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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 5 August 2024 (heats)
  • 6 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 7 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 8 August 2024 (final)
Winning time19.46 WL
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Letsile Tebogo  Botswana
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenneth Bednarek  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Noah Lyles  United States
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The men's 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 5 and 8 August 2024. This was the 29th time that the men's 200 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Summary

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The event is surprisingly stable, with the first six at the previous Olympics all returning. After winning three successive World Championships in a row, the 2020 bronze medalist, Noah Lyles was the favorite. The defending champion, Andre De Grasse, was the silver medalist in 2016 and at the 2019 World Championships. The returning silver medalist, Kenny Bednarek also finished second to Lyles in 2022 but was left off the podium in 2023, finishing fifth. Fourth place in 2021 was the youngster Erriyon Knighton, now 20 years old but experienced, having finished third in 2022 and second in 2023. Lyles' forte that has helped him win not only 200 metre races but more recently the 100 metres in 2023 and these Olympics is his closing top end speed. Fifth place in 2021 was Joseph Fahnbulleh with a notorious poor start, consistently has fast closing speed, picking off competitors down the home stretch year after year. And in 2023, bronze medalist Letsile Tebogo was actually gaining on Lyles toward the finish. Another wild card here is the sole appearance of these games by 400 metre world record holder and 2016 Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk.

The first semi-final saw Bednarek running a relaxed 20.00 but Alexander Ogando displaced De Grasse. The second saw Tebogo beat Lyles with a 19.96. Knighton and Fahnbulleh qualified out of semi 3 with van Niekerk tying for last place. Time qualifiers were both from Zimbabwe; Tapiwanashe Makarawu and Makanakaishe Charamba.[2]

In the final, Tebogo achieved the fastest start, with Lyles giving 0.1 seconds.Bednarek quickly moved out through the turn to take the lead by 0.05 seconds over Tebogo, who was starting to move. Bednarek and Tebogo entered the straightaway, side by side, with Lyles a small distance behind. From there Tebogo accelerated for a relaxed win. Lyles struggled to achieve a fast closing speed, as his form fell apart towards the end. He held his position ahead of Knighton to finish third. Second, third, and fourth places were identical to the previous Olympics, but with Tebogo taking first place.[3]

Tebogo ran the 5th fastest time in Olympic history for a new African record. Bednarek and Lyles also recorded sprints that ranked among the top ten fastest 200m times in Olympic history.[4]

After the race, Lyles collapsed on the track and was taken off in a wheelchair. It was later confirmed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 two days prior, which affected his performance.[5] He later stated he would not run in the 4x100m or 4x400m relay races.[6]

Background

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The men's 200 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900. The reigning Olympic champion is Andre De Grasse from Canada.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19[7] Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
Olympic record 19.30 Beijing, China 20 August 2008
World leading  Noah Lyles (USA) 19.53[8] Eugene, United States 29 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[9]
Area record Athlete (nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Letsile Tebogo (BOT) 19.50
Asia (records)  Xie Zhenye (CHN) 19.88
Europe (records)  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 WR
Oceania (records)  Peter Norman (AUS) 20.06
South America (records)  Alonso Edward (PAN) 19.81

Qualification

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For the men's 200 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[10] 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 20.16 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[10]

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 5 August, starting at 19:55 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Joseph Fahnbulleh  Liberia 20.20 Q
2 9 Eseosa Desalu  Italy 20.26 Q
3 3 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 20.42 Q
4 7 Ryan Zeze  France 20.49
5 8 Felix Svensson  Switzerland 20.54 (.534)
6 2 Cheickna Traore  Ivory Coast 20.54 (.536)
7 5 Calab Law  Australia 20.75
8 6 Albert Komański  Poland 20.77
Wind: +0.1 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Tarsis Orogot  Uganda 20.32 Q
2 9 Wanya McCoy  Bahamas 20.35 Q
3 6 Renan Gallina  Brazil 20.41 Q
4 7 Andrew Hudson  Jamaica 20.53
5 2 Udodi Onwuzurike  Nigeria 20.55
6 8 César Almirón  Paraguay 20.87
7 4 Tomáš Němejc  Czech Republic 21.03
5 José González  Dominican Republic DNS
Wind: -0.1 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 20.10 Q
2 4 Makanakaishe Charamba  Zimbabwe 20.27 Q
3 8 Filippo Tortu  Italy 20.29 Q
4 2 Brendon Rodney  Canada 20.30 SB
5 5 Timothé Mumenthaler  Switzerland 20.63
6 7 Koki Ueyama  Japan 20.84
7 6 Benjamin Richardson  South Africa 51.86 injury[13]
Wind: -0.1 m/s

