Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 meters event at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The final was won by Tommie Smith in a time of 19.83, a new world record. However, the race is perhaps best known for what happened during the medal ceremony – the Black Power salute of Smith and bronze medallist John Carlos. The background, consequences and legacy of the salute carried forward into subsequent Olympics and is perhaps the single most memorable event from these Olympics.

Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
The medal award ceremony for the 200 metres. Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) showing the Black Power salute while silver medalist Peter Norman (left) wears an OPHR badge to show his support for the two Americans.
Medalists
Tommie Smith  United States
Peter Norman  Australia
John Carlos  United States
Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The event started on 15 October and finished on 16 October.[1]

Results
WR Denotes athlete set World and Olympic Record
OR Denotes athlete set Olympic Record
Q Denotes athletes that advanced to following round
DNF Denotes teams that did not finish

Heats
Heat one
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1John Carlos United States20:54Q
2Andrés Calonge Argentina20:81Q
3Mani Jegathesan Malaysia20:92Q, NR
4Livio Berruti Italy21:06Q
5Valentin Maslakov Soviet Union21:07Q
6Norman Chihota Tanzania21:28
7Canagasabai Kunalan Singapore21:39
8Hadley Hinds Barbados22:35
Heat two
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Tommie Smith United States20:37OR
2Charles Asati Kenya20:66Q
3Jochen Eigenherr West Germany20:69Q
4Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago20:69Q
5David Ejoke Nigeria21:09Q
6Edwin Johnson Bahamas21:22Q
7Kun Min-mu Republic of China22:44
Heat three
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Larry Questad United States20:75Q
2Julius Sang Kenya20:90Q
3Edward Romanowski Poland20:95Q
4Miguel Angel González Mexico21:31Q
5Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Madagascar21:53
6Norris Stubbs Bahamas21:64
7Morgan Gesmalla Sudan22:70
Heat four
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Mike Fray Jamaica20:62Q
2Winston Short Trinidad and Tobago21:00Q
3Hansruedi Wiedmer Switzerland21:06Q
4Bernard Nottage Bahamas21:31Q
5Philippe Housiaux Belgium21:41
6Porfirio Veras Dominican Republic21:53
7Juan Argüello Nicaragua22:80
Heat five
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Iván Moreno Chile20:93Q
2Jacques Carette France20:97Q
3James Addy Ghana21:00Q
4Fernando Acevedo Peru21:02Q
5Harry Jerome Canada21:22Q
6William Dralu Uganda21:38
7Colin Thurton British Honduras22:14
Heat six
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Peter Norman Australia20:17OR[2]
2Roger Bambuck France20:61Q
3Dick Steane Great Britain20:66Q
4Rajalingam Gunaratnam Malaysia21:58Q
5Alberto Torres Dominican Republic21:99
6José Astacio El Salvador23:13
Juan Franceschi Puerto RicoDNF
Heat seven
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Greg Lewis Australia20:71Q
2Ralph Banthorpe Great Britain20:73Q
3Nikolay Ivanov Soviet Union20:78Q
4Pedro Grajales Colombia21:07Q
5Gert Metz West Germany21:24
6Carl Plaskett Virgin Islands21:29
7Cristóbal Corrales Honduras23:93

Quarterfinals
Heat one
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1John Carlos United States20:69Q
2Greg Lewis Australia20:81Q
3Dick Steane Great Britain20:81Q
4Mani Jegathesan Malaysia21:01Q
5Julius Sang Kenya21:04
6Jacques Carette France21:15
7Edwin Johnson Bahamas21:41
8Harry Jerome Canada21:43
Heat two
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Peter Norman Australia20:44Q
2Jochen Eigenherr West Germany20:53Q
3Fernando Acevedo Peru20:78Q
4Iván Moreno Chile20:83Q
5Charles Asati Kenya20:84
6Livio Berruti Italy21:01
7Winston Short Trinidad and Tobago21:51
8Rajalingam Gunaratnam Malaysia21:52
Heat three
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Tommie Smith United States20:28OR
2Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago20:50Q
3Edward Romanowski Poland20:85Q
4Nikolay Ivanov Soviet Union20:90Q
5David Ejoke Nigeria20:99
6Andrés Calonge Argentina21:03
7Hansruedi Wiedmer Switzerland21:42
8Miguel Angel González Mexico21:57
Heat four
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Mike Fray Jamaica20:39Q
2Larry Questad United States20:54Q
3Roger Bambuck France20:63Q
4Ralph Banthorpe Great Britain20:83Q
5James Addy Ghana20:90
6Valentin Maslakov Soviet Union20:96
7Pedro Grajales Colombia21:05
8Bernard Nottage Bahamas21:53

Semifinals
Heat one
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1John Carlos United States20:12OR
2Peter Norman Australia20:22Q
3Mike Fray Jamaica20:46Q
4Roger Bambuck France20:47Q
5Iván Moreno Chile20:84
6Dick Steane Great Britain20:85
7Nikolay Ivanov Soviet Union20:89
8Fernando Acevedo Peru20:91
Heat two
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1Tommie Smith United States20:14OR
2Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago20:44Q
3Larry Questad United States20:48Q
4Jochen Eigenherr West Germany20:49Q
5Greg Lewis Australia20:53
6Edward Romanowski Poland20:80
7Ralph Banthorpe Great Britain20:88
8Mani Jegathesan Malaysia21:05

Final
RankNameCountryTimeNotes
Tommie Smith United States19:83WR
Peter Norman Australia20:06NR
John Carlos United States20:10
4Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago20:34
5Roger Bambuck France20:51
6Larry Questad United States20:62
7Mike Fray Jamaica20:63
8Jochen Eigenherr West Germany20:66

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. Frost, Caroline (17 October 2008). "The other man on the podium". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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