| Date | 3 – 4 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiastadion, Olympiapark, München |
| Participants | 57 from 42 countries |
The favorites were American Larry Black and Jamaica’s Don Quarrie, the 1971 Pan American champion. The 1971 European Champion was Valery Borzov, who had already won the 100 and was expected to challenge. Quarrie sustained a hamstring pull in the semis and did not qualify. Borzov dominated the final, winning by almost two metres over Black, with Italy’s Pietro Mennea in third. Black was unfortunate to have drawn lane one in the final, but Borzov won the race by 0.19, so the result might not have changed even with a better lane draw. Borzov later became an IOC Member from Ukraine in 1994. He also married Soviet gymnastic legend Lyudmila Turishcheva. His 100/200 double was the first ever won by a sprinter from outside North America. Fourth-place finisher Larry Burton later played for five years in the NFL as a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 932 | Valery Borzov |  URS | 20.64 (1 h3) | 20.30w (1 h1) | 20.74 (1 h1) | 20.00 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 973 | Larry Black |  USA | 20.79 (1 h5) | 20.28 (1 h4) | 20.36 (1 h2) | 20.19 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 528 | Pietro Mennea |  ITA | 20.53w (1 h4) | 20.47 (1 h5) | 20.52 (2 h2) | 20.30 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 976 | Larry Burton | USA | 20.80 (1 h9) | 20.68 (1 h3) | 20.78 (2 h1) | 20.37 (4) | |||
| 5 | 1016 | Chuck Smith | USA | 20.79 (1 h6) | 20.66 (2 h2) | 20.86 (3 h1) | 20.55 (5) | |||
| 6 | 344 | Siegfried Schenke |  GDR | 20.66 (1 h1) | 20.79 (3 h3) | 20.97 (4 h1) | 20.56 (6) | |||
| 7 | 371 | Martin Jellinghaus |  FRG | 21.10 (2 h2) | 20.70 (2 h3) | 20.75 (4 h2) | 20.65 (7) | |||
| 8 | 353 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | GDR | 20.93 (2 h8) | 20.59 (2 h5) | 20.63 (3 h2) | 21.05 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | 878 | Jaroslav Matoušek |  TCH | 20.70 (1 h7) | 20.65 (1 h2) | 20.99 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 877 | Jiří Kynos | TCH | 20.95 (3 h1) | 20.68w (3 h1) | 20.88 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | 390 | Manfred Ommer | FRG | 20.80 (1 h8) | 20.53w (2 h1) | 21.08 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 893 | Ainsley Armstrong |  TTO | 21.12w (3 h4) | 21.00 (3 h2) | 21.13 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | 261 | Lucien Sainte-Rose |  FRA | 21.09 (2 h9) | 20.76 (4 h5) | 21.42 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | 239 | Bruno Cherrier | FRA | 20.79 (2 h1) | 20.62 (3 h4) | 21.15 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | 544 | Richard Hardware |  JAM | 21.09 (3 h3) | 20.76 (3 h5) | 21.24 (8 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r3/4 | 551 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 21.04 (1 h2) | 20.43 (2 h4) | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | 256 | René Metz | FRA | 21.08 (2 h5) | 20.83w (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | 696 | Bevan Smith |  NZL | 21.17 (3 h9) | 21.04 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | 820 | Philippe Clerc |  SUI | 21.32 (4 h9) | 20.82 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | 945 | Vladimir Lovetsky | URS | 20.99 (2 h6) | 20.83 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | 129 | Jimmy Sierra |  COL | 21.10 (4 h7) | 20.87w (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 419 | George Daniels |  GHA | 21.05 (3 h7) | 21.10 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | 901 | Edwin Roberts | TTO | 20.95 (2 h3) | 20.99 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | 603 | Motsapi Moorosi |  LES | 21.15 (4 h3) | 20.90 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r2/4 | 167 | Francisco García |  ESP | 20.89 (2 h7) | 20.77 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | 623 | Omar Chokhmane |  MAR | 21.29 (4 h5) | 21.00w (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | 7 | Andrés Calonge |  ARG | 21.39 (3 h2) | 21.11 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | 498 | Pasqualino Abeti | ITA | 21.17 (5 h1) | 21.00 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | 773 | Su Wen-Ho |  TPE | 21.55 (5 h3) | 21.47 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r2/4 | 896 | Trevor James | TTO | 21.83 (4 h6) | 21.34 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | 766 | Guillermo González |  PUR | 21.22w (4 h4) | 21.10w (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | 204 | Markku Juhola |  FIN | 20.98w (2 h4) | 21.19 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | 876 | Ladislav Kříž | TCH | 21.58 (4 h2) | 21.46 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | 678 | Audun Garshol |  NOR | 21.16 (4 h1) | 25.30 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h5 r2/4 | 286 | Brian Green |  GBR | 21.26 (3 h5) | 21.41 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | 107 | Sunil Gunawardene |  SRI | 21.60 (3 h6) | 21.31 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| AC h3 r2/4 | 415 | James Addy | GHA | 21.06 (3 h8) | – (DQ h3) | – | – | |||