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Kenneth Bednarek  United States 19.96 Q
2 5 Alexander Ogando  Dominican Republic 20.04 Q
3 2 Joshua Hartmann  Germany 20.30 Q
4 7 Diego Pettorossi  Italy 20.63
5 4 Shota Iizuka  Japan 20.67
6 6 Ondřej Macík  Czech Republic 21.04
8 Zharnel Hughes  Great Britain DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Erriyon Knighton  United States 19.99 Q
2 3 Tapiwanashe Makarawu  Zimbabwe 20.07 Q
3 7 Shaun Maswanganyi  South Africa 20.20 Q
4 2 Aaron Brown  Canada 20.36
5 9 Ian Kerr  Bahamas 20.53
6 6 Pablo Mateo  France 20.58
7 8 Erik Erlandsson  Sweden 20.65
8 5 Eduard Kubelík  Czech Republic 21.14
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Noah Lyles  United States 20.19 Q
2 7 Andre De Grasse  Canada 20.30 Q
3 4 Towa Uzawa  Japan 20.33 Q
4 5 Bryan Levell  Jamaica 20.47
5 2 Blessing Afrifah  Israel 20.78
6 8 Chun-Han Yang  Chinese Taipei 20.83
7 3 William Reais  Switzerland 20.92
Wind: +0.1 m/s

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Repechage round

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The repechage round was held on 6 August, starting at 12:30 (UTC+2) in the afternoon.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Udodi Onwuzurike  Nigeria 20.51 Q
2 8 Diego Pettorossi  Italy 20.53
3 5 Timothé Mumenthaler  Switzerland 20.67
4 7 Shota Iizuka  Japan 20.72
5 4 Ondřej Macík  Czech Republic 21.14
3 Cheickna Traore  Ivory Coast DNS
Wind: +1.0 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Brendon Rodney  Canada 20.42 Q
2 5 Bryan Levell  Jamaica 20.47 q
3 8 Pablo Mateo  France 20.57
4 6 Koki Ueyama  Japan 20.92
3 César Almirón  Paraguay DQ TR 17.3.3
7 Calab Law  Australia DNS
Wind: +0.6 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Ryan Zeze  France 20.40 Q
2 4 Aaron Brown  Canada 20.42 q
3 6 Chun-Han Yang  Chinese Taipei 20.73
4 3 Blessing Afrifah  Israel 20.88
5 2 Albert Komański  Poland 20.90
6 8 Eduard Kubelík  Czech Republic 21.20
5 William Reais  Switzerland DNS
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Erik Erlandsson  Sweden 20.49 Q, PB
2 7 Andrew Hudson  Jamaica 20.55
3 8 Ian Kerr  Bahamas 20.60
4 5 Felix Svensson  Switzerland 20.65
5 3 Tomáš Němejc  Czech Republic 20.84
4 Benjamin Richardson  South Africa DNS
Wind: +0.3 m/s

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were held on 7 August, starting at 20:02 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Kenneth Bednarek  United States 20.00 Q
2 8 Alexander Ogando  Dominican Republic 20.09 Q
3 5 Andre De Grasse  Canada 20.41
4 4 Shaun Maswanganyi  South Africa 20.42
5 9 Wanya McCoy  Bahamas 20.61
6 6 Tarsis Gracious Orogot  Uganda 20.64
7 3 Ryan Zeze  France 20.81
8 2 Bryan Levell  Jamaica 20.93
Wind: -0.1 m/s

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Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 19.96 Q
2 6 Noah Lyles  United States 20.08 Q
3 4 Makanakaishe Charamba  Zimbabwe 20.31 q
4 7 Eseosa Fostine Desalu  Italy 20.37
5 5 Joshua Hartmann  Germany 20.47
6 9 Towa Uzawa  Japan 20.54
7 3 Aaron Brown  Canada 20.57
8 2 Erik Erlandsson  Sweden 20.93
Wind: -0.2 m/s

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Semifinal 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Erriyon Knighton  United States 20.09 Q
2 6 Joseph Fahnbulleh  Liberia 20.12 Q
3 7 Tapiwanashe Makarawu  Zimbabwe 20.16 q
4 5 Filippo Tortu  Italy 20.54
5 3 Brendon Rodney  Canada 20.59
6 9 Renan Correa  Brazil 20.60
7 2 Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike  Nigeria 20.72 (.717)
7 4 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 20.72 (.717)
Wind: -0.6 m/s

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Final

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The final was held on 8 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 19.46 AR, WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Kenneth Bednarek  United States 19.62
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Noah Lyles  United States 19.70
4 6 Erriyon Knighton  United States 19.99
5 4 Alexander Ogando  Dominican Republic 20.02
6 2 Tapiwanashe Makarawu  Zimbabwe 20.10
7 9 Joseph Fahnbulleh  Liberia 20.15
8 3 Makanakaishe Charamba  Zimbabwe 20.53
Source:[25] Wind: +0.4 m/s

References

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