Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

The Men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 75 competitors, with ten qualifying heats (75), four quarterfinals (29), and two semi-finals (16) before the final (8) took off on Wednesday August 8, 1984.[1]

Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates6 August 1984 (heats and quarter-finals)
8 August 1984 (semi-finals and finals)
Competitors76 from 58 nations
Winning time19.80 OR
Medalists
Carl Lewis
 United States
Kirk Baptiste
 United States
Thomas Jefferson
 United States
Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
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
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldCarl Lewis
 United States
SilverKirk Baptiste
 United States
BronzeThomas Jefferson
 United States

Abbreviations
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record 19.72 Pietro Mennea Mexico City (MEX) September 12, 1979
Olympic Record 19.83 Tommie Smith Mexico City (MEX) October 16, 1968

In the final Carl Lewis set a new Olympic record with 19.80 seconds.

Results

Final
RANK FINAL TIME
 Carl Lewis (USA) 19.80 OR
 Kirk Baptiste (USA) 19.96
 Thomas Jefferson (USA) 20.26
4.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.30
5.  Ralf Lübke (FRG) 20.51
6.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.55
7.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.55
8.  Ade Mafe (GBR) 20.85

Semifinals
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Kirk Baptiste (USA) 20.29
2.  Thomas Jefferson (USA) 20.40
3.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.47
4.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.55
5.  Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 20.77
6.  Robson da Silva (BRA) 20.80
7.  Gus Young (JAM) 21.17
8.  Luis Morales (PUR) 21.22


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Carl Lewis (USA) 20.27
2.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.61
3.  Ade Mafe (GBR) 20.63
4.  Ralf Lübke (FRG) 20.67
5.  Desai Williams (CAN) 20.70
6.  Stefano Tilli (ITA) 20.72
7.  Donald Quarrie (JAM) 20.77
8.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 20.92

Quarterfinals
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Carl Lewis (USA) 20.48
2.  Stefano Tilli (ITA) 20.64
3.  Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 20.69
4.  Luis Morales (PUR) 20.82
5.  Mohamed Purnomo (INA) 20.93
6.  Patrick Barré (FRA) 20.95
7.  Dudley Parker (BAH) 21.10
8.  Ali Bakhta (ALG) 21.35


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Desai Williams (CAN) 20.40
2.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.50
3.  Ade Mafe (GBR) 20.55
4.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.61
5.  Jürgen Evers (FRG) 20.95
6.  Jang Jae-Keun (KOR) 20.14
7.  John Mayers (BAR) 21.46


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Thomas Jefferson (USA) 20.47
2.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.54
3.  Donald Quarrie (JAM) 20.57
4.  Robson da Silva (BRA) 20.88
5.  Julien Thode (AHO) 21.45
6.  Tony Sharpe (CAN) 21.46
7.  John Goville (UGA) 21.55


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Kirk Baptiste (USA) 20.48
2.  Ralf Lübke (FRG) 20.57
3.  Gus Young (JAM) 20.75
4.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 20.86
5.  Peter Van Miltenburg (AUS) 21.09
6.  Luke Watson (GBR) 21.14
7.  Jamal Al-Abdulla (QAT) 21.44

Qualifying Heats
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.70
2.  Peter Van Miltenburg (AUS) 21.06
3.  Robson da Silva (BRA) 21.08
4.  Georges Kablan Degnan (CIV) 21.39
5.  Earl Haley (GUY) 21.52
6.  Inoke Bainimoli (FIJ) 22.16
7.  Saidur Rahman Dawn (BAN) 22.59
—  Emmanuel Bitanga (CMR) DNF


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Leroy Reid (JAM) 20.62
2.  Ralf Lübke (FRG) 20.88
3.  Luke Watson (GBR) 21.26
4.  Yu Zhuanghui (CHN) 21.48
5.  Nordin Mohamed Jadi (MAS) 21.88
6.  Gregory Simons (BER) 21.88
7.  James Idun (GHA) 22.55
8.  Glen Abrahams (CRC) 22.75


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 21.06
2.  Dudley Parker (BAH) 21.12
3.  Jürgen Evers (FRG) 21.12
4.  Florencio Aguilar (PAN) 21.50
5.  Oumar Fye (GAM) 21.56
6.  Mohammad Mansha (PAK) 22.04
7.  Christian Nenepath (INA) 22.20
8.  Clifford Sibusiso Mamba (SWZ) 22.76


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Thomas Jefferson (USA) 20.63
2.  Desai Williams (CAN) 20.70
3.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.70
4.  Jamal Al-Abdullah (QAT) 21.10
5.  Paul Narracott (AUS) 21.20
6.  Larry Millers (ANT) 21.93
7.  Markus Büchel (LIE) 22.14
8.  Augustus Moulton (LBR) 22.94


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Patrick Barré (FRA) 20.88
2.  Fred Martin (AUS) 20.98
3.  Gus Young (JAM) 21.14
4.  Alfred Nyambane (KEN) 21.35
5.  Hiroki Fuwa (JPN) 21.37
6.  Henry Ngolwe (ZAM) 21.58
7.  Antoine Kiakouama (CGO) 21.64
8.  Odiya Silweya (MAW) 22.46


RANK HEAT 6 TIME
1.  Don Quarrie (JAM) 20.84
2.  Ade Mafe (GBR) 21.24
3.  Tony Sharpe (CAN) 21.31
4.  Sumet Promna (THA) 21.53
5.  Lindel Hodge (IVB) 22.28
6.  Mohamed Al-Hashimi (OMA) 22.83
7.  Aldo Salandra (ESA) 22.90
8.  Jean-Yves Mallat (LIB) 22.91


RANK HEAT 7 TIME
1.  Carl Lewis (USA) 21.02
2.  Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 21.42
3.  Julien Thode (AHO) 21.62
4.  Manuel Ramírez (COL) 21.71
5.  Henrique Ferreira (MOZ) 21.87
6.  Luís Barroso (POR) 22.03
7.  Christopher Madzokere (ZIM) 22.75


RANK HEAT 8 TIME
1.  Kirk Baptiste (USA) 20.63
2.  Luis Morales (PUR) 21.05
3.  Neville Hodge (ISV) 21.12
4.  Ali Bakhta (ALG) 21.15
5.  Arnaldo da Silva (BRA) 21.24
6.  Lapule Tamean (PNG) 21.97
7.  Gustavo Envela (GEQ) 22.14
8.  Emilio Samayoa (GUA) 22.19


RANK HEAT 9 TIME
1.  Stefano Tilli (ITA) 20.72
2.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.82
3.  Mohamed Purnomo (INA) 21.01
4.  David Sawyerr (SLE) 21.29
5.  Ivan Benjamin (SLE) 21.54
6.  Moussa Savadogo (MLI) 21.72
7.  Denis Rose (SEY) 21.87


RANK HEAT 10 TIME
1.  Jang Jae-Geun (KOR) 21.32
2.  John Goville (UGA) 21.59
3.  John Mayers (BAR) 21.70
4.  Nelson Erazo (PUR) 21.72
5.  Damel Flowers (BIZ) 21.72
6.  Daniel André (MRI) 22.16

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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