Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
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The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980, and on July 28, 1980.[1] There were 57 competitors from 37 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.02 seconds by Pietro Mennea of Italy, the nation's first victory in the event since 1960 and second overall (tied for second-most with Canada behind the United States' 12 wins). Great Britain earned its first medal in the men's 200 metres since 1928 with Allan Wells' silver. Don Quarrie of Jamaica, the defending champion, took bronze. Mennea (the 1972 bronze medalist) and Quarrie were the fifth and sixth men to earn multiple medals in the event.
Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Central Lenin Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 27 July 1980 (heats and quarterfinals) 28 July 1980 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 57 from 37 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.19 | |||||||||
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