Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
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| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Valeriy Borzov | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Munich |
| Dates | 3–4 September 1972 |
| Competitors | 57 from 42 nations |
| Winning time | 20.00 |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3–4 September.[1] There were 57 competitors from 42 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.19 seconds by Valeriy Borzov of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event. Larry Black took silver, extending the United States' podium streak in the men's 200 metres to nine Games. Italy earned its first medal in the event since 1960 with Pietro Mennea's bronze.
Background
This was the 16th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. One of the eight finalists from the 1968 Games returned: fourth-place finisher (and 1964 bronze medalist) Edwin Roberts of Trinidad and Tobago. Larry Black was the top American and one of the favorites, along with 1971 Pan American Games winner Don Quarrie of Jamaica. European champion Valeriy Borzov of the Soviet Union was also a contender.[2] Chad, the Republic of the Congo, East Germany, Lesotho, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 16th appearance, the only nation to have competed at each edition of the men's 200 metres to date.
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 again in the heats and, for the first time, in the quarterfinals. There were 9 heats of between 7 and 8 runners each (before withdrawals), with the top 4 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals along with the next 4 fastest overall. The quarterfinals consisted of 5 heats of 8 athletes each; the 3 fastest men in each heat as well as the next fastest runner overall advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals, each with 8 runners. Again, the top 4 athletes advanced. The final had 8 runners. The races were run on a 400 metre track.[2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tommie Smith (USA) | 19.83 | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 October 1968 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tommie Smith (USA) | 19.83 | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 October 1968 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 3 September 1972 | 11:00 15:40 |
Heats Quarterfinals |
| Monday, 4 September 1972 | 15:25 18:10 |
Semifinals Final |
Results
Heats
The top four runners in each of the nine heats and the next fastest four advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siegfried Schenke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 20.66 | Q |
| 2 | Bruno Cherrier | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.79 | Q |
| 3 | Jiří Kynos | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 20.95 | Q |
| 4 | Audun Garshol | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 21.16 | Q |
| 5 | Pasqualino Abeti | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 21.17 | q |
| 6 | Solomon Belay | File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Ethiopia | 21.73 | |
| — | Zenon Nowosz | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | DNS |
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Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.04 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Jellinghaus | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 21.10 | Q |
| 3 | Andrés Calonge | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | 21.39 | Q |
| 4 | Ladislav Kříž | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 21.58 | Q |
| 5 | Mike Sands | File:Flag of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg Bahamas | 21.61 | q |
| 6 | Yeo Kian Chye | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 21.89 | |
| — | Amadou Meïté | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| Rodolfo Rieder | File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay | DNS |
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Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Borzov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 20.64 | Q |
| 2 | Edwin Roberts | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 20.95 | Q |
| 3 | Richard Hardware | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.09 | Q |
| 4 | Motsapi Moorosi | File:Flag of Lesotho (1966–1987).svg Lesotho | 21.15 | Q |
| 5 | Su Wen-Ho | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China | 21.55 | q |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Bassegela | File:Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg Republic of the Congo | 21.72 | |
| 7 | Hamad Ndee | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | 21.74 |
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Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.53 | Q |
| 2 | Markku Juhola | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 20.98 | Q |
| 3 | Ainsley Armstrong | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 21.12 | Q |
| 4 | Guillermo González | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 21.22 | Q |
| 5 | Sammy Monsels | File:Flag of Dutch Guyana.svg Suriname | 21.26 | q |
| 6 | Gaston Malam | File:Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg Cameroon | 21.71 | |
| 7 | Gary Georges | File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti | 22.97 |
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Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Black | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.79 | Q |
| 2 | René Metz | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.08 | Q |
| 3 | Brian Green | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 21.26 | Q |
| 4 | Omar Chokhmane | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 21.29 | Q |
| 5 | Luiz de Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 21.81 | |
| 6 | Eston Kaonga | File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi | 22.18 | |
| — | Benedict Majekodumni | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | DNS |
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Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Smith | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.79 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Lovetskiy | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 20.99 | Q |
| 3 | Sunil Gunawardene | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ceylon | 21.60 | Q |
| 4 | Trevor James | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 21.83 | Q |
| 5 | Zainuddin Wahab | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 21.87 | |
| 6 | Dominic Saidu | File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia | 22.48 | |
| 7 | Saad Khalil Al-Dosari | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia | 22.56 | |
| — | Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | DNS |
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Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaroslav Matoušek | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 20.70 | Q |
| 2 | Francisco García | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 20.89 | Q |
| 3 | George Daniels | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 21.05 | Q |
