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200 metres, Men

Date	31 July – 1 August 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	59 from 29 countries

The defending champion, Jackson Scholz, was back and probably a slight favorite. But no American had medaled in the 100 in which Canada’s Percy Williams won. In the final, Helmut Körnig (GER) entered the straight leading Scholz, but with 50 metres left, Williams and Walter Rangeley (GBR) moved ahead. Third place was very close and the judges could not decide. At first they called it a dead-heat but then called for a run-off. Scholz declined and Körnig was given the bronze medal. Film of the race confirms that this was the correct decision.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	667	Percy Williams	CAN	22.6 (1 h14)	21.8 (2 h6)	22.0 (1 h1)	21.8 (1)	Gold
2	480	Walter Rangeley	GBR	22.0 (1 h13)	21.9 (2 h4)	22.0 (2 h1)	21.9 (2)	Silver
3	722	Helmut Körnig	GER	23.4 (1 h10)	21.6 (1 h6)	21.8 (1 h2)	21.9 (3)	Bronze
4	566	Jackson Scholz	USA	22.2 (1 h6)	21.8 (1 h4)	21.9 (2 h2)	21.9 (4)
5	651	Johnny Fitzpatrick	CAN	22.8 (1 h3)	22.0 (1 h5)	22.0 (3 h2)	22.1 (5)
6	740	Jakob Schüller	GER	22.0 (1 h4)	22.0 (1 h1)	22.1 (3 h1)	22.2 (6)
4 h1 r3/4	553	Charley Paddock	USA	22.2 (1 h5)	21.8 (1 h3)	22.1 (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r3/4	510	Henry Cumming	USA	22.4 (1 h1)	– (2 h1)	22.1 (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r3/4	171	Mario Gómez	MEX	22.5 (2 h5)	– (2 h5)	22.3 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	456	Cyril Gill	GBR	22.2 (1 h15)	– (2 h2)	22.3 (5 h2)	–
6 h2 r3/4	848	Björn Kugelberg	SWE	22.4 (1 h2)	– (2 h3)	22.6 (6 h2)	–
AC h1 r3/4	287	Billie Legg	RSA	22.4 (1 h9)	21.8 (1 h2)	– (DNF h1)	–
3 h1 r2/4	645	Ralph Adams	CAN	22.5 (2 h6)	– (3 h1)	–	–
3 h2 r2/4	742	Hermann Schlöske	GER	25.0 (2 h7)	– (3 h2)	–	–		1
3 h3 r2/4	56	André Cerbonney	FRA	22.2 (1 h8)	– (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r2/4	605	Paul Brochart	BEL	– (2 h8)	– (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r2/4	590	Alberto Barucco	ARG	– (2 h9)	– (3 h5)	–	–
3 h6 r2/4	508	Charley Borah	USA	25.0 (1 h7)	21.8 (3 h6)	–	–
4 h1 r2/4	407	Hermann Geißler	AUT	22.4 (1 h12)	– (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r2/4	293	Rinus van den Berge	NED	– (2 h4)	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r2/4	445	Guy Butler	GBR	22.8 (1 h11)	– (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r2/4	67	Maurice Degrelle	FRA	– (2 h2)	– (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r2/4	84	Jérôme Mannaert	FRA	– (2 h11)	– (4 h5)	–	–
4 h6 r2/4	597	Jimmy Carlton	AUS	22.8 (2 h3)	22.0 (4 h6)	–	–
5 h1 r2/4	459	Jack Hambidge	GBR	– (2 h14)	– (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	86	André Mourlon	FRA	– (2 h1)	– (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	298	Harry Broos	NED	– (2 h13)	– (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	385	Karel Kněnický	TCH	– (2 h10)	– (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r2/4	286	Howard Kinsman	RSA	– (2 h15)	– (5 h5)	–	–
5 h6 r2/4	224	Giuseppe Castelli	ITA	– (2 h12)	22.2 (5 h6)	–	–
3 h1 r1/4	146	André Théard	HAI	– (3 h1)	–	–	–
3 h2 r1/4	213	Donald Cullen	IRL	– (3 h2)	–	–	–
3 h3 r1/4	378	Juan Serrahima	ESP	– (3 h3)	–	–	–
3 h4 r1/4	624	Frans Prinsen	BEL	– (3 h4)	–	–	–
3 h5 r1/4	414	Anselmo Gonzaga	PHI	22.7 (3 h5)	–	–	–
3 h6 r1/4	249	Iwao Aizawa	JPN	22.6 (3 h6)	–	–	–
3 h8 r1/4	16	Ferenc Gerő	HUN	– (3 h8)	–	–	–
