2008 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 200 m (men)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | 200 meter run |
gender | Men |
place | Beijing National Stadium |
Attendees | 63 athletes from 53 countries |
Competition phase | August 18-20, 2008 |
Medalist | |
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Usain Bolt ( JAM )
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Shawn Crawford ( USA )
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Walter Dix ( USA )
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The men's 200-meter run at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing was held from August 18 to 20, 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium. 63 athletes took part.
The Jamaican Usain Bolt became Olympic champion in a new world record time . Shawn Crawford from the USA won the silver medal ahead of his compatriot Walter Dix .
Current title holders
Olympic champion 2004 |
Shawn Crawford ( USA )
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19.79 s | Athens 2004 |
World Champion 2007 |
Tyson Gay ( USA )
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19.76 s | Osaka 2007 |
European champion 2006 |
Francis Obikwelu ( Portugal )
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20.01 s | Gothenburg 2006 |
Pan American Champion 2007 |
Brendan Christian ( Antigua and Barbuda )
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20.37 s | Rio de Janeiro 2007 |
Central America and Caribbean champions 2008 |
Emmanuel Callender ( Trinidad and Tobago )
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20.69 s | Cali 2008 |
South America Champion 2007 |
Sandro Viana ( Brazil )
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20.54 s | São Paulo 2007 |
Asian champion 2007 | Kenji Fujimitsu ( Japan )
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20.85 s | Amman 2007 |
Africa Champion 2008 |
Thuso Mpuang ( South Africa )
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20.53 s | Addis Ababa 2008 |
Oceania Champion 2008 | Jay Stone ( Australia )
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21.96 s | Saipan 2008 |
Existing records
World record | 19.32 s |
Michael Johnson ( USA )
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Atlanta , USA | August 1, 1996 |
Olympic record | Atlanta Final , USA |
Preliminary round
There were eight preliminary runs. The first three - highlighted in light blue - and the eight fastest athletes - highlighted in light green - qualified for the second round.
Forward 1
August 18, 2008 , 10:05 am - wind: −0.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Shawn Crawford |
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20.61 s | |
2 | Marcin Jędrusiński |
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20.64 s | |
3 | Stéphan Buckland |
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20.98 s | |
4th | Jiří Vojtík |
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21.05 s | |
5 | Fanuel Kenosi |
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21.09 s | |
6th | Adam Harris |
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21.36 s | |
7th | Khalil Al-Hanahneh |
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21.55 s | |
8th | Solomon Bayoh |
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22.16 s |
Forward 2
August 18, 2008 , 10:12 am - wind: 0.0 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Brian Dzingai |
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20.25 s | |
2 | Christian Malcolm |
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20.42 s | |
3 | Christopher Williams |
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20.53 s | |
4th | Shinji Takahira |
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20.58 s | |
5 | Amr Seoud |
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20.75 s | |
6th | Thuso Mpuang |
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20.87 s | |
7th | Daniel Grueso |
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21.15 s | |
8th | Arnaldo Abrantes |
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21.46 s |
Forward 3
August 18, 2008 , 10:19 a.m. - wind: −0.4 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Marlon Devonish |
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20.49 s | |
2 | Kim Collins |
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20.55 s | |
3 | Marvin Anderson |
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20.85 s | |
4th | Matic Osovnikar |
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20.89 s | |
5 | Chris Lloyd |
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20.90 s | |
6th | Heber Viera |
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20.93 s | |
7th | Cristián Reyes |
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21.20 s | |
8th | Franklin Nazareno |
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21.26 s |
Forward 4
August 18, 2008 , 10:26 am - wind: −1.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Roman Smirnov |
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20.76 s | |
2 | Walter Dix |
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20.77 s | |
3 | Rolando Palacios |
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20.81 s | |
4th | Ángel David Rodríguez |
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20.87 s | |
5 | Bruno de Barros |
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21.15 s | |
6th | Dessislaw Gunew |
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21.55 s | |
7th | Vyacheslav Muravyev |
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21.68 s | |
8th | Nicolai Portelli |
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22.31 s |
Forward 5
August 18, 2008 , 10:33 a.m. - wind: −0.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Sorrillo roundabout |
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20.58 s | |
2 | Usain Bolt |
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20.64 s | |
3 | Kristof Beyens |
