Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980, and on July 28, 1980. The boycotting American team would have been no match for this field which included the world record holder, Pietro Mennea, the third fastest man in history, Don Quarrie, the fastest man in the world from 1977, Silvio Leonard and the newly crowned Olympic 100 metres champion, Allan Wells. Random lane draw put the two semi-final winners on the outside, Leonard having the misfortune to draw lane 1, Mennea in lane 8. Wells was just inside of Mennea in 7 while Quarrie drew lane 4. Wells just eked into the final with a fourth place in his semi-final. Had timed qualification been involved, he only had the tenth fastest time in the se

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980, and on July 28, 1980. The boycotting American team would have been no match for this field which included the world record holder, Pietro Mennea, the third fastest man in history, Don Quarrie, the fastest man in the world from 1977, Silvio Leonard and the newly crowned Olympic 100 metres champion, Allan Wells. Random lane draw put the two semi-final winners on the outside, Leonard having the misfortune to draw lane 1, Mennea in lane 8. Wells was just inside of Mennea in 7 while Quarrie drew lane 4. Wells just eked into the final with a fourth place in his semi-final. Had timed qualification been involved, he only had the tenth fastest time in the se