| Date | 27 – 28 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
| Participants | 57 from 37 countries |
Although the American boycott in 1980 would seem to affect the sprints dramatically, several top sprinters were still in Moskva, led by defending champion Don Quarrie. And in 1979, Italy’s Pietro Mennea had broken Tommie Smith’s vaunted world record, running 19.72 at altitude in Ciudad de México. He had also won the European title in 1974 and 1978. The 1978 Commonwealth Games champion, Scotsman Allan Wells, was also highly considered and had won the 100 in Moskva. In the final, Wells started fastest, leading by two metres onto the straight. But Mennea closed quickly and edged out Wells, who dove at the line to no avail. Quarrie never really challenged for the gold but held on for a bronze medal, narrowly outleaning Cuba’s Silvio Leonard.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 433 | Pietro Mennea |  ITA | 21.26 (1 h2) | 20.60 (1 h4) | 20.70 (1 h2) | 20.19 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 290 | Allan Wells |  GBR | 21.57 (2 h6) | 20.59 (1 h3) | 20.75 (4 h1) | 20.21 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 451 | Don Quarrie |  JAM | 20.87 (1 h3) | 20.89 (1 h1) | 20.76 (2 h2) | 20.29 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 133 | Silvio Leonard |  CUB | 20.95 (1 h9) | 20.93 (1 h2) | 20.61 (1 h1) | 20.30 (4) | |||
| 5 | 309 | Bernhard Hoff |  GDR | 21.53 (3 h7) | 20.96 (3 h2) | 20.69 (2 h1) | 20.50 (5) | |||
| 6 | 529 | Lech Dunecki |  POL | 21.30w (2 h5) | 20.87 (3 h4) | 20.82 (3 h2) | 20.68 (6) | |||
| 7 | 555 | Marian Woronin | POL | 21.63 (1 h4) | 20.97 (2 h1) | 20.75 (3 h1) | 20.81 (7) | |||
| 8 | 132 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 21.06 (1 h8) | 21.01 (3 h1) | 20.93 (4 h2) | 21.19 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | 355 | James Gilkes |  GUY | 21.07 (1 h7) | 20.83 (2 h3) | 20.87 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 324 | Olaf Prenzler | GDR | 21.35 (3 h2) | 20.89 (4 h3) | 21.00 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | 517 | Peter Okodogbe |  NGR | 21.42 (3 h3) | 20.89 (3 h3) | 21.03 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 225 | Joseph Arame |  FRA | 21.24 (2 h3) | 20.95 (2 h2) | 21.05 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | 670 | Andrew Bruce |  TTO | 21.36 (1 h6) | 20.94 (4 h4) | 21.16 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | 735 | Nikolay Sidorov |  URS | 21.15 (3 h8) | 20.83 (2 h4) | 21.17 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | 376 | Ferenc Kiss |  HUN | 21.34 (2 h2) | 21.24 (4 h1) | 21.17 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | 283 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.51 (1 h1) | 21.16 (4 h2) | 21.24 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | 246 | Bernard Petitbois | FRA | 21.16 (2 h9) | 21.32 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 537 | Zenon Licznerski | POL | 21.36 (4 h9) | 21.22 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | 669 | Chris Brathwaite | TTO | 21.13 (2 h8) | 21.02 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | 87 | Vladimir Ivanov |  BUL | 21.28 (4 h8) | 20.96 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | 269 | Mike McFarlane | GBR | 21.43 (4 h2) | 21.33 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | 379 | István Nagy | HUN | 21.80 (2 h4) | 21.38 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | 441 | Colin Bradford | JAM | 21.17w (1 h5) | 21.04 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | 75 | Paulo Roberto Correia |  BRA | 21.27 (3 h9) | 21.01 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | 761 | Aleksandar Popović |  YUG | 21.65 (3 h6) | 21.66 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | 653 | František Břečka |  TCH | 21.49 (2 h7) | 21.47 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | 73 | Altevir de Araújo | BRA | 21.49 (4 h3) | 21.22 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | 574 | Boubacar Diallo |  SEN | 21.56 (4 h7) | 21.10 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/4 | 96 | Petar Petrov | BUL | 21.59w (3 h5) | 21.89 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | 142 | Gerardo Suero |  DOM | 22.16 (3 h4) | 21.75 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 8 h3 r2/4 | 95 | Pavel Pavlov | BUL | 21.78 (3 h1) | 21.35 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 8 h4 r2/4 | 128 | Tomás González | CUB | 21.64 (2 h1) | 21.19 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | 345 | Nikolaos Angelopoulos |  GRE | 21.98 (4 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | 643 | David Lukuba |  TAN | 21.76w (4 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | 510 | Hameed