Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1980 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 | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980, and on July 28, 1980.
The boycotting American team would have been no match for this field which included the world record holder, Pietro Mennea, the third fastest man in history, Don Quarrie, the fastest man in the world from 1977, Silvio Leonard and the newly crowned Olympic 100 metres champion, Allan Wells. Random lane draw put the two semi-final winners on the outside, Leonard having the misfortune to draw lane 1, Mennea in lane 8. Wells was just inside of Mennea in 7 while Quarrie drew lane 4. Wells just eked into the final with a fourth place in his semi-final. Had timed qualification been involved, he only had the tenth fastest time in the semis.
Wells, who disliked using starting blocks but used them, was out fast, making up the stagger on Mennea 40 metres into the race. Coming off the turn Mennea was two metres back, behind both Leonard and Quarrie. Mennea accelerated down the straight edging closer to Wells with every step. He caught Wells five metres before the finish and continued past him for the win, regarded as one of the great comebacks in Olympic sprinting. Quarrie was able to outlean Leonard for the bronze.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 19.72 | Pietro Mennea | Mexico City (MEX) | September 12, 1979 |
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Olympic Record | 19.83 | Tommie Smith | Mexico City (MEX) | October 16, 1968 |
Final
- Held on July 28, 1980
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 20.19 | |
Allan Wells (GBR) | 20.21 | |
Don Quarrie (JAM) | 20.29 | |
4. | Silvio Leonard (CUB) | 20.30 |
5. | Bernhard Hoff (GDR) | 20.50 |
6. | Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 20.68 |
7. | Marian Woronin (POL) | 20.81 |
8. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 21.19 |
Semifinals
- Held on July 28, 1980
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | Silvio Leonard (CUB) | 20.61 |
2. | Bernhard Hoff (GDR) | 20.69 |
3. | Marian Woronin (POL) | 20.75 |
4. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 20.75 |
5. | James Gilkes (GUY) | 20.87 |
6. | Peter Okodogbe (NGR) | 21.03 |
7. | Andrew Bruce (TRI) | 21.16 |
8. | Ferenc Kiss (HUN) | 21.17 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 20.70 |
2. | Don Quarrie (JAM) | 20.76 |
3. | Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 20.82 |
4. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 20.93 |
5. | Olaf Prenzler (GDR) | 21.00 |
6. | Joseph Arame (FRA) | 21.05 |
7. | Nikolay Sidorov (URS) | 21.17 |
8. | Cameron Sharp (GBR) | 21.24 |
Quarterfinals
- Held on July 27, 1980
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | Don Quarrie (JAM) | 20.89 |
2. | Marian Woronin (POL) | 20.97 |
3. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 21.01 |
4. | Ferenc Kiss (HUN) | 21.24 |
5. | Bernard Petitbois (FRA) | 21.32 |
6. | Mike McFarlane (GBR) | 21.33 |
7. | Aleksandar Popović (YUG) | 21.66 |
8. | Petar Petrov (BUL) | 21.89 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 20.59 |
2. | James Gilkes (GUY) | 20.83 |
3. | Peter Okodogbe (NGR) | 20.89 |
4. | Olaf Prenzler (GDR) | 20.89 |
5. | Christopher Brathwaite (TRI) | 21.02 |
6. | Colin Bradford (JAM) | 21.04 |
7. | Altevir de Araújo (BRA) | 21.22 |
8. | Pavel Pavlov (BUL) | 21.35 |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | Silvio Leonard (CUB) | 20.93 |
2. | Joseph Arame (FRA) | 20.95 |
3. | Bernhard Hoff (GDR) | 20.96 |
4. | Cameron Sharp (GBR) | 21.16 |
5. | Zenon Licznerski (POL) | 21.22 |
6. | István Nagy (HUN) | 21.38 |
7. | František Břečka (TCH) | 21.47 |
8. | Gerardo Suero (DOM) | 21.75 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 20.60 |
2. | Nikolay Sidorov (URS) | 20.83 |
3. | Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 20.87 |
4. | Andrew Bruce (TRI) | 20.94 |
5. | Vladimir Ivanov (BUL) | 20.96 |
6. | Paulo Roberto Correia (BRA) | 21.01 |
7. | Boubacar Diallo (SEN) | 21.10 |
8. | Tomás González (CUB) | 21.19 |
Heats
- Held on July 27, 1980
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | Cameron Sharp (GBR) | 21.51 |
2. | Tomás González (CUB) | 21.64 |
3. | Pavel Pavlov (BUL) | 21.78 |
4. | Nikolaos Angelopoulos (GRE) | 21.98 |
5. | Grégoire Illorson (CMR) | 22.21 |
6. | Ruben Inacio (ANG) | 22.52 |
7. | Casimir Pereira (SEY) | 22.59 |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | Marian Woronin (POL) | 21.63 |
2. | István Nagy (HUN) | 21.80 |
3. | Gerardo Suero (DOM) | 22.16 |
- | Aleksandr Stasevich (URS) | DNF |
- | Théophile Nkounkou (CGO) | DNS |
- | José Luis Elias (PER) | DNS |
- | Emmanuel Bitanga (CMR) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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1. | James Gilkes (GUY) | 21.07 |
2. | František Břečka (TCH) | 21.49 |
3. | Bernhard Hoff (GDR) | 21.53 |
4. | Boubacar Diallo (SEN) | 21.56 |
5. | Joseph Letseka (LES) | 22.31 |
6. | Lucien Josiah (BOT) | 22.45 |
- | Constantino Reis (MOZ) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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1. | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 21.26 |
2. | Ferenc Kiss (HUN) | 21.34 |
3. | Olaf Prenzler (GDR) | 21.35 |
4. | Mike McFarlane (GBR) | 21.43 |
5. | Nabil Nahri (SYR) | 22.14 |
6. | Ahmed Sallouma (LBA) | 22.88 |
- | Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi (KUW) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
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1. | Colin Bradford (JAM) | 21.17 |
2. | Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 21.30 |
3. | Petar Petrov (BUL) | 21.59 |
4. | David Lukuba (TAN) | 21.76 |
5. | Pascal Aho (BEN) | 22.09 |
6. | Roland Dagher (LIB) | 22.27 |
7. | Walter During (SLE) | 23.12 |
RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
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1. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 21.03 |
2. | Christopher Brathwaite (TRI) | 21.13 |
3. | Nikolay Sidorov (URS) | 21.15 |
4. | Vladimir Ivanov (BUL) | 21.28 |
5. | Alston Sidney Muziyo (ZAM) | 22.47 |
6. | Besha Tuffa (ETH) | 23.18 |
- | Pascal Barré (FRA) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
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1. | Don Quarrie (JAM) | 20.87 |
2. | Joseph Arame (FRA) | 21.24 |
3. | Peter Okodogbe (NGR) | 21.42 |
4. | Altevir de Araújo (BRA) | 21.49 |
5. | Cheikh Touradou Diouf (SEN) | 21.89 |
6. | Henk Brouwer (NED) | 21.96 |
7. | Paul Haba (GUI) | 22.70 |
RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
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1. | Andrew Bruce (TRI) | 21.36 |
2. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 21.57 |
3. | Aleksandar Popović (YUG) | 21.65 |
4. | Hammed Adio (NGR) | 21.79 |
5. | Subramanian Perumal (IND) | 22.39 |
6. | Rudolph George (SLE) | 23.20 |
- | Vladimir Muravyov (URS) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 9 | TIME |
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1. | Silvio Leonard (CUB) | 20.95 |
2. | Bernard Petitbois (FRA) | 21.16 |
3. | Paulo Roberto Correira (BRA) | 21.27 |
4. | Zenon Licznerski (POL) | 21.36 |
5. | Mwalimu Ali (TAN) | 21.83 |
6. | Sheku Boima (SLE) | 22.93 |
7. | Sitthixay Sacpraseuth (LAO) | 24.28 |
See also
- 1976 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles)