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1980 Olympic Games Moscow - Men's 200 m

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Category: 1980 Olympic Games Moscow - (Athletics)
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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union Format: Top three in each heat and next five fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
Date Started: July 27, 1980 Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Date Finished: July 28, 1980 Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
(Competitors: 57; Countries: 37; Finalists: 8) Format: Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
    Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
Overview by IAAF    1980_olympic_stadium.jpg
As in the boycott-affected event in 1976, little action was seen before the final, with Wells (20.59) and Mennea (20.60) producing the fastest times in the second round. Leonard won the first semi-final, with Gilkes (20.87) missing out on the final, despite being quicker than Lara (20.93), who was fourth in the other semi. Leonard suffered in the draw, with the inside lane, while Mennea was on the outside. Wells was the fastest starter in the final, making up 2m on the Italian in the first 20m, and held that margin over Mennea and Quarrie into the straight. Wells began to tighten up after 150m, while the Italian looked like a man running downhill, as the burly Scotsman struggled. Mennea went in front with 10m to go, Wells dived at the line to no avail as the Italian got his revenge for defeat a year earlier in Turin in the European Cup 200m (by the same .02 margin, 20.29w-20.31). Quarrie just edged the unlucky Leonard for the bronze medal.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
Although the American boycott in 1980 would seem to affect the sprints dramatically, several top sprinters were still in Moskva, led by defending champion Don Quarrie. And in 1979, Italy's Pietro Mennea had broken Tommie Smith's vaunted world record, running 19.72 at altitude in Ciudad de México. He had also won the European title in 1974 and 1978. The 1978 Commonwealth Games champion, Scotsman Allan Wells, was also highly considered and had won the 100 in Moskva. In the final, Wells started fastest, leading by two metres onto the straight. But Mennea closed quickly and edged out Wells, who dove at the line to no avail. Quarrie never really challenged for the gold but held on for a bronze medal, narrowly outleaning Cuba's Silvio Leonard.
 

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World Record 19.72 Italy Pietro Mennea Mexico City (MEX) September 12, 1979
Olympic Record 19.83 United States Tommie Smith Mexico City (MEX) October 16, 1968
 
        Results        

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, Minnea in lane 8. Wells, was just inside of Minnea in 7 while Quarrie drew lane 4. Wells just eeked 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 Minnea 40 metres into the race. Coming off the turn, Minnea was two metres back, behind both Leonard and Quarrie. Minnea accelerated down the straightaway edging closer to Wells on every step. He caught Wells 5 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.
200 m Men     Final 29 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.19 0,9   Pietro Mennea Italy ITA 28 Jun 52  
2 20.21 0,9   Allan Wells Great Britain GBR 3 May 52  
3 20.29 0,9   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
4 20.30 0,9   Silvio Leonard Cuba CUB 20 Sep 55  