Adio | NGR | 21.79 (4 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | 115 | Gregory Illorson |  CMR | 22.21 (5 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | 639 | Nabil Nahri |  SYR | 22.14 (5 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/4 | 575 | Cheikh Touradou Diouf | SEN | 21.89 (5 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r1/4 | 54 | Pascal Aho |  BEN | 22.09w (5 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r1/4 | 397 | Perumal Subramanian |  IND | 22.39 (5 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h7 r1/4 | 477 | Joseph Letseka |  LES | 22.31 (5 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | 775 | Alston Muziyo |  ZAM | 22.47 (5 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h9 r1/4 | 640 | Mwalimu Ally | TAN | 21.83 (5 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | 11 | Rubén Inácio |  ANG | 22.52 (6 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | 474 | Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma |  LBA | 22.88 (6 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | 357 | Henk Brouwer |  NED | 21.96 (6 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | 482 | Roland Dagher |  LBN | 22.27w (6 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h6 r1/4 | 596 | Rudolph George |  SLE | 23.20 (6 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h7 r1/4 | 67 | Lucien Josiah |  BOT | 22.45 (6 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h8 r1/4 | 186 | Besha Tuffa |  ETH | 23.18 (6 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h9 r1/4 | 592 | Sheku Boima | SLE | 22.93 (6 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | 588 | Casimir Pereira |  SEY | 22.59 (7 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/4 | 354 | Paul Haba |  GUI | 22.70 (7 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h5 r1/4 | 595 | Walter During | SLE | 23.12w (7 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h9 r1/4 | 467 | Sitthixay Sacpraseuth |  LAO | 24.28 (7 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| AC h4 r1/4 | 737 | Aleksandr Stasevich | URS | – (DNF h4) | – | – | – | |||
| AC h7 r1/4 | 502 | Constantino Reis |  MOZ | – (DNF h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 112 | Théophile Nkounkou |  CGO | – (DNS h4) | – | – | – | ||||
| 114 | Emmanuel Bitanga | CMR | – (DNS h4) | – | – | – | ||||
| 226 | Pascal Barré | FRA | – (DNS h8) | – | – | – | ||||
| 453 | Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi |  KUW | – (DNS h2) | – | – | – | ||||
| 523 | José Luis Elías |  PER | – (DNS h4) | – | – | – | ||||
| 720 | Vladimir Muravyov | URS | – (DNS h6) | – | – | – |
| Date | 27 July 1980 — 10:30 |
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| Format | Top 3 in each heat and next 5 fastest advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Wind | 1.0 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.51 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Tomás González | CUB | 21.64 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Pavel Pavlov | BUL | 21.78 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Nikolaos Angelopoulos | GRE | 21.98 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Gregory Illorson | CMR | 22.21 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Rubén Inácio | ANG | 22.52 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Casimir Pereira | SEY | 22.59 |
| Wind | 1.6 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 21.26 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Ferenc Kiss | HUN | 21.34 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Olaf Prenzler | GDR | 21.35 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Mike McFarlane | GBR | 21.43 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Nabil Nahri | SYR | 22.14 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma | LBA | 22.88 | ||
| 3 | Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi | KUW | – |
| Wind | 0.0 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.87 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Joseph Arame | FRA | 21.24 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Peter Okodogbe | NGR | 21.42 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Altevir de Araújo | BRA | 21.49 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Cheikh Touradou Diouf | SEN | 21.89 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Henk Brouwer | NED | 21.96 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Paul Haba | GUI | 22.70 |
| Wind | 1.1 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Marian Woronin | POL | 21.63 | ||
| 2 | 4 | István Nagy | HUN | 21.80 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Gerardo Suero | DOM | 22.16 | ||
