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200 metres, Men

Date	2 – 3 August 1948
Status	Olympic
Location	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Participants	51 from 28 countries

Mel Patton had expected to win the 100 metres in London but placed only fifth in that final. He had never won an American title at 200/220, and had to face Barney Ewell, the 1946-47 AAU Champion.

In the Olympic final, Ewell started the fastest and led off the curve, but Patton moved ahead at the top of the stretch and maintained a slight lead to the finish. In third place was Panama’s Lloyd LaBeach, who had also finished third in the 100. The 1946 European Champion was Soviet Nikolay Karakulov, who could not compete because the USSR declined to enter the Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	21.6 (1 h6)	21.4 (1 h4)	21.6 (2 h1)	21.1 (1)	Gold
2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	21.6 (1 h4)	21.8 (2 h1)	21.8 (3 h1)	21.1 (2)	Silver
3	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	21.4 (1 h12)	21.7 (1 h3)	21.6 (2 h2)	21.2 (3)	Bronze
4	90	Herb McKenley	👁 Image JAM	21.3 (1 h1)	21.3 (1 h1)	21.4 (1 h1)	21.3est (4)
5	91	Cliff Bourland	👁 Image USA	21.3 (1 h8)	21.3 (1 h2)	21.5 (1 h2)	21.3est (5)
6	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	21.8 (2 h6)	21.8 (2 h3)	21.6 (3 h2)	21.8est (6)
4 h1 r3/4	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	21.9 (2 h8)	22.0 (3 h2)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r3/4	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	21.7 (1 h9)	21.5 (2 h2)	– (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r3/4	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	21.8 (2 h4)	22.9 (3 h3)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	22.3 (1 h10)	21.8 (2 h4)	– (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	86	Paul Vallé	👁 Image GBR	22.3 (1 h2)	22.1 (3 h1)	– (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	21.9 (1 h3)	22.0 (3 h4)	– (6 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/4	87	Jan Lammers	👁 Image NED	22.0 (2 h12)	– (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r2/4	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	22.2 (1 h7)	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r2/4	85	John Fairgrieve	👁 Image GBR	22.2 (2 h7)	– (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r2/4	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	22.2 (2 h11)	22.3 (4 h4)	–	–
5 h1 r2/4	84	Julien Le Bas	👁 Image FRA	22.0 (1 h5)	– (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	63	Denis Shore	👁 Image RSA	22.1 (2 h3)	– (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	309	Santiago Ferrando	👁 Image PER	22.5 (2 h10)	– (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	22.2 (2 h1)	– (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	80	Rosalvo Ramos	👁 Image BRA	22.2 (2 h5)	– (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	21	John De Saram	👁 Image SRI	23.1 (2 h2)	– (6 h2)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	56	Sharif Butt	👁 Image PAK	22.8 (2 h9)	– (6 h4)	–	–
1 h11 r1/4	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	22.1 (1 h11)	– (DNS h3)	–	–
3 h1 r1/4	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	22.2 (3 h1)	–	–	–
3 h2 r1/4	59	Bernabe Lovina	👁 Image PHI	23.2 (3 h2)	–	–	–
3 h3 r1/4	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	22.6 (3 h3)	–	–	–
3 h4 r1/4	26	Ángel García	👁 Image CUB	22.2 (3 h4)	–	–	–
3 h5 r1/4	51	Basil McKenzie	👁 Image JAM	22.4 (3 h5)	–	–	–
3 h6 r1/4	76	Guillermo Geary	👁 Image ARG	23.0 (3 h6)	–	–	–
3 h7 r1/4	27	Raúl Mazorra	👁 Image CUB	23.0 (3 h7)	–	–	–
3 h8 r1/4	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	22.4 (3 h8)	–	–	–
3 h9 r1/4	68	Raşit Öztaş	👁 Image TUR	23.0 (3 h9)	–	–	–
3 h10 r1/4	77	Fernand Bourgaux	👁 Image BEL	22.9 (3 h10)	–	–	–
3 h11 r1/4	88	Gabe Scholten	👁 Image NED	22.2 (3 h11)	–	–	–
3 h12 r1/4	81	Don Pettie	👁 Image CAN	22.0 (3 h12)	–	–	–
4 h1 r1/4	11	Stanley Lines	👁 Image BER	– (4 h1)	–	–	–
4 h2 r1/4	38	Stefanos Petrakis	👁 Image GRE	– (4 h2)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	78	Fernand Linssen	👁 Image BEL	– (4 h4)	–	–	–
4 h6 r1/4	22	Duncan White	👁 Image SRI	– (4 h6)	–	–	–
4 h7 r1/4	67	Kemal Aksur	👁 Image TUR	– (4 h7)	–	–	–
4 h8 r1/4	73	Walter Pérez	👁 Image URU	– (4 h8)	–	–	–
4 h9 r1/4	10	Perry Johnson	👁 Image BER	– (4 h9)	–	–	–
4 h10 r1/4	31	Étienne Bally	👁 Image FRA	– (4 h10)	–	–	–
4 h11 r1/4	17	Sein Pe	👁 Image MYA	– (4 h11)	–	–	–
4 h12 r1/4	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	– (4 h12)	–	–	–
5 h4 r1/4	79	Hazzard Dill	👁 Image BER	– (5 h4)	–	–	–
5 h7 r1/4	54	Gonzalo Rodríguez	👁 Image MEX	– (5 h7)	–	–	–
5 h8 r1/4	55	Peter Bloch	👁 Image NOR	– (5 h8)	–	–	–
5 h12 r1/4	33	Joseph Stéphan	👁 Image FRA	– (5 h12)	–	–	–
6 h4 r1/4	49	Ali Salman	👁 Image IRQ	– (6 h4)	–	–	–
60	Bogdan Lipski	👁 Image POL	– (DNS h1)	–	–	–
48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
65	Ricardo Sáenz	👁 Image ESP	– (DNS h6)	–	–	–
30	John O'Donnell	👁 Image IRL	– (DNS h9)	–	–	–
20	Jack Parry	👁 Image CAN	– (DNS h10)	–	–	–
75	Alberto Biderman	👁 Image ARG	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–
5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
89	Ferenc Tima	👁 Image HUN	– (DNS h11)	–	–	–
62	Tomás Paquete	👁 Image POR	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	2 August 1948 — 14:30
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Wind	0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	90	Herb McKenley	👁 Image JAM	21.3	21.4
2	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	22.2	–
3	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	22.2	–
4	11	Stanley Lines	👁 Image BER	–	–
60	Bogdan Lipski	👁 Image POL	–	–

Heat #2

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	86	Paul Vallé	👁 Image GBR	22.3	–
2	21	John De Saram	👁 Image SRI	23.1	–
3	59	Bernabe Lovina	👁 Image PHI	23.2	–
4	38	Stefanos Petrakis	👁 Image GRE	–	–
4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	–	–

Heat #3

Wind	1.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	21.9	–
2	63	Denis Shore	👁 Image RSA	22.1	–
3	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	22.6	–
48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	–	–
75	Alberto Biderman	👁 Image ARG	–	–

Heat #4

Wind	0.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	21.6	–
2	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	21.8	–
3	26	Ángel García	👁 Image CUB	22.2	–
4	78	Fernand Linssen	👁 Image BEL	–	–
5	79	Hazzard Dill	👁 Image BER	–	–
6	49	Ali Salman	👁 Image IRQ	–	–

Heat #5

Wind	0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	84	Julien Le Bas	👁 Image FRA	22.0	–
2	80	Rosalvo Ramos	👁 Image BRA	22.2	–
3	51	Basil McKenzie	👁 Image JAM	22.4	–
5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	–	–
62	Tomás Paquete	👁 Image POR	–	–

Heat #6

Wind	1.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	21.6	–
2	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	21.8	–
3	76	Guillermo Geary	👁 Image ARG	23.0	–
4	22	Duncan White	👁 Image SRI	–	–
65	Ricardo Sáenz	👁 Image ESP	–	–

Heat #7

Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	22.2	–
2	85	John Fairgrieve	👁 Image GBR	22.2	–
3	27	Raúl Mazorra	👁 Image CUB	23.0	–
4	67	Kemal Aksur	👁 Image TUR	–	–
5	54	Gonzalo Rodríguez	👁 Image MEX	–	–

