Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 2 August (heats and quarterfinals) 3 August (semifinals and final) |
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| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Mel Patton United States
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Barney Ewell United States
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Lloyd La Beach Panama
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The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 2 August and 3 August. The final was won by American Mel Patton.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to Round 2.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Key: * = Time is an estimate
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