Heats

The top four runners in each of the nine heats and the next fastest four, advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat one *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	John Carlos John Carlos John Wesley Carlos is a Cuban American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics and his black power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith caused much political controversy...		20:54
2	Andrés Calonge		20:81
3	Mani Jegathesan Mani Jegathesan Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics...		20:92
4	Livio Berruti Livio Berruti Livio Berruti is an Italian former athlete. He became the surprising winner of the 200 m in the 1960 Summer Olympics....		21:06
5	Valentin Maslakov		21:07
6	Norman Chihota		21:28
7	Canagasabai Kunalan		21:39
8	Hadley Hinds		22:35

Heat two *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tommie Smith Tommie Smith Tommie Smith is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20 second barrier was broken...		20:37	=OR
2	Charles Asati Charles Asati Charles Asati is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Charles Asati reached to the quarterfinal of 200 m and was a member of Kenyan 4x400 m relay team, which won the surprise silver medal, with a time of 2:59.6.At...		20:66
3	Jochen Eigenherr		20:69
4	Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...		20:69
5	David Ejoke		21:09
6	Edwin Johnson		21:22
7	Kun Min-Mu		22:44

Heat three *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Larry Questad		20:75
2	Julius Sang Julius Sang Julius Sang was a Kenyan runner. Along with teammates Robert Ouko, Charles Asati and Munyoro Nyamau he won the 4 x 400 relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Kenya...		20:90
3	Edward Romanowski		20:95
4	Miguel Angel González Miguel Angel Gonzalez Miguel Ángel González , is a Mexican professional boxer best known to be world lightweight champion as a professional. He also campaigned as a junior welterweight, as well as welterweight in his career, and is currently rated as a junior middleweight but was never as respected as in his best...		21:31
5	Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1964 Summer Olympics he was knocked out in the heats in both 100 and 200 metres....		21:53
6	Norris Stubbs		21:64
7	Morgan Gesmalla		22:70

Heat four *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mike Fray		20:62
2	Winston Short Winston Short Winston Short is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, USA.-Achievements:-References:*...		21:00
3	Hansruedi Wiedmer		21:06
4	Bernard Nottage		21:31
5	Philippe Housiaux		21:41
6	Porfirio Veras		21:53
7	Juan Argüello		22:80

Heat five *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Iván Moreno		20:93
2	Jacques Carette Jacques Carette Jacques Carette is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gilles Bertould, Daniel Velasques, and Francis...		20:97
3	James Addy		21:00
4	Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo is a retired track and field athlete from Peru, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres at the 1971 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....		21:02
5	Harry Jerome Harry Jerome Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....		21:22
6	William Dralu		21:38
7	Colin Thurton		22:14

Heat six *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Peter Norman Peter Norman Peter George Norman was an Australian track athlete best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. His time of 20.06 seconds still stands as the Australian 200m record. He was a five-time Australian 200m champion...		20:23	OR
2	Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...		20:61
3	Dick Steane		20:66
4	Rajalingam Gunaratnam		21:58
5	Alberto Torres Alberto Torres Alberto Torres was a politician and a Brazilian social thinker who was concerned about national unity and the organization of the Brazilian society....		21:99
6	José Astacio		23:13
	Juan Franceschi			DNF

Heat seven *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Greg Lewis Greg Lewis (athlete) Gregory Lewis is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:...		20:71
2	Ralph Banthorpe		20:73
3	Nikolay Ivanov		20:78
4	Pedro Grajales		21:07
5	Gert Metz		21:24
6	Carl Plaskett		21:29
7	Cristóbal Corrales		23:93

