Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The first two rounds were held on 8 July, with the semifinals and final on 9 July. Sixty-five sprinters from 33 countries competed.[1]
| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 July (heats and quarterfinals) 9 July (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 65 from 33 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 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 |
| 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 |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  | 21.2 s | London, United Kingdom | 4 July 1914 |
| Olympic record | .svg.png){kind=small} | 21.6 s | St. Louis, United States | 31 August 1904 |
Jackson Scholz of the US tied the Olympic record in the final.
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Heats
The first round was held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Kinsman | .svg.png){kind=small} | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | André Mourlon |  | 21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Pietro Pastorino | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22.1 | |
| 4 | James Hall |  | 22.5 | |
| 5 | José-María Larrabeiti | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayes Norton[3] | .svg.png){kind=small} | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Cyril Coaffee | .svg.png){kind=small} | Q | |
| 3 | Carlos Garces | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 4 | Félix Mendizábal | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Liddell | | 22.2 | Q |
| 2 | Rudolf Rauch |  | 22.6 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Hilger |  | ||
| 4 | Herminio Ahumada | |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Porritt |  | 22.4 | Q |
| 2 | Larry Armstrong | | Q | |
| 3 | Karl Borner |  | ||
| 4 | Lauri Härö |  |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henricus Broos |  | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | George Dunston | | Q | |
| 3 | Paul Hammer | | ||
| 4 | Mogens Truelsen |  | ||
| 5 | Oto Seviško |  |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | | 22.4 | Q |
| 2 | George Hester | | Q | |
| 3 | Terence Pitt | | ||
| 4 | Pierre Parrain | |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slip Carr |  | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | William Lowe |  | 23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Jan de Vries | | 23.2 |
Heat 8
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McKechenneay | | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Roy Norman | | Q | |
| 3 | Alexandros Papafingos | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 4 | Alois Linka |  | ||
| 5 | Wilfred Hildreth | |
Heat 9
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Nichol | | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ferenc Gerő | .svg.png){kind=small} | Q | |
| 3 | José Martínez | |
Heat 10
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | | 22.2 | Q |
| 2 | Charles Paddock | | 22.3 | Q |
| 3 | Gentil dos Santos |  | 23.0 | |
| 4 | Johannes van Kampen | | 23.1 | |
| 5 | Diego Ordoñéz | |
Heat 11
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Brochart | .svg.png){kind=small} | 23.0 | Q |
| 2 | Konstantinos Pantelidis | | Q | |
| 3 | Stanko Perpar | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 12
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Kurunczy | | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Sasago Tani | .svg.png){kind=small} | Q | |
| 3 | Gvido Jekals | |
Heat 13
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hill | | 22.0 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Matthewman | | Q | |
| 3 | Alvaro de Oliveira | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 4 | Aleksander Szenajch | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22.8 | |
| 5 | Mariano Aguilar | |
Heat 14
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Jackson | | 22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Félix Escobar |  | 23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Zygmunt Weiss | | 23.4 |
Heat 15
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Degrelle | | 22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Marinus van den Berge | | Q | |
| 3 | David Nepomuceno | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 16
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Lavan | | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Junquera | | Q | |
| 3 | Reinhold Kesküll |  |
Heat 17
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valéry Théard |  | 23.6 | Q |
| 2 | Jānis Oja | | Q | |
| 3 | Mohamed Burhan |  |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Paddock | | 22.2 | Q |
| 2 | Wilfred Nichol | | 22.6 | Q |
| 3 | George Dunston | | ||
| 4 | Jānis Oja | | ||
| 5 | Rudolf Rauch | |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slip Carr | | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Liddell | | Q | |
| 3 | Joseph Jackson | | ||
| 4 | Sean Lavan | | ||
| 5 | John MacKechenneay | | ||
| 6 | Juan Junquera | |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Cyril Coaffee | | Q | |
| 3 | Sasago Tani | | ||
| 4 | Valéry Théard | | ||
| 5 | Roy Norman | | ||
| 6 | Kostas Pantelidis | |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | | 22.0 | Q |
| 2 | Bayes Norton | | 22.3 | Q |
| 3 | Maurice Degrelle | | 22.4 | |
| 4 | Ferenc Gerő | | 22.4 | |
| 5 | Laurie Armstrong | | ||
| 6 | Félix Escobar | |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Porritt | | 22.0 | Q |
| 2 | André Mourlon | | 22.1 | Q |
| 3 | Lajos Kurunczy | | ||
| 4 | Thomas Matthewman | | ||
| 5 | William Lowe | | ||
| 6 | Marinus van den Berge | |
Quarterfinal 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hill | | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Howard Kinsman | | Q | |
| 3 | Paul Brochart | | ||
| 4 | George Hester | | ||
| 5 | Henricus Broos | |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 9 July. The first three runners from each semifinal qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | George Hill | | 21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Harold Abrahams | | 21.9 | Q |
| 4 | Slip Carr | | 22.1 | |
| 5 | Wilfred Nichol | | 22.4 | |
| 6 | Arthur Porritt | | 22.6 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Paddock | | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Liddell | | 21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bayes Norton | | 22.1 | Q |
| 4 | André Mourlon | | 22.2 | |
| 5 | Howard Kinsman | | 22.3 | |
| 6 | Cyril Coaffee | | 22.4 |
Final
The final was held on 9 July.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Jackson Scholz | | 21.6 =OR |
 | 6 | Charles Paddock | | 21.7 |
 | 5 | Eric Liddell | | 21.9 |
| 4 | 1 | George Hill | | 22.0 |
| 5 | 3 | Bayes Norton | | 22.0 |
| 6 | 2 | Harold Abrahams | | 22.3 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Olympic.org
- Bayes Norton at Sports Reference
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100904130200/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=8&sp=ATH
- "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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