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200 metres, Men

Date	5 – 8 August 2024
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Participants	43 from 25 countries

Noah Lyles was favored. He had won the event at the 2019, 2022, and 2023 World Championships and had won the Olympic 100 metres only four days before this final. His biggest challengers were thought to be his teammates, Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton, as a USA sweep seemed a possibility.

All three Americans made the final, along with Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, expected to be their strongest challenger. Defending gold medalist Andre De Grasse finished third in the first semi-final but did not advance to the final. The semi-finals were won by Bednarek (1), Tebogo (2, over Lyles), and Knighton (3).

The semi-final winners were supposed to get lanes 6-7-8 for the final but, when the initial lane assignments came out, Bednarek was in lane 4, with Alexander Ogando (DOM) in lane 8. Bednarek protested and the lanes were switched.

Bednarek and Tebogo took the early lead, with Bednarek slightly ahead at 100 metres, while Lyles was in third place. Tebogo had the fastest finish, taking the gold medal in an African record time of 19.46, making him the #5 performer of all-time. His gold medal was the first ever for Botswana in any sport.

Bednarek held on for silver, holding off Lyles, who took bronze, just ahead of Knighton in fourth. At the finish, Lyles lay down on the track and later revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 only two days before the final but elected to run. There were no restrictions at Paris 2024 on athletes participating after a COVID diagnosis.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Rep	SF	Final
1	415	Letsile Tebogo	BOT	20.10 (1 h3)	–	19.96 (1 h2)	19.46 (1)	Gold
2	1292	Kenny Bednarek	USA	19.96 (1 h4)	–	20.00 (1 h1)	19.62 (2)	Silver
3	1328	Noah Lyles	USA	20.19 (1 h6)	–	20.08 (2 h2)	19.70 (3)	Bronze	YC
4	1323	Erriyon Knighton	USA	19.99 (1 h5)	–	20.09 (1 h3)	19.99 (4)
5	561	Alexander Ogando	DOM	20.04 (2 h4)	–	20.09 (2 h1)	20.02 (5)
6	1380	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	ZIM	20.07 (2 h5)	–	20.16 (3 h3)	20.10 (6)
7	1005	Joseph Fahnbulleh	LBR	20.20 (1 h1)	–	20.12 (2 h3)	20.15 (7)
8	1379	Makanakaishe Charamba	ZIM	20.27 (2 h3)	–	20.31 (3 h2)	20.53 (8)
3h1 r3/4	453	Andre De Grasse	CAN	20.30 (2 h6)	–	20.41 (3 h1)	–
4h1 r3/4	1181	Shaun Maswanganyi	RSA	20.20 (3 h5)	–	20.42 (4 h1)	–
4h2 r3/4	850	Eseosa Desalu	ITA	20.26 (2 h1)	–	20.37 (4 h2)	–
4h3 r3/4	875	Filippo Tortu	ITA	20.29 (3 h3)	–	20.54 (4 h3)	–
5h1 r3/4	364	Wanya McCoy	BAH	20.35 (2 h2)	–	20.61 (5 h1)	–
5h2 r3/4	746	Joshua Hartmann	GER	20.30 (3 h4)	–	20.47 (5 h2)	–
5h3 r3/4	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.30 (4 h3)	20.42 (1 h2)	20.59 (5 h3)	–
6h1 r3/4	1276	Tarsis Gracious Orogot	UGA	20.32 (1 h2)	–	20.64 (6 h1)	–
6h2 r3/4	952	Towa Uzawa	JPN	20.33 (3 h6)	–	20.54 (6 h2)	–
6h3 r3/4	421	Renan Correa	BRA	20.41 (3 h2)	–	20.60 (6 h3)	–
7h1 r3/4	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.49 (4 h1)	20.40 (1 h3)	20.81 (7 h1)	–
7h2 r3/4	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.36 (4 h5)	20.42 (2 h3)	20.57 (7 h2)	–
=7h3 r3/4	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.55 (5 h2)	20.51 (1 h1)	20.717 (=7 h3)	–
=7h3 r3/4	1194	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	20.42 (3 h1)	–	20.717 (=7 h3)	–
8h1 r3/4	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.47 (4 h6)	20.47 (2 h2)	20.93 (8 h1)	–
8h2 r3/4	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.65 (7 h5)	20.49 (1 h4)	20.93 (8 h2)	–