5 20.50 0,9   Bernhard Hoff East Germany GDR 10 Jan 59  
6 20.68 0,9   Leszek Dunecki Poland POL 2 Oct 56  
7 20.81 0,9   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
8 21.19 0,9   Osvaldo Lara Cuba CUB 13 Jul 55  
200 m Men     Semifinal 1 29 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.61 -2,3   Silvio Leonard Cuba CUB 20 Sep 55  
2 20.69 -2,3   Bernhard Hoff East Germany GDR 10 Jan 59  
3 20.75 -2,3   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
4 20.75 -2,3   Allan Wells Great Britain GBR 3 May 52  
5 20.87 -2,3   James Gilkes Guyana GUY 21 Sep 52  
6 21.03 -2,3   Peter Okodogbe Nigeria NGR 27 May 58  
7 21.16 -2,3   Andrew Bruce Trinidad and Tobago TTO 7 Dec 58  
8 21.17 -2,3   Ferenc Kiss Hungary HUN 10 Nov 55  
200 m Men     Semifinal 2 29 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.70 0,3   Pietro Mennea Italy ITA 28 Jun 52  
2 20.76 0,3   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
3 20.82 0,3   Leszek Dunecki Poland POL 2 Oct 56  
4 20.93 0,3   Osvaldo Lara Cuba CUB 13 Jul 55  
5 21.00 0,3   Olaf Prenzler East Germany GDR 24 Aug 58  
6 21.05 0,3   Joseph Arame France FRA 29 Aug 48  
7 21.17 0,3   Nikolay Sidorov Soviet Union URS 26 Nov 56  
8 21.24 0,3   Cameron Sharp Great Britain GBR 3 Jun 58  
200 m Men     Heat 1 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.89 1,1   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
2 20.97 1,1   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
3 21.01 1,1   Osvaldo Lara Cuba CUB 13 Jul 55  
4 21.24 1,1   Ferenc Kiss Hungary HUN 10 Nov 55  
5 21.32 1,1   Bernard Petitbois France FRA 19 Jul 54  
6 21.33 1,1   Mike McFarlane Great Britain GBR 2 May 60  
7 21.66 1,1   Aleksandar Popovic Yugoslavia YUG 13 May 57  
8 21.89 1,1   Petar Petrov Bulgaria BUL 17 Feb 55  
200 m Men     Heat 2 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.93 0,3   Silvio Leonard Cuba CUB 20 Sep 55  
2 20.95 0,3   Joseph Arame France FRA 29 Aug 48  
3 20.96 0,3   Bernhard Hoff East Germany GDR 10 Jan 59  
4 21.16 0,3   Cameron Sharp Great Britain GBR 3 Jun 58  
5 21.22 0,3   Zenon Licznerski Poland POL 27 Nov 54  
6 21.38 0,3   István Nagy Hungary HUN 28 Apr 59  
7 21.47 0,3   Frantisek Brecka Czechoslovakia TCH 21 Jun 58  
8 21.75 0,3   Gerardo Suero Dominican Republic DOM 24 Aug 57  
200 m Men     Heat 3 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.59 0,7   Allan Wells Great Britain GBR 3 May 52  
2 20.83 0,7   James Gilkes Guyana GUY 21 Sep 52  
3 20.89 0,7   Peter Okodogbe Nigeria NGR 27 May 58  
4 20.89 0,7   Olaf Prenzler East Germany GDR 24 Aug 58  
5 21.02 0,7   Chris Brathwaite Trinidad and Tobago TTO 12 Aug 48  
6 21.04 0,7   Colin Bradford Jamaica JAM 30 May 55  
7 21.22 0,7   Altevir de Araújo Brazil BRA 23 Dec 55  
8 21.35 0,7   Pavel Pavlov Bulgaria BUL 8 Mar 52  
200 m Men     Heat 4 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.60 1,8   Pietro Mennea Italy ITA 28 Jun 52  
2 20.83 1,8   Nikolay Sidorov Soviet Union URS 26 Nov 56  
3 20.87 1,8   Leszek Dunecki Poland POL 2 Oct 56  
4 20.94 1,8   Andrew Bruce Trinidad and Tobago TTO 7 Dec 58  
5 20.96 1,8   Vladimir Ivanov Bulgaria BUL 23 Apr 55  
6 21.01 1,8   Paulo Roberto Correia Brazil BRA 14 Feb 60  
7 21.10 1,8   Boubacar Diallo Senegal SEN 21 Nov 54  
8 21.19 1,8   Tomas González Cuba CUB 11 Jun 59  
200 m Men     Heat 1 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.51 1   Cameron Sharp Great Britain GBR 3 Jun 58  
2 21.64 1   Tomas González Cuba CUB 11 Jun 59  
3 21.78 1   Pavel Pavlov Bulgaria BUL 8 Mar 52  
4 21.98 1   Nikólaos Angelopoulos Greece GRE 15 Mar 58  