Quarterfinals

The top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	John Carlos John Carlos John Wesley Carlos is a Cuban American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics and his black power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith caused much political controversy...		20:69
2	Greg Lewis Greg Lewis (athlete) Gregory Lewis is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:...		20:81
3	Dick Steane		20:81
4	Mani Jegathesan Mani Jegathesan Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics...		21:01
5	Julius Sang Julius Sang Julius Sang was a Kenyan runner. Along with teammates Robert Ouko, Charles Asati and Munyoro Nyamau he won the 4 x 400 relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Kenya...		21:04
6	Jacques Carette Jacques Carette Jacques Carette is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gilles Bertould, Daniel Velasques, and Francis...		21:15
7	Edwin Johnson		21:41
8	Harry Jerome Harry Jerome Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....		21:43

Heat two *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Peter Norman Peter Norman Peter George Norman was an Australian track athlete best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. His time of 20.06 seconds still stands as the Australian 200m record. He was a five-time Australian 200m champion...		20:44
2	Jochen Eigenherr		20:53
3	Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo is a retired track and field athlete from Peru, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres at the 1971 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....		20:78
4	Iván Moreno		20:83
5	Charles Asati Charles Asati Charles Asati is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Charles Asati reached to the quarterfinal of 200 m and was a member of Kenyan 4x400 m relay team, which won the surprise silver medal, with a time of 2:59.6.At...		20:84
6	Livio Berruti Livio Berruti Livio Berruti is an Italian former athlete. He became the surprising winner of the 200 m in the 1960 Summer Olympics....		21:01
7	Winston Short Winston Short Winston Short is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, USA.-Achievements:-References:*...		21:51
8	Rajalingam Gunaratnam		21:52

Heat three *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tommie Smith Tommie Smith Tommie Smith is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20 second barrier was broken...		20:28	=OR
2	Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...		20:50
3	Edward Romanowski		20:85
4	Nikolay Ivanov		20:90
5	David Ejoke		20:99
6	Andrés Calonge		21:03
7	Hansruedi Wiedmer		21:42
8	Miguel Angel González Miguel Angel Gonzalez Miguel Ángel González , is a Mexican professional boxer best known to be world lightweight champion as a professional. He also campaigned as a junior welterweight, as well as welterweight in his career, and is currently rated as a junior middleweight but was never as respected as in his best...		21:57

Heat four *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mike Fray		20:39
2	Larry Questad		20:54
3	Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...		20:63
4	Ralph Banthorpe		20:83
5	James Addy		20:90
6	Valentin Maslakov		20:96
7	Pedro Grajales		21:05
8	Bernard Nottage		21:53

Semifinals

Top four in each heat advance to final

Heat one *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	John Carlos John Carlos John Wesley Carlos is a Cuban American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics and his black power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith caused much political controversy...		20:12	OR
2	Peter Norman Peter Norman Peter George Norman was an Australian track athlete best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. His time of 20.06 seconds still stands as the Australian 200m record. He was a five-time Australian 200m champion...		20:22
3	Mike Fray		20:46
4	Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...		20:47
5	Iván Moreno		20:84
6	Dick Steane		20:85
7	Nikolay Ivanov		20:89
8	Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo is a retired track and field athlete from Peru, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres at the 1971 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....		20:91

Heat two *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tommie Smith Tommie Smith Tommie Smith is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20 second barrier was broken...		20:14	=OR
2	Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...		20:44
3	Larry Questad		20:48
4	Jochen Eigenherr		20:49
5	Greg Lewis Greg Lewis (athlete) Gregory Lewis is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:...		20:53
6	Edward Romanowski		20:80
7	Ralph Banthorpe		20:88
8	Mani Jegathesan Mani Jegathesan Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics...		21:05

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Tommie Smith Tommie Smith Tommie Smith is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20 second barrier was broken...		19:83	WR
	Peter Norman Peter Norman Peter George Norman was an Australian track athlete best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. His time of 20.06 seconds still stands as the Australian 200m record. He was a five-time Australian 200m champion...		20:06
	John Carlos John Carlos John Wesley Carlos is a Cuban American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics and his black power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith caused much political controversy...		20:10
4	Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...		20:34
5	Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...		20:51
6	Larry Questad		20:62
7	Mike Fray		20:63
8	Jochen Eigenherr		20:66