200 metres at the Olympics

none 200 metres Bolt200.jpg 250 The 2008 Olympic men's 200 m final Men and women 1900 2024 1948 Usain Bolt JAM 19.30 (2008) Florence Griffith Joyner USA 21.34 (1988) Letsile Tebogo BOT Gabby Thomas USA 2024 The 200 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the second edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 200 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 and the women's 200 m has been held continuously since its introduction at the 1948 Games. It is the most prestigious 200 m race at elite level. The competition format typically has three or four qualifying rounds leading to a final race between eight athletes. The Olympic records for the distance are 19.30 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2008, and 21.34 seconds set by Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988. The men's world record was set at the Olympics in 1956, 1960 (twice), 1968, 1996 and 2008. 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf IAAF Media & Public Relations Department Monte Carlo Pages 546, 547 pdf 2009 August 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134819/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf June 29, 2011 The women's world record has similarly been linked to the competition, with records coming at the Olympic Games in 1952 (twice), 1956, 1968, 1972 and 1988 (twice). Griffith-Joyner's 1988 Olympic mark remains the world record for the distance, while Bolt's Olympic record is the third fastest of all-time.200 Metres - men - senior - outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-24. Only three athletes have won the title more than once. Bärbel Wöckel of East Germany became the first to defend the title in 1980 and Veronica Campbell-Brown repeated that feat in 2008. Usain Bolt was the first person to win two Olympic 200 m gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics he defended his title to win his third Olympic 200 m gold medal. Merlene Ottey is the most decorated athlete, having won four medals in the event (though none of them gold). Allyson Felix has won three medals, as has Poland's Irena Szewińska. Reflecting how sprint athletes often compete over various distances, many of the medalists in the Olympic 200 metres have had success in the Olympic 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay as well. The United States has had the most success in the event, having 24 gold medals and 61 medals in total. American men have completed a medal sweep on six occasions. Jamaica is the next most successful, with five gold among their seventeen medals, and became the second nation to sweep the men's medals in 2012. No nation has swept the women's medals; the United States is the only nation to have won both gold and silver in the same year (in 1984). The 1968 medal podium ceremony for the men's 200 metres witnessed a prominent political protest in the form of a Black Power salute by the African-American medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The third medalist, Peter Norman of Australia, wore a badge for the Olympic Project for Human Rights in solidarity. Medal summary Men A YouTube video showcasing all men's 200 metres' Olympic winners can be found here. Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Usain Bolt JAM 2008–2016 3 0 0 32 Andy Stanfield USA 1952–1956 1 1 0 2Carl Lewis USA 1984–1988 1 1 0 2Andre De Grasse CAN 2016–2020 1 1 0 2Shawn Crawford USA 2004–2008 1 1 0 26 Pietro Mennea ITA 1972, 1980 1 0 1 2Don Quarrie JAM 1976–1980 1 0 1 28 Charlie Paddock USA 1920–1924 0 2 0 2Frankie Fredericks NAM 1992–1996 0 2 0 2Kenny Bednarek USA 2020–2024 0 2 0 211 Nate Cartmell USA 1904–1908 0 1 1 2Thane Baker USA 1952–1956 0 1 1 213 Ato Boldon TRI 1996–2000 0 0 2 2Noah Lyles USA 2020–2024 0 0 2 2 Medals by country Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 USA 17 19 12 48 2 JAM 4 1 2 7 3 CAN 3 1 0 4 4 ITA 2 0 1 35 BOT 1 0 0 1GRE 1 0 0 1URS 1 0 0 1 8 GBR 0 3 3 6 9 NAM 0 2 0 2 10 AUS 0 1 1 2 11 SRI 0 1 0 1 12 TRI 0 0 3 3 13 FRA 0 0 2 214 BRA 0 0 1 1GER 0 0 1 1NED 0 0 1 1PAN 0 0 1 1 Women A YouTube video showcasing all women's 200 metres' Olympic winners can be found here. Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total1 Bärbel Wöckel GDR 1976–1980 2 0 0 2Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 2004–2008 2 0 0 2Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 2016–2020 2 0 0 2 4 Allyson Felix USA 2004–2012 1 2 0 3 5 Irena Szewińska POL 1964–1972 1 1 1 3 6 Florence Griffith Joyner USA 1984–1988 1 1 0 27 Renate Stecher GDR 1972–1976 1 0 1 2Gabby Thomas USA 2020–2024 1 0 1 2 9 Raelene Boyle AUS 1968–1972 0 2 0 2 10 Merlene Ottey JAM 1980–1996 0 1 3 4 Medalists by country Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 USA 7 3 5 15 2 JAM 4 4 5 13 3 GDR 3 0 2 5 4 AUS 2 2 3 7 5 NED 1 2 0 3 6 POL 1 1 1 3 7 BAH 1 0 1 2 8 FRA 1 0 0 1 9 EUA 0 2 0 210 GBR 0 1 1 2URS 0 1 1 212 FRG 0 1 0 1NAM 0 1 0 1LCA 0 1 0 1IND 0 1 0 1 16 NGR 0 0 1 1 Olympic