2h1 r2/4	863	Diego Pettorossi	ITA	20.63 (4 h4)	20.53 (2 h1)	–	–
2h4 r2/4	900	Andrew Hudson	JAM	20.53 (4 h2)	20.55 (2 h4)	–	–
3h1 r2/4	1223	Timothé Mumenthaler	SUI	20.63 (5 h3)	20.67 (3 h1)	–	–
3h2 r2/4	660	Pablo Matéo	FRA	20.58 (6 h5)	20.57 (3 h2)	–	–
3h3 r2/4	1251	Yang Chun-Han	TPE	20.83 (6 h6)	20.73 (3 h3)	–	–
3h4 r2/4	363	Ian Kerr	BAH	20.53 (5 h5)	20.60 (3 h4)	–	–
4h1 r2/4	931	Shota Iizuka	JPN	20.67 (5 h4)	20.72 (4 h1)	–	–
4h2 r2/4	951	Koki Ueyama	JPN	20.84 (6 h3)	20.92 (4 h2)	–	–
4h3 r2/4	832	Blessing Afrifah	ISR	20.78 (5 h6)	20.88 (4 h3)	–	–
4h4 r2/4	1228	Felix Svensson	SUI	20.534 (5 h1)	20.65 (4 h4)	–	–
5h1 r2/4	544	Ondřej Macík	CZE	21.04 (6 h4)	21.14 (5 h1)	–	–
5h3 r2/4	1131	Albert Komański	POL	20.77 (8 h1)	20.90 (5 h3)	–	–
5h4 r2/4	548	Tomáš Němejc	CZE	21.03 (7 h2)	20.84 (5 h4)	–	–
6h3 r2/4	543	Eduard Kubelík	CZE	21.14 (8 h5)	21.20 (6 h3)	–	–
DQh2 r2/4	1115	César Almirón	PAR	20.87 (6 h2)	– (DQ h2)	–	–			1
DNSh1 r2/4	512	Cheickna Traoré	CIV	20.536 (6 h1)	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNSh2 r2/4	336	Calab Law	AUS	20.75 (7 h1)	– (DNS h2)	–	–
DNSh3 r2/4	1226	William Reais	SUI	20.92 (7 h6)	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNSh4 r2/4	1190	Benjamin Richardson	RSA	51.86 (7 h3)	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	558	José González	DOM	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–
DNS	706	Zharnel Hughes	GBR	– (DNS h4)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	5 August 2024 — 19:55
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals, all others to the repêchage.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1292	Kenny Bednarek	USA	19.96	0.182	Q
2	1323	Erriyon Knighton	USA	19.99	0.157	Q
3	561	Alexander Ogando	DOM	20.04	0.159	Q
4	1380	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	ZIM	20.07	0.157	Q
5	415	Letsile Tebogo	BOT	20.10	0.167	Q
6	1328	Noah Lyles	USA	20.19	0.164	Q
=7	1005	Joseph Fahnbulleh	LBR	20.20	0.188	Q
=7	1181	Shaun Maswanganyi	RSA	20.20	0.151	Q
9	850	Eseosa Desalu	ITA	20.26	0.168	Q
10	1379	Makanakaishe Charamba	ZIM	20.27	0.156	Q
11	875	Filippo Tortu	ITA	20.29	0.170	Q
=12	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.30	0.146
=12	746	Joshua Hartmann	GER	20.30	0.144	Q
=12	453	Andre De Grasse	CAN	20.30	0.146	Q
15	1276	Tarsis Gracious Orogot	UGA	20.32	0.156	Q
16	952	Towa Uzawa	JPN	20.33	0.114	Q
17	364	Wanya McCoy	BAH	20.35	0.160	Q
18	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.36	0.158
19	421	Renan Correa	BRA	20.41	0.169	Q
20	1194	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	20.42	0.157	Q
21	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.47	0.152
22	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.49	0.141
=23	900	Andrew Hudson	JAM	20.53	0.142
=23	363	Ian Kerr	BAH	20.53	0.162
25	1228	Felix Svensson	SUI	20.534	0.148
26	512	Cheickna Traoré	CIV	20.536	0.171
27	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.55	0.137
28	660	Pablo Matéo	FRA	20.58	0.162
=29	1223	Timothé Mumenthaler	SUI	20.63	0.147
=29	863	Diego Pettorossi	ITA	20.63	0.169
31	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.65	0.176
32	931	Shota Iizuka	JPN	20.67	0.150
33	336	Calab Law	AUS	20.75	0.164
34	1131	Albert Komański	POL	20.77	0.153
35	832	Blessing Afrifah	ISR	20.78	0.147
36	1251	Yang Chun-Han	TPE	20.83	0.134
37	951	Koki Ueyama	JPN	20.84	0.152
38	1115	César Almirón	PAR	20.87	0.166
39	1226	William Reais	SUI	20.92	0.145
40	548	Tomáš Němejc	CZE	21.03	0.183
41	544	Ondřej Macík	CZE	21.04	0.159
42	543	Eduard Kubelík	CZE	21.14	0.142
43	1190	Benjamin Richardson	RSA	51.86	0.149
DNS	558	José González	DOM	–	–
DNS	706	Zharnel Hughes	GBR	–	–

