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200 metres, Men

Date	26 – 28 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	72 from 59 countries

Defending champion Carl Lewis was back and was again hoping to win four gold medals, as he had in 1984. But in the US Olympic Trials he was beaten for the first time in two years by Joe DeLoach. They won the two semi-finals in Seoul to set up the final. Nobody else was really considered for the gold medal, and that was how the race turned out. Lewis ran solidly, recording 19.79, but was edged out by DeLoach, who finished in 19.75, equaling Lewis’s American record and the second fastest time ever at that point.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.98 (1 h5)	20.56 (1 h4)	20.06 (1 h2)	19.75 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.72 (2 h10)	20.57 (1 h1)	20.23 (1 h1)	19.79 (2)	Silver
3	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	21.12 (1 h9)	20.41 (1 h5)	20.28 (2 h1)	20.04 (3)	Bronze
4	413	Linford Christie	GBR	21.05 (1 h7)	20.49 (1 h3)	20.33 (2 h2)	20.09 (4)
5	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.55 (1 h3)	20.59 (2 h3)	20.43 (3 h1)	20.39 (5)
6	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.55 (1 h2)	20.77 (2 h4)	20.54 (4 h1)	20.40 (6)
7	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.95 (2 h1)	20.74 (3 h5)	20.51 (4 h2)	20.51 (7)
8	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	21.11 (2 h7)	20.48 (1 h2)	20.50 (3 h2)	20.58 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.68 (1 h10)	20.67 (2 h5)	20.59 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.65 (1 h8)	20.62 (3 h1)	20.57 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.65 (1 h1)	20.54 (2 h2)	20.62 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.77 (3 h10)	20.92 (3 h4)	20.67 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	447	John Regis	GBR	20.90 (1 h4)	20.61 (2 h1)	20.69 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	21.09 (3 h5)	20.73 (4 h1)	20.77 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r3/4	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	20.81 (2 h3)	20.80 (3 h3)	21.23 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r3/4	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.91 (2 h6)	20.70 (3 h2)	20.84 (8 h2)	–
4 h2 r2/4	666	Kennedy Ondiek	KEN	20.79 (1 h6)	20.79 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r2/4	858	Luís Barroso	POR	21.31 (2 h9)	20.81 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r2/4	365	Norbert Dobeleit	FRG	20.86 (4 h8)	20.98 (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r2/4	349	Daniel Sangouma	FRA	20.70 (2 h8)	20.81 (4 h5)	–	–
5 h1 r2/4	644	Kenji Yamauchi	JPN	20.98 (2 h2)	20.94 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	529	Attila Kovács	HUN	20.98 (3 h6)	21.19 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	86	Patrick Stevens	BEL	20.84 (3 h8)	20.94 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	39	Mark Garner	AUS	21.09 (2 h5)	21.08 (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r2/4	624	Clive Wright	JAM	20.94 (2 h4)	20.87 (5 h5)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	570	Jimmy Flemming	ISV	21.33 (3 h9)	21.23 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	1005	Lee