| Host City: Berlin, Germany |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 4, 1936 |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Date Finished: August 5, 1936 |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| (Competitors: 44; Countries: 22; Finalists: 6) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Imperial Sports Field, Berlin
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Having been a comfortable winner of both the US Trials 200m and the Olympic 100m, Owens was a solid favourite. Winning his first two preliminaries in an Olympic record 21.1 did nothing to dispel that view. Mack Robinson equalled Owens’s new record in his semi, with Owens an easy winner of the other race in 21.3. Owens flew around the bend in the final, opening up a 2m lead on the field by halfway, which he smoothly doubled by the finish in 20.7, easily the best 200m seen in major competition at that time. In better conditions after the Games, Robinson ran 20.8, which showed the exceptional quality of Owens’s run. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The favorite was American Jesse Owens who had already won the 100 and long jump gold medals. He won the final easily in 20.7, with four metres over American Mack Robinson. Though the IAAF did not yet recognize 200 metre records set on a turn, this was easily the fastest time ever run. Mack Robinson was the brother of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in 20th century major league baseball. |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Final |
5 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
20.7 |
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Jesse Owens |
United States |
USA |
22 |
WR |
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| 2 |
21.1 |
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Mack Robinson |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 3 |
21.3 |
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Tinus Osendarp |
Netherlands |
NED |
20 |
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| 4 |
21.6 |
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Paul Hänni |
Switzerland |
SUI |
21 |
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| 5 |
21.6 |
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Lee Orr |
Canada |
CAN |
19 |
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| 6 |
21.9 |
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Wil van Beveren |
Netherlands |
NED |
24 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat One |
5 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.1w |
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Q |
Mack Robinson |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 2 |
21.3w |
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Lee Orr |
Canada |
CAN |
19 |
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| 3 |
21.5w |
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Wil van Beveren |
Netherlands |
NED |
24 |
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| 4 |
21.6w |
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Bob Packard |
United States |
USA |
20 |
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| 5 |
21.8w |
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Karl Neckermann |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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| 6 |
22.2w |
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Eric Grimbeek |
South Africa |
RSA |
27 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat Two |
5 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.4 |
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Jesse Owens |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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21.3 h |
| 2 |
21.5 |
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Tinus Osendarp |
Netherlands |
NED |
20 |
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| 3 |
21.6 |
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Paul Hänni |
Switzerland |
SUI |
21 |
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| 4 |
21.8 |
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Marthinus Theunissen |
South Africa |
RSA |
25 |
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| 5 |
22 |
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Bruce Humber |
Canada |
CAN |
22 |
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| 6 |
22 |
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Howie McPhee |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat One |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.37 |
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Lee Orr |
Canada |
CAN |
19 |
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21.2 h |
| 2 |
21385 |
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Paul Hänni |
Switzerland |
SUI |
21 |
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21.3 h |
| 3 |
21.4 |
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Bob Packard |
United States |
USA |
20 |
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21.3 h |
| 4 |
21.65 |
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József Sír |
Hungary |
HUN |
24 |
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21.6h |
| 5 |
21.67 |
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Egon Schein |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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21.7h |
| 6 |
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Tomás Beswick |
Argentina |
ARG |
24 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Two |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.7 |
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Wil van Beveren |
Netherlands |
NED |
24 |
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| 2 |
21.9 |
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Marthinus Theunissen |
South Africa |
RSA |
25 |
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| 3 |
22.1 |
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Bruce Humber |
Canada |
CAN |
22 |
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| 4 |
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Renos Frangoudis |
Greece |
GRE |
27 |
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Mutsuo Taniguchi |
Japan |
JPN |
23 |
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| 6 |
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Carlos Hofmeister |
Argentina |
ARG |
26 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Three |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.1w |
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Jesse Owens |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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21.9 |
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Q |
Howie McPhee |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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21.8w h |
| 3 |
21.94 |
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Q |
Eric Grimbeek |
South Africa |
RSA |
27 |
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21.9w h |
| 4 |
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Aki Tammisto |
Finland |
FIN |
21 |
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| 5 |
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Felix Rinner |
Austria |
AUT |
25 |
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DQ |
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Albert Steinmetz |
