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200 m Men, USA Olympic Trials
1908 Western Trial (200 m Straight)
1
Peter Gerhardt
USA
22.4
2
Seymour McAllister
USA
3
Bill Meyer
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1908 Central Trial (200 m Straight)
1
William Hamilton
USA
22.4
2
Robert Branham
USA
3
Clinton Fuller
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1908 Eastern Trial (200 m Straight)
1
Nathaniel Cartmell
USA
22.0y
2
Jay Whitham
USA
3
Nate Sherman
USA
4
Thomas S. Blumer
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1908 (200 m Straight)
1
Nathaniel Cartmell
USA
21.8
2
Jay Whitham
USA
22.1e
3
Nate Sherman
USA
H.W. Faraday
USA
Robert Cloughen
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1912 Western Trial (200 m Straight)
1
Ira Courtney
USA
21.8
2
Peter Gerhardt
USA
3
Frederick Kelly
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1912
1912 Central Trial (200 m Straight)
1
Carl Cooke
USA
21.6
2
Guy Reed
USA
3
James McCawley
USA
4
Clement Wilson
USA
Alfred Bergman
USA
Coe
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1912
1912 Eastern Trial (200 m Straight)
1
Ralph Craig
USA
22.0
2
Donald Lippincott
USA
3
Harold Heiland
USA
Charles Rice
USA
Fred Burns
USA
Carl Oscar Olson
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1912
1920 (220 y Straight Track)
1
Charles Paddock
USA
21.4
2
Morris Kirksey
USA
21.6e
3
Loren Murchison
USA
21.6e
4
George Massengale
USA
22.0e
5
Allen Woodring
USA
22.2e
6
Marshall Haddock
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1920
1924 (200 m Straight Track)
1
Jackson Scholz
USA
21.0
2
Bayes Norton
USA
21.2e
3
George Hill
USA
21.3e
4
Louis Clarke
USA
21.4e
5
Alfred Leconey
USA
21.5e
6
Charles Paddock
USA
21.6e
American Athletes at Olympic 1924
1928 (200 m Straight Track)
Remarks
1
Charles Borah
USA
21.4
2
Charles Paddock
USA
21.5e
3
Jackson Scholz
USA
21.5e
4
Henry Cummings
USA
21.7e
5
Roland Locke
USA
21.7e
6
Tom Sharkey
USA
21.8e
American Athletes at Olympic 1928
1932 (200 m Straight Track)
Remarks
1
Ralph Metcalfe
USA
21.5 (21.49)
*
2
Eddie Tolan
USA
21.7e
3
George Simpson
USA
21.7e
4
Robert Kiesel
USA
21.8e
5
Hector Dyer
USA
21.8e
6
James Johnson
USA
22.0e
American Athletes at Olympic 1932
1936
1
Jesse Owens
USA
21.0
AR
2
Mack Robinson
USA
21.2e
3
Robert Packard
USA
21.3e
4
Ralph Metcalfe
USA
21.3e
5
Foy Draper
USA
21.4e
6
Harvey Wallender
USA
21.5e
7
Jack Weiershauser
USA
22.5e
American Athletes at Olympic 1936
1948
1
Melvin Patton
USA
20.7
=AR
2
Norwood Ewell
USA
20.7
=AR
3
Cliff Bourland
USA
21.0
4
Charles Parker
USA
21.5
5
Richard Houden
USA
21.5
6
Paul Bienz
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1948
1952
1
Andrew Stanfield
USA
20.6
=WR
2
Thane Baker
USA
20.9
3
James Gathers
USA
20.9
4
Charles Thomas
USA
21.2
5
James Ford
USA
21.4
6
George Brown
USA
21.5
American Athletes at Olympic 1952
1956
1
Bobby Morrow
USA
20.6
=WR
2
Thane Baker
USA
20.7
3
Andrew Stanfield
USA
20.9
4
Dick Blair
USA
21.2
5
Theodius Bush
USA
21.3
6
Robert Whilden
USA
21.4
7
Rodney Richard
USA
21.5
8
Larry McBride
USA
21.6
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
1960
1
Ray Norton
USA
20.5
=WR
2
Stone Johnson
USA
20.8
3
Lester Carney
USA
20.9
4
Bobby Morrow
USA
21.1
5
Paul Winder
USA
21.2
6
Dee Givens
USA
21.5e
7
Ed Collymore
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1960
1964
1
Paul Drayton
USA
20.4
TR
2
Richard Stebbins
USA
20.6
3
Robert Hayes
USA
20.7
4
Henry Carr
USA
20.8
5
John Moon
USA
20.9
6
