Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
DatesJuly 21 (quarterfinals)
July 22 (semifinals)
July 23 (final)
Competitors43 from 15 nations
Medalists
   Canada
   United States
   United States
Athletics at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men
200 m men
400 m men
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Freestyle javelin men

The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.

43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World Record 21.4(*) United States Jim Maybury Chicago (USA) June 5, 1897
Olympic Record 21.6(**) United States Archie Hahn St. Louis (USA) August 31, 1904

(*) unofficial 220 yards (= 201.17 m)

(**) straight course

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat advanced, with all others eliminated. Heats were held on July 21, 1908.

Heat 1

George led by ten yards when he crossed the finish line.

Place Name Nation Time
1 John George Great Britain 23.4 seconds
2 Victor Henny Netherlands (24.6 seconds)

Heat 2

In a tight race, Huff barely beat Duffy, crossing the line with a lead of less than two yards.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Harold Huff United States 22.8 seconds
2 Edward Duffy South Africa (23.2 seconds)
3 Henk van der Wal Netherlands Unknown
4 Knut Stenborg Sweden Unknown

Heat 3

Roche won by a mere yard.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Patrick Roche Great Britain 22.8 seconds
2 Lawson Robertson United States (23.0 seconds)
3 Frank Lukeman Canada Unknown
4 Evert Koops Netherlands Unknown

Heat 4

Cartmell won by about two yards.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Nate Cartmell United States 23.0 seconds
2 Vilmos Rácz Hungary (23.3 seconds)
3 Ragnar Stenberg Finland Unknown

Heat 5

Malfait had about a four-yard lead when he finished.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Georges Malfait France 22.6 seconds
2 Robert Duncan Great Britain (23.1 seconds)

Heat 6

Laaftman won by two yards.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Sven Låftman Sweden 23.8 seconds
2 Frigyes Wiesner Hungary (24.0 seconds)
3 Ernst Greven Netherlands Unknown

Heat 7

There was no competition for Radóczy in the seventh heat.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Károly Radóczy Hungary walkover

Heat 8

Cloughen had a comfortable six-yard lead when he crossed the finish line.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Robert Cloughen United States 23.4 seconds
2 Umberto Barrozzi Italy (24.1 seconds)

Heat 9

Hurdsfield led by a yard and a half at the finish.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Samuel Hurdsfield Great Britain 23.6 seconds
2 Mikhail Paskalides Greece (24.0 seconds)

Heat 10

Hamilton's margin of victory was three yards.

Place Name Nation Time
1 William Hamilton United States 22.4 seconds
2 Louis Sebert Canada (22.8 seconds)
3 Henry Pankhurst Great Britain Unknown
4 Pál Simon Hungary Unknown
5 Fernand Halbart Belgium Unknown

Heat 11

Kerr's victory was by about three yards.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Robert Kerr Canada 22.2 seconds
2 William W. May United States (22.7 seconds)
3 James P. Stark Great Britain Unknown
4 Knut Lindberg Sweden Unknown
5 Emilio Brambilla Italy Unknown

Heat 12

Sherman led by two yards when he finished.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Nathaniel Sherman United States 22.8 seconds
2 John W. Morton Great Britain (23.1 seconds)
3 Eduard Schönecker Austria Unknown
4 Cornelis den Held Netherlands Unknown

Heat 13

Reed won by two and a half yards.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Lionel Reed Great Britain 23.2 seconds
2 Arthur Hoffmann Germany (23.5 seconds)

Heat 14

Guttormsen was the second runner to win without competition.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Oscar Guttormsen Norway walkover

Heat 15

The race was extremely tight until the final straightaway, where Hawkins pulled away to win.

Place Name Nation Time
1 George Hawkins Great Britain 22.8 seconds
2 Henri Meslot France (23.2 seconds)
3 Jacobus Hoogveld Netherlands Unknown

Semifinals

The semifinal round was held on July 22, 1908, a day after the heats. The winners of each semifinal advanced to the final, with the other runners being knocked out of competition.

Semifinal 1

The first semifinal featured both of the runners who had won via walkover in the heats. There was very little room separating the lead three runners, with Kerr about nine inches in front of Hamilton and twelve ahead of Radoczy.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Robert Kerr Canada 22.6 seconds
2 William Hamilton United States (22.7 seconds)
3 Károly Radóczy Hungary (22.8 seconds)
4 Oscar Guttormsen Norway Unknown

Semifinal 2

This all-American heat was also close, but not as close as the first. Cartmell won by about five feet.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Nate Cartmell United States 22.6 seconds
2 Nathaniel Sherman United States (22.9 seconds)
3 Harold Huff United States (23.0 seconds)

Semifinal 3

Cloughen finally pulled ahead of Reed three-quarters of the way into the race, holding onto the lead until the finish.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Robert Cloughen United States 22.6 seconds
2 Lionel Reed Great Britain (22.8 seconds)
3 John George Great Britain Unknown
4 Samuel Hurdsfield Great Britain Unknown

Semifinal 4

Låftman was forced to scratch due to an injury. The three runners broke apart in the last ten metres, with Hawkins winning by a foot.

Place Name Nation Time
1 George Hawkins Great Britain 22.6 seconds
2 Patrick Roche Great Britain (22.6 seconds)
3 Georges Malfait France Unknown
Sven Låftman Sweden Did not start

Final

The final was held on July 23, 1908.

Kerr winning the final.

The top three were within two feet of each other, as Kerr's early lead evaporated in the straight. He was able to hang onto nine inches, however, and defeated Cloughen by that small margin.

Place Name Nation Time
1 Robert Kerr Canada 22.6 seconds
2 Robert Cloughen United States (22.6 seconds)
3 Nate Cartmell United States (22.7 seconds)
4 George Hawkins Great Britain (22.9 seconds)

References

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