Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 November 1956 & 27 November 1956 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 42 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. There were a total number of 66 competitors from 32 countries. The first and second rounds were held on Monday 26 November and the semifinals and final on Tuesday 27 November.[1]
Even though it had been a part of the Olympics, the IAAF had only certified world records for the 200 meters around the bend since 1951. Both claimants to the record Andy Stanfield and Thane Baker were in this final. Stanfield took a slight lead from the gun, making up the stagger on Jose Telles da Conceicao to his outside just past halfway through the turn. Inside of him, 100 meter champion Bobby Morrow slowly accelerated and caught Stanfield. Coming off the turn, Morrow had almost a meter advantage. Two meters back, Baker was in a battle with Michael Agostini. Down the final straight, Morrow opened up another meter to take the win. Baker separated from Agostini and made a late run at Stanfield, coming up a couple of feet short. Morrow's hand time of 20.6 equalled the world record.
Medallists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bobby Morrow (USA) | Andy Stanfield (USA) | Thane Baker (USA) |
Results
First Round
Twelve heats were held, the two fastest of which would qualify for the Second Round.
Heat 1
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Jose Telles da Conceicao (BRA) | 21.61s |
2 | Manfred Germar (EUA) | 21.88s |
3 | Rene Ahumada Rodriguez (MEX) | 21.96s |
4 | Mel Spence (JAM) | 22.13s |
5 | Jean-Pierre Goudeau (FRA) | 22.13s |
Heat 2
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas (EUA) | 21.56s |
2 | Václav Janeček (TCH) | 21.85s |
3 | Douglas Winston (AUS) | 22.20s |
4 | Milkha Singh (IND) | 22.47s |
5 | Kyohei Ushio (JPN) | 22.64s |
Heat 3
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Michael Agostini (TRI) | 21.80s |
2 | Vincenzo Lombardo (ITA) | 21.94s |
3 | Yuriy Konovalov (URS) | 22.09s |
4 | Josef Trousil (TCH) | 22.54s |
5 | Legesse Beyene (ETH) | 23.63s |
6 | Manut Bumrungphuk (THA) | 24.59s |
- | James Roberts (LBR) | DQ |
Heat 4
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Andy Stanfield (USA) | 21.69s |
2 | Sergio D'Asnasch (ITA) | 22.35s |
3 | Muhammad Sharif Butt (PAK) | 22.38s |
4 | Fred Hammer (LUX) | 22.73s |
5 | Nigousse Robba (ETH) | 23.89s |
- | Apolinar Solórzano (VEN) | DQ |
Heat 5
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Abdul Khaliq (PAK) | 21.32s |
2 | Maurice Rae (NZL) | 21.57s |
3 | Joao Pires Sobrinho (BRA) | 21.67s |
4 | Tom Robinson (BAH) | 21.76s |
5 | Sándor Jakabfy (HUN) | 21.78s |
6 | Malcolm Spence (JAM) | 21.86s |
Heat 6
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Kanji Akagi (JPN) | 22.26s |
2 | Jorge Machado de Barros (BRA) | 22.30s |
Heat 7
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Thane Baker (USA) | 21.92s |
2 | Béla Goldoványi (HUN) | 22.08s |
3 | Bjørn Nilsen (NOR) | 22.33s |
4 | Oliver Hunter (GUY) | 22.54s |
5 | Giovanni Ghiselli (ITA) | 22.68s |
6 | Hailou Abbebe (ETH) | 23.25s |
Heat 8
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Vilem Mandlik (TCH) | 21.79s |
2 | Hector Hogan (AUS) | 21.97s |
3 | David Segal (GBR) | 22.22s |
4 | Joseph Foreman (CAN) | 22.28s |