| AC h4 r2/4 | 837 | Sammy Monsels |  SUR | 21.26w (5 h4) | – (DNF h5) | – | – | |||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | 570 | Dan Amuke |  KEN | 21.53 (4 h8) | – (DNS h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | 49 | Mike Sands |  BAH | 21.61 (5 h2) | – (DNS h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r1/4 | 72 | Luiz da Silva |  BRA | 21.81 (5 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r1/4 | 620 | Zain-ud-Din bin Abdul Wahab |  MAS | 21.87 (5 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h7 r1/4 | 46 | Kevin Johnson | BAH | 21.70 (5 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | 702 | Nusrat Iqbal Sahi |  PAK | 22.07 (5 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h9 r1/4 | 707 | Tukal Mokalam |  PHI | 21.81 (5 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | 177 | Solomon Belaye |  ETH | 21.73 (6 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | 803 | Yeo Kian Chye |  SGP | 21.89 (6 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | 1063 | Jean-Pierre Basségéla |  CGO | 21.72 (6 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | 125 | Gaston Malam |  CMR | 21.71w (6 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | 630 | Eston Kaonga |  MAW | 22.18 (6 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h6 r1/4 | 601 | Dominic Saidu |  LBR | 22.48 (6 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h7 r1/4 | 809 | Ibrahim Saad Abdel Galil |  SUD | 22.41 (6 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h9 r1/4 | 914 | William Dralu |  UGA | 21.87 (6 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/4 | 863 | Hamad Ndee |  TAN | 21.74 (7 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r1/4 | 444 | Gary Georges |  HAI | 22.97w (7 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h6 r1/4 | 14 | Said Khalil Al-Dosari |  KSA | 22.56 (7 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| AC h8 r1/4 | 111 | Saleh Alah-Djaba |  CHA | – (DNF h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 1070 | Rudy Rieder |  PAR | – (DNS h2) | – | – | – | ||||
| 590 | Samphon Mao |  CAM | – (DNS h7) | – | – | – | ||||
| 92 | Charlie Francis |  CAN | – (DNS h8) | – | – | – | ||||
| 115 | Amadou Méité |  CIV | – (DNS h2) | – | – | – | ||||
| 593 | Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem |  KUW | – (DNS h7) | – | – | – | ||||
| 613 | Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa |  MAD | – (DNS h6) | – | – | – | ||||
| 665 | Benedict Majekodunmi |  NGR | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| 734 | Zenon Nowosz |  POL | – (DNS h1) | – | – | – | ||||
| 1060 | Larmeck Mukonde |  ZAM | – (DNS h9) | – | – | – |
| Date | 3 September 1972 — 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Wind | 1.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Siegfried Schenke | GDR | 20.66 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Bruno Cherrier | FRA | 20.79 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Jiří Kynos | TCH | 20.95 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Audun Garshol | NOR | 21.16 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Pasqualino Abeti | ITA | 21.17 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Solomon Belaye | ETH | 21.73 | ||
| 1 | Zenon Nowosz | POL | – |
| Wind | -0.8 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 21.04 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 21.10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Andrés Calonge | ARG | 21.39 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ladislav Kříž | TCH | 21.58 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Mike Sands | BAH | 21.61 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Yeo Kian Chye | SGP | 21.89 | ||
| 2 | Rudy Rieder | PAR | – | |||
| 5 | Amadou Méité | CIV | – |
