Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
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Men's 200 metres at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Dates | 8 July (heats and quarterfinals) 9 July (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 65 from 33 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 21.6 =OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The first two rounds were held on 8 July, with the semifinals and final on 9 July. Sixty-five sprinters from 33 countries competed.[1] Nations were limited to 4 athletes each. The event was won by Jackson Scholz of the United States, the nation's third consecutive victory in the event and fifth in six Games. For the third straight Games, the podium consisted of two Americans winning gold and silver (Charley Paddock) and a Brit taking bronze (Eric Liddell). Paddock, the silver medalist in 1920 as well, was the second man to earn multiple medals in the 200 metres.