Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 3, 1992 |
Format: Top three in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: August 6, 1992 |
Format: Top three in each heat and next seven fastest advanced to the quarter-.finals. |
(Competitors: 79; Countries: 65; Finalists: 8) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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The pre-meet favourite had been world champion Michael Johnson, who had beaten Marsh 19.79 to 19.86 in the US Trials; but Johnson contracted a stomach virus a month before the Games while in Spain, and was a shadow of his normal self, finishing 6th in his semi-final in a pedestrian 20.78. Meanwhile, Marsh had been establishing himself as the potential winner, running the fastest time in each round: 20.38, 20.08 and an astonishing 19.73. The last was the fastest ever legal time at low altitude, and was nearly 0.4 quicker than the opposition. Expectations were high that the Pietro Mennea’s 1979 world record of 19.72 would be broken in the final, but the tension of the moment and a headwind put paid to that. Marsh took the lead from Fredericks at halfway, and cruised to victory more than a metre clear of the Namibian. Bates, who would later forge a career in the NFL, went from seventh at halfway to claim the bronze from the inside lane ahead of the ’88 bronze medallist da Silva. Regis, who had run 20.09 behind Marsh in the semi-final, was a disappointing sixth. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The heavy favorite was America's Michael Johnson, who was world ranked #1 in 1990 and 1991. He was beaten in June 1992, for the first time in 30 races, by Namibia's Frankie Fredericks. After winning the US Olympic Trials in 19.79, he developed food poisoning after eating at a restaurant in Salamanca, Spain, and weakened by the virus, he would not survive the semi-finals in Barcelona. That left the final to be between Fredericks and Mike Marsh, who had placed second at the US Olympic Trials in 19.86. Marsh took the lead into the straight and won comfortably over Fredericks, with American Michael Bates getting the bronze medal. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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200 m |
Men |
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Final |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.01 |
-1 |
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Michael Marsh |
United States |
USA |
4 Aug 67 |
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2 |
20.13 |
-1 |
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Frank Fredericks |
Namibia |
NAM |
2 Oct 67 |
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3 |
20.38 |
-1 |
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Michael Bates |
United States |
USA |
19 Dec 69 |
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4 |
20.45 |
-1 |
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Robson Caetano da Silva |
Brazil |
BRA |
4 Sep 64 |
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5 |
20.50 |
-1 |
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Olapade Adeniken |
Nigeria |
NGR |
19 Aug 69 |
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6 |
20.55 |
-1 |
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John Regis |
Great Britain |
GBR |
13 Oct 66 |
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7 |
20.67 |
-1 |
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Oluyemi Kayode |
Nigeria |
NGR |
7 Jul 68 |
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8 |
20.80 |
-1 |
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Marcus Adam |
Great Britain |
GBR |
28 Feb 68 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 1 |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
19.73 |
-0.2 |
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Michael Marsh |
United States |
USA |
4 Aug 67 |
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2 |
20.09 |
-0.2 |
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John Regis |
Great Britain |
GBR |
13 Oct 66 |
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3 |
20.15 |
-0.2 |
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Robson Caetano da Silva |
Brazil |
BRA |
4 Sep 64 |
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4 |
20.23 |
-0.2 |
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Oluyemi Kayode |
Nigeria |
NGR |
7 Jul 68 |
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5 |
20.38 |
-0.2 |
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Linford Christie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
2 Apr 60 |
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6 |
20.55 |
-0.2 |
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Nikolay Antonov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
17 Aug 68 |
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7 |
20.82 |
-0.2 |
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Clive Wright |
Jamaica |
JAM |
18 Nov 65 |
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8 |
20.85 |
-0.2 |
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Torbjörn Eriksson |
Sweden |
SWE |
17 Apr 71 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 2 |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.14 |
-1.2 |
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Frank Fredericks |
Namibia |
NAM |
2 Oct 67 |
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2 |
20.39 |
-1.2 |
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Michael Bates |
United States |
USA |
19 Dec 69 |
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3 |
20.39 |
-1.2 |
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Olapade Adeniken |
Nigeria |
NGR |
19 Aug 69 |
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4 |
20.63 |
-1.2 |
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Marcus Adam |
Great Britain |
GBR |
28 Feb 68 |
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5 |
20.78 |
-1.2 |
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Emmanuel Tuffour |
Ghana |
GHA |
2 Dec 66 |
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6 |
20.78 |
-1.2 |
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Michael Johnson |
United States |
USA |
13 Sep 67 |
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7 |
20.88 |
-1.2 |
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Sidnei de Souza |
Brazil |
BRA |
26 Jul 66 |
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DQ |
-1.2 |
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Neil de Silva |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
15 Nov 69 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.43 |
0.2 |
