Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

in Moscow

Moscow

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. The competition was held on July 27, 1980 and on July 28, 1980.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World Record	19.72	Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	September 12, 1979
Olympic Record	19.83	Tommie Smith Tommie Smith Tommie Smith is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20 second barrier was broken...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 16, 1968

Final

Held on July 28, 1980

RANK FINAL TIME
20.19
20.21
20.29
4. 20.30
5. 20.50
6. 20.68
7. 20.81
8. 21.19

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		20.19
		20.21
		20.29
4.		20.30
5.		20.50
6.		20.68
7.		20.81
8.		21.19

Semifinals

Held on July 28, 1980

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 20.61
2. 20.69
3. 20.75
4. 20.75
5. 20.87
6. 21.03
7. 21.16
8. 21.17

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.61
2.		20.69
3.		20.75
4.		20.75
5.		20.87
6.		21.03
7.		21.16
8.		21.17

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.70
2.		20.76
3.		20.82
4.		20.93
5.		21.00
6.		21.05
7.		21.17
8.		21.24

Quarterfinals

Held on July 27, 1980

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 20.89
2. 20.97
3. 21.01
4. 21.24
5. 21.32
6. 21.33
7. 21.66
8. 21.89

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.89
2.		20.97
3.		21.01
4.		21.24
5.		21.32
6.		21.33
7.		21.66
8.		21.89

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.59
2.		20.83
3.		20.89
4.		20.89
5.		21.02
6.		21.04
7.		21.22
8.		21.35

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.93
2.		20.95
3.		20.96
4.		21.16
5.		21.22
6.		21.38
7.		21.47
8.		21.75

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.60
2.		20.83
3.		20.87
4.		20.94
5.		20.96
6.		21.01
7.		21.10
8.		21.19

Heats

Held on July 27, 1980

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 21.51
2. 21.64
3. 21.78
4. 21.98
5. 22.21
6. 22.52
7. 22.59

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		21.51
2.		21.64
3.		21.78
4.		21.98
5.		22.21
6.		22.52
7.		22.59

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		21.63
2.		21.80
3.		22.16
-		DNF
-		DNS
-		DNS
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		21.07
2.		21.49
3.		21.53
4.		21.56
5.		22.31
6.		22.45
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		21.26
2.		21.34
3.		21.35
4.		21.43
5.		22.14
6.		22.88
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		21.17
2.		21.30
3.		21.59
4.		21.76
5.		22.09
6.		22.27
7.		23.12

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		21.03
2.		21.13
3.		21.15
4.		21.28
5.		22.47
6.		23.18
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		20.87
2.		21.24
3.		21.42
4.		21.49
5.		21.89
6.		21.96
7.		22.70

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		21.36
2.		21.57
3.		21.65
4.		21.79
5.		22.39
6.		23.20
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 9	TIME
1.		20.95
2.		21.16
3.		21.27
4.		21.36
5.		21.83
6.		22.93
7.		24.28

Records

Final

Semifinals

Quarterfinals

Heats

See also