Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| File:Don Quarrie.jpg Don Quarrie (1972) | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Date | 25 July 1976 (heats, quarterfinals) 26 July 1976 (semifinals, finals) |
| Competitors | 45 from 33 nations |
| Winning time | 20.23 |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Olympic Athletics.png | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held on 25 July 1976 and 26 July 1976.[1] There were 45 competitors from 33 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.06 seconds by Don Quarrie of Jamaica.
Summary
Starting in lane 2, co-world record holder Don Quarrie of Jamaica was out to the lead from the gun. Only American Millard Hampton was in near contact. Through the turn, Hasely Crawford of Trinidad and Tobago pulled up and eventually limped home almost a minute behind the field. Coming off the turn another American, Dwayne Evans on the outside in lane 7, and future world record holder Italian Pietro Mennea across the track in lane 1, were battling for bronze with Bogdan Grzejszczak of Poland the next pursuer. Quarrie won the gold medal, with Hampton finishing close second. Meanwhile, Evans had the stronger finish to hold off Mennea. The fastest finish of all was by Rui da Silva, who came off the turn in dead last but made up several metres to take fifth. Quarrie's gold was Jamaica's first medal in the men's 200 metres. The United States extended its podium streak in the event to 10 Games.
Background
This was the 17th 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 1972 Games returned: bronze medalist Pietro Mennea of Italy. The favorite was Don Quarrie of Jamaica, who had also been favored four years earlier in Munich but pulled a hamstring in the semifinals. His biggest competitors in 1976 were Steve Williams of the United States, who was out injured, and James Gilkes of Guyana, who was not competing due to the African boycott.[2] Antigua and Barbuda, the Ivory Coast, Kuwait, and Papua New Guinea each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 17th 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 available but not used this Games due to the distribution of heats making it unnecessary. There were 8 heats of between 6 and 7 runners each (before withdrawals), with the top 4 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals consisted of 4 heats of 8 athletes each; the 4 fastest men in each heat 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 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 25 July 1976 | 10:30 18:05 |
Heats Quarterfinals |
| Monday, 26 July 1976 | 14:45 16:50 |
Semifinals Final |
Results
Heats
Held on July 25, 1976.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millard Hampton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 21.11 | Q |
| 2 | Cuthbert Jacobs | File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | 21.50 | Q |
| 3 | Colin Bradford | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.57 | Q |
| 4 | Armando Padilla | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | 23.07 | Q |
| 5 | Hamed Ali | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 23.37 | |
| — | Ainsley Armstrong | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | DNF | |
| — | Hannu Mäkelä | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mitchell | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 21.91 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Muster | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 22.33 | Q |
| 3 | Hasely Crawford | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 22.35 | Q |
| 4 | Calvin Dill | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | 22.38 | Q |
| — | Felix Lopez Matias | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | DNS | |
| Aleksandr Aksinin | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | DNS |
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Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwayne Evans | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.96 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 21.35 | Q |
| 3 | Georges Kablan Degnan | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 21.57 | Q |
| 4 | Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem | File:Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg Kuwait | 22.44 | Q |
| 5 | Rawle Clarke | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 22.75 | |
| — | Colin Thurton | File:Flag of British Honduras (1919-1981).svg Belize | DNS | |
| Petar Petrov | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria | DNS |
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Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Abrahams | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 20.95 | Q |
| 2 | Thorsten Johansson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 21.05 | Q |
| 3 | Pietro Farina | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 21.32 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 21.33 | Q |
| 5 | Mark Lutz | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 21.50 | |
| 6 | Christian Dorosario | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 21.96 | |
| — | Robert Martin | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | DNS |
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Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.93 | Q |
| 2 | Zenon Nowosz | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 21.29 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Arame | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.34 | Q |
| 4 | Sammy Monsels | File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | 21.60 | Q |
| 5 | Ramli Ahmad | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 21.92 | |
| — | Clive Sands | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | DNF | |
| — | Hermes Ramirez | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | DNS |
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Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainsley Bennett | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 21.26 | Q |
| 2 | Bogdan Grzejszczak | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 21.35 | Q |
| 3 | Pedro Ferrer | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 21.60 | Q |
| 4 | Tony Moore | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 21.82 | Q |
| 5 | Philippe Étienne | File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti | 22.57 | |
| — | Francisco Gómez | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | DNS | |
| Valeriy Borzov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | DNS |
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Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.85 | Q |
| 2 | Rui da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 20.99 | Q |
| 3 | Endre Lépold | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 21.50 | Q |
| 4 | Walter Callander | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 21.79 | Q |
| 5 | Marian Woronin | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 21.90 | |
| 6 | Ayoub Bodaghi | File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Iran | 22.47 | |
| 7 | Wavala Kali | File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | 22.64 |
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Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Bombardella | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 21.18 | Q |
| 2 | Lambert Micha | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 21.25 | Q |
| 3 | Jean Mayer | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.25 | Q |
| 4 | Hugh Fraser | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 21.54 | Q |
| 5 | Barka Sy | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 21.54 | |
| 6 | Vittorio Milanesio | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 21.94 | |
| — | Silvio Leonard | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | DNS |
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Quarterfinals
Held on July 25, 1976.
