Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| File:The Soviet Union 1988 CPA 5959 stamp (Games of the XXIV Olympiad Seoul '1988. Long jump).jpg Soviet stamp commemorating 1988 Olympic athletics | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 26 September 1988 (heats and quarterfinals) 28 September 1988 (semifinals and final) |
| Competitors | 72 from 59 nations |
| Winning time | 19.75 OR |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 1988 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 |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 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 | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The men's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 72 competitors from 59 nations, with ten qualifying heats (72), five quarterfinal races (40) and two semifinals (16), before the final (8) took off on Wednesday September 28, 1988.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Joe DeLoach of the United States, beating his teammate and defending champion Carl Lewis by 0.04 seconds in the final. The defeat ended Lewis's hopes of repeating his 1984 quadruple, despite running the final under his own Olympic record time. It was the United States' 14th victory in the men's 200 metres. Lewis was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event, matching Andy Stanfield for the best result to that point (a gold and a silver). Robson da Silva earned Brazil's first medal in the event with his bronze.
Background
This was the 20th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. Three of the eight finalists from the 1984 Games returned: gold medalist Carl Lewis of the United States, fifth-place finisher Ralf Lübke of West Germany, and seventh-place finisher Pietro Mennea of Italy. Mennea was competing in his fifth Games in this event, having won bronze in 1972, finished fourth in 1976, and won gold in 1980 previously. Lewis was attempting to repeat his 1984 quadruple of winning the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump, and 4x100 metres relay (and had started well on that goal, winning the 100 and the long jump). He had placed second in the U.S. trials to Joe DeLoach in this event, however, and the competition between the two was expected to be tight. Nobody else running the event was thought to be close to the American pair.[2] Burkina Faso, Chinese Taipei, the Maldives, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Yemen, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Vietnam each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 19th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
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 in the heats and quarterfinals. There were 10 heats of 7 or 8 runners each, with the top 3 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals along with the next 10 fastest overall. The quarterfinals consisted of 5 heats of 8 athletes each; the 3 fastest men in each heat and the next fastest overall advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals, each with 8 runners. The top 4 athletes in each semifinal advanced. The final had 8 runners. The races were run on a 400-metre track.[2]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World record | File:Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 19.72 | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (USA) | 19.80 | Los Angeles, United States | 8 August 1984 |
Joe DeLoach and Carl Lewis both finished the final under the Olympic record time; DeLoach's 19.75 seconds became the new record, while Lewis's 19.79 seconds was good for silver.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Monday, 26 September 1988 | 11:05 14:00 |
Heats Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 28 September 1988 | 13:40 16:00 |
Semifinals Final |
Results
Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 10 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
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Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Carl Lewis | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.57 | Q |
| 2 | John Regis | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 20.61 | Q |
| 3 | Cyprian Enweani | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 20.62 | Q |
| 4 | Edgardo Guilbe | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 20.73 | q |
| 5 | Kenji Yamauchi | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 20.94 | |
| 6 | Jimmy Flemming | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands | 21.23 | |
| 7 | Moustafa Kamel Salmi | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 21.26 | |
| 8 | Ousmane Diarra | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 21.46 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Bruno Marie-Rose | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.48 | Q |
| 2 | Roy Martin | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.54 | Q |
| 3 | Troy Douglas | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | 20.70 | Q |
| 4 | Kennedy Ondiek | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 20.79 | |
| 5 | Attila Kovács | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 21.19 | |
| 6 | Lee Shiunn-Long | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 21.34 | |
| 7 | Harouna Pale | File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso | 21.35 | |
| — | Pietro Mennea | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | DNS |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Linford Christie | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 20.49 | Q |
| 2 | Atlee Mahorn | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 20.59 | Q |
| 3 | Ralf Lübke | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 20.80 | Q |
| 4 | Luís Barroso | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 20.81 | |
| 5 | Patrick Stevens | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 20.94 | |
| 6 | John Myles-Mills | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 20.95 | |
| 7 | Andreas Berger | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 21.40 | |
| 8 | Ibrahima Tamba | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 21.93 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe DeLoach | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.56 | Q |
| 2 | Gilles Quénéhervé | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.77 | Q |
| 3 | Olapade Adeniken | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 20.92 | Q |
| 4 | Norbert Dobeleit | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 20.98 | |
| 5 | Mark Garner | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 21.08 | |
| 6 | Jang Jae-Geun | File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea | 21.35 | |
| 7 | Li Feng | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 21.38 | |
| 8 | Oliver Daniels | File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia | 22.25 |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Robson da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 20.41 | Q |
| 2 | Stefano Tilli | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.67 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Rosswess | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 20.74 | Q |
| 4 | Daniel Sangouma | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.81 | |
| 5 | Clive Wright | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 20.87 | |
| 6 | Isiag Adeyanju | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 21.01 | |
| 7 | Courtney Brown | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 21.18 | |
| 8 | Samuel Nchinda-Kaya | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 21.39 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Carl Lewis | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.23 | Q |
| 2 | Robson da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil | 20.28 | Q |
| 3 | Atlee Mahorn | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 20.43 | Q |
| 4 | Gilles Quénéhervé | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.54 | Q |
| 5 | Stefano Tilli | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.59 | |
| 6 | Roy Martin | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.62 | |
| 7 | John Regis | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 20.69 | |
| 8 | Ralf Lübke | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 21.23 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Joe DeLoach | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 20.06 | Q |
| 2 | Linford Christie | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 20.33 | Q |
| 3 | Bruno Marie-Rose | File:Flag of France.svg France | 20.50 | Q |
| 4 | Michael Rosswess | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 20.51 | Q |
| 5 | Cyprian Enweani | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 20.57 | |
| 6 | Olapade Adeniken | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 20.67 | |
| 7 | Edgardo Guilbe | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 20.77 | |
| 8 | Troy Douglas | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | 20.84 |
Final
Carl Lewis' time of 19.79 seconds was the fastest non-winning time until the 1996 Olympic final. As of 2023, DeLoach's winning margin of 0.04 seconds remains the smallest winning margin in the history of the event.
See also
- 1984 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Barcelona)
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links
- (in English) Official Report
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