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20.69 s | |
4th | Marc Schneeberger |
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20.86 s | |
5 | José Acevedo |
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21.06 s | |
6th | Igor Bodrov |
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21.38 s | |
7th | Mohamad Siraj Tamim |
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21.80 s | PB |
8th | Oleg Juravlyov |
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22.31 s | |
9 | Juan Miguel Zeledón |
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23.39 s |
Forward 6
August 18, 2008 , 10:10 am - wind: −0.5 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Wallace Spearmon |
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20.46 s | |
2 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure |
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20.54 s | |
3 | Paul Hession |
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20.59 s | |
4th | Seth Amoo |
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20.91 s | |
5 | Ronalds Arājs |
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21.22 s | |
6th | Jayson Jones |
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21.54 s | |
7th | Nabie Foday Fofanah |
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21.68 s | |
DNF | Bryan Barnett |
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Forward 7
August 18, 2008 , 10:47 a.m. - wind: −0.7 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Obinna Metu |
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20.62 s | |
2 | Ramil Quliyev |
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20.78 s | |
3 | Churandy Martina |
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20.78 s | |
4th | Sandro Viana |
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20.84 s | |
5 | Jamial role |
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20.93 s | |
6th | Shingo Suetsugu |
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20.93 s | |
7th | Omar Juma Al-Salfa |
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21.00 s | |
DNS | Alexander Nelson |
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Forward 8
August 18, 2008 , 10:54 a.m. - wind: −0.3 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Aaron Armstrong |
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20.57 s | |
2 | Brendan Christian |
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20.58 s | |
3 | Jared Connaughton |
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20.60 s | |
4th | Visa Hongisto |
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20.62 s | |
5 | Marco Cribari |
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20.98 s | |
6th | James Dolphin |
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20.98 s | |
7th | Zhang Peimeng |
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21.06 s | |
DNS | Samuel Francis |
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round 2
From the intermediate runs, the first three athletes - highlighted in light blue - and the four fastest athletes - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semi-finals.
Run 1
August 18, 2008 , 8:15 p.m. - wind: +0.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Usain Bolt |
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20.29 s | |
2 | Shawn Crawford |
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20.42 s | |
3 | Kim Collins |
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20.43 s | |
4th | Marlon Devonish |
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20.43 s | |
5 | Jared Connaughton |
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20.45 s | |
6th | Amr Seoud |
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20.45 s | NO |
7th | Rolando Palacios |
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20.87 s | |
8th | Ángel David Rodríguez |
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20.96 s |
Run 2
August 18, 2008 , 8:12 p.m. - wind: +0.2 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Brian Dzingai |
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20.23 s | |
2 | Walter Dix |
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20.27 s | |
3 | Christopher Williams |
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20.28 s | |
4th | Christian Malcolm |
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20.30 s | |
5 | Stéphan Buckland |
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20.37 s | |
6th | Roman Smirnov |
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20.62 s | |
7th | Shinji Takahira |
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20.63 s | |
8th | Matic Osovnikar |
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20.95 s |
Run 3
August 18, 2008 , 8:19 p.m. - wind: +0.4 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Brendan Christian |
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20.26 s | |
2 | Churandy Martina |
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20.42 s | |
3 | Kristof Beyens |
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20.50 s | |
4th | Marcin Jędrusiński |
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20.58 s | |
5 | Aaron Armstrong |
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20.58 s | |
6th | Obinna Metu |
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20.65 s | |
7th | Sandro Viana |
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21.07 s | |
8th | Marc Schneeberger |
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21.48 s |
Run 4
August 18, 2008 , 8:26 p.m. - wind: +0.3 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Paul Hession |
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20.32 s | |
2 | Wallace Spearmon |
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20.39 s | |
3 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure |
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20.45 s | |
4th | Sorrillo roundabout |
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20.63 s | |
5 | Ramil Quliyev |
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20.66 s | |
6th | Visa Hongisto |
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20.76 s | |
7th | Thuso Mpuang |
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21.04 s | |
DNF | Marvin Anderson |
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canceled due to injury |
Semifinals
From the semi-finals, the four best sprinters - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Run 1
August 19, 2008 , 9:25 p.m. - wind: +0.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Churandy Martina |
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20.11 s | NO |
2 | Brian Dzingai |
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20.17 s | |
3 | Walter Dix |
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20.19 s | |
4th | Christian Malcolm |
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20.25 s | |
5 | Paul Hession |
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20.38 s | |
6th | Christopher Williams |
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20.45 s | |
7th | Jared Connaughton |
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20.58 s | |
8th | Kristof Beyens |
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20.69 s |
Run 2
August 19, 2008 , 9:33 p.m. - wind: +0.1 m / s
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Usain Bolt |
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20.09 s | |
2 | Shawn Crawford |
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20.12 s | |
3 | Wallace Spearmon |
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20.14 s | |
4th | Kim Collins |
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20.25 s | |
5 | Brendan Christian |
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20.29 s | |
6th | Stéphan Buckland |
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20.48 s | |
7th | Marlon Devonish |
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20.57 s | |
DNS | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure |
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final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Usain Bolt |
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19.30 s | WR |
2 | Shawn Crawford |
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19.96 s | |
3 | Walter Dix |
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19.98 s | |
4th | Brian Dzingai |
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20.22 s | |
5 | Christian Malcolm |
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20.40 s | |
6th | Kim Collins |
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20.59 s | |
DSQ | Churandy Martina |
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Wallace Spearmon |
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August 20, 2008 , 10:20 p.m. - wind: −0.9 m / s
The favorite for this race was Vice World Champion Usain Bolt from Jamaica after his terrific victory over the short sprint route . He had almost played over 200 meters with his opponents in the preliminary and intermediate runs - at least that's how it worked. Churandy Martina from the Netherlands Antilles emerged as the strongest opponent after his strong semi-final run, who had finished fourth over 100 meters . The two Americans Wallace Spearmon, third in the 2007 World Cup and vice world champion in 2005 , as well as Shawn Crawford, Olympic champion in 2004 and third fastest in the semi-finals here in Beijing , were also rated highly .
The final was contested by three Americans and one runner each from Jamaica, Great Britain, the Netherlands Antilles, Zimbabwe and St. Kitts and Nevis.
Usain Bolt came out of the starting curve with a large lead on the home straight. This time he stopped playing provocative games before crossing the finish line and ran the race to the end. For this he was rewarded by undercutting the existing world record by two hundredths of a second. More than half a second after him, Martina crossed the finish line in 19.82 s ahead of Spearmon in 19.95 s. However, Spearmon was disqualified for leaving his track. The US team protested - unsuccessfully, because the evidence of the rule violation was provided. However, it was also recognized that Martina had also left his path. Martina was also disqualified. The silver medal now went to Shawn Crawford, who had been in second place for a long time and was ousted on the home straight by the now disqualified Martina and Spearmon. Like Spearmon's compatriot Walter Dix, who won the bronze medal over 100 meters. The NOC of the Netherlands Antilles lodged a protest, which was dismissed on March 6, 2009 by the International Court of Justice for Sports (CAS) . Brian Dzingai from Zimbabwe took fourth place ahead of Christian Malcolm from the UK.
Usain Bolt won with a lead of 66 hundredths of a second over the silver medalist. It was the largest lead ever achieved in an Olympic final over 200 meters .
Web links
- SportsReference 200m , accessed May 29, 2018
- Official Report of the XXVIIIth Olympiad, Results Athletics , English / French (PDF, 3054 kB), accessed on May 29, 2018
Video
- Athletics - Men's 200M Final - Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games , published August 20, 2008 on youtube.com, accessed on May 29, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008 on athlecac.org, accessed on May 28, 2018
- ↑ Campeonato Sudamericano de Atletismo 2007 on athlecac.org, accessed on May 28, 2018
- ↑ 17th Asian Athletics Championship 2007 ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at athleticsasia.org (PDF, 417 kB), accessed on May 28, 2018
- ↑ Oceania Area Championships - 25/06/2008 to 28/06/2008 on athletics-oceania.com (PDF, 130 kB), accessed on May 28, 2018
- ^ IAAF, 200 m men , accessed on May 29, 2018
- ↑ Charean Williams (Engl.) From the Fort Worth Star Telegram on 20 August 2008. ( Memento of the original of 13 December 2013, Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 29, 2018
- ↑ Associated Press report on ESPN, March 6, 2009 , accessed May 29, 2018