| Wind | -1.8 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Valery Borzov | URS | 20.64 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Edwin Roberts | TTO | 20.95 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Richard Hardware | JAM | 21.09 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Motsapi Moorosi | LES | 21.15 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Su Wen-Ho | TPE | 21.55 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Basségéla | CGO | 21.72 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Hamad Ndee | TAN | 21.74 |
| Wind | 2.7 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.53w | ||
| 2 | 6 | Markku Juhola | FIN | 20.98w | ||
| 3 | 4 | Ainsley Armstrong | TTO | 21.12w | ||
| 4 | 1 | Guillermo González | PUR | 21.22w | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sammy Monsels | SUR | 21.26w | ||
| 6 | 2 | Gaston Malam | CMR | 21.71w | ||
| 7 | 3 | Gary Georges | HAI | 22.97w |
| Wind | 1.2 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Larry Black | USA | 20.79 | ||
| 2 | 7 | René Metz | FRA | 21.08 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Brian Green | GBR | 21.26 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Omar Chokhmane | MAR | 21.29 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Luiz da Silva | BRA | 21.81 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Eston Kaonga | MAW | 22.18 | ||
| 2 | Benedict Majekodunmi | NGR | – |
| Wind | -1.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chuck Smith | USA | 20.79 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Vladimir Lovetsky | URS | 20.99 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Sunil Gunawardene | SRI | 21.60 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Trevor James | TTO | 21.83 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Zain-ud-Din bin Abdul Wahab | MAS | 21.87 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Dominic Saidu | LBR | 22.48 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Said Khalil Al-Dosari | KSA | 22.56 | ||
| 613 | Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa | MAD | – |
| Wind | 0.0 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Jaroslav Matoušek | TCH | 20.70 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Francisco García | ESP | 20.89 | ||
| 3 | 3 | George Daniels | GHA | 21.05 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Jimmy Sierra | COL | 21.10 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Johnson | BAH | 21.70 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Ibrahim Saad Abdel Galil | SUD | 22.41 | ||
| 1 | Samphon Mao | CAM | – | |||
| 5 | Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem | KUW | – |
| Wind | 0.7 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Manfred Ommer | FRG | 20.80 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | GDR | 20.93 | ||
| 3 | 7 | James Addy | GHA | 21.06 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Dan Amuke | KEN | 21.53 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Nusrat Iqbal Sahi | PAK | 22.07 | ||
| 5 | Saleh Alah-Djaba | CHA | – | |||
| 3 | Charlie Francis | CAN | – |
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Larry Burton | USA | 20.80 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | FRA | 21.09 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Bevan Smith | NZL | 21.17 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Philippe Clerc | SUI | 21.32 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Tukal Mokalam | PHI | 21.81 | ||
| 6 | 1 | William Dralu | UGA | 21.87 | ||
| 1060 | Larmeck Mukonde | ZAM | – |
| Date | 3 September 1972 — 15:40 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 3 in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Wind | 2.2 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Valery Borzov | URS | 20.30w | ||
| 2 | 5 | Manfred Ommer | FRG | 20.53w | ||
| 3 | 6 | Jiří Kynos | TCH | 20.68w | ||
| 4 | 3 | René Metz | FRA | 20.83w | ||
| 5 | 8 | Jimmy Sierra | COL | 20.87w | ||
| 6 | 7 | Omar Chokhmane | MAR | 21.00w | ||
| 7 | 2 | Guillermo González | PUR | 21.10w | ||
| 1 | Mike Sands | BAH | – |
| Wind | 0.8 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jaroslav Matoušek | TCH | 20.65 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Chuck Smith | USA | 20.66 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Ainsley Armstrong | TTO | 21.00 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Bevan Smith | NZL | 21.04 | ||
| 5 | 5 | George Daniels | GHA | 21.10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Andrés Calonge | ARG | 21.11 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Markku Juhola | FIN | 21.19 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Sunil Gunawardene | SRI | 21.31 |