| 4 | Jimmy Sierra | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 21.10 | Q |
| 5 | Kevin Johnson | File:Flag of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg Bahamas | 21.70 | |
| 6 | Ibrahim Saad Abdel Galil | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 22.41 | |
| — | Mao Samphon | File:Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Khmer Republic | DNS | |
| Abdulazeez Abdulkareem | File:Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg Kuwait | DNS |
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Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Ommer | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 20.80 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 20.93 | Q |
| 3 | James Addy | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 21.06 | Q |
| 4 | Dan Amuke | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 21.53 | Q |
| 5 | Nusrat Iqbal Sahi | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 22.07 | |
| — | Saleh Alah-Djaba | File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad | DNF | |
| — | Charlie Francis | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | DNS |
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Heat 9
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Burton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.80 | Q |
| 2 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.09 | Q |
| 3 | Bevan Smith | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 21.17 | Q |
| 4 | Philippe Clerc | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 21.32 | Q |
| 5 | Tukal Mokalam | File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines | 21.81 | |
| 6 | William Dralu | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 21.87 | |
| — | Larmeck Mukonde | File:Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia | DNS |
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Quarterfinals
The top three runners (blue) in each of the five heats and the next fastest (green) advanced to the semifinal round.
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Borzov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 20.30 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Ommer | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 20.53 | Q |
| 3 | Jiří Kynos | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 20.68 | Q |
| 4 | René Metz | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.83 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Sierra | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 20.87 | |
| 6 | Omar Chokhmane | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 21.00 | |
| 7 | Guillermo González | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 21.10 | |
| — | Mike Sands | File:Flag of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg Bahamas | DNS |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaroslav Matoušek | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 20.65 | Q |
| 2 | Chuck Smith | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.66 | Q |
| 3 | Ainsley Armstrong | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 21.00 | Q |
| 4 | Bevan Smith | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 21.04 | |
| 5 | George Daniels | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 21.10 | |
| 6 | Andrés Calonge | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | 21.11 | |
| 7 | Markku Juhola | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 21.19 | |
| 8 | Sunil Gunawardene | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ceylon | 21.31 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Burton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.68 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Jellinghaus | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 20.70 | Q |
| 3 | Siegfried Schenke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 20.79 | Q |
| 4 | Philippe Clerc | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 20.82 | |
| 5 | Edwin Roberts | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 20.99 | |
| 6 | Pasqualino Abeti | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 21.00 | |
| 7 | Ladislav Kříž | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 21.46 | |
| — | James Addy | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | DSQ |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Black | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.28 | Q |
| 2 | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.43 | Q |
| 3 | Bruno Cherrier | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.62 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Lovetskiy | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 20.83 | |
| 5 | Motsapi Moorosi | File:Flag of Lesotho (1966–1987).svg Lesotho | 20.90 | |
| 6 | Su Wen-Ho | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China | 21.47 | |
| 7 | Audun Garshol | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 25.30 | |
| — | Dan Amuke | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | DNF |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.47 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 20.59 | Q |
| 3 | Richard Hardware | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.76 | Q |
| 4 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.76 | q |
| 5 | Francisco García | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 20.77 | |
| 6 | Trevor James | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 21.34 | |
| 7 | Brian Green | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 21.41 | |
| — | Samuel Monsels | File:Flag of Dutch Guyana.svg Suriname | DNS |
Semifinals
Top four in each heat advance to final.
Semifinal 1
Quarrie pulled his hamstring during the race and could not finish.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Borzov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 20.74 | Q |
| 2 | Larry Burton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.78 | Q |
| 3 | Chuck Smith | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.86 | Q |
| 4 | Siegfried Schenke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 20.97 | Q |
| 5 | Jaroslav Matoušek | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 20.99 | |
| 6 | Manfred Ommer | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 21.08 | |
| 7 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.42 | |
| — | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Black | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.36 | Q |
| 2 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.52 | Q |
| 3 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 20.63 | Q |
| 4 | Martin Jellinghaus | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 20.75 | Q |
| 5 | Jiří Kynos | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 20.88 | |
| 6 | Ainsley Armstrong | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 21.13 | |
| 7 | Bruno Cherrier | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.15 | |
| 8 | Richard Hardware | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.24 |
Final
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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