Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Abdoulaye Seye, Livio Berruti, Lester Carney 1960.jpg
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates2–3 September
Competitors62 from 47 nations
Winning time20.5 =WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Livio Berruti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Lester Carney
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Abdoulaye Seye
Flag of France.svg  France
  1956
1964  

The men's 200 metres was held on 2 September and 3 September as part of the athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics, which were held in Rome. 74 athletes from 54 nations entered, but only 62 athletes from 47 nations ultimately competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.1 seconds by Livio Berruti of Italy, the first victory in the event by a nation outside of North America and snapping a five-Games winning streak (and two-Games medal sweep streak) by the United States. The Americans finished with a silver medal, by Lester Carney, to extend their medal streak to six Games. Abdoulaye Seye of France took bronze. Berruti's gold and Seye's bronze were the first medal for their nations in the men's 200 metres.

Background

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. One of the six finalists from the 1956 Games returned: sixth-place finisher José da Conceição of Brazil. The favorite was American Ray Norton, the 1959 and 1960 AAU champion and 1959 Pan American Games winner. Italian Livio Berruti was the only man who had defeated Norton in any 200 metres race in 1959, and the home crowd in Rome hoped for a medal from him. [2]

Afghanistan, the British West Indies, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 13th appearance, the only nation to have competed at each edition of the 200 metres to date.

Competition format

The competition used the four round format introduced in 1920: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. A significant change, however, was the introduction of the "fastest loser" system. Previously, advancement depended solely on the runners' place in their heat. The 1960 competition added advancement places to the fastest runners across the heats in the first round who did not advance based on place.

There were 12 heats of between 5 and 6 runners each (before withdrawals), with the top 2 men in each advancing to the quarterfinals along with the next 3 fastest overall. The quarterfinals consisted of 4 heats of 6 or 7 athletes each; the 3 fastest men in each heat advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals, each with 6 runners. In that round, the top 3 athletes advanced. The final had 6 runners. The races were run on a 400 metre track. [2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Stone Johnson  (USA)20.5 Stanford, United States 2 July 1960
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Bobby Morrow  (USA)20.6 Melbourne, Australia 27 November 1956

Livio Berruti's hand-timed 20.5 seconds in the semifinal equalled the world record and set a new Olympic record; he equalled this time in the Final.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 2 September 19609:00
15:20
Heats
Quarterfinals
Saturday, 3 September 196015:45
18:00
Semifinals
Final

Results

Heats

The top two runners in each of the 12 heats advanced, as well as the next three fastest runners from across all heats.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Genevay Flag of France.svg  France 21.2Q
2 Vadym Arkhypchuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.5Q
3 James Omagbemi Flag of Nigeria (1952-1960).svg  Nigeria 26.2
Iftikhar Shah Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan DNS
Abebe Hailou Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia DNS
Enrique Figuerola Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DNS

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Les Carney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.1Q
2 David Segal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21.3Q
3 Peter Laeng Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21.6
4 Shahrudin Mohamed Ali Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 22.3
Hilmar Thorbjörnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DNS

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Stone Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.7Q
2 Nikolaos Georgopoulos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 22.0Q
3 Clayton Glasgow Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  Guyana 22.6
4 James Roberts Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 23.1
Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada DNS

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Marcel Wendelin Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.6Q
2 Leonid Bartenev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.8Q
3 Michael Okantey Flag of the Union of African States (1958-1961).svg  Ghana 21.8
4 Santiago Plaza Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 22.0
5 Huang Suh-Chuang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Formosa 22.9
6 Abdul Khaliq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 23.1

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Peter Radford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21.1Q
2 Erasmus Amukun Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 21.3Q
3 Csaba Csutorás Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21.7
4 Sitiveni Moceidreke Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 21.8
5 Elmar Kunauer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 22.2
Emmanuel Putu Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia DNS

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ray Norton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.2Q
2 David Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21.2Q
3 Yuriy Konovalov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.4q
4 Ramón Vega Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 21.8
5 Patrick Lowry Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 22.1
Vilém Mandlík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DNF

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Livio Berruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.0Q
2 Tom Robinson Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 21.4Q
3 Lloyd Murad Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 21.8
4 Pentti Rekola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 22.2
5 Bouchaib El-Maachi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 22.3
Jalal Gozal Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia DNS

