The Men's 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 76 competitors, with ten qualifying heats (76), five second-round races (40) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Wednesday September 28, 1988.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	19.72	Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...  (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	September 12, 1979
Olympic Record	19.80	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 8, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
September 28, 1988	Final		19.75s	OR

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		19.75 (OR)
		19.79
		20.04
4.		20.09
5.		20.39
6.		20.40
7.		20.51
8.		20.58

Semi finals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.23
2.		20.28
3.		20.43
4.		20.54
5.		20.59
6.		20.62
7.		20.69
8.		21.23

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.06
2.		20.33
3.		20.50
4.		20.51
5.		20.57
6.		20.67
7.		20.77
8.		20.84

Quarter finals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.57
2.		20.61
3.		20.62
4.		20.73
5.		20.94
6.		21.23
7.		21.26
8.		21.46

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.48
2.		20.54
3.		20.70
4.		20.79
5.		21.19
6.		21.34
7.		21.35

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.49
2.		20.59
3.		20.80
4.		20.81
5.		20.94
6.		20.95
7.		21.40
8.		21.93

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.56
2.		20.77
3.		20.92
4.		20.98
5.		21.08
6.		21.35
7.		21.38
8.		22.25

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		20.41
2.		20.67
3.		20.74
4.		20.81
5.		20.87
6.		21.01
7.		21.18
8.		21.39

See also

• 1984 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
  The Men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 75 competitors, with ten qualifying heats , four quarterfinals and two semi-finals , before the final took off on Wednesday August 8, 1984....
  
  
• 1986 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1984 Men's Olympic 200 metres...
  
  
• 1987 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 30 August 1990.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic 200 metres...
  
  
• 1991 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 61 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1992 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
  These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 80 participating athletes, with eleven qualifying heats.-Medalists:-Records:...