The men's 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

sprint event at the 1932 Summer Olympics

1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

took place on August 2 and August 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

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Heats

Seven heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the Quarterfinal Round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,...		22.1
2	Takayoshi Yoshioka		22.3
3	Stanley Engelhart Stanley Engelhart Stanley Eric Engelhart was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Selby.In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 200 metres event...

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		21.9
2	Eddie Tolan Eddie Tolan Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan , nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who compete in the Sprints. He set world records in the 100 yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events...		22.0
3	Stanley Fuller		22.4
4	Enrique Sánchez Enrique Sánchez Enrique José Sánchez León was a Mexican boxer in the Super Bantamweight division...		22.8

Heat Three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Harold Wright		22.8
2	Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe was an African-American athlete and politician who came second to Jesse Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Metcalfe jointly held the world record for the 100 meter sprint. Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934...		22.9
3	Stuart Black		23.1
4	Liu Changchun Liu Changchun Liu Changchun born 1909 on Ping Island, Jin County, Fengtian, China,died in Dalian, China) was a Chinese athlete.Liu was the first athlete to represent China in competition at an Olympic Games...	China Republic of China at the 1932 Summer Olympics China, as the Republic of China, competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.-Delegation:...	23.4

Heat Four

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Itaro Nakajima		22.2
2	Fritz Hendrix		22.9

Heat Five

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Roberto Genta		25.3
2	Chris Berger Chris Berger Christiaan David "Chris" Berger was a Dutch athlete competing in the sprints.Born in Amsterdam, Berger's career highlight was at the first European Championships in Athletics, held in 1934 in Turin. There he won both the 100 m and 200 m sprints and came in third with the Dutch team at the 4 x 100...		26.1
3	George Simpson George Simpson (athlete) George Sidney Simpson was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards in both NCAA and AAU in 1930...		29.0

Heat Six

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...		21.9
2	Allan Elliot		22.2
3	Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...		22.3
4	Andrej Engel		22.3
5	Everardo Múzquiz		23.0

Heat Seven

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Bert Pearson Bert Pearson Madison "Bert" Pearson was a professional American football player. Pearson played eight years in the National Football League, mainly for the Chicago Bears. He was an offensive lineman. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas....		22.3
2	Danie Joubert		22.3
3	Teiichi Nishi		22.4
4	Ronald Vernieux		22.8

Quarterfinals

Four heats were held; the three fastest runners in each heat advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Heat One

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe was an African-American athlete and politician who came second to Jesse Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Metcalfe jointly held the world record for the 100 meter sprint. Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934...		21.5	OR
2	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		21.5
3	Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,...		21.6
4	Itaro Nakajima		21.9
5	Chris Berger Chris Berger Christiaan David "Chris" Berger was a Dutch athlete competing in the sprints.Born in Amsterdam, Berger's career highlight was at the first European Championships in Athletics, held in 1934 in Turin. There he won both the 100 m and 200 m sprints and came in third with the Dutch team at the 4 x 100...		22.0

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Eddie Tolan Eddie Tolan Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan , nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who compete in the Sprints. He set world records in the 100 yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events...		21.5	=OR
2	Bert Pearson Bert Pearson Madison "Bert" Pearson was a professional American football player. Pearson played eight years in the National Football League, mainly for the Chicago Bears. He was an offensive lineman. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas....		21.7
3	Roberto Genta		21.8
4	Fritz Hendrix		21.9
5	Stanley Fuller		22.0

Heat Three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...		21.4	OR
2	George Simpson George Simpson (athlete) George Sidney Simpson was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards in both NCAA and AAU in 1930...		21.5
3	Danie Joubert		21.7
4	Takayoshi Yoshioka		21.8
5	Stuart Black		22.0

Heat Four

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...		21.4
2	Harold Wright		21.7
3	Allan Elliot		21.8
4	Stanley Engelhart Stanley Engelhart Stanley Eric Engelhart was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Selby.In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 200 metres event...		21.9
5	Teiichi Nishi		22.1

Semifinals

Two heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe was an African-American athlete and politician who came second to Jesse Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Metcalfe jointly held the world record for the 100 meter sprint. Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934...		21.5
2	George Simpson George Simpson (athlete) George Sidney Simpson was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards in both NCAA and AAU in 1930...		21.5
3	Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...		21.6
4	Danie Joubert		21.7
5	Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,...		21.8
6	Bert Pearson Bert Pearson Madison "Bert" Pearson was a professional American football player. Pearson played eight years in the National Football League, mainly for the Chicago Bears. He was an offensive lineman. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas....		21.9

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...		21.5
2	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		21.7
3	Eddie Tolan Eddie Tolan Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan , nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who compete in the Sprints. He set world records in the 100 yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events...		21.7
4	Harold Wright		21.8
5	Allan Elliot		21.9
6	Roberto Genta		22.0

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Eddie Tolan Eddie Tolan Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan , nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who compete in the Sprints. He set world records in the 100 yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events...		21.12	OR
	George Simpson George Simpson (athlete) George Sidney Simpson was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards in both NCAA and AAU in 1930...		21.4
	Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe was an African-American athlete and politician who came second to Jesse Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Metcalfe jointly held the world record for the 100 meter sprint. Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934...		21.5
4	Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...		21.5
5	Carlos Bianchi		21.6
6	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		21.9

Key: OR = Olympic record