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Marcus Adam |
Great Britain |
GBR |
28 Feb 68 |
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2 |
20.55 |
0.2 |
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Michael Johnson |
United States |
USA |
13 Sep 67 |
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3 |
20.66 |
0.2 |
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Neil de Silva |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
15 Nov 69 |
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4 |
20.78 |
0.2 |
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Atlee Mahorn |
Canada |
CAN |
27 Oct 65 |
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5 |
20.83 |
0.2 |
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Christoph Pöstinger |
Austria |
AUT |
7 Apr 72 |
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6 |
21.00 |
0.2 |
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Sérgio de Menêzes |
Brazil |
BRA |
27 Apr 65 |
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7 |
21.80 |
0.2 |
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Horace Dove-Edwin |
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
10 Feb 67 |
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DNS |
0.2 |
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Edgardo Guilbe |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
10 Mar 66 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.35 |
0.3 |
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Robson Caetano da Silva |
Brazil |
BRA |
4 Sep 64 |
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2 |
20.47 |
0.3 |
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Olapade Adeniken |
Nigeria |
NGR |
19 Aug 69 |
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3 |
20.70 |
0.3 |
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Clive Wright |
Jamaica |
JAM |
18 Nov 65 |
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4 |
20.78 |
0.3 |
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Edvin Ivanov |
Russia |
RUS |
25 Jul 70 |
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5 |
20.83 |
0.3 |
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Cameron Taylor |
New Zealand |
NZL |
3 Jun 71 |
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6 |
21.04 |
0.3 |
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Nelson Boateng |
Ghana |
GHA |
14 May 68 |
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7 |
21.39 |
0.3 |
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Ouattara Lagazane |
Cote d'Ivoire |
CIV |
1 Jan 63 |
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8 |
21.41 |
0.3 |
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Francis Ogola |
Uganda |
UGA |
1 Jul 73 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 3 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.22 |
1.2 |
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Michael Bates |
United States |
USA |
19 Dec 69 |
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2 |
20.22 |
1.2 |
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Oluyemi Kayode |
Nigeria |
NGR |
7 Jul 68 |
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3 |
20.52 |
1.2 |
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Linford Christie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
2 Apr 60 |
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4 |
20.61 |
1.2 |
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Dean Capobianco |
Australia |
AUS |
11 May 70 |
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5 |
20.77 |
1.2 |
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Peter Ogilvie |
Canada |
CAN |
2 May 72 |
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6 |
21.02 |
1.2 |
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Andreas Berger |
Austria |
AUT |
9 Jun 61 |
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7 |
21.30 |
1.2 |
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Seksarn Boonrat |
Thailand |
THA |
1 Apr 69 |
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DNS |
1.2 |
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Tshakile Nzimande |
South Africa |
RSA |
19 Nov 61 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 4 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.08 |
1.2 |
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Michael Marsh |
United States |
USA |
4 Aug 67 |
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2 |
20.69 |
1.2 |
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Sidnei de Souza |
Brazil |
BRA |
26 Jul 66 |
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3 |
20.81 |
1.2 |
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Torbjörn Eriksson |
Sweden |
SWE |
17 Apr 71 |
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4 |
20.86 |
1.2 |
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Kennedy Ondiek |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Dec 66 |
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5 |
20.96 |
1.2 |
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Gilles Quénéhervé |
France |
FRA |
17 May 66 |
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6 |
20.96 |
1.2 |
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Daniel Cojocaru |
Romania |
ROU |
27 May 69 |
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7 |
21.28 |
1.2 |
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Ibrahim Tamba |
Senegal |
SEN |
67 |
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8 |
21.32 |
1.2 |
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Miguel Ángel Gómez |
Spain |
ESP |
24 Apr 68 |
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9 |
21.52 |
1.2 |
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Stefan Burkart |
Switzerland |
SUI |
9 Dec 57 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 5 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.02 |
0 |
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Frank Fredericks |
Namibia |
NAM |
2 Oct 67 |
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2 |
20.16 |
0 |
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John Regis |
Great Britain |
GBR |
13 Oct 66 |
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3 |
20.50 |
0 |
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Nikolay Antonov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
17 Aug 68 |
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4 |
20.58 |
0 |
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Emmanuel Tuffour |
Ghana |
GHA |
2 Dec 66 |
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5 |
20.67 |
0 |
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Patrick Stevens |
Belgium |
BEL |
