The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 79 participating athletes from 65 nations, with eleven qualifying heats.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.12 seconds by Michael Marsh of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and 15th overall victory in the event. The Americans would take a second medal for the third consecutive Games as well, this time with Michael Bates earning bronze. The silver medal went to Frankie Fredericks, taking Namibia's first medal in the men's 200 metres.
Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Soviet stamp commemorating 1992 Olympic athletics | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | |||||||||
Dates | August 4–6 | |||||||||
Competitors | 79 from 65 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.01 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
This was the 21st appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. Four of the eight finalists from the 1988 Games returned: bronze medalist Robson da Silva of Brazil, fourth-place finisher Linford Christie of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Atlee Mahorn of Canada, and sixth-place finisher Gilles Quénéhervé of France. Michael Johnson was the favorite coming into the Games; he had won the 1991 World Championship and was ranked #1 in the world in 1990 and 1991. He had been beaten in June by Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, however, and teammate Michael Marsh had been only 0.07 seconds behind Johnson at the U.S. trials. Before the Games, Johnson came down with food poisoning; while he still competed, he was clearly not at full strength.[2]
Bahrain, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, Grenada, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, San Marino, and Togo each made their debut in the event. Some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team. One Yugoslav athlete competed as an Independent Olympic Participant. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Competition format
The competition used the four round format introduced in 1920: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1960 was used in the heats and quarterfinals.
There were 11 heats of 7 or 8 runners each, with the top 3 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals along with the next 7 fastest overall. The quarterfinals consisted of 5 heats of 8 athletes each; the 3 fastest men in each heat and the next fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals, each with 8 runners. The top 4 athletes in each semifinal advanced. The final had 8 runners. The races were run on a 400 metre track.[2]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() | 19.72 | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 19.75 | Seoul, South Korea | 28 September 1988 |
Michael Marsh set a new Olympic and American record with 19.73 seconds in his semifinal.
Schedule
The schedule featured three days of competition for the first time since 1908, up from two days in previous Games, with the semifinals and final on separate days.
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 3 August 1992 | 10:20 18:20 | Heats Quarterfinals |
Wednesday, 5 August 1992 | 18:30 | Semifinals |
Thursday, 6 August 1992 | 18:40 | Final |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frankie Fredericks | ![]() |
20.74 | Q |
2 | Andreas Berger | ![]() |
21.02 | Q |
3 | Edgardo Guilbe | ![]() |
21.75 | Q |
4 | Wyndell Dickinson | ![]() |
21.78 | |
5 | Bothloko Shebe | ![]() |
21.96 | |