Heat #1

Time	19:55
Wind	+0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1005	Joseph Fahnbulleh	LBR	20.20	0.188	Q
2	850	Eseosa Desalu	ITA	20.26	0.168	Q
3	1194	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	20.42	0.157	Q
4	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.49	0.141
5	1228	Felix Svensson	SUI	20.534	0.148
6	512	Cheickna Traoré	CIV	20.536	0.171
7	336	Calab Law	AUS	20.75	0.164
8	1131	Albert Komański	POL	20.77	0.153

Heat #2

Time	20:02
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1276	Tarsis Gracious Orogot	UGA	20.32	0.156	Q
2	364	Wanya McCoy	BAH	20.35	0.160	Q
3	421	Renan Correa	BRA	20.41	0.169	Q
4	900	Andrew Hudson	JAM	20.53	0.142
5	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.55	0.137
6	1115	César Almirón	PAR	20.87	0.166
7	548	Tomáš Němejc	CZE	21.03	0.183
DNS	558	José González	DOM	–	–

Heat #3

Time	20:09
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	415	Letsile Tebogo	BOT	20.10	0.167	Q
2	1379	Makanakaishe Charamba	ZIM	20.27	0.156	Q
3	875	Filippo Tortu	ITA	20.29	0.170	Q
4	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.30	0.146
5	1223	Timothé Mumenthaler	SUI	20.63	0.147
6	951	Koki Ueyama	JPN	20.84	0.152
7	1190	Benjamin Richardson	RSA	51.86	0.149

Heat #4

Time	20:16
Wind	+0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1292	Kenny Bednarek	USA	19.96	0.182	Q
2	561	Alexander Ogando	DOM	20.04	0.159	Q
3	746	Joshua Hartmann	GER	20.30	0.144	Q
4	863	Diego Pettorossi	ITA	20.63	0.169
5	931	Shota Iizuka	JPN	20.67	0.150
6	544	Ondřej Macík	CZE	21.04	0.159
DNS	706	Zharnel Hughes	GBR	–	–

Heat #5

Time	20:23
Wind	+0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1323	Erriyon Knighton	USA	19.99	0.157	Q
2	1380	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	ZIM	20.07	0.157	Q
3	1181	Shaun Maswanganyi	RSA	20.20	0.151	Q
4	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.36	0.158
5	363	Ian Kerr	BAH	20.53	0.162
6	660	Pablo Matéo	FRA	20.58	0.162
7	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.65	0.176
8	543	Eduard Kubelík	CZE	21.14	0.142

Heat #6

Time	20:30
Wind	+0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1328	Noah Lyles	USA	20.19	0.164	Q
2	453	Andre De Grasse	CAN	20.30	0.146	Q
3	952	Towa Uzawa	JPN	20.33	0.114	Q
4	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.47	0.152
5	832	Blessing Afrifah	ISR	20.78	0.147
6	1251	Yang Chun-Han	TPE	20.83	0.134
7	1226	William Reais	SUI	20.92	0.145

Repêchage

Date	6 August 2024 — 12:30
Format	Winner of each heat and next two fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.40	0.142	Q
=2	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.42	0.144	Q
=2	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.42	0.158	q
4	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.47	0.149	q
5	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.49	0.167	Q
6	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.51	0.139	Q
7	863	Diego Pettorossi	ITA	20.53	0.156
8	900	Andrew Hudson	JAM	20.55	0.134
9	660	Pablo Matéo	FRA	20.57	0.191
10	363	Ian Kerr	BAH	20.60	0.162
11	1228	Felix Svensson	SUI	20.65	0.138
12	1223	Timothé Mumenthaler	SUI	20.67	0.134
13	931	Shota Iizuka	JPN	20.72	0.150
14	1251	Yang Chun-Han	TPE	20.73	0.145
15	548	Tomáš Němejc	CZE	20.84	0.160
16	832	Blessing Afrifah	ISR	20.88	0.155
17	1131	Albert Komański	POL	20.90	0.157
18	951	Koki Ueyama	JPN	20.92	0.153
19	544	Ondřej Macík	CZE	21.14	0.145
20	543	Eduard Kubelík	CZE	21.20	0.150
DQ	1115	César Almirón	PAR	–	[0.169]		2
DNS	512	Cheickna Traoré	CIV	–	–
DNS	336	Calab Law	AUS	–	–
DNS	1226	William Reais	SUI	–	–
DNS	1190	Benjamin Richardson	RSA	–	–

Heat #1

Time	12:30
Wind	+1.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.51	0.139	Q
2	863	Diego Pettorossi	ITA	20.53	0.156
3	1223	Timothé Mumenthaler	SUI	20.67	0.134
4	931	Shota Iizuka	JPN	20.72	0.150
5	544	Ondřej Macík	CZE	21.14	0.145
DNS	512	Cheickna Traoré	CIV	–	–

