Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
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The men's 200 metres was a sprint track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on 22 July 1900, well after most of the rest of the athletics events. Eight athletes from seven nations competed.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 John Tewksbury United States |
Norman Pritchard |
Stanley Rowley |
Results
First round
In the first round, there were two heats. The top two runners in each advanced to the final.
First round, heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Holland | United States
| 24.0 seconds |
| 2 | Norman Pritchard |
India | Unknown |
| 3 | Adolphe Klingelhœfer |
France | Unknown |
| 4 | Ernö Schubert |  Hungary
| Unknown |
The first heat was an easy win for Holland.
First round, heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Rowley |
Australia | 25.0 seconds |
| 2 | John Tewksbury | United States
| Unknown |
| 3 | Yngvar Bryn |
Norway | Unknown |
| 4 | Albert Werkmüller |
Germany | Unknown |
Rowley beat Tewksbury by about a foot. Neither of the other two runners were close.
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Tewksbury | United States
| 22.2 seconds |
| 2 | Norman Pritchard |
India | 22.8 seconds (est.) |
| 3 | Stanley Rowley |
Australia | 22.9 seconds (est.) |
| 4 | William Holland | United States
| 22.9 seconds (est.) |
Holland, who had been the fastest runner in the preliminary heats, was the slowest in the final despite improving upon his time by a full second. Tewksbury passed Pritchard in the second half of the race and finished well ahead of the rest of the athletes.
Sources
- [International Olympic Committee].
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [].
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