6 | Apisai Driu Baibai | ![]() |
22.07 | |
7 | Médard Makanga | ![]() |
22.18 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Johnson | ![]() |
20.80 | Q |
2 | Patrick Stevens | ![]() |
20.93 | Q |
3 | Sérgio de Menezes | ![]() |
21.17 | Q |
4 | Francis Ogola | ![]() |
21.29 | q |
5 | Miguel Ángel Gómez | ![]() |
21.46 | q |
6 | Samuel Nchinda-Kaya | ![]() |
21.50 | |
7 | Sriyantha Dissanayake | ![]() |
21.61 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oluyemi Kayode | ![]() |
20.42 | Q |
2 | Atlee Mahorn | ![]() |
21.01 | Q |
3 | Boevi Lawson | ![]() |
21.05 | Q |
4 | Ouattara Lagazane | ![]() |
21.13 | q |
5 | Simon Kipkemboi | ![]() |
21.57 | |
6 | Dejan Jovković | ![]() |
21.77 | |
7 | Amadou Sy Savané | ![]() |
21.86 | |
8 | Jaime Zelaya | ![]() |
22.05 |
Heat 4
Quénéhervé was originally disqualified, putting Seaksarn Boonrat in third place and qualifying the Thai runner for the quarterfinals. When Quénéhervé was reinstated, both men advanced on placement (Seaksarn Boonrat would have advanced on time, but this resulted in him not using one of the "lucky loser" places).[2]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Bates | ![]() |
20.91 | Q |
2 | Gilles Quénéhervé | ![]() |
20.99 | Q |
3 | Kennedy Ondiek | ![]() |
21.04 | Q |
4 | Seaksarn Boonrat | ![]() |
21.39 | Q |
5 | Eswort Coombs | ![]() |
22.07 | |
6 | Bounhom Siliphone | ![]() |
23.64 | |
— | Afonso Ferraz | ![]() |
DNS |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Cojocaru | ![]() |
21.20 | Q |
2 | Linford Christie | ![]() |
21.23 | Q |
3 | Stefan Burkart | ![]() |
21.33 | Q |
4 | Abel Tshaka Nzimande | ![]() |
21.43 | q |
5 | Mateaki Mafi | ![]() |
22.05 | |
6 | Lamin Marikong | ![]() |
22.33 | |
7 | Randolph Foster | ![]() |
22.47 | |
8 | Abdullah Salem Al-Khalidi | ![]() |
22.48 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcus Adam | ![]() |
20.62 | Q |
2 | Nikolay Antonov | ![]() |
20.94 | Q |
3 | Nelson Boateng | ![]() |
21.03 | Q |
4 | Henrico Atkins | ![]() |
21.28 | q |
5 | Ato Boldon | ![]() |
21.65 | |
6 | Shahanuddin Choudhury | ![]() |
21.88 | |
7 | Kaminiel Selot | ![]() |
22.36 | |
8 | Boureima Kimba | ![]() |
22.49 |
Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olapade Adeniken | ![]() |
20.79 | Q |
2 | Clive Wright | ![]() |
20.98 | Q |
3 | Edvin Ivanov | ![]() |
21.10 | Q |
4 | Giannis Zisimidis | ![]() |
21.51 | |
5 | Aldo Canti | ![]() |
21.69 | |
6 | Gabriel Simeon | ![]() |
22.09 | |
7 | Kenmore Hughes | ![]() |
22.18 |
Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dean Capobianco | ![]() |
20.86 | Q |
2 | Torbjörn Eriksson | ![]() |
21.08 | Q |
3 | Ibrahima Tamba | ![]() |
21.25 | Q |
4 | Sayed Mubarak Al-Kuwari | ![]() |
21.87 | |
5 | Adam Hassan Sakak | ![]() |
21.96 | |
6 | Robinson Stewart | ![]() |
21.97 | |
— | Jean-Charles Trouabal | ![]() |
DNF | |
— | Juan Vicente Matala | ![]() |
DSQ |
Heat 9
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Regis | ![]() |
20.63 | Q |
2 | Sidnei de Souza | ![]() |
20.72 | Q |
3 | Emmanuel Tuffour | ![]() |
21.07 | Q |
4 | Horace Dove-Edwin | ![]() |
21.38 | q |
5 | Khaled Ibrahim Jouma | ![]() |
21.55 | |
6 | Harouna Pale | ![]() |
21.65 | |
7 | Boubout Dieng | ![]() |
22.75 |
Heat 10
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Marsh | ![]() |
20.38 | Q |
2 | Neil De Silva | ![]() |
20.89 | Q |
3 | Peter Ogilvie | ![]() |
21.11 | Q |
4 | Ousmane Diarra | ![]() |
21.73 | |
5 | Hussain Arif | ![]() |
21.75 | |
6 | Pat Kwok Wai | ![]() |
22.45 | |
7 | Ahmed Shageef | ![]() |
22.54 |
Heat 11
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robson da Silva | ![]() |
20.62 | Q |
2 | Cameron Taylor | ![]() |
20.91 | Q |
3 | Christoph Pöstinger | ![]() |
21.02 | Q |
4 | Anthony Wilson | ![]() |
21.21 | q |
5 | Valentin Ngbogo | ![]() |
21.51 | |
6 | Claude Roumain | ![]() |
22.51 | |
— | Fletcher Wamilee | ![]() |
DNS |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcus Adam | ![]() |
20.43 | Q |
2 | Michael Johnson | ![]() |
20.55 | Q |
3 | Neil de Silva | ![]() |
20.66 | Q |
4 | Atlee Mahorn | ![]() |
20.78 | |
5 | Christoph Pöstinger | ![]() |
20.83 | |
6 | Sergio de Menezes | ![]() |
21.00 | |
7 | Horace Dove-Edwin | ![]() |
21.80 | |
— | Eduardo Guilbe Alomar | ![]() |
DNS |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robson da Silva | ![]() |
20.35 | Q |
2 | Olapade Adeniken | ![]() |
20.47 | Q |
3 | Clive Wright | ![]() |
20.70 | Q |
4 | Edvin Ivanov | ![]() |
20.78 | |
5 | Cameron Taylor | ![]() |
20.83 | |
6 | Samuel Nelson Boateng | ![]() |
21.04 | |
7 | Ouattara Lagazane | ![]() |
21.39 | |
8 | Francis Ogola | ![]() |
21.41 |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Bates | ![]() |
20.22 | Q |
2 | Oluyemi Kayode | ![]() |
20.22 | Q |
3 | Linford Christie | ![]() |
20.52 | Q |
4 | Dean Capobianco | ![]() |
20.61 | |
5 | Peter Ogilvie | ![]() |
20.77 | |
6 | Andreas Berger | ![]() |
21.02 | |
7 | Seksarn Boon Rat | ![]() |
21.30 | |
— | Tshakile Nzimande | ![]() |
DNS |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Marsh | ![]() |
20.08 | Q |
2 | Sidney Telles | ![]() |
20.69 | Q |
3 | Torbjörn Eriksson | ![]() |
20.81 | Q |
4 | Kennedy Ondieki | ![]() |
20.86 | |
5 | Gilles Quénéhervé | ![]() |
20.96 | |
6 | Daniel Cojocaru | ![]() |
20.96 | |
7 | Ibrahim Tamba | ![]() |
21.28 | |
8 | Miguel Ángel Gómez | ![]() |
21.32 | |
9 | Stefan Burkart | ![]() |
21.52 |
Quarterfinal 5
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frankie Fredericks | ![]() |
20.02 | Q |
2 | John Regis | ![]() |
20.16 | Q |
3 | Nikolay Antonov | ![]() |
20.50 | Q |
4 | Emmanuel Tuffour | ![]() |
20.58 | q |
5 | Patrick Stevens | ![]() |
20.67 | |
6 | Henrico Atkins | ![]() |
21.19 | |
7 | Anthony Wilson | ![]() |
21.22 | |
8 | Boevi Youlou Lawson | ![]() |
21.47 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Marsh | ![]() |
19.73 | Q, OR |
2 | John Regis | ![]() |
20.09 | Q |
3 | Robson da Silva | ![]() |
20.15 | Q |
4 | Oluyemi Kayode | ![]() |
20.23 | Q |
5 | Linford Christie | ![]() |
20.38 | |
6 | Nikolay Antonov | ![]() |
20.55 | |
7 | Clive Wright | ![]() |
20.82 | |
8 | Torbjörn Eriksson | ![]() |
20.85 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frankie Fredericks | ![]() |
20.14 | Q |
2 | Michael Bates | ![]() |
20.39 | Q |
3 | Olapade Adeniken | ![]() |
20.39 | Q |
4 | Marcus Adam | ![]() |
20.63 | Q |
5 | Emmanuel Tuffour | ![]() |
20.78 | |
6 | Michael Johnson | ![]() |
20.78 | |
7 | Sidney Telles | ![]() |
20.88 | |
— | Neil de Silva | ![]() |
DSQ |
Final
Held on August 6, 1992.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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Michael Marsh | ![]() |
20.01 |
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Frankie Fredericks | ![]() |
20.13 |
![]() |
Michael Bates | ![]() |
20.38 |
4 | Robson da Silva | ![]() |
20.45 |
5 | Olapade Adeniken | ![]() |
20.50 |
6 | John Regis | ![]() |
20.55 |
7 | Oluyemi Kayode | ![]() |
20.67 |
8 | Marcus Adam | ![]() |
20.80 |
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
External links
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