Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||
Venue | Empire Stadium | ||||||
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Dates | 2 August (heats and quarterfinals) 3 August (semifinals and final) | ||||||
Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||||
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 21.3 | |
2 | Ted Haggis | Canada | 22.2 | |
3 | Haukur Clausen | Iceland | 22.2 | |
4 | Stanley Lines | Bermuda | ||
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Paul Vallé | Great Britain | 22.3 | |
2 | John De Saram | Ceylon | 23.1 | |
3 | Bernabe Lovina | Philippines | 23.2 | |
4 | Stefanos Petrakis | Greece | ||
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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1 | Barney Ewell | United States | 21.6 | |
2 | Abram van Heerden | South Africa | 21.8 | |
3 | Angel García | Cuba | 22.2 | |
4 | Fernand Linssen | Belgium | ||
5 | Hazzard Dill | Bermuda | ||
6 | Ali Salman | Iraq | ||
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | Argentina | 22.2 | |
2 | John Fairgrieve | Great Britain | 22.2 | |
3 | Raúl Mazorra | Cuba | 23.0 | |
4 | Kemal Aksur | Turkey | ||
5 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Mexico | ||
Heat 8
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Cliff Bourland | United States | 21.3 | |
2 | Aroldo da Silva | Brazil | 21.9 | |
3 | Georgie Lewis | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.4 | |
4 | Walter Pérez | Uruguay | ||
5 | Peter Bloch | Norway | ||
Heat 9
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Treloar | Australia | 21.7 | |
2 | Muhammad Sharif Butt | Pakistan | 22.8 | |
3 | Raşit Öztaş | Turkey | 23.0 | |
4 | Perry Johnson | Bermuda | ||
Heat 10
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Alastair McCorquodale | Great Britain | 22.3 | |
2 | Santiago Ferrando | Peru | 22.5 | |
3 | Fernand Bourgaux | Belgium | 22.9 | |
4 | Étienne Bally | France | ||
Heat 11
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Juan López | Uruguay | 22.1 | |
2 | Ivan Hausen | Brazil | 22.2 | |
3 | Gabe Scholten | Netherlands | 22.2 | |
4 | Maung Sein Pe | Burma | ||
Heat 12
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 21.3 | |
2 | Barney Ewell | United States | 21.8 | |
3 | Paul Vallé | Great Britain | 22.1 | |
4 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | ||
5 | Julien Lebas | France | ||
6 | Rosalvo Ramos | Brazil | ||
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Cliff Bourland | United States | 21.3 | |
2 | John Treloar | Australia | 21.5 | |
3 | Aroldo da Silva | Brazil | 22.0 | |
4 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | Argentina | ||
5 | Dennis Shore | South Africa | ||
6 | John De Saram | Ceylon | ||
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lloyd La Beach | Panama | 21.7 | |
2 | Leslie Laing | Jamaica | 21.8 | |
3 | Abram van Heerden | South Africa | 22.9 | |
4 | John Fairgrieve | Great Britain | ||
5 | Santiago Ferrando | Peru | ||
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mel Patton | United States | 21.4 | |
2 | Alastair McCorquodale | Great Britain | 21.8 | |
3 | Rafael Fortún | Cuba | 22.0 | |
4 | Ivan Hausen | Brazil | 22.3 | |
5 | Ted Haggis | Canada | ||
6 | Muhammad 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 |
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1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 21.4 | |
2 | Mel Patton | United States | 21.6 | |
3 | Barney Ewell | United States | 21.8 | |
4 | Aroldo da Silva | Brazil | ||
5 | Abram van Heerden | South Africa | ||
6 | Paul Vallé | Great Britain | ||
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Cliff Bourland | United States | 21.5 | |
2 | Lloyd La Beach | Panama | 21.6 | |
3 | Leslie Laing | Jamaica | 21.6 | |
4 | John Treloar | Australia | ||
5 | Alastair McCorquodale | Great Britain | ||
6 | Rafael Fortún | Cuba | ||
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Mel Patton | United States | 21.1 | ||
Barney Ewell | United States | 21.1 | ||
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
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-03.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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