarterfinal 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Harry Edward (GBR)22.0Q
2 Allen Woodring (USA)22.1Q
3 René Caste (FRA)22.2
4 William Hunt (AUS)22.4
5 Agne Holmström (SWE)22.5

Quarterfinal 3

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 George Davidson (NZL)22.8Q
2 Charley Paddock (USA)22.9Q
3 René Lorain (FRA)23.0
4 Nils Sandström (SWE)23.3
5 Max Houben (BEL)

Quarterfinal 4

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Morris Kirksey (USA)22.6Q
2 Alexander Ponton (CAN)22.7Q
3 Harold Abrahams (GBR)23.0
4 Vojtěch Plzák (TCH)23.1
5 Cor Wezepoel (NED)23.3

Quarterfinal 5

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Jack Oosterlaak (RSA)23.0Q
2 Paul Brochart (BEL)23.1Q
3 William Hill (GBR)23.3
4 Sven Krokström (SWE)23.6
5 Albert Heijnneman (NED)

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Loren Murchison (USA)22.6Q
2 Harry Edward (GBR)22.7Q
3 George Davidson (NZL)22.7Q
4 Morris Kirksey (USA)22.7
— Paul Brochert (BEL)DNS

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Allen Woodring (USA)22.4Q
2 Charley Paddock (USA)22.5Q
3 Jack Oosterlaak (RSA)22.7Q
4 Alexandre Penton (CAN)
— Josef Imbach (SUI)DNF

Final
PlaceAthleteTime
1 Allen Woodring (USA)22.0
2 Charley 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

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

Notes
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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