Shiunn-Long	TPE	21.53 (5 h2)	21.34 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	495	John Myles-Mills	GHA	21.04 (4 h10)	20.95 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	679	Jang Jae-Geun	KOR	21.27 (4 h2)	21.35 (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r2/4	787	Isiaq Adeyanju	NGR	21.10 (3 h2)	21.01 (6 h5)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	9	Moustafa Kamel Salmi	ALG	21.24 (5 h10)	21.26 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	1200	Harouna Pale	BUR	21.33 (3 h1)	21.35 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	50	Andreas Berger	AUT	21.29 (4 h5)	21.40 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	203	Li Feng	CHN	21.33 (5 h8)	21.38 (7 h4)	–	–
7 h5 r2/4	146	Courtney Brown	CAN	21.45 (3 h7)	21.18 (7 h5)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	771	Ousmane Diarra	MLI	21.55 (6 h8)	21.46 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h3 r2/4	911	Ibrahima Tamba	SEN	21.68 (3 h4)	21.93 (8 h3)	–	–
8 h4 r2/4	1192	Oliver Daniels	LBR	21.59 (3 h3)	22.25 (8 h4)	–	–
8 h5 r2/4	219	Samuel Nchinda-Kaya	CMR	21.45 (4 h1)	21.39 (8 h5)	–	–
4 h3 r1/4	508	Tony Leung	HKG	21.69 (4 h3)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	89	Issa Alassane-Ousséni	BEN	21.74 (4 h4)	–	–	–
4 h6 r1/4	594	Pietro Mennea	ITA	21.10 (4 h6)	– (DNS h2)	–	–
4 h7 r1/4	864	Luís Cunha	POR	21.72 (4 h7)	–	–	–
4 h9 r1/4	1201	Alexandre Yougbare	BUR	22.14 (4 h9)	–	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	1188	Henri Ndinga	CGO	21.66 (5 h1)	–	–	–
5 h3 r1/4	1022	Sunday Olweny	UGA	21.79 (5 h3)	–	–	–
5 h4 r1/4	291	Maloni Bole	FIJ	22.44 (5 h4)	–	–	–
5 h5 r1/4	75	Henrico Atkins	BAR	21.98 (5 h5)	–	–	–
5 h6 r1/4	608	Lindel Hodge	IVB	21.78 (5 h6)	–	–	–
5 h7 r1/4	192	Carlos Moreno	CHI	22.13 (5 h7)	–	–	–
5 h9 r1/4	489	Gustavo Envela	GEQ	22.33 (5 h9)	–	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	1174	Fabian Muyaba	ZIM	21.66 (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	562	Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef	IRQ	21.88 (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	829	Muhammad Afzal	PAK	21.89 (6 h3)	–	–	–
6 h4 r1/4	507	Claude Roumain	HAI	22.60 (6 h4)	–	–	–
6 h5 r1/4	500	Robert Loua	GUI	22.78 (6 h5)	–	–	–
6 h6 r1/4	824	Abdullah Salem Al-Khalidi	OMA	21.82 (6 h6)	–	–	–
6 h7 r1/4	745	Odiya Silweya	MAW	22.24 (6 h7)	–	–	–
6 h9 r1/4	107	Benny Kgarametso	BOT	22.79 (6 h9)	–	–	–
6 h10 r1/4	25	Howard Lindsay	ANT	21.78 (6 h10)	–	–	–
7 h1 r1/4	729	Markus Büchel	LIE	22.02 (7 h1)	–	–	–
7 h2 r1/4	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	21.95 (7 h2)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	706	Mohamed Fahd Al-Bishi	KSA	22.09 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	1144	André François	VIN	21.88 (7 h6)	–	–	–
7 h7 r1/4	993	Peauope Suli	TGA	22.49 (7 h7)	–	–	–
7 h8 r1/4	723	Abdullah Ali Ahmed	LBA	22.11 (7 h8)	–	–	–
7 h10 r1/4	1139	Jerry Jeremiah	VAN	22.01 (7 h10)	–	–	–
8 h1 r1/4	72	Mohamed Shah Alam	BAN	22.52 (8 h1)	–	–	–
8 h2 r1/4	1154	Sahim Saleh Mehdi	YMD	22.95 (8 h2)	–	–	–
8 h6 r1/4	748	Ismail Asif Waheed	MDV	23.17 (8 h6)	–	–	–
8 h8 r1/4	1140	Nguyễn Ðình Minh	VIE	22.65 (8 h8)	–	–	–
AC h9 r1/4	14	Arménio Fernandes	ANG	– (DQ h9)	–	–	–			1
DNS	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
DNS	1191	Samuel Birch	LBR	– (DNS h4)	–	–	–
DNS	1001	Boevi Lawson	TOG	– (DNS h7)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	26 September 1988
Format	Top three in each heat and next ten fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
=1	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.55	Q
=1	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.55	Q
=3	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.65	Q
=3	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.65	Q
5	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.68	Q
6	349	Daniel Sangouma	FRA	20.70	Q
7	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.72	Q
8	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.77	Q
9	666	Kennedy Ondiek	KEN	20.79	Q
10	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	20.81	Q
11	86	Patrick Stevens	BEL	20.84	Q
12	365	Norbert Dobeleit	FRG	20.86	q
13	447	John Regis	GBR	20.90	Q
14	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.91	Q
15	624	Clive Wright	JAM	20.94	Q
16	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.95	Q
=17	644	Kenji Yamauchi	JPN	20.98	Q
=17	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.98	Q
=17	529	Attila Kovács	HUN	20.98	Q
20	495	John Myles-Mills	GHA	21.04	q
21	413	Linford Christie	GBR	21.05	Q
22	39	Mark Garner	AUS	21.09	Q
23	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	21.09	Q
=24	787	Isiaq Adeyanju	NGR	21.10	Q
=24	594	Pietro Mennea	ITA	21.10	q
26	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	21.11	Q
27	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	21.12	Q
28	9	Moustafa Kamel Salmi	ALG	21.24	q
29	679	Jang Jae-Geun	KOR	21.27	q
30	50	Andreas Berger	AUT	21.29	q
31	858	Luís Barroso	POR	21.31	Q
=32	1200	Harouna Pale	BUR	21.33	Q
=32	203	Li Feng	CHN	21.33	q
=32	570	Jimmy Flemming	ISV	21.33	q
=35	219	Samuel Nchinda-Kaya	CMR	21.45	q
=35	146	Courtney Brown	CAN	21.45	Q
37	1005	Lee Shiunn-Long	TPE	21.53	q
38	771	Ousmane Diarra	MLI	21.55	q
39	1192	Oliver Daniels	LBR	21.59	Q
40	1188	Henri Ndinga	CGO	21.66
41	1174	Fabian Muyaba	ZIM	21.66
42	911	Ibrahima Tamba	SEN	21.68	Q
43	508	Tony Leung	HKG	21.69
44	864	Luís Cunha	POR	21.72
45	89	Issa Alassane-Ousséni	BEN	21.74
=46	608	Lindel Hodge	IVB	21.78
=46	25	Howard Lindsay	ANT	21.78
48	1022	Sunday Olweny	UGA	21.79
49	824	Abdullah Salem Al-Khalidi	OMA	21.82
=50	562	Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef	IRQ	21.88
=50	1144	André François	VIN	21.88
52	829	Muhammad Afzal	PAK	21.89
53	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	21.95
54	75	Henrico Atkins	BAR	21.98
55	1139	Jerry Jeremiah	VAN	22.01
56	729	Markus Büchel	LIE	22.02
57	706	Mohamed Fahd Al-Bishi	KSA	22.09
58	723	Abdullah Ali Ahmed	LBA	22.11
59	192	Carlos Moreno	CHI	22.13
60	1201	Alexandre Yougbare	BUR	22.14
61	745	Odiya Silweya	MAW	22.24
62	489	Gustavo Envela	GEQ	22.33
63	291	Maloni Bole	FIJ	22.44
64	993	Peauope Suli	TGA	22.49
65	72	Mohamed Shah Alam	BAN	22.52
66	507	Claude Roumain	HAI	22.60
67	1140	Nguyễn Ðình Minh	VIE	22.65
68	500	Robert Loua	GUI	22.78
69	107	Benny Kgarametso	BOT	22.79
70	1154	Sahim Saleh Mehdi	YMD	22.95
71	748	Ismail Asif Waheed	MDV	23.17
DQ	14	Arménio Fernandes	ANG	–		2
DNS	1191	Samuel Birch	LBR	–
DNS	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	–
DNS	1001	Boevi Lawson	TOG	–