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwayne Evans | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.56 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Abrahams | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 20.72 | Q |
| 3 | Rui da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 20.76 | Q |
| 4 | Colin Bradford | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.03 | Q |
| 5 | Peter Muster | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 21.09 | |
| 6 | Zenon Nowosz | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 21.22 | |
| 7 | Pietro Farina | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 21.31 | |
| 8 | Hugh Fraser | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 21.57 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.70 | Q |
| 2 | Georges Kablan Degnan | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 20.91 | Q |
| 3 | Ainsley Bennett | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 21.07 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 21.08 | Q |
| 5 | Thorsten Johansson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 21.08 | |
| 6 | Calvin Dill | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | 21.40 | |
| 7 | Endre Lépold | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 21.68 | |
| — | Richard Mitchell | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | DNS |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.28 | Q |
| 2 | Millard Hampton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.83 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Arame | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.04 | Q |
| 4 | Lambert Micha | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 21.09 | Q |
| 5 | Sammy Monsels | File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | 21.29 | |
| 6 | Cuthbert Jacobs | File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | 21.33 | |
| 7 | Tony Moore | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 21.75 | |
| 8 | Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem | File:Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg Kuwait | 22.34 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasely Crawford | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 20.95 | Q |
| 2 | Bogdan Grzejszczak | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 21.02 | Q |
| 3 | Roland Bombardella | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 21.03 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Fitzgerald | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 21.07 | Q |
| 5 | Pedro Ferrer | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 21.33 | |
| 6 | Walter Callander | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 21.78 | |
| 7 | Armando Padilla | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | 22.74 | |
| 8 | Jean Mayer | File:Flag of France.svg France | 24.27 |
Semifinals
Held on July 26, 1976.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.67 | Q |
| 2 | Millard Hampton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.69 | Q |
| 3 | Hasely Crawford | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 20.99 | Q |
| 4 | Colin Bradford | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.09 | Q |
| 5 | Georges Kablan Degnan | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 21.14 | |
| 6 | Roland Bombardella | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 21.16 | |
| 7 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 21.25 | |
| 8 | Peter Fitzgerald | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 21.29 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.48 | Q |
| 2 | Dwayne Evans | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.83 | Q |
| 3 | Rui da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 21.01 | Q |
| 4 | Bogdan Grzejszczak | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 21.14 | Q |
| 5 | Guy Abrahams | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 21.15 | |
| 6 | Joseph Arame | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21.29 | |
| 7 | Lambert Micha | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 21.46 | |
| 8 | Ainsley Bennett | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 21.52 |
Final
Held on July 26, 1976. The Official Report has Crawford listed as did not finish.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 2 | Don Quarrie | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.23 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 4 | Millard Hampton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.29 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | Dwayne Evans | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.43 |
| 4 | 1 | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.54 |
| 5 | 8 | Rui da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 20.84 |
| 6 | 6 | Bogdan Grzejszczak | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 20.91 |
| 7 | 3 | Colin Bradford | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 21.17 |
| 8 | 5 | Hasely Crawford | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 1:19.60 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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