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Men’s 200 metres
Held at 29 Games, 1900–2024. Most golds: United States (17). Most medals: Usain Bolt (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals87
Delegations17on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Letsile Tebogo Botswana | Kenny Bednarek United States | Noah Lyles United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Andre De Grasse Canada | Kenny Bednarek United States | Noah Lyles United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Andre De Grasse Canada | Christophe Lemaitre France |
| 2012 London | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Yohan Blake Jamaica | Warren Weir Jamaica |
| 2008 Beijing | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Shawn Crawford United States | