Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
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| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 8 (heats and quarterfinals) July 9 (semifinals and final) |
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| Competitors | 65 from 33 nations | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The first two rounds were held on July 8, with the semifinals and final on July 9. Sixty-five sprinters from 33 countries competed.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Willie Applegarth (GBR) |
21.2 s | London, United Kingdom | 4 July 1914 |
| Olympic record |  Archie Hahn (USA) |
21.6 s | St. Louis, United States | 31 August 1904 |
Jackson Scholz of the US tied the Olympic record in the final.
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Heats
The first round was held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Kinsman | 23x15px South Africa | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | André Mourlon |  France |
21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Pietro Pastorino |  Italy |
22.1 | |
| 4 | James Hall |  India |
22.5 | |
| 5 | José-María Larrabeiti | 23x15px Spain |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayes Norton[2] |  United States |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Cyril Coaffee | 23x15px Canada | Q | |
| 3 | Carlos Garces | 23x15px Mexico | ||
| 4 | Félix Mendizábal | 23x15px Spain |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Liddell | Great Britain |
22.2 | Q |
| 2 | Rudolf Rauch |  Austria |
22.6 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Hilger |  Luxembourg |
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| 4 | Herminio Ahumada | 23x15px Mexico |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Porritt |  New Zealand |
22.4 | Q |
| 2 | Larry Armstrong | 23x15px Canada | Q | |
| 3 | Karl Borner |  Switzerland |
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| 4 | Lauri Härö |  Finland |
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| 5 | Diego Ordoñéz | 23x15px Spain |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
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| 1 | Henricus Broos |  Netherlands |
22.6 | Q |
| 2 | George Dunston | 23x15px South Africa | Q | |
| 3 | Paul Hammer | Luxembourg |
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| 4 | Mogens Truelsen |  Denmark |
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| 5 | Oto Seviško |  Latvia |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | United States |
22.4 | Q |
| 2 | Gordon Hester | 23x15px Canada | Q | |
| 3 | Terence Pitt | India |
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| 4 | Pierre Parrain | France |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slip Carr |  Australia |
22.6 | Q |
| 2 | William Lowe |  Ireland |
23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Jan de Vries | Netherlands |
23.2 |
Heat 8
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John MacKechenneay | 23x15px Canada | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Roy Norman | Australia |
Q | |
| 3 | Alexandros Papafingos |  Greece |
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| 4 | Alois Linka |  Czechoslovakia |
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| 5 | Wilfred Hildreth | India |
Heat 9
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Nichol | Great Britain |
22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ferenc Gerő |  Hungary |
Q | |
| 3 | José Martínez | 23x15px Mexico |
Heat 10
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | Great Britain |
22.2 | Q |
| 2 | Charles Paddock | United States |
22.3 | Q |
| 3 | Gentil dos Santos |  Portugal |
23.0 | |
| 4 | Johannes van Kampen | Netherlands |
23.1 |
Heat 11
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Brochart |  Belgium |
23.0 | Q |
| 2 | Konstantinos Pantelidis | Greece |
Q | |
| 3 | Stanko Perpar |  Yugoslavia |
Heat 12
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Kurunczy | Hungary |
22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Sasago Tani |  Japan |
Q | |
| 3 | Gvido Jekals | Latvia |
Heat 13
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hill | United States |
22.0 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Matthewman | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Alvaro de Oliveira |  Brazil |
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| 4 | Aleksander Szenajch |  Poland |
22.8 | |
| 5 | Mariano Aguilar | 23x15px Mexico |
Heat 14
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Jackson | France |
22.8 | Q |
| 2 | Félix Escobar |  Argentina |
23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Zygmunt Weiss | Poland |
23.4 |
Heat 15
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Degrelle | France |
22.6 | Q |
| 2 | Marinus van den Berge | Netherlands |
Q | |
| 3 | David Nepomuceno |  Philippines |
Heat 16
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Lavan | Ireland |
23.2 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Junquera | 23x15px Spain | Q | |
| 3 | Reinhold Kesküll |  Estonia |
Heat 17
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valéry Théard | 23x15px Haiti | 23.6 | Q |
| 2 | Jānis Oja | Latvia |
Q | |
| 3 | Mohamed Burhan |  Turkey |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on July 8. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
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| 1 | Charles Paddock | United States |
22.2 | Q |
| 2 | William Nichol | Great Britain |
22.6 | Q |
| 3 | George Dunston | 23x15px South Africa | ||
| 4 | Jānis Oja | Latvia |
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| 5 | Rudolf Rauch | Austria |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
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| 1 | Slip Carr | Australia |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Liddell | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Joseph Jackson | France |
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| 4 | Sean Lavan | Ireland |
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| 5 | John MacKechenneay | 23x15px Canada | ||
| 6 | Juan Junquera | 23x15px Spain |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | United States |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Cyril Coaffee | 23x15px Canada | Q | |
| 3 | Sasago Tani | Japan |
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| 4 | Valéry Théard | 23x15px Haiti | ||
| 5 | Roy Norman | Australia |
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| 6 | Kostas Pantelidis | Greece |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | Great Britain |
22.0 | Q |
| 2 | Bayes Norton | United States |
22.3 | Q |
| 3 | Maurice Degrelle | France |
22.4 | |
| 4 | Ferenc Gerő | Hungary |
22.4 | |
| 5 | Laurie Armstrong | 23x15px Canada | ||
| 6 | Félix Escobar | Argentina |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
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| 1 | Arthur Porritt | New Zealand |
22.0 | Q |
| 2 | André Mourlon | France |
22.1 | Q |
| 3 | Lajos Kurunczy | Hungary |
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| 4 | Thomas Matthewman | Great Britain |
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| 5 | William Lowe | Ireland |
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| 6 | Marinus van den Berge | Netherlands |
Quarterfinal 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
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| 1 | George Hill | United States |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Howard Kinsman | 23x15px South Africa | Q | |
| 3 | Paul Brochart | Belgium |
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| 4 | Gordon Hester | 23x15px Canada | ||
| 5 | Henricus Broos | Netherlands |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on July 9. The first three runners from each semifinal qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | United States |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | George Hill | United States |
21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Harold Abrahams | Great Britain |
21.9 | Q |
| 4 | Slip Carr | Australia |
22.1 | |
| 5 | William Nichol | Great Britain |
22.4 | |
| 6 | Arthur Porritt | New Zealand |
22.6 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Paddock | United States |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Liddell | Great Britain |
21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bayes Norton | United States |
22.1 | Q |
| 4 | André Mourlon | France |
22.2 | |
| 5 | Howard Kinsman | 23x15px South Africa | 22.3 | |
| 6 | Cyril Coaffee | 23x15px Canada | 22.4 |
Final
The final was held on July 9.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Result |
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4 | Jackson Scholz | United States |
21.6 =OR |
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6 | Charles Paddock | United States |
21.7 |
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5 | Eric Liddell | Great Britain |
21.9 |
| 4 | 1 | George Hill | United States |
22.0 |
| 5 | 3 | Bayes Norton | United States |
22.0 |
| 6 | 2 | Harold Abrahams | Great Britain |
22.3 |
References
- http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=8&sp=ATH
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