5 | Kesavan Soon (SIN) | 23.33s |
6 | Lee Kah Fook (MAL) | 23.94s |
Heat 9
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Bobby Morrow (USA) | 21.95s |
2 | Edward Szmidt (POL) | 22.03s |
3 | Graham Gipson (AUS) | 22.06s |
4 | Akira Kiyofuji (JPN) | 22.56s |
5 | Abdul Aziz (PAK) | 22.98s |
Heat 10
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Boris Tokarev (URS) | 21.62s |
2 | Brian Shenton (GBR) | 21.85s |
3 | Rafael Romero (VEN) | 21.87s |
4 | Janusz Jarzembowski (POL) | 21.91s |
5 | Joseph Goddard (TRI) | 22.23s |
6 | Eero Kivelä (FIN) | 22.56s |
7 | Benjamin Kiyini Nduga (UGA) | 22.89s |
Heat 11
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Constantin Lissenko (FRA) | 22.06s |
2 | Iván Rodríguez (PUR) | 22.06s |
3 | Roy Sandstrom (GBR) | 22.18s |
4 | Pentti Rekola (FIN) | 22.22s |
5 | John Parrington (CAN) | 22.61s |
6 | Montri Srinaka (THA) | 23.88s |
7 | Emmanuel Gbecy Putu (LBR) | 24.33s |
Heat 12
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Leonhard Pohl (EUA) | 21.78s |
2 | Leonid Bartenev (URS) | 21.94s |
3 | Yves Camus (FRA) | 22.37s |
4 | Phaibulya Vacharabhan (THA) | 23.92s |
5 | Richard Estick (JAM) | 25.81s |
Second Round
Four heats were held, the three fastest of which would qualify for the Semifinals.
Heat 1
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Abdul Khaliq (PAK) | 21.34s |
2 | Michael Agostini (TRI) | 21.35s |
3 | Leonhard Pohl (EUA) | 21.49s |
4 | Leonid Bartenev (URS) | 21.53s |
5 | Béla Goldoványi (HUN) | 21.64s |
6 | Edward Szmidt (POL) | 21.73s |
Heat 2
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Andy Stanfield (USA) | 21.22s |
2 | Boris Tokarev (URS) | 21.42s |
3 | Jose Telles da Conceicao (BRA) | 21.46s |
4 | Vincenzo Lombardo (ITA) | 21.53s |
5 | Kanji Akagi (JPN) | 22.03s |
- | Constantin Lissenko (FRA) | DNS |
Heat 3
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Thane Baker (USA) | 21.34s |
2 | Vilem Mandlik (TCH) | 21.56s |
3 | Karl-Friedrich Haas (EUA) | 21.68s |
4 | Hector Hogan (AUS) | 21.90s |
5 | Iván Rodríguez (PUR) | 22.16s |
6 | Sergio D'Asnasch (ITA) | 22.82s |
Heat 4
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Bobby Morrow (USA) | 22.03s |
2 | Maurice Rae (NZL) | 22.12s |
3 | Brian Shenton (GBR) | 22.15s |
4 | Václav Janeček (TCH) | 22.26s |
5 | Jorge Machado de Barros (BRA) | 23.88s |
- | Manfred Germar (EUA) | DNS |
Semifinals
Two semifinals were held, the three fastest of which would qualify for the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Thane Baker (USA) | 21.21s |
2 | Bobby Morrow (USA) | 21.43s |
3 | Jose Telles da Conceicao (BRA) | 21.53s |
4 | Abdul Khaliq (PAK) | 21.58s |
5 | Karl-Friedrich Haas (EUA) | 21.74s |
6 | Maurice Rae (NZL) | 21.75s |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Andy Stanfield (USA) | 21.35s |
2 | Michael Agostini (TRI) | 21.48s |
3 | Boris Tokarev (URS) | 21.50s |
4 | Leonhard Pohl (EUA) | 21.64s |
5 | Vilem Mandlik (TCH) | 21.74s |
6 | Brian Shenton (GBR) | 22.08s |
Final
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Bobby Morrow (USA) | 20.75s EWR |
2 | Andy Stanfield (USA) | 20.97s |
3 | Thane Baker (USA) | 21.05s |
4 | Michael Agostini (TRI) | 21.35s |
5 | Boris Tokarev (URS) | 21.42s |
6 | Jose Telles da Conceicao (BRA) | 21.56s |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2017.