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Dennis Johnson Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies 21.2Q
2 José da Conceição Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 21.3Q
3 Sebald Schnellmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21.4q
4 Jean-Pierre Barra Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22.3
5 Enrique Bautista Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 23.0
6 Ali Yusuf Zaid Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 23.1

Heat 9

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Abdoulaye Seye Flag of France.svg  France 21.1Q
2 Carl Fredrik Bunæs Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 21.3Q
3 Clifton Bertrand Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies 21.3q
4 Amos Grodzinowsky Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 21.8
5 Barry Robinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.2
6 Lennart Jonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 22.3

Heat 10

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Marian Foik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21.1Q
2 Jocelyn Delecour Flag of France.svg  France 21.3Q
3 Armando Sardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.6
4 Lynn Eves Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 21.9
5 Mikhail Bachvarov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 22.2
6 Roger Bofferding Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 23.2

Heat 11

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Seraphino Antao Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 21.3Q
2 Rafael Romero Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 21.4Q
3 Manfred Germar Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.6
4 Romain Poté Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22.1
5 Melanio Asensio Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 22.3
6 Aydin Onur Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 22.5

Heat 12

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Edward Jefferys Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 21.1Q
2 Salvatore Giannone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.5Q
3 Kimitada Hayase Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 22.3
4 Falih Fahmi Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg  Iraq 22.6
5 Dennis Tipping Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22.9
Milkha Singh Flag of India.svg  India DNS

Quarterfinals

The first three in each quarterfinal qualified for the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Stone JohnsonFlag of the United States.svg  United States 20.9Q
2Edward JefferysFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 21.1Q
3Tom RobinsonFlag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 21.2Q
4Erasmus AmukunFlag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 21.3
5Yuriy KonovalovFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.3
6Clifton BertrandFlag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies 21.4
7Rafael RomeroFlag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 21.4

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Abdoulaye SeyeFlag of France.svg  France 20.8Q
2Ray NortonFlag of the United States.svg  United States 21.0Q
3David SegalFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21.1Q
4Seraphino AntaoFlag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 21.3
5Vadym ArkhypchukFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.5
6José da ConceiçãoFlag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 21.5
7Nikolaos GeorgopoulosFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 22.0

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Les CarneyFlag of the United States.svg  United States 20.9Q
2Peter RadfordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21.0Q
3Dennis JohnsonFlag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies 21.1Q
4Jocelyn DelecourFlag of France.svg  France 21.5
5Leonid BartenevFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.5
6Sebald SchnellmannFlag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21.5
7Salvatore GiannoneFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 21.8

Quarterfinal 4

Paul Genevay and Livio Berruti in quarterfinal 4, interrupted by a pigeon Paul Genevay and Livio Berruti 1960.jpg
Paul Genevay and Livio Berruti in quarterfinal 4, interrupted by a pigeon
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Livio BerrutiFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.8Q
2Marian FoikFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 20.9Q
3Paul GenevayFlag of France.svg  France 21.1Q
4David JonesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21.2
5Carl Fredrik BunæsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 21.4
6Marcel WendelinFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21.6

Semifinals

The first three in each semifinal qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Abdoulaye SeyeFlag of France.svg  France 20.8Q
2Marian FoikFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21.0Q
3Les CarneyFlag of the United States.svg  United States 21.1Q
4Edward JefferysFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 21.3
5Tom RobinsonFlag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 21.5
David SegalFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DSQ

Semifinal 2

Berruti tied the world record of 20.5 seconds.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Livio BerrutiFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.5Q, =WR
2Ray NortonFlag of the United States.svg  United States 20.7Q
3Stone JohnsonFlag of the United States.svg  United States 20.8Q
4Peter RadfordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20.9
5Dennis JohnsonFlag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies 21.0
6Paul GenevayFlag of France.svg  France 21.0

Final

Berruti tied again the world record of 20.5 seconds

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Livio Berruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.5 =WR
Silver medal icon.svg Les Carney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Abdoulaye Seye Flag of France.svg  France 20.7
4 Marian Foik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 20.8
5 Stone Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.8
6 Ray Norton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.9

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