1948 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 200 m (men)
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sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 200 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 51 athletes from 28 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Wembley Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 2, 1948 (preliminary / quarter-finals) August 3, 1948 (semi-finals / final) |
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The men's 200-meter race at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held at Wembley Stadium on August 2 and 3, 1948 . 51 athletes took part.
The American Mel Patton was Olympic champion ahead of his compatriot Barney Ewell . Lloyd LaBeach from Panama won bronze .
Existing records
- World record : 20.7 s - Jesse Owens ( USA ), Berlin , August 5, 1936 / Mel Patton ( USA ), Evanston , July 10, 1948
- Olympic record : 20.7 s - Jesse Owens ( USA ), Olympic final in Berlin , August 5, 1936
Conducting the competition
The runners started the preliminaries on August 2nd. A total of twelve runs were completed. The two best runners each qualified for the quarter-finals on the same day that the three best runners reached the semifinals. The two semi-finals, from which the first three starters qualified for the final, and the final were held on August 3rd.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
August 2, 1948, 2.30 p.m.
Not all times have been recorded.
Forward 1
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1 | Herb McKenley |
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21.3 s | |
2 | Ted Haggis |
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22.2 s | |
3 | Haukur Clausen |
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22.2 s | |
4th | Stanley Lines |
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5 | Lipski |
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Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Paul Vallé |
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22.3 s | |
2 | John De Saram |
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23.1 s | |
3 | Bernabe Lovina |
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23.2 s | |
4th | Stefanos Petrakis |
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k. A. |
John De Saram was the first Sri Lankan athlete (then still known as Ceylon ) to take part in the Olympic Games.
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Rafael Fortun |
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21.9 s | |
2 | Dennis Shore |
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22.1 s | |
3 | Nuno Morais |
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22.6 s | |
4th | Honest man |
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k. A. | |
5 | Phillips |
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Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Barney Ewell |
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21.6 s | |
2 | Abram van Heerden |
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21.8 s | |
3 | Angel García |
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22.2 s | |
4th | Fernand Linssen |
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5 | Hazzard Dill |
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6th | Ali Salman |
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Forward 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Julien Lebas |
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22.0 s | |
2 | Rosalvo Ramos |
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22.2 s | |
3 | Basil McKenzie |
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22.4 s |
Forward 6
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Mel Patton |
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21.6 s | |
2 | Leslie Laing |
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21.8 s | |
3 | Guillermo Geary |
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23.0 s | |
4th | Duncan White |
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k. A. |
Forward 7
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Gerardo Bönnhoff |
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22.2 s | |
2 | John Fairgrieve |
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22.2 s | |
3 | Raúl Mazorra |
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23.0 s | |
4th | Kemal Aksur |
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5 | Guillermo Rodríguez |
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Forward 8
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Cliff Bourland |
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21.3 s | |
2 | Aroldo da Silva |
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21.9 s | |
3 | George Lewis |
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22.4 s | |
4th | Walter Perez |
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5 | Peter Bloch |
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Forward 9
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Treloar |
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21.7 s | |
2 | Muhammad Sharif Butt |
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22.8 s | |
3 | Raşit Öztaş |
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23.0 s | |
4th | Perry Johnson |
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k. A. |
Forward 10
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Alastair McCorquodale |
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22.1 s | |
2 | Santiago Ferrando |
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22.5 s | |
3 | Fernand Bourgaux |
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22.9 s | |
4th | Étienne Bally |
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k. A. |
Forward 11
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Juan Lopez |
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22.1 s | |
2 | Ivan Hausen |
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22.2 s | |
3 | Gabe Scholten |
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22.2 s | |
4th | Maung His Pe |
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Forward 12
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Lloyd LaBeach |
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21.4 s | |
2 | Jan Lammers |
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22.0 s | |
3 | Donald Pettie |
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22.0 s | |
4th | Mario Fayos |
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5 | Joseph Stéphan |
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Quarter finals
August 2, 1948, 4.15 p.m.
Not all times have been recorded.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Herb McKenley |
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21.3 s | |
2 | Barney Ewell |
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21.8 s | |
3 | Paul Vallé |
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22.1 s | |
4th | Jan Lammers |
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5 | Julien Lebas |
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6th | Rosalvo Ramos |
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Run 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Cliff Bourland |
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21.3 s | |
2 | John Treloar |
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21.5 s | |
3 | Aroldo da Silva |
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22.0 s | |
4th | Gerardo Bönnhoff |
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5 | Dennis Shore |
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6th | John De Saram |
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Run 3
The Uruguayan Juan Lopéz did not make the quarter-finals.
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Lloyd LaBeach |
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21.7 s | |
2 | Leslie Laing |
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21.8 s | |
3 | Abram van Heerden |
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22.9 s | |
4th | John Fairgrieve |
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5 | Santiago Ferrando |
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Run 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Mel Patton |
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21.4 s | |
2 | Alastair McCorquodale |
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21.8 s | |
3 | Rafael Fortun |
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22.0 s | |
4th | Ivan Hausen |
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22.3 s | |
5 | Ted Haggis |
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6th | Muhammad Sharif Butt |
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Semifinals
August 3, 1948, 3:30 p.m.
Not all times have been recorded.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Herb McKenley |
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21.4 s | |
2 | Mel Patton |
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21.6 s | |
3 | Barney Ewell |
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21.9 s | |
4th | Aroldo da Silva |
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5 | Abram van Heerden |
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6th | Paul Vallé |
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Run 2
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space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Cliff Bourland |
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21.5 s | |
2 | Lloyd LaBeach |
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21.6 s | |
3 | Leslie Laing |
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21.6 s | |
4th | John Treloar |
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5 | Alastair McCorquodale |
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6th | Rafael Fortun |
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final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Mel Patton |
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21.1 s | |
2 | Barney Ewell |
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21.1 s | |
3 | Lloyd LaBeach |
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21.2 s | |
4th | Herb McKenley |
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21.2 s | |
5 | Cliff Bourland |
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21.3 s | |
6th | Leslie Laing |
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21.6 s |
August 3, 1948, 5:15 p.m.
The final was contested by three Americans, two Jamaicans and a sprinter from Panama. The American Barney Ewell, who won silver in the 100 meters , was the favorite as the reigning US champion. His compatriot Mel Patton, fifth over 100 meters, from whom at least a medal was expected there, caught Ewell out of the corner and was able to win with a wafer-thin margin. Lloyd LaBeach from Panama ran for his second bronze medal after the 100 meters.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 16f
Web links
- SportsReference 200 m , accessed August 18, 2017
- Official report pp. 244–245, engl. (PDF), accessed on August 18, 2017
- London 1948, MEL PATTON 200m (amateur footage) on youtube.com, published June 9, 2016, accessed August 18, 2017
Individual evidence
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" , p. 240. (Eng.)
- ^ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 16
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" , p. 240. (Eng.)
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" , p. 240. (Eng.)
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" , p. 240, engl. (PDF), accessed on August 19, 2017
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 17
- ↑ SportsReference (Eng.)