| 3 | Aleksandr Stasevich | URS | – | |||
| 1 | Théophile Nkounkou | CGO | – | |||
| 7 | Emmanuel Bitanga | CMR | – | |||
| 6 | José Luis Elías | PER | – |
| Wind | 2.2 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Colin Bradford | JAM | 21.17w | ||
| 2 | 5 | Lech Dunecki | POL | 21.30w | ||
| 3 | 6 | Petar Petrov | BUL | 21.59w | ||
| 4 | 7 | David Lukuba | TAN | 21.76w | ||
| 5 | 3 | Pascal Aho | BEN | 22.09w | ||
| 6 | 2 | Roland Dagher | LBN | 22.27w | ||
| 7 | 1 | Walter During | SLE | 23.12w |
| Wind | 1.0 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andrew Bruce | TTO | 21.36 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Allan Wells | GBR | 21.57 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Aleksandar Popović | YUG | 21.65 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Hameed Adio | NGR | 21.79 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Perumal Subramanian | IND | 22.39 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Rudolph George | SLE | 23.20 | ||
| 1 | Vladimir Muravyov | URS | – |
| Wind | 1.5 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | James Gilkes | GUY | 21.07 | ||
| 2 | 2 | František Břečka | TCH | 21.49 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Bernhard Hoff | GDR | 21.53 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Boubacar Diallo | SEN | 21.56 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Joseph Letseka | LES | 22.31 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lucien Josiah | BOT | 22.45 | ||
| 3 | Constantino Reis | MOZ | – |
| Wind | 1.0 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 21.06 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Chris Brathwaite | TTO | 21.13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Nikolay Sidorov | URS | 21.15 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Vladimir Ivanov | BUL | 21.28 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Alston Muziyo | ZAM | 22.47 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Besha Tuffa | ETH | 23.18 | ||
| 7 | Pascal Barré | FRA | – |
| Wind | 0.1 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.95 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Bernard Petitbois | FRA | 21.16 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Paulo Roberto Correia | BRA | 21.27 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Zenon Licznerski | POL | 21.36 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Mwalimu Ally | TAN | 21.83 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Sheku Boima | SLE | 22.93 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Sitthixay Sacpraseuth | LAO | 24.28 |
| Date | 27 July 1980 — 18:25 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 290 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.59 | ||
| 2 | 433 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.60 | ||
| =3 | 355 | James Gilkes | GUY | 20.83 | ||
| =3 | 735 | Nikolay Sidorov | URS | 20.83 | ||
| 5 | 529 | Lech Dunecki | POL | 20.87 | ||
| =6 | 451 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.89 | ||
| =6 | 517 | Peter Okodogbe | NGR | 20.89 | ||
| 8 | 324 | Olaf Prenzler | GDR | 20.89 | ||
| 9 | 133 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.93 | ||
| 10 | 670 | Andrew Bruce | TTO | 20.94 | ||
| 11 | 225 | Joseph Arame | FRA | 20.95 | ||
| =12 | 309 | Bernhard Hoff | GDR | 20.96 | ||
| =12 | 87 | Vladimir Ivanov | BUL | 20.96 | ||
| 14 | 555 | Marian Woronin | POL | 20.97 | ||
| =15 | 132 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 21.01 | ||
| =15 | 75 | Paulo Roberto Correia | BRA | 21.01 | ||
| 17 | 669 | Chris Brathwaite | TTO | 21.02 | ||
| 18 | 441 | Colin Bradford | JAM | 21.04 | ||
| 19 | 574 | Boubacar Diallo | SEN | 21.10 | ||
| 20 | 283 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.16 | ||
| 21 | 128 | Tomás González | CUB | 21.19 | ||
| =22 | 537 | Zenon Licznerski | POL | 21.22 | ||
| =22 | 73 | Altevir de Araújo | BRA | 21.22 | ||
| 24 | 376 | Ferenc Kiss | HUN | 21.24 | ||
| 25 | 246 | Bernard Petitbois | FRA | 21.32 | ||
| 26 | 269 | Mike McFarlane | GBR | 21.33 | ||
| 27 | 95 | Pavel Pavlov | BUL | 21.35 | ||
| 28 | 379 | István Nagy | HUN | 21.38 | ||
| 29 | 653 | František Břečka | TCH | 21.47 | ||
| 30 | 761 | Aleksandar Popović | YUG | 21.66 | ||
| 31 | 142 | Gerardo Suero | DOM | 21.75 | ||
| 32 | 96 | Petar Petrov | BUL | 21.89 |
| Wind | 1.1 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.89 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Marian Woronin | POL | 20.97 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 21.01 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ferenc Kiss | HUN | 21.24 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Bernard Petitbois | FRA | 21.32 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | GBR | 21.33 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Aleksandar Popović | YUG | 21.66 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Petar Petrov | BUL | 21.89 |
