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

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...

event at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 80 participating athletes, with eleven qualifying heats.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	19.72	Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:...	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... )	September 12, 1979
Olympic Record	19.75	Joe DeLoach Joe DeLoach Joseph Nathaniel DeLoach is a former American sprinter, the 1988 Olympic champion in the 200 m.Born in Bay City, Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother, DeLoach enjoyed running at a young age and desired to become a football player, but later set his mind to sprinting...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...  (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... )	September 28, 1988

Michael Marsh set a new Olympic record with 19.73 in the semi-finals.

Final

• Held on August 6, 1992

  RANK	FINAL	TIME
  		20.01
  		20.13
  		20.38
  4.		20.45
  5.		20.50
  6.		20.55
  7.		20.67
  8.		20.80

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		19.73
2.		20.09
3.		20.15
4.		20.23
5.		20.38
6.		20.55
7.		20.82
8.		20.85

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.14
2.		20.39
3.		20.39
4.		20.63
5.		20.78
6.		20.78
7.		20.88
—		DSQ

Quarterfinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.43
2.		20.55
3.		20.66
4.		20.78
5.		20.83
6.		21.00
7.		21.80
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.35
2.		20.47
3.		20.70
4.		20.78
5.		20.83
6.		21.04
7.		21.39
8.		21.41

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.22
2.		20.22
3.		20.52
4.		20.61
5.		20.77
6.		21.02
7.		21.30
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.08
2.		20.69
3.		20.81
4.		20.86
5.		20.96
6.		20.96
7.		21.28
8.		21.32

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		20.02
2.		20.16
3.		20.50
4.		20.58
5.		20.67
6.		21.19
7.		21.22
8.		21.47

Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		20.74
2.		21.02
3.		21.75
4.		21.78
5.		21.96
6.		22.07
7.		22.18

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		20.80
2.		20.93
3.		21.17
4.		21.29
5.		21.46
6.		21.50
7.		21.39

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		20.42
2.		21.01
3.		21.05
4.		21.13
5.		21.57
6.		21.77
7.		21.86
8.		22.05

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		20.91
2.		20.99
3.		21.04
4.		21.39
5.		22.07
6.		23.64

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		21.20
2.		21.23
3.		21.33
4.		21.43
5.		22.05
6.		22.33
7.		22.47
8.		22.48

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		20.62
2.		20.94
3.		21.03
4.		21.28
5.		21.65
6.		21.88
7.		22.36
8.		22.49

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		20.79
2.		20.98
3.		21.10
4.		21.51
5.		21.69
6.		22.09
7.		22.18

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		20.86
2.		21.08
3.		21.25
4.		21.87
5.		21.96
6.		21.97
—		DNF
—		DQ

RANK	HEAT 9	TIME
1.		20.63
2.		20.72
3.		21.07
4.		21.38
5.		21.55
6.		21.65
7.		22.75

RANK	HEAT 10	TIME
1.		20.38
2.		20.89
3.		21.11
4.		21.73
5.		21.75
6.		22.45
7.		22.54

RANK	HEAT 11	TIME
1.		20.62
2.		20.91
3.		21.02
4.		21.21
5.		21.51
6.		22.51

See also

• 1988 Men's Olympic Games 200 metres (Seoul)
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• 1990 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
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• 1991 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
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• 1993 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
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• 1994 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Helsinki)
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• 1995 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Gothenburg)
• 1996 Men's Olympic Games 200 metres (Atlanta)