These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres

200 metres

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event at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Montreal

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. The competition was held on July 25, 1976, and on July 25, 1976.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record	19.83	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...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...  (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 16, 1968
Olympic Record	19.83	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...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...  (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 16, 1968

Final

• Held on July 26, 1976

  RANK	FINAL	TIME
  		20.23
  		20.29
  		20.43
  4.		20.54
  5.		20.84
  6.		20.91
  7.		21.17
  8.		1:19.60

The Official Report has Crawford listed as did not finish.

Semifinals

• Held on July 26, 1976

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.67
  2.		20.69
  3.		20.99
  4.		21.09
  5.		21.14
  6.		21.16
  7.		21.25
  8.		21.29

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.48
2.		20.83
3.		21.01
4.		21.14
5.		21.15
6.		21.29
7.		21.46
8.		21.52

Quarterfinals

• Held on July 25, 1976

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		20.56
  2.		20.72
  3.		20.76
  4.		21.03
  5.		21.09
  6.		21.22
  7.		21.31
  8.		21.57

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.70
2.		20.91
3.		21.07
4.		21.08
5.		21.08
6.		21.40
7.		21.68
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.28
2.		20.83
3.		21.04
4.		21.09
5.		21.29
6.		21.33
7.		21.75
8.		22.34

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.95
2.		21.02
3.		21.03
4.		21.07
5.		21.33
6.		21.78
7.		22.74
8.		24.27

Heats

• Held on July 25, 1976

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		21.11
  2.		21.50
  3.		21.57
  4.		23.07
  5.		23.37
  —		DNF
  —		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		21.91
2.		22.33
3.		22.35
4.		22.38
—		DNS
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.96
2.		21.35
3.		21.57
4.		22.44
5.		22.75
—		DNS
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.95
2.		21.05
3.		21.32
4.		21.33
5.		21.50
6.		21.96
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		20.93
2.		21.29
3.		21.34
4.		21.60
5.		21.92
—		DNF
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		21.26
2.		21.35
3.		21.60
4.		21.82
5.		22.57
—		DNS
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		20.85
2.		20.99
3.		21.50
4.		21.79
5.		21.90
6.		22.47
7.		22.64

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		21.18
2.		21.25
3.		21.25
4.		21.54
5.		21.54
6.		21.94
—		DNS

See also

• 1972 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Munich)
• 1978 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Prague)
• 1980 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Moscow)
  Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980 and on July 28, 1980.-Records:...