31 Jan 68 |
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6 |
21.19 |
0 |
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Henrico Atkins |
Barbados |
BAR |
8 Sep 66 |
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7 |
21.22 |
0 |
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Anthony Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
13 Dec 68 |
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8 |
21.47 |
0 |
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Ménélik Lawson |
Togo |
TOG |
29 Jul 65 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.74 |
0 |
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Frank Fredericks |
Namibia |
NAM |
2 Oct 67 |
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2 |
21.02 |
0 |
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Andreas Berger |
Austria |
AUT |
9 Jun 61 |
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3 |
21.75 |
0 |
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Edgardo Guilbe |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
10 Mar 66 |
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4 |
21.78 |
0 |
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Wendell Dickerson |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
12 May 65 |
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5 |
21.96 |
0 |
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Bothloke Shebe |
Lesotho |
LES |
13 Oct 71 |
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6 |
22.07 |
0 |
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Apisai Baibai |
Fiji |
FIJ |
18 Nov 70 |
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7 |
22.18 |
0 |
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Medard Makanga |
Congo |
CGO |
8 May 67 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.80 |
-0.1 |
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Michael Johnson |
United States |
USA |
13 Sep 67 |
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2 |
20.93 |
-0.1 |
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Patrick Stevens |
Belgium |
BEL |
31 Jan 68 |
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3 |
21.17 |
-0.1 |
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Sérgio de Menêzes |
Brazil |
BRA |
27 Apr 65 |
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4 |
21.29 |
-0.1 |
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Francis Ogola |
Uganda |
UGA |
1 Jul 73 |
NJR |
5 |
21.46 |
-0.1 |
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Miguel Ángel Gómez |
Spain |
ESP |
24 Apr 68 |
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6 |
21.50 |
-0.1 |
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Samuel Nchinda |
Cameroon |
CMR |
23 May 67 |
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7 |
21.61 |
-0.1 |
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Sriyath Dissanayake |
Sri Lanka |
SRI |
3 Apr 69 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 3 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.42 |
0.6 |
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Oluyemi Kayode |
Nigeria |
NGR |
7 Jul 68 |
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2 |
21.01 |
0.6 |
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Atlee Mahorn |
Canada |
CAN |
27 Oct 65 |
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3 |
21.05 |
0.6 |
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Ménélik Lawson |
Togo |
TOG |
29 Jul 65 |
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4 |
21.13 |
0.6 |
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Ouattara Lagazane |
Cote d'Ivoire |
CIV |
1 Jan 63 |
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5 |
21.57 |
0.6 |
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Simon Kipkemboi |
Kenya |
KEN |
15 Apr 60 |
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6 |
21.77 |
0.6 |
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Dejan Jovkovic |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
23 Jul 68 |
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7 |
21.86 |
0.6 |
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Amadou Sy Savane |
Guinea |
GUI |
16 May 74 |
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8 |
22.05 |
0.6 |
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Jaime Zelaya |
Honduras |
HON |
10 Jul 65 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 4 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.91 |
0.2 |
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Michael Bates |
United States |
USA |
19 Dec 69 |
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2 |
20.99 |
0.2 |
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Gilles Quénéhervé |
France |
FRA |
17 May 66 |
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3 |
21.04 |
0.2 |
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Kennedy Ondiek |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Dec 66 |
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4 |
21.39 |
0.2 |
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Seksarn Boonrat |
Thailand |
THA |
1 Apr 69 |
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5 |
22.07 |
0.2 |
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Eswort Coombs |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
VIN |
28 Nov 72 |
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6 |
23.64 |
0.2 |
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Bounhom Siliphon |
Laos |
LAO |
16 Apr 65 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 5 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
21.20 |
-1.2 |
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Daniel Cojocaru |
Romania |
ROU |
27 May 69 |
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2 |
21.23 |
-1.2 |
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Linford Christie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
2 Apr 60 |
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3 |
21.33 |
-1.2 |
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Stefan Burkart |
Switzerland |
SUI |
9 Dec 57 |
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4 |
21.43 |
-1.2 |
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Tshakile Nzimande |
South Africa |
RSA |
19 Nov 61 |
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5 |
22.05 |
-1.2 |
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Mateaki Mafi |
Tonga |
TGA |
19 Sep 72 |
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6 |
22.33 |
-1.2 |
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Lamin Marikong |
Gambia |
GAM |
14 Mar 70 |
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7 |
22.47 |
-1.2 |