record progression Men Men's 200 metres world record progression TimeAthleteNationGamesRoundDate 24.0* Bill Holland Bill Holland (sprinter) USA 1900 Heat 1 22.2 Walter Tewksbury USA 1900 Final 22.2 Archie Hahn athlete USA 1904 Heat 1 21.6 Archie Hahn athlete USA 1904 Final 21.6 Jackson Scholz USA 1924 Final 21.6 Helmut Körnig GER 1928 Quarterfinal 6 21.5 Ralph Metcalfe USA 1932 Quarterfinal 1 21.5 Eddie Tolan USA 1932 Quarterfinal 2 21.4 Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi (sprinter) ARG 1932 Quarterfinal 3 21.4 Arthur Jonath GER 1932 Quarterfinal 4 21.2 Eddie Tolan USA 1932 Final 21.1 Jesse Owens USA 1936 Heat 3 20.7 WR Men's 200 metres Jesse Owens USA 1936 Final 20.7 Andy Stanfield USA 1952 Final 20.6 WR Men's 200 metres Bobby Morrow USA 1956 Final 20.5 WR Men's 200 metres Livio Berruti ITA 1960 Semifinal 2 20.5 WR Men's 200 metres Livio Berruti ITA 1960 Final 20.5 Paul Drayton Paul Drayton (athlete) USA 1964 Semifinal 1 20.3 Henry Carr USA 1964 Final 20.37 Tommie Smith USA 1968 Heat 2 20.23 Peter Norman AUS 1968 Heat 6 20.12 John Carlos USA 1968 Semifinal 1 19.83 WR Men's 200 metres Tommie Smith USA 1968 Final 19.80 Carl Lewis USA 1984 Final 19.75 Joe DeLoach USA 1988 Final 19.73 Mike Marsh Michael Marsh (sprinter) USA 1992 Semifinal 1 19.32 WR Men's 200 metres Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (sprinter) USA 1996 Final 19.30 WR Men's 200 metres Usain Bolt JAM 2008 Final Women Women's 200 metres world record progression TimeAthleteNationGamesRoundDate 25.7 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 1948 Heat 1 25.6 Cynthia Thompson JAM 1948 Heat 2 25.3 Daphne Hasenjäger RSA 1948 Heat 4 24.3 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 1948 Semifinal 1 24.3 Nadezhda Khnykina URS 1952 Heat 2 23.6 WR Women's 200 metres Marjorie Jackson AUS 1952 Heat 3 23.4 WR Women's 200 metres Marjorie Jackson AUS 1952 Semifinal 1 23.4 Betty Cuthbert AUS 1956 Final 23.2 Wilma Rudolph USA 1960 Heat 3 23.0 Edith McGuire USA 1964 Final 23.09 Raelene Boyle AUS 1968 Heat 2 22.94 Barbara Ferrell USA 1968 Heat 3 22.87 Barbara Ferrell USA 1968 Semifinal 2 22.58 Irena Szewińska POL 1968 Final 22.40 WR Women's 200 metres Renate Stecher GDR 1972 Final 22.37 Barbel Eckert GDR 1976 Final 22.26 Natalya Bochina URS 1980 Quarterfinal 3 22.03 Barbel Eckert GDR 1980 Final 21.81 Valerie Brisco-Hooks USA 1984 Final 21.76 Florence Griffith Joyner USA 1988 Quarterfinal 1 21.56 WR Women's 200 metres Florence Griffith Joyner USA 1988 Semifinal 1 21.34 WR Women's 200 metres Florence Griffith Joyner USA 1988 Final Finishing times Top ten fastest Olympic times + Fastest men's times at the Olympicshttp://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_200ok.htm Men's 200mRankTime (sec)AthleteNationGamesDate 1 19.30 Usain Bolt 2008 2008-08-202 19.32 Michael Johnson 1996 1996-08-01 19.32 Usain Bolt 2012 2012-08-09 4 19.44 Yohan Blake 2012 2012-08-09 5 19.46 Letsile Tebogo 2024 2024-08-086 19.62 Andre De Grasse 2021 2021-08-04 19.62 Kenny Bednarek 2024 2024-08-088 19.68 Frankie Fredericks 1996 1996-08-01 19.68 Kenneth Bednarek 2021 2021-08-04 10 19.70 Noah Lyles 2024 2024-08-08 + Fastest women's times at the Olympicshttp://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_200ok.htm Women's 200mRankTime (sec)AthleteNationGamesDate 1 21.34 Florence Griffith Joyner 1988 1988-09-29 2 21.53 Elaine Thompson-Herah 2021 2021-08-03 3 21.56 Florence Griffith Joyner 1988SF 1988-09-29 4 21.66 Elaine Thompson-Herah 2021SF 2021-08-025 21.72 Grace Jackson 1988 1988-09-29 21.72 Gwen Torrence 1992SF 1992-08-05 7 21.74 Veronica Campbell-Brown 2008 2008-08-21 8 21.75 Juliet Cuthbert 1992SF 1992-08-05 9 21.76 Florence Griffith Joyner 1988QF 1988-09-28 10 21.78 Elaine Thompson 2016 2016-08-17 Non-canonical Olympic events In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's 200 metres, a 220-yard dash handicap race was also held. The winner was J. McGann for the United States, who ran an estimated 22.8 seconds with a ten-yard start. Frank Lukeman of Canada was second, also with a ten-yard handicap, and American C. Turner was third with a two-yard handicap.Handicap Olympic Athletics Events. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-04-18. This event is no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the 200 metres or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from this competition have not been assigned to nations on the all-time medal tables. References Participation and athlete data Athletics Men's 200 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07. Athletics Women's 200 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07. Olympic record progressions Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07. Specific External links IAAF 200 metres homepage Official Olympics website Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News A video showcasing all men's 200 metres' Olympic winners A video showcasing all women's 200 metres' Olympic winners Olympics 200 metres