Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
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The men's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. 63 athletes from 48 nations entered, with 6 not starting in the first round. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The first two rounds were held on 16 October, with the semifinals and the final on 17 October.[1] The event was won by 0.2 seconds by Henry Carr of the United States, the nation's 11th victory in the event. Fellow American Paul Drayton took silver; it was the fifth time in six Games that the United States had the top two finishers. Edwin Roberts gave Trinidad and Tobago its first medal in the men's 200 metres with his bronze.
Men's 200 metres at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 16–17 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 57 from 42 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.3 OR | |||||||||
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