| Wind | 0.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.93 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Joseph Arame | FRA | 20.95 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Bernhard Hoff | GDR | 20.96 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Zenon Licznerski | POL | 21.22 | ||
| 6 | 5 | István Nagy | HUN | 21.38 | ||
| 7 | 7 | František Břečka | TCH | 21.47 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Gerardo Suero | DOM | 21.75 |
| Wind | 0.7 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.59 | ||
| 2 | 2 | James Gilkes | GUY | 20.83 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Peter Okodogbe | NGR | 20.89 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Olaf Prenzler | GDR | 20.89 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Chris Brathwaite | TTO | 21.02 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Colin Bradford | JAM | 21.04 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Altevir de Araújo | BRA | 21.22 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Pavel Pavlov | BUL | 21.35 |
| Wind | 1.9 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.60 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Nikolay Sidorov | URS | 20.83 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Lech Dunecki | POL | 20.87 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Andrew Bruce | TTO | 20.94 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Vladimir Ivanov | BUL | 20.96 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Paulo Roberto Correia | BRA | 21.01 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Boubacar Diallo | SEN | 21.10 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tomás González | CUB | 21.19 |
| Date | 28 July 1980 — 17:20 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 133 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.61 | ||
| 2 | 309 | Bernhard Hoff | GDR | 20.69 | ||
| 3 | 433 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.70 | ||
| 4 | 555 | Marian Woronin | POL | 20.75 | ||
| 5 | 290 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.75 | ||
| 6 | 451 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.76 | ||
| 7 | 529 | Lech Dunecki | POL | 20.82 | ||
| 8 | 355 | James Gilkes | GUY | 20.87 | ||
| 9 | 132 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 20.93 | ||
| 10 | 324 | Olaf Prenzler | GDR | 21.00 | ||
| 11 | 517 | Peter Okodogbe | NGR | 21.03 | ||
| 12 | 225 | Joseph Arame | FRA | 21.05 | ||
| 13 | 670 | Andrew Bruce | TTO | 21.16 | ||
| =14 | 376 | Ferenc Kiss | HUN | 21.17 | ||
| =14 | 735 | Nikolay Sidorov | URS | 21.17 | ||
| 16 | 283 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.24 |
| Wind | -2.3 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.61 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Bernhard Hoff | GDR | 20.69 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Marian Woronin | POL | 20.75 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.75 | ||
| 5 | 6 | James Gilkes | GUY | 20.87 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Peter Okodogbe | NGR | 21.03 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Andrew Bruce | TTO | 21.16 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Ferenc Kiss | HUN | 21.17 |
| Wind | 0.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.70 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.76 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Lech Dunecki | POL | 20.82 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 20.93 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Olaf Prenzler | GDR | 21.00 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Joseph Arame | FRA | 21.05 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Nikolay Sidorov | URS | 21.17 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Cameron Sharp | GBR | 21.24 |
| Date | 28 July 1980 — 20:10 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.9 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.19 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Allan Wells | GBR | 20.21 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.29 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.30 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Bernhard Hoff | GDR | 20.50 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Lech Dunecki | POL | 20.68 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Marian Woronin | POL | 20.81 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Osvaldo Lara | CUB | 21.19 |