Germany |
GER |
26 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Four |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.2 |
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Mack Robinson |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 2 |
21.3 |
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Tinus Osendarp |
Netherlands |
NED |
20 |
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| 3 |
21.6 |
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Karl Neckermann |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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Gyula Gyenes |
Hungary |
HUN |
25 |
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Börje Strandvall |
Finland |
FIN |
27 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat One |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.4 |
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Wil van Beveren |
Netherlands |
NED |
24 |
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| 2 |
22.1 |
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Tomás Beswick |
Argentina |
ARG |
24 |
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| 3 |
22.2 |
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Mutsuo Taniguchi |
Japan |
JPN |
23 |
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Antonio Salcedo |
Philippines |
PHI |
23 |
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José de Almeida |
Brazil |
BRA |
31 |
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Aristidis Sakellariou |
Greece |
GRE |
25 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Two |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.7 |
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Tinus Osendarp |
Netherlands |
NED |
20 |
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| 2 |
22.0 |
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Egon Schein |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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| 3 |
22.1 |
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Alan Pennington |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 |
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22.4 |
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Masao Yazawa |
Japan |
JPN |
21 |
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Pierre Dondelinger |
France |
FRA |
23 |
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Xaver Frick |
Liechtenstein |
LIE |
23 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Three |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.1 |
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Jesse Owens |
United States |
USA |
22 |
OR |
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| 2 |
21.6 |
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Lee Orr |
Canada |
CAN |
19 |
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| 3 |
21.8 |
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Karl Neckermann |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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| 4 |
22.1 |
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Arthur Sweeney |
Great Britain |
GBR |
27 |
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22.9 |
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Nemesio de Guzman |
Philippines |
PHI |
19 |
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| 6 |
23.1 |
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Gunnar Christensen |
Denmark |
DEN |
23 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Four |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
22.1 |
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Q |
Bruce Humber |
Canada |
CAN |
22 |
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| 2 |
22.1 |
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Gyula Gyenes |
Hungary |
HUN |
25 |
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| 3 |
22.4 |
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Felix Rinner |
Austria |
AUT |
25 |
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| 4 |
22.6 |
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Paul Bronner |
France |
FRA |
23 |
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Chen Kingkwan |
China |
CHN |
23 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Five |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
21.9 |
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Paul Hänni |
Switzerland |
SUI |
21 |
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| 2 |
22.1 |
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Renos Frangoudis |
Greece |
GRE |
27 |
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| 3 |
22.2 |
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József Sír |
Hungary |
HUN |
24 |
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Poh Kimseng |
China |
CHN |
24 |
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Pat Dannaher |
South Africa |
RSA |
23 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Six |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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21.7 |
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Q |
Marthinus Theunissen |
South Africa |
RSA |
25 |
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| 2 |
21.8 |
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Howie McPhee |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 3 |
22.6 |
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Börje Strandvall |
Finland |
FIN |
27 |
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George Fahoum |
Egypt |
EGY |
27 |
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Liu Changchun |
China |
CHN |
26 |
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Antonio Fondevilla |
Argentina |
ARG |
19 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Seven |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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21.2 |
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Q |
Bob Packard |
United States |
USA |
20 |
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| 2 |
21.8 |
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Q |
Eric Grimbeek |
South Africa |
RSA |
27 |
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| 3 |
21.9 |
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Q |
Albert Steinmetz |
Germany |
GER |
26 |
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| 4 |
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Eric Whiteside |
India |
IND |
31 |
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| 200 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Eight |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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21.6 |
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Q |
Mack Robinson |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 2 |
22.2 |
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Aki Tammisto |
Finland |
FIN |
21 |
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| 3 |
22.3 |
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Carlos Hofmeister |
Argentina |
ARG |
26 |
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Dieudonné Devrindt |
Belgium |
BEL |
24 |
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Mario Minai |
Hungary |
HUN |
24 |
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Alfred König |
Austria |
AUT |
22 |
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