Heat #8

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	91	Cliff Bourland	👁 Image USA	21.3	21.7
2	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	21.9	–
3	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	22.4	–
4	73	Walter Pérez	👁 Image URU	–	–
5	55	Peter Bloch	👁 Image NOR	–	–

Heat #9

Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	21.7	21.8
2	56	Sharif Butt	👁 Image PAK	22.8	–
3	68	Raşit Öztaş	👁 Image TUR	23.0	–
4	10	Perry Johnson	👁 Image BER	–	–
30	John O'Donnell	👁 Image IRL	–	–

Heat #10

Wind	0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	22.3	22.3
2	309	Santiago Ferrando	👁 Image PER	22.5	–
3	77	Fernand Bourgaux	👁 Image BEL	22.9	–
4	31	Étienne Bally	👁 Image FRA	–	–
20	Jack Parry	👁 Image CAN	–	–

Heat #11

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	22.1	22.2
2	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	22.2	–
3	88	Gabe Scholten	👁 Image NED	22.2	–
4	17	Sein Pe	👁 Image MYA	–	–
89	Ferenc Tima	👁 Image HUN	–	–

Heat #12

Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	21.4	21.7
2	87	Jan Lammers	👁 Image NED	22.0	–
3	81	Don Pettie	👁 Image CAN	22.0	–
4	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	–	–
5	33	Joseph Stéphan	👁 Image FRA	–	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	2 August 1948 — 16:15
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	90	Herb McKenley	👁 Image JAM	21.3	21.6
2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	21.8	–
3	86	Paul Vallé	👁 Image GBR	22.1	–
4	87	Jan Lammers	👁 Image NED	–	–
5	84	Julien Le Bas	👁 Image FRA	–	–
6	80	Rosalvo Ramos	👁 Image BRA	–	–

Heat #2

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	91	Cliff Bourland	👁 Image USA	21.3	–
2	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	21.5	–
3	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	22.0	–
4	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	–	–
5	63	Denis Shore	👁 Image RSA	–	–
6	21	John De Saram	👁 Image SRI	–	–

Heat #3

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	21.7	–
2	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	21.8	–
3	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	22.9	–
4	85	John Fairgrieve	👁 Image GBR	–	–
5	309	Santiago Ferrando	👁 Image PER	–	–
72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	–	–

Heat #4

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	21.4	–
2	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	21.8	–
3	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	22.0	–
4	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	22.3	–
5	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	–	–
6	56	Sharif Butt	👁 Image PAK	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	3 August 1948 — 15:30
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (hand / automatic)	Time (hand)
1	90	Herb McKenley	👁 Image JAM	21.4	21.4
2	91	Cliff Bourland	👁 Image USA	21.6	21.5
3	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	21.66	21.6
4	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	21.79	21.6
5	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	21.80	21.6
6	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	21.96	21.8
7	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	21.99	–
8	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	22.19	–
9	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	22.22	–
10	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	22.25	–
11	86	Paul Vallé	👁 Image GBR	22.49	–
12	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	22.51	–

Heat #1

Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	90	Herb McKenley	👁 Image JAM	21.4	21.4
2	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	21.6	21.66
3	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	21.8	21.96
4	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	–	22.22
5	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	–	22.25
6	86	Paul Vallé	👁 Image GBR	–	22.49

Heat #2

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	91	Cliff Bourland	👁 Image USA	21.5	21.6
2	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	21.6	21.79
3	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	21.6	21.80
4	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	–	21.99
5	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	–	22.19
6	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	–	22.51

Final Round

Date	3 August 1948 — 17:15
Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	21.1	21.3
2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	21.1	21.35
3	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	21.2	21.50
4	90	Herb McKenley	👁 Image JAM	21.3est	21.54
5	91	Cliff Bourland	👁 Image USA	21.3est	21.57
6	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	21.8est	22.02

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/58505

⇱ Olympedia – 200 metres, Men

200 metres, Men

Round One

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Quarter-Finals

Heat #1

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Heat #3

Heat #4

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

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Final Round