The men's 200 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 10, 11 and 12 September 1979.[1][2]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pietro Mennea![]() |
Leszek Dunecki![]() |
Ainsley Bennett![]() |
Results
Heats
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: +0.5 m/s, Heat 5: +1.3 m/s
Heat 6: +0.7 m/s, Heat 7: +0.1 m/s, Heat 8: +2.3 m/s, Heat 9: +0.2 m/s[3][4]
Semifinals
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s[3][9]
Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() |
20.04 | Q |
2 | 2 | Altevir de Araújo | ![]() |
20.46 | Q |
3 | 1 | Leszek Dunecki | ![]() |
20.48 | Q, NR |
4 | 1 | Ainsley Bennett | ![]() |
20.67 | q |
5 | 3 | Jens Smedegaard | ![]() |
20.69 | Q |
6 | 3 | Otis Melvin | ![]() |
20.74 | Q |
7 | 2 | Georges Kablan Degnan | ![]() |
20.78 | Q |
8 | 2 | Viktor Burakov | ![]() |
20.90 | q |
9 | 2 | Su Mal-guh | ![]() |
20.91 | |
10 | 2 | Floyd Brown | ![]() |
20.92 | |
11 | 1 | Andrey Shlyapnikov | ![]() |
20.95 | [10] |
12 | 1 | Peter Muster | ![]() |
21.04 | |
13 | 3 | Patrice Ouré | ![]() |
21.07 | |
14 | 2 | István Nagy | ![]() |
21.09 | |
14 | 3 | Frank van Doorn | ![]() |
21.09 | |
16 | 3 | Roland Bombardella | ![]() |
21.10 | |
17 | 1 | Georgios Vamvakas | ![]() |
21.13 | |
18 | 3 | Patrick Wamister | ![]() |
21.14 | |
19 | 1 | Charles Pickens | ![]() |
21.18 | |
19 | 3 | Tomás González | ![]() |
21.18 | |
21 | 1 | Boubacar Diallo | ![]() |
21.23 | |
21 | 2 | Kazimierz Grubecki | ![]() |
21.33 | |
23 | 2 | Yasuhiro Harada | ![]() |
21.37 | |
24 | 3 | Ángel Cruz | ![]() |
21.56 |
Final
Wind: +1.8 m/s
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() |
19.72 | WR |
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1 | Leszek Dunecki | ![]() |
20.24 | NR |
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8 | Ainsley Bennett | ![]() |
20.42 | |
4 | 6 | Altevir de Araújo | ![]() |
20.43 | |
5 | 5 | Jens Smedegaard | ![]() |
20.52 | NR |
6 | 2 | Viktor Burakov | ![]() |
20.74 | |
7 | 3 | Georges Kablan Degnan | ![]() |
20.88 | |
8 | 7 | Otis Melvin | ![]() |
22.97 |
References
- ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ a b [atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf Year top list]
- ^ "Universiade, atletiek" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 11 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lange aanloop Mennea" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 12 September 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Spanish top list
- ^ French results
- ^ "En 200 para Mennea; 400 para Hornillos; 110 para Moracho" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 September 1979. p. 34.
- ^ "Na hordenexplosie bij Universiade Pont tiende ter wereld" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 13 September 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p33)
- ^ "Final results". The News-Press. 13 September 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Victoria Advocate. 13 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 22 March 2020.