Heat #2

Time	12:38
Wind	+0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.42	0.144	Q
2	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.47	0.149	q
3	660	Pablo Matéo	FRA	20.57	0.191
4	951	Koki Ueyama	JPN	20.92	0.153
DQ	1115	César Almirón	PAR	–	[0.169]		3
DNS	336	Calab Law	AUS	–	–

Heat #3

Time	12:46
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.40	0.142	Q
2	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.42	0.158	q
3	1251	Yang Chun-Han	TPE	20.73	0.145
4	832	Blessing Afrifah	ISR	20.88	0.155
5	1131	Albert Komański	POL	20.90	0.157
6	543	Eduard Kubelík	CZE	21.20	0.150
DNS	1226	William Reais	SUI	–	–

Heat #4

Time	12:54
Wind	+0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.49	0.167	Q
2	900	Andrew Hudson	JAM	20.55	0.134
3	363	Ian Kerr	BAH	20.60	0.162
4	1228	Felix Svensson	SUI	20.65	0.138
5	548	Tomáš Němejc	CZE	20.84	0.160
DNS	1190	Benjamin Richardson	RSA	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 2024 — 20:02
Format	Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	415	Letsile Tebogo	BOT	19.96	0.160	Q
2	1292	Kenny Bednarek	USA	20.00	0.188	Q
3	1328	Noah Lyles	USA	20.08	0.191	Q
=4	561	Alexander Ogando	DOM	20.09	0.159	Q
=4	1323	Erriyon Knighton	USA	20.09	0.158	Q
6	1005	Joseph Fahnbulleh	LBR	20.12	0.164	Q
7	1380	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	ZIM	20.16	0.139	q
8	1379	Makanakaishe Charamba	ZIM	20.31	0.159	q
9	850	Eseosa Desalu	ITA	20.37	0.141
10	453	Andre De Grasse	CAN	20.41	0.129
11	1181	Shaun Maswanganyi	RSA	20.42	0.156
12	746	Joshua Hartmann	GER	20.47	0.151
=13	952	Towa Uzawa	JPN	20.54	0.131
=13	875	Filippo Tortu	ITA	20.54	0.176
15	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.57	0.138
16	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.59	0.170
17	421	Renan Correa	BRA	20.60	0.163
18	364	Wanya McCoy	BAH	20.61	0.163
19	1276	Tarsis Gracious Orogot	UGA	20.64	0.160
=20	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.717	0.143
=20	1194	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	20.717	0.166
22	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.81	0.138
=23	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.93	0.155
=23	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.93	0.168

Heat #1

Time	20:02
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1292	Kenny Bednarek	USA	20.00	0.188	Q
2	561	Alexander Ogando	DOM	20.09	0.159	Q
3	453	Andre De Grasse	CAN	20.41	0.129
4	1181	Shaun Maswanganyi	RSA	20.42	0.156
5	364	Wanya McCoy	BAH	20.61	0.163
6	1276	Tarsis Gracious Orogot	UGA	20.64	0.160
7	679	Ryan Zézé	FRA	20.81	0.138
8	903	Bryan Levell	JAM	20.93	0.155

Heat #2

Time	20:10
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	415	Letsile Tebogo	BOT	19.96	0.160	Q
2	1328	Noah Lyles	USA	20.08	0.191	Q
3	1379	Makanakaishe Charamba	ZIM	20.31	0.159	q
4	850	Eseosa Desalu	ITA	20.37	0.141
5	746	Joshua Hartmann	GER	20.47	0.151
6	952	Towa Uzawa	JPN	20.54	0.131
7	452	Aaron Brown	CAN	20.57	0.138
8	1235	Erik Erlandsson	SWE	20.93	0.168

Heat #3

Time	20:18
Wind	-0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1323	Erriyon Knighton	USA	20.09	0.158	Q
2	1005	Joseph Fahnbulleh	LBR	20.12	0.164	Q
3	1380	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	ZIM	20.16	0.139	q
4	875	Filippo Tortu	ITA	20.54	0.176
5	466	Brendon Rodney	CAN	20.59	0.170
6	421	Renan Correa	BRA	20.60	0.163
=7	1086	Udodi Onwuzurike	NGR	20.717	0.143
=7	1194	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	20.717	0.166

Final Round

Date	8 August 2024 — 20:30
Wind	+0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	415	Letsile Tebogo	BOT	19.46	0.162
2	1292	Kenny Bednarek	USA	19.62	0.163
3	1328	Noah Lyles	USA	19.70	0.173	YC
4	1323	Erriyon Knighton	USA	19.99	0.157
5	561	Alexander Ogando	DOM	20.02	0.142
6	1380	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	ZIM	20.10	0.137
7	1005	Joseph Fahnbulleh	LBR	20.15	0.171
8	1379	Makanakaishe Charamba	ZIM	20.53	0.145