3 h9 r1/4	158	Haris Šveminas	LTU	– (3 h9)	–	–	–
3 h10 r1/4	164	Jean Moulin	LUX	– (3 h10)	–	–	–
3 h11 r1/4	594	Juan Bautista Pina	ARG	– (3 h11)	–	–	–
3 h12 r1/4	283	Aubrey Burton-Durham	RSA	– (3 h12)	–	–	–
3 h13 r1/4	610	Willy Dujardin	BEL	– (3 h13)	–	–	–
3 h14 r1/4	393	Jaroslav Vykoupil	TCH	– (3 h14)	–	–	–
3 h15 r1/4	240	Edgardo Toetti	ITA	– (3 h15)	–	–	–
4 h1 r1/4	279	Willy Weibel	SUI	– (4 h1)	–	–	–
4 h2 r1/4	133	Renos Fragkoudis	GRE	– (4 h2)	–	–	–
4 h3 r1/4	204	Ronald Burns	IND	– (4 h3)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	274	Hans Niggl	SUI	– (4 h4)	–	–	–
4 h5 r1/4	612	Adolphe Groscol	BEL	23.8 (4 h5)	–	–	–
4 h6 r1/4	216	Sean Lavan	IRL	22.9 (4 h6)	–	–	–
4 h8 r1/4	206	James Hall	IND	– (4 h8)	–	–	–
4 h12 r1/4	136	Angelos Lamprou	GRE	– (4 h12)	–	–	–
4 h13 r1/4	433	José Prata de Lima	POR	– (4 h13)	–	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	375	Diego Ordóñez	ESP	– (5 h1)	–	–	–
5 h3 r1/4	683	Alex Hannig	CHI	– (5 h3)	–	–	–
5 h8 r1/4	379	Johann Bartl	TCH	– (5 h8)	–	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	360	Ladislau Peter	ROU	– (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h8 r1/4	169	Francisco Costas	MEX	– (6 h8)	–	–	–
AC h9 r1/4	654	Buck Hester	CAN	– (DQ h9)	–	–	–
DNS	825	Dragoš Stevanović	YUG	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–
DNS	689	Rodolfo Wagner	CHI	– (DNS h4)	–	–	–
DNS	40	István Sugár	HUN	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
DNS	878	José Barrientos	CUB	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
DNS	374	Fernando Muñagorri	ESP	– (DNS h6)	–	–	–
DNS	162	Robert Codrons	LUX	– (DNS h7)	–	–	–
DNS	368	Enrique de Chávarri	ESP	– (DNS h7)	–	–	–
DNS	305	Wim Hennings	NED	– (DNS h7)	–	–	–
DNS	36	István Raggambi	HUN	– (DNS h9)	–	–	–
DNS	772	Reijo Halme	FIN	– (DNS h10)	–	–	–
DNS	278	Willy Tschopp	SUI	– (DNS h10)	–	–	–
DNS	143	Vasilios Stavrinos	GRE	– (DNS h11)	–	–	–
DNS	193	Fritz Krogh Nielsen	NOR	– (DNS h11)	–	–	–
DNS	747	Friedrich Wilhelm Wichmann	GER	– (DNS h12)	–	–	–
DNS	589	Eduardo Albe	ARG	– (DNS h13)	–	–	–
DNS	877	János Paizs	HUN	– (DNS h14)	–	–	–
DNS	405	Arthur Porritt	NZL	– (DNS h14)	–	–	–
DNS	134	Emmanuel Gneftos	GRE	– (DNS h15)	–	–	–
DNS	165	Georges Schmit	LUX	– (DNS h15)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 1928 — 14:50
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	510	Henry Cumming	USA	22.4	Q
2	86	André Mourlon	FRA	–	Q
3	146	André Théard	HAI	–
4	279	Willy Weibel	SUI	–
5	375	Diego Ordóñez	ESP	–
6	360	Ladislau Peter	ROU	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	848	Björn Kugelberg	SWE	22.4	Q
2	67	Maurice Degrelle	FRA	–	Q
3	213	Donald Cullen	IRL	–
4	133	Renos Fragkoudis	GRE	–
DNS	825	Dragoš Stevanović	YUG	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	651	Johnny Fitzpatrick	CAN	22.8	Q
2	597	Jimmy Carlton	AUS	22.8	Q
3	378	Juan Serrahima	ESP	–
4	204	Ronald Burns	IND	–
5	683	Alex Hannig	CHI	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	740	Jakob Schüller	GER	22.0	Q
2	293	Rinus van den Berge	NED	–	Q
3	624	Frans Prinsen	BEL	–
4	274	Hans Niggl	SUI	–
DNS	689	Rodolfo Wagner	CHI	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	553	Charley Paddock	USA	22.2	Q
2	171	Mario Gómez	MEX	22.5	Q
3	414	Anselmo Gonzaga	PHI	22.7
4	612	Adolphe Groscol	BEL	23.8
DNS	40	István Sugár	HUN	–
DNS	878	José Barrientos	CUB	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	566	Jackson Scholz	USA	22.2	Q
2	645	Ralph Adams	CAN	22.5	Q
3	249	Iwao Aizawa	JPN	22.6
4	216	Sean Lavan	IRL	22.9
DNS	374	Fernando Muñagorri	ESP	–

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	508	Charley Borah	USA	25.0	Q
2	742	Hermann Schlöske	GER	25.0	Q	2
DNS	162	Robert Codrons	LUX	–
DNS	368	Enrique de Chávarri	ESP	–
DNS	305	Wim Hennings	NED	–

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	56	André Cerbonney	FRA	22.2	Q
2	605	Paul Brochart	BEL	–	Q
3	16	Ferenc Gerő	HUN	–
4	206	James Hall	IND	–
5	379	Johann Bartl	TCH	–
6	169	Francisco Costas	MEX	–

Heat #9

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	287	Billie Legg	RSA	22.4	Q
2	590	Alberto Barucco	ARG	–	Q
3	158	Haris Šveminas	LTU	–
DQ	654	Buck Hester	CAN	–
DNS	36	István Raggambi	HUN	–

Heat #10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	722	Helmut Körnig	GER	23.4	Q
2	385	Karel Kněnický	TCH	–	Q
3	164	Jean Moulin	LUX	–
DNS	772	Reijo Halme	FIN	–
DNS	278	Willy Tschopp	SUI	–

Heat #11

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	445	Guy Butler	GBR	22.8	Q
2	84	Jérôme Mannaert	FRA	–	Q
3	594	Juan Bautista Pina	ARG	–
DNS	143	Vasilios Stavrinos	GRE	–
DNS	193	Fritz Krogh Nielsen	NOR	–

Heat #12

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	407	Hermann Geißler	AUT	22.4	Q
2	224	Giuseppe Castelli	ITA	–	Q
3	283	Aubrey Burton-Durham	RSA	–
4	136	Angelos Lamprou	GRE	–
DNS	747	Friedrich Wilhelm Wichmann	GER	–

Heat #13

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	480	Walter Rangeley	GBR	22.0	Q
2	298	Harry Broos	NED	–	Q
3	610	Willy Dujardin	BEL	–
4	433	José Prata de Lima	POR	–
DNS	589	Eduardo Albe	ARG	–

Heat #14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	667	Percy Williams	CAN	22.6	Q
2	459	Jack Hambidge	GBR	–	Q
3	393	Jaroslav Vykoupil	TCH	–
DNS	877	János Paizs	HUN	–
DNS	405	Arthur Porritt	NZL	–

Heat #15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	456	Cyril Gill	GBR	22.2	Q
2	286	Howard Kinsman	RSA	–	Q
3	240	Edgardo Toetti	ITA	–
DNS	134	Emmanuel Gneftos	GRE	–
DNS	165	Georges Schmit	LUX	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	31 July 1928 — 17:15
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	740	Jakob Schüller	GER	22.0	Q
2	510	Henry Cumming	USA	–	Q
3	645	Ralph Adams	CAN	–
4	407	Hermann Geißler	AUT	–
5	459	Jack Hambidge	GBR	–

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	287	Billie Legg	RSA	21.8	Q
2	456	Cyril Gill	GBR	–	Q
3	742	Hermann Schlöske	GER	–		3
4	293	Rinus van den Berge	NED	–
5	86	André Mourlon	FRA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	553	Charley Paddock	USA	21.8	Q
2	848	Björn Kugelberg	SWE	–	Q
3	56	André Cerbonney	FRA	–
4	445	Guy Butler	GBR	–
5	298	Harry Broos	NED	–

Heat #4

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	566	Jackson Scholz	USA	21.8	Q
2	480	Walter Rangeley	GBR	21.9	Q
3	605	Paul Brochart	BEL	–
4	67	Maurice Degrelle	FRA	–
5	385	Karel Kněnický	TCH	–

Heat #5

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	651	Johnny Fitzpatrick	CAN	22.0	Q
2	171	Mario Gómez	MEX	–	Q
3	590	Alberto Barucco	ARG	–
4	84	Jérôme Mannaert	FRA	–
5	286	Howard Kinsman	RSA	–

Heat #6

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	722	Helmut Körnig	GER	21.6	Q=OR
2	667	Percy Williams	CAN	21.8	Q
3	508	Charley Borah	USA	21.8
4	597	Jimmy Carlton	AUS	22.0
5	224	Giuseppe Castelli	ITA	22.2

Semi-Finals

Date	1 August 1928 — 14:00
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	667	Percy Williams	CAN	22.0	Q
2	480	Walter Rangeley	GBR	22.0	Q
3	740	Jakob Schüller	GER	22.1	Q
4	553	Charley Paddock	USA	22.1
5	171	Mario Gómez	MEX	22.3
DNF	287	Billie Legg	RSA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	722	Helmut Körnig	GER	21.8	Q
2	566	Jackson Scholz	USA	21.9	Q
3	651	Johnny Fitzpatrick	CAN	22.0	Q
4	510	Henry Cumming	USA	22.1
5	456	Cyril Gill	GBR	22.3
6	848	Björn Kugelberg	SWE	22.6

Final Round

Date	1 August 1928 — 15:50

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	667	Percy Williams	CAN	21.8
2	480	Walter Rangeley	GBR	21.9
3	722	Helmut Körnig	GER	21.9
4	566	Jackson Scholz	USA	21.9
5	651	Johnny Fitzpatrick	CAN	22.1
6	740	Jakob Schüller	GER	22.2