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The 200 metres straight is a track and field outdoor event of 200 metres on a straight track. In the 1960s, the straight 200 metres was a separate world record event for men until IAAF deleted this variation from its list of official records. [ 1 ] The race was more common during the early to mid 20th century, when panhandle tracks, with 200 ...
Peter Norman. Peter George Norman (15 June 1942 – 3 October 2006) was an Australian track athlete. He won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, with a time of 20.06 seconds, which remains the Oceania 200 m record. [2] He was a five-time national 200-metre champion.
Michael Fred Phelps II[5] OLY (born June 30, 1985) [6] is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time [7] with a total of 28 medals. [8] Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), [9] Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in ...
Rice Lake High School graduate Kenny Bednarek finishes with his second straight Olympic silver in the 200 meters, ahead of U.S. teammate Noah Lyles.
The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the IAAF. The current record of 19.19 seconds was set by Usain Bolt at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The IAAF maintained separate records for 200 m over a straight track and over a curved track until 1976, when records for the former were ...
Lyles won his third straight 200m world championship in 19.52 seconds, days after a surprise gold medal in the 100. Fellow American Erriyon Knighton was the silver medalist in 19.75 seconds and ...
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.
Decathlon. men. v. t. e. The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980, and on July 28, 1980. [ 1 ] There were 57 competitors from 37 nations. [ 2 ] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress.