Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpire Stadium
Dates2 August (heats and quarterfinals)
3 August (semifinals and final)
Competitors12 from 8 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Athletics at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 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
Road events
Marathon men
10 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
Decathlon men

The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 2 August and 3 August. The final was won by American Mel Patton.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World Record  Jesse Owens (USA) 20.3 Michigan, United States 1935
Olympic Record 20.7 Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 2 August 1948 14:30
16:15
Round 1
Round 2
Tuesday, 3 August 1948 15:30
17:15
Semifinals
Finals

Results

Round 1

The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to Round 2.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Herb McKenley Jamaica 21.3
2 Ted Haggis Canada 22.2
3 Haukur Clausen Iceland 22.2
4Stanley Lines Bermuda

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Paul Vallé Great Britain 22.3
2 John De Saram Ceylon 23.1
3 Bernabe Lovina Philippines 23.2
4Stefanos Petrakis Greece

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rafael Fortún Cuba 21.9
2 Dennis Shore South Africa 22.1
3 António Morais Portugal 22.6

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Barney Ewell United States 21.6
2 Abram van Heerden South Africa 21.8
3 Angel García Cuba 22.2
4Fernand Linssen Belgium
5Hazzard Dill Bermuda
6Ali Salman Iraq

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Julien Lebas France 22.0
2 Rosalvo Ramos Brazil 22.2
3 Basil McKenzie Jamaica 22.4

Heat 6

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mel Patton United States 21.6
2 Leslie Laing Jamaica 21.8
3 Guillermo Geary Argentina 23.0
4 Duncan White Ceylon

Heat 7

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gerardo Bönnhoff Argentina 22.2
2 John Fairgrieve Great Britain 22.2
3 Raúl Mazorra Cuba 23.0
4Kemal Aksur Turkey
5Guillermo Rodríguez Mexico

Heat 8

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cliff Bourland United States 21.3
2 Aroldo da Silva Brazil 21.9
3 Georgie Lewis Trinidad and Tobago 22.4
4Walter Pérez Uruguay
5Peter Bloch Norway

Heat 9

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 John Treloar Australia 21.7
2 Muhammad Sharif Butt Pakistan 22.8
3 Raşit Öztaş Turkey 23.0
4Perry Johnson Bermuda

Heat 10

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Alastair McCorquodale Great Britain 22.3
2 Santiago Ferrando Peru 22.5
3 Fernand Bourgaux Belgium 22.9
4Étienne Bally France

Heat 11

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Juan López Uruguay 22.1
2 Ivan Hausen Brazil 22.2
3 Gabe Scholten Netherlands 22.2
4Maung Sein Pe Burma

Heat 12

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lloyd La Beach Panama 21.4
2 Jan Lammers Netherlands 22.0
3 Don Pettie Canada 22.0
4 Mario Fayos Uruguay
5 Joseph Stéphan France

Round 2

The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Herb McKenley Jamaica 21.3
2 Barney Ewell United States 21.8
3 Paul Vallé Great Britain 22.1
4Jan Lammers Netherlands
5Julien Lebas France
6Rosalvo Ramos Brazil

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cliff Bourland United States 21.3
2 John Treloar Australia 21.5
3 Aroldo da Silva Brazil 22.0
4Gerardo Bönnhoff Argentina
5Dennis Shore South Africa
6John De Saram Ceylon

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lloyd La Beach Panama 21.7
2 Leslie Laing Jamaica 21.8
3 Abram van Heerden South Africa 22.9
4John Fairgrieve Great Britain
5Santiago Ferrando Peru

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mel Patton United States 21.4
2 Alastair McCorquodale Great Britain 21.8
3 Rafael Fortún Cuba 22.0
4Ivan Hausen Brazil 22.3
5Ted Haggis Canada
6Muhammad Sharif Butt Pakistan

Semifinals

The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
1 Herb McKenley Jamaica 21.4
2 Mel Patton United States 21.6
3 Barney Ewell United States 21.8
4Aroldo da Silva Brazil
5Abram van Heerden South Africa
6Paul Vallé Great Britain

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
1 Cliff Bourland United States 21.5
2 Lloyd La Beach Panama 21.6
3 Leslie Laing Jamaica 21.6
4John Treloar Australia
5Alastair McCorquodale Great Britain
6Rafael Fortún Cuba

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Mel Patton United States 21.1
2nd, silver medalist(s) Barney Ewell United States 21.1
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lloyd La Beach Panama 21.2
4 Herb McKenley Jamaica 21.3 *
5 Cliff Bourland United States 21.3 *
6 Leslie Laing Jamaica 21.8 *

Key: * = Time is an estimate

References

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