Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
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The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3–4 September.[1] There were 57 competitors from 42 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.19 seconds by Valeriy Borzov of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event. Larry Black took silver, extending the United States' podium streak in the men's 200 metres to nine Games. Italy earned its first medal in the event since 1960 with Pietro Mennea's bronze.
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Venue | Olympic Stadium, Munich | |||||||||
Dates | 3–4 September 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 57 from 42 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.00 | |||||||||
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