Larry Dunn
USA
21.0
7
Donald Webster
USA
21.1
8
Bernie Rivers
USA
21.2
American Athletes at Olympic 1964
1968
Remarks
1
John Carlos
USA
19.7(19.92)
WR
2
Tommie Smith
USA
20.0(20.18)
3
Larry Questad
USA
20.1(20.28)
4
Jerry Bright
USA
20.1(20.29)
5
Thomas Randolph
USA
20.1(20.29)
6
William Bruckel
USA
20.3(20.52)
American Athletes at Olympic 1968
1972
1
Chuck Smith
USA
20.4
2
Larry Burton
USA
20.5
3
Larry Black
USA
20.6
4
Marshall Dill
USA
20.6
5
Willie Deckard
USA
20.7
6
Harold Williams
USA
20.8
7
Herrington Jackson
USA
21.0
8
Leon Brown
USA
21.1
American Athletes at Olympic 1972
1976
1
Millard Hampton
USA
20.10
2
Dwayne Evans
USA
20.22
3
Mark Lutz
USA
20.42
4
Steve Riddick
USA
20.45
5
Edward Preston
USA
20.54
6
Larry Jackson
USA
20.58
7
Willie Turner
USA
20.60
8
Lamar Preyor
USA
21.14
American Athletes at Olympic 1976
1980
1
James Butler
USA
20.49
2
Cliff Wiley
USA
20.54
3
Frederick Taylor
USA
20.70
4
LaMonte King
USA
20.73
5
Willie Gault
USA
20.82
6
Dwayne Evans
USA
20.83
7
Mark Duper
USA
20.91
8
Otis Melvin
USA
21.16
1984
Remarks
1
Carl Lewis
USA
19.86
2
Kirk Baptiste
USA
20.05
3
Thomas Jefferson
USA
20.37
4
Roy Martin
USA
20.43
5
Elliot Quow
USA
20.47
6
Larry Myricks
USA
20.50
7
Albert Robinson
USA
20.51
8
Dwayne Evans
USA
20.67
American Athletes at Olympic 1984
1988
1
Joe DeLoach
USA
19.96
2
Carl Lewis
USA
20.01
3
Roy Martin
USA
20.05
4
Albert Robinson
USA
20.05
5
Calvin Smith
USA
20.27
6
James Butler
USA
20.42
7
Henry Thomas
USA
20.49
8
Floyd Heard
USA
20.64
American Athletes at Olympic 1988
1992
1
Michael Johnson
USA
19.79
TR
2
Michael Marsh
USA
19.86
3
Michael Bates
USA
20.14
4
Carl Lewis
USA
20.15
5
Leroy Burrell
USA
20.16
6
James Trapp
USA
20.17
7
Dennis Mitchell
USA
20.27
8
Jeff Williams
USA
20.46
American Athletes at Olympic 1992
1996
1
Michael Johnson
USA
19.66
WR
2
Jeff Williams
USA
20.03
3
Michael Marsh
USA
20.04
4
Ramon Clay
USA
20.08
5
Carl Lewis
USA
20.20
6
Alvis Whitted
USA
20.31
7
Floyd Heard
USA
20.34
8
Kevin Little
USA
20.39
American Athletes at Olympic 1996
2000
1
John Capel
USA
19.85
2
Floyd Heard
USA
19.89
3
Coby Miller
USA
19.96
4
Bernard Williams
USA
20.03
5
Kenny Brokenburr
USA
20.33
Michael Johnson
USA
dnf
Maurice Greene
USA
dnf
Brian Lewis
USA
dnc
American Athletes at Olympic 2000
2004
1
Shawn Crawford
USA
19.99
2
Justin Gatlin
USA
20.01
3
Bernard Williams
USA
20.30
4
Darvis Patton
USA
20.32
5
Joshua J. Johnson
USA
20.58
6
John Capel
USA
20.72
7
Michael Grimes
USA
20.98
Tyson Gay
USA
dnf
American Athletes at Olympic 2004
2008
1
Walter Dix
USA
19.86
2
Shawn Crawford
USA
19.86
3
Wallace Spearmon
USA
19.90
4
Rodney Martin
USA
19.99
5
Charles Clark
USA
20.53
6
Rubin Williams
USA
20.61
7
Bernard Williams
USA
20.63
Xavier Carter
USA
DNS
American Athletes at Olympic 2008
2012
1
Wallace Spearmon
USA
19.82w
2
Maurice Mitchell
USA
20.14w
3
Isiah Young
USA
20.16w
4
Calesio Newman
USA
20.17w
5
Darvis Patton
USA
20.24w
6
Jeremy Dodson
USA
20.25w
7
Shawn Crawford
USA
20.37w
8
Marcus Rowland
USA
20.50w
American Athletes at Olympic 2012
2016
1
Justin Gatlin
USA
19.75
2
LaShawn Merritt
USA
19.79
3
Ameer Webb
USA
20.00
4
Noah Lyles
USA
20.09
5
Michael Norman
USA
20.14
6
Tyson Gay
USA
20.38
7
Kendal Williams
USA
20.38
8
Sean McLean
USA
20.63
American Athletes at Olympic 2016
2021
1
Noah Lyles
USA
19.74
2
Kenny Bednarek
USA
19.78
3
Erriyon Knighton
USA
19.84
4
Fred Kerley
USA
19.90
5
Isiah Young
USA
20.03
6
Terrance Laird
USA
20.15
7
Kyree King
USA
20.30
8
Andrew Hudson
USA
20.37
American Athletes at Olympic 2021