5 22.21 1   Gregoire Illorson Cameroon CMR 6 Jan 55  
6 22.52 1   Ruben Inacio Angola ANG 5 Nov 58  
7 22.59 1   Casimir Pereira Syria SYR 4 Mar 54  
200 m Men     Heat 2 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.26 1,6   Pietro Mennea Italy ITA 28 Jun 52  
2 21.34 1,6   Ferenc Kiss Hungary HUN 10 Nov 55  
3 21.35 1,6   Olaf Prenzler East Germany GDR 24 Aug 58  
4 21.43 1,6   Mike McFarlane Great Britain GBR 2 May 60  
5 22.14 1,6   Nabil Nahri Syria SYR 10 Jun 58  
6 22.88 1,6   Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma Libya LBA 59  
200 m Men     Heat 3 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.87 0   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
2 21.24 0   Joseph Arame France FRA 29 Aug 48  
3 21.42 0   Peter Okodogbe Nigeria NGR 27 May 58  
4 21.49 0   Altevir de Araújo Brazil BRA 23 Dec 55  
5 21.89 0   Cheikh Touradou Diouf Senegal SEN 4 May 56  
6 21.96 0   Henk Brouwer Netherlands NED 14 Sep 53  
7 22.70 0   Paul Haba Guinea GUI 14 Jul 59  
200 m Men     Heat 4 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.63 1,1   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
2 21.80 1,1   István Nagy Hungary HUN 28 Apr 59  
3 22.16 1,1   Gerardo Suero Dominican Republic DOM 24 Aug 57  
  DNF 1,1   Aleksandr Stasevich Soviet Union URS 24 Oct 53  
200 m Men     Heat 5 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.17w 2,2   Colin Bradford Jamaica JAM 30 May 55  
2 21.30w 2,2   Leszek Dunecki Poland POL 2 Oct 56  
3 21.59w 2,2   Petar Petrov Bulgaria BUL 17 Feb 55  
4 21.76w 2,2   David Lukuba Tanzania TAN 17 Mar 57  
5 22.09w 2,2   Pascal Aho Benin BEN    
6 22.27w 2,2   Roland Dagher Lebanon LIB    
7 23.12w 2,2   Walter During Sierra Leone SLE 60  
200 m Men     Heat 6 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.36 0,9   Andrew Bruce Trinidad and Tobago TTO 7 Dec 58  
2 21.57 0,9   Allan Wells Great Britain GBR 3 May 52  
3 21.65 0,9   Aleksandar Popovic Yugoslavia YUG 13 May 57  
4 21.79 0,9   Hammed Adio Nigeria NGR 20 Jan 59  
5 22.39 0,9   Perumal Subramaniam India IND 12 Nov 55  
6 23.20 0,9   Rudolph George Sierra Leone SLE 8 Jun 57  
200 m Men     Heat 7 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.07 1,4   James Gilkes Guyana GUY 21 Sep 52  
2 21.49 1,4   Frantisek Brecka Czechoslovakia TCH 21 Jun 58  
3 21.53 1,4   Bernhard Hoff East Germany GDR 10 Jan 59  
4 21.56 1,4   Boubacar Diallo Senegal SEN 21 Nov 54  
5 22.31 1,4   Joseph Letseka Lesotho LES 28 Mar 53  
6 22.45 1,4   Lucien Josiah Botswana BOT 16 Jul 58  
  DNF 1,4   Constantino Reis Mozambique MOZ 61  
200 m Men     Heat 8 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 21.06 1   Osvaldo Lara Cuba CUB 13 Jul 55  
2 21.13 1   Chris Brathwaite Trinidad and Tobago TTO 12 Aug 48  
3 21.15 1   Nikolay Sidorov Soviet Union URS 26 Nov 56  
4 21.28 1   Vladimir Ivanov Bulgaria BUL 23 Apr 55  
5 22.47 1   Alston Sidney Muziyo Zambia ZAM 12 Nov 54  
6 23.18 1   Besha Tuffa Ethiopia ETH 9 Oct 53  
200 m Men     Heat 9 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 20.95 0   Silvio Leonard Cuba CUB 20 Sep 55  
2 21.16 0   Bernard Petitbois France FRA 19 Jul 54  
3 21.27 0   Paulo Roberto Correia Brazil BRA 14 Feb 60  
4 21.36 0   Zenon Licznerski Poland POL 27 Nov 54  
5 21.83 0   Mwalimu Ally Tanzania TAN 8 May 53  
6 22.93 0   Sheku Boima Sierra Leone SLE 7 Oct 52  
7 24.28 0   Sitthixay Sacpraseuth Laos LAO 15 Mar 59  
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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