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Larry Burton | USA | 20.68 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 20.70 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Siegfried Schenke | GDR | 20.79 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Philippe Clerc | SUI | 20.82 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Edwin Roberts | TTO | 20.99 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Pasqualino Abeti | ITA | 21.00 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ladislav Kříž | TCH | 21.46 | ||
| 7 | James Addy | GHA | – |
| Wind | 0.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Larry Black | USA | 20.28 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.43 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Bruno Cherrier | FRA | 20.62 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Vladimir Lovetsky | URS | 20.83 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Motsapi Moorosi | LES | 20.90 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Su Wen-Ho | TPE | 21.47 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Audun Garshol | NOR | 25.30 | ||
| 7 | Dan Amuke | KEN | – |
| Wind | 1.2 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.47 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | GDR | 20.59 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Richard Hardware | JAM | 20.76 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | FRA | 20.76 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Francisco García | ESP | 20.77 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Trevor James | TTO | 21.34 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Brian Green | GBR | 21.41 | ||
| 1 | Sammy Monsels | SUR | – |
| Date | 4 September 1972 — 15:25 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 973 | Larry Black | USA | 20.36 | ||
| 2 | 528 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.52 | ||
| 3 | 353 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | GDR | 20.63 | ||
| 4 | 932 | Valery Borzov | URS | 20.74 | ||
| 5 | 371 | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 20.75 | ||
| 6 | 976 | Larry Burton | USA | 20.78 | ||
| 7 | 1016 | Chuck Smith | USA | 20.86 | ||
| 8 | 877 | Jiří Kynos | TCH | 20.88 | ||
| 9 | 344 | Siegfried Schenke | GDR | 20.97 | ||
| 10 | 878 | Jaroslav Matoušek | TCH | 20.99 | ||
| 11 | 390 | Manfred Ommer | FRG | 21.08 | ||
| 12 | 893 | Ainsley Armstrong | TTO | 21.13 | ||
| 13 | 239 | Bruno Cherrier | FRA | 21.15 | ||
| 14 | 544 | Richard Hardware | JAM | 21.24 | ||
| 15 | 261 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | FRA | 21.42 | ||
| 551 | Don Quarrie | JAM | – |
| Wind | 0.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Valery Borzov | URS | 20.74 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Larry Burton | USA | 20.78 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Chuck Smith | USA | 20.86 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Siegfried Schenke | GDR | 20.97 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Jaroslav Matoušek | TCH | 20.99 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Manfred Ommer | FRG | 21.08 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | FRA | 21.42 | ||
| 5 | Don Quarrie | JAM | – |
| Wind | -3.1 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Larry Black | USA | 20.36 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.52 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | GDR | 20.63 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 20.75 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Jiří Kynos | TCH | 20.88 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Ainsley Armstrong | TTO | 21.13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Bruno Cherrier | FRA | 21.15 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Richard Hardware | JAM | 21.24 |
| Date | 4 September 1972 — 18:10 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.0 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Valery Borzov | URS | 20.00 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Larry Black | USA | 20.19 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.30 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Larry Burton | USA | 20.37 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Chuck Smith | USA | 20.55 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Siegfried Schenke | GDR | 20.56 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 20.65 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Hans-Joachim Zenk | GDR | 21.05 |
