Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 10, 11 and 12 September 1979.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pietro Mennea Italy
|
Leszek Dunecki Poland
|
Ainsley Bennett Great Britain
|
Results
Heats
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +0.5 m/s, Heat 5: +1.3 m/s,
Heat 6: +0.7 m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s, Heat 8: +2.3 m/s, Heat 9: +0.2 m/s[1][2]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Roland Bombardella |  Luxembourg |
20.95 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jean Gracia |  France |
21.56 | [3] |
| 1 | 2 | Jens Smedegaard |  Denmark |
20.76 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Andrey Shlyapnikov |  Soviet Union |
20.91 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Altevir de Araújo |  Brazil |
20.55 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Georges Kablan Degnan |  Ivory Coast |
20.71 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Viktor Burakov | Soviet Union |
20.83 | q |
| 1 | 5 | Otis Melvin |  United States |
20.55 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ángel Cruz |  Spain |
21.48 | Q[4] |
| 1 | 8 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
20.66 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Boubacar Diallo |  Senegal |
20.84 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Tomás González |  Cuba |
20.89 | q |
| 1 | 9 | Pietro Mennea | Italy |
19.96 | Q, UR, AR |
| 2 | 9 | Peter Muster |  Switzerland |
21.01 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Yasuhiro Harada |  Japan |
21.09 | q |
| 1 | ? | Floyd Brown |  Jamaica |
21.04 | Q[5] |
| 2 | ? | Patrick Wamister | Switzerland |
21.16 | Q[5] |
| 3 | ? | Marcel Klarenbeek |  Netherlands |
21.49 | q, PB[5] |
Semifinals
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s[1][6]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pietro Mennea | Italy |
20.04 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
20.48 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
20.67 | q |
| 1 | 2 | Altevir de Araújo | Brazil |
20.46 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Georges Kablan Degnan | Ivory Coast |
20.78 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Viktor Burakov | Soviet Union |
20.90 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Su Mal-guh |  South Korea |
20.91 | |
| 1 | 3 | Jens Smedegaard | Denmark |
20.69 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Otis Melvin | United States |
20.74 | Q |
Final
Wind: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Pietro Mennea | Italy |
19.72 | WR |
 |
1 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
20.24 | NR |
 |
8 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
20.42 | |
| 4 | 6 | Altevir de Araújo | Brazil |
20.43 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jens Smedegaard | Denmark |
20.52 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Viktor Burakov | Soviet Union |
20.74 | |
| 7 | 3 | Georges Kablan Degnan | Ivory Coast |
20.88 | |
| 8 | 7 | Otis Melvin | United States |
22.97 |
References
- ^ a b [atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf Year top list]
- ^ "Universiade, atletiek" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 11 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ French results
- ^ Spanish top list
- ^ a b c "Lange aanloop Mennea" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 12 September 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Na hordenexplosie bij Universiade Pont tiende ter wereld" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 13 September 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The News-Press. 13 September 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Victoria Advocate. 13 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 22 March 2020.