Heat #1

Time	11:05
Wind	-0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.65	Q
2	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.95	Q
3	1200	Harouna Pale	BUR	21.33	Q
4	219	Samuel Nchinda-Kaya	CMR	21.45	q
5	1188	Henri Ndinga	CGO	21.66
6	1174	Fabian Muyaba	ZIM	21.66
7	729	Markus Büchel	LIE	22.02
8	72	Mohamed Shah Alam	BAN	22.52

Heat #2

Time	11:10
Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.55	Q
2	644	Kenji Yamauchi	JPN	20.98	Q
3	787	Isiaq Adeyanju	NGR	21.10	Q
4	679	Jang Jae-Geun	KOR	21.27	q
5	1005	Lee Shiunn-Long	TPE	21.53	q
6	562	Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef	IRQ	21.88
7	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	21.95
8	1154	Sahim Saleh Mehdi	YMD	22.95

Heat #3

Time	11:15
Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.55	Q
2	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	20.81	Q
3	1192	Oliver Daniels	LBR	21.59	Q
4	508	Tony Leung	HKG	21.69
5	1022	Sunday Olweny	UGA	21.79
6	829	Muhammad Afzal	PAK	21.89
7	706	Mohamed Fahd Al-Bishi	KSA	22.09

Heat #4

Time	11:20
Wind	0.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	447	John Regis	GBR	20.90	Q
2	624	Clive Wright	JAM	20.94	Q
3	911	Ibrahima Tamba	SEN	21.68	Q
4	89	Issa Alassane-Ousséni	BEN	21.74
5	291	Maloni Bole	FIJ	22.44
6	507	Claude Roumain	HAI	22.60
DNS	1191	Samuel Birch	LBR	–

Heat #5

Time	11:25
Wind	-0.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.98	Q
2	39	Mark Garner	AUS	21.09	Q
3	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	21.09	Q
4	50	Andreas Berger	AUT	21.29	q
5	75	Henrico Atkins	BAR	21.98
6	500	Robert Loua	GUI	22.78
DNS	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	–

Heat #6

Time	11:30
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	666	Kennedy Ondiek	KEN	20.79	Q
2	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.91	Q
3	529	Attila Kovács	HUN	20.98	Q
4	594	Pietro Mennea	ITA	21.10	q
5	608	Lindel Hodge	IVB	21.78
6	824	Abdullah Salem Al-Khalidi	OMA	21.82
7	1144	André François	VIN	21.88
8	748	Ismail Asif Waheed	MDV	23.17

Heat #7

Time	11:35
Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	413	Linford Christie	GBR	21.05	Q
2	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	21.11	Q
3	146	Courtney Brown	CAN	21.45	Q
4	864	Luís Cunha	POR	21.72
5	192	Carlos Moreno	CHI	22.13
6	745	Odiya Silweya	MAW	22.24
7	993	Peauope Suli	TGA	22.49
DNS	1001	Boevi Lawson	TOG	–

Heat #8

Time	11:40
Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.65	Q
2	349	Daniel Sangouma	FRA	20.70	Q
3	86	Patrick Stevens	BEL	20.84	Q
4	365	Norbert Dobeleit	FRG	20.86	q
5	203	Li Feng	CHN	21.33	q
6	771	Ousmane Diarra	MLI	21.55	q
7	723	Abdullah Ali Ahmed	LBA	22.11
8	1140	Nguyễn Ðình Minh	VIE	22.65

Heat #9

Time	11:45
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	21.12	Q
2	858	Luís Barroso	POR	21.31	Q
3	570	Jimmy Flemming	ISV	21.33	q
4	1201	Alexandre Yougbare	BUR	22.14
5	489	Gustavo Envela	GEQ	22.33
6	107	Benny Kgarametso	BOT	22.79
DQ	14	Arménio Fernandes	ANG	–		3

Heat #10

Time	11:50
Wind	1.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.68	Q
2	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.72	Q
3	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.77	Q
4	495	John Myles-Mills	GHA	21.04	q
5	9	Moustafa Kamel Salmi	ALG	21.24	q
6	25	Howard Lindsay	ANT	21.78
7	1139	Jerry Jeremiah	VAN	22.01

Quarter-Finals

Date	26 September 1988
Format	Top three in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	20.41	Q
2	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	20.48	Q
3	413	Linford Christie	GBR	20.49	Q
4	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.54	Q
5	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.56	Q
6	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.57	Q
7	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.59	Q
8	447	John Regis	GBR	20.61	Q
9	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.62	Q
10	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.67	Q
11	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.70	Q
12	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	20.73	q
13	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.74	Q
14	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.77	Q
15	666	Kennedy Ondiek	KEN	20.79
16	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	20.80	Q
=17	858	Luís Barroso	POR	20.81
=17	349	Daniel Sangouma	FRA	20.81
19	624	Clive Wright	JAM	20.87
20	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.92	Q
=21	644	Kenji Yamauchi	JPN	20.94
=21	86	Patrick Stevens	BEL	20.94
23	495	John Myles-Mills	GHA	20.95
24	365	Norbert Dobeleit	FRG	20.98
25	787	Isiaq Adeyanju	NGR	21.01
26	39	Mark Garner	AUS	21.08
27	146	Courtney Brown	CAN	21.18
28	529	Attila Kovács	HUN	21.19
29	570	Jimmy Flemming	ISV	21.23
30	9	Moustafa Kamel Salmi	ALG	21.26
31	1005	Lee Shiunn-Long	TPE	21.34
=32	1200	Harouna Pale	BUR	21.35
=32	679	Jang Jae-Geun	KOR	21.35
34	203	Li Feng	CHN	21.38
35	219	Samuel Nchinda-Kaya	CMR	21.39
36	50	Andreas Berger	AUT	21.40
37	771	Ousmane Diarra	MLI	21.46
38	911	Ibrahima Tamba	SEN	21.93
39	1192	Oliver Daniels	LBR	22.25
DNS	594	Pietro Mennea	ITA	–

Heat #1

Time	14:00
Wind	1.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.57	Q
2	447	John Regis	GBR	20.61	Q
3	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.62	Q
4	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	20.73	q
5	644	Kenji Yamauchi	JPN	20.94
6	570	Jimmy Flemming	ISV	21.23
7	9	Moustafa Kamel Salmi	ALG	21.26
8	771	Ousmane Diarra	MLI	21.46

Heat #2

Time	14:05
Wind	1.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	20.48	Q
2	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.54	Q
3	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.70	Q
4	666	Kennedy Ondiek	KEN	20.79
5	529	Attila Kovács	HUN	21.19
6	1005	Lee Shiunn-Long	TPE	21.34
7	1200	Harouna Pale	BUR	21.35
DNS	594	Pietro Mennea	ITA	–

Heat #3

Time	14:10
Wind	-0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	413	Linford Christie	GBR	20.49	Q
2	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.59	Q
3	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	20.80	Q
4	858	Luís Barroso	POR	20.81
5	86	Patrick Stevens	BEL	20.94
6	495	John Myles-Mills	GHA	20.95
7	50	Andreas Berger	AUT	21.40
8	911	Ibrahima Tamba	SEN	21.93

Heat #4

Time	14:15
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.56	Q
2	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.77	Q
3	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.92	Q
4	365	Norbert Dobeleit	FRG	20.98
5	39	Mark Garner	AUS	21.08
6	679	Jang Jae-Geun	KOR	21.35
7	203	Li Feng	CHN	21.38
8	1192	Oliver Daniels	LBR	22.25

Heat #5

Time	14:20
Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	20.41	Q
2	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.67	Q
3	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.74	Q
4	349	Daniel Sangouma	FRA	20.81
5	624	Clive Wright	JAM	20.87
6	787	Isiaq Adeyanju	NGR	21.01
7	146	Courtney Brown	CAN	21.18
8	219	Samuel Nchinda-Kaya	CMR	21.39

Semi-Finals

Date	28 September 1988
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.06	Q
2	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.23	Q
3	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	20.28	Q
4	413	Linford Christie	GBR	20.33	Q
5	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.43	Q
6	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	20.50	Q
7	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.51	Q
8	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.54	Q
9	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.57
10	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.59
11	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.62
12	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.67
13	447	John Regis	GBR	20.69
14	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	20.77
15	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.84
16	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	21.23

Heat #1

Time	13:40
Wind	1.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	20.23	Q
2	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	20.28	Q
3	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.43	Q
4	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.54	Q
5	604	Stefano Tilli	ITA	20.59
6	1109	Roy Martin	USA	20.62
7	447	John Regis	GBR	20.69
8	377	Ralf Lübke	FRG	21.23

Heat #2

Time	13:45
Wind	1.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	20.06	Q
2	413	Linford Christie	GBR	20.33	Q
3	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	20.50	Q
4	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.51	Q
5	150	Cyprian Enweani	CAN	20.57
6	786	Olapade Adeniken	NGR	20.67
7	880	Edgardo Guilbe	PUR	20.77
8	94	Troy Douglas	BER	20.84

Final Round

Date	28 September 1988 — 16:00
Wind	1.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1085	Joe DeLoach	USA	19.75	OR
2	1102	Carl Lewis	USA	19.79
3	125	Robson da Silva	BRA	20.04
4	413	Linford Christie	GBR	20.09
5	166	Atlee Mahorn	CAN	20.39
6	328	Gilles Quénéhervé	FRA	20.40
7	451	Michael Rosswess	GBR	20.51
8	339	Bruno Marie-Rose	FRA	20.58