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Randolph Foster |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
14 Aug 68 |
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8 |
22.48 |
-1.2 |
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Abdelsalem Al-Khalidi |
Oman |
OMA |
24 Jul 58 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 6 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.62 |
0 |
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Marcus Adam |
Great Britain |
GBR |
28 Feb 68 |
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2 |
20.94 |
0 |
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Nikolay Antonov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
17 Aug 68 |
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3 |
21.03 |
0 |
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Nelson Boateng |
Ghana |
GHA |
14 May 68 |
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4 |
21.28 |
0 |
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Henrico Atkins |
Barbados |
BAR |
8 Sep 66 |
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5 |
21.65 |
0 |
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Ato Boldon |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
30 Dec 73 |
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6 |
21.88 |
0 |
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Shahanuddin Chowdhury |
Bahamas |
BAN |
15 Jun 67 |
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7 |
22.36 |
0 |
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Kaminiel Selot |
Papua New Guinea |
PNG |
1 Jun 70 |
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8 |
22.49 |
0 |
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Boureima Kimba |
Niger |
NIG |
68 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 7 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.79 |
-0.1 |
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Olapade Adeniken |
Nigeria |
NGR |
19 Aug 69 |
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2 |
20.98 |
-0.1 |
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Clive Wright |
Jamaica |
JAM |
18 Nov 65 |
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3 |
21.10 |
-0.1 |
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Edvin Ivanov |
Russia |
RUS |
25 Jul 70 |
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4 |
21.51 |
-0.1 |
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Yiannios Zisimides |
Cyprus |
CYP |
17 Aug 67 |
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5 |
21.69 |
-0.1 |
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Aldo Canti |
San Marino |
SMR |
9 Mar 61 |
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6 |
22.09 |
-0.1 |
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Gabriel Simeon |
Grenada |
GRN |
7 Dec 71 |
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7 |
22.18 |
-0.1 |
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Kenmore Hughes |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ANT |
6 Jul 70 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 8 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.86 |
-0.4 |
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Dean Capobianco |
Australia |
AUS |
11 May 70 |
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2 |
21.08 |
-0.4 |
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Torbjörn Eriksson |
Sweden |
SWE |
17 Apr 71 |
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3 |
21.25 |
-0.4 |
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Ibrahim Tamba |
Senegal |
SEN |
67 |
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4 |
21.87 |
-0.4 |
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Saad Muftah Mubarak |
Qatar |
QAT |
28 Mar 64 |
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5 |
21.96 |
-0.4 |
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Adam Hassan Sakak |
Sudan |
SUD |
13 Jan 65 |
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6 |
21.97 |
-0.4 |
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Robinson Stewart |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
29 May 72 |
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DQ |
-0.4 |
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Juan Matala |
Equatorial Guinea |
GEQ |
27 Jul 69 |
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DNF |
-0.4 |
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Jean-Charles Trouabal |
France |
FRA |
20 May 65 |
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200 m |
Men |
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Heat 9 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.63 |
0.5 |
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John Regis |
Great Britain |
GBR |
13 Oct 66 |
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2 |
20.72 |
0.5 |
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Sidnei de Souza |
Brazil |
BRA |
26 Jul 66 |
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3 |
21.07 |
0.5 |
|
Emmanuel Tuffour |
Ghana |
GHA |
2 Dec 66 |
|
4 |
21.38 |
0.5 |
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Horace Dove-Edwin |
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
10 Feb 67 |
|
5 |
21.55 |
0.5 |
|
Khaled Ibrahim Jouma |
Bahrain |
BRN |
25 Dec 62 |
|
6 |
21.65 |
0.5 |
|
Harouna Palé |
Burkina Faso |
BUR |
16 Aug 55 |
|
7 |
22.75 |
0.5 |
|
Boubout Dieng |
Mauritania |
MTN |
19 Nov 61 |
|
200 m |
Men |
|
|
Heat 10 |
3 August |
|
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
|
Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.38 |
0.2 |
|
Michael Marsh |
United States |
USA |
4 Aug 67 |
|
2 |
20.89 |
0.2 |
|
Neil de Silva |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
15 Nov 69 |
|
3 |
21.11 |
0.2 |
|
Peter Ogilvie |
Canada |
CAN |
2 May 72 |
|
4 |
21.73 |
0.2 |
|
Ousmane Diarra |
Mali |
MLI |
30 Sep 66 |
|
5 |
21.75 |
0.2 |
|
Hussain Arif |
Pakistan |
PAK |
25 Dec 68 |
|
6 |
22.45 |
0.2 |
|
Kwok Wai Pat |
Hong Kong |
HKG |
11 Jan 70 |
|
7 |
22.54 |
0.2 |
|
Ahmed Shageef |
Maldives |
MDV |
15 Nov 70 |
|
200 m |
Men |
|
|
Heat 11 |
3 August |
|
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
|
Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
20.62 |
1.1 |
|
Robson Caetano da Silva |
Brazil |
BRA |
4 Sep 64 |
|
2 |
20.92 |
1.1 |
|
Cameron Taylor |
New Zealand |
NZL |
3 Jun 71 |
|
3 |
21.02 |
1.1 |
|
Christoph Pöstinger |
Austria |
AUT |
7 Apr 72 |
|
4 |
21.21 |
1.1 |
|
Anthony Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
13 Dec 68 |
|
5 |
21.51 |
1.1 |
|
Valentin Ngbogo |
Central African Republic |
CAF |
14 Feb 69 |
|
6 |
22.51 |
1.1 |
|
Claude Roumain |
Haiti |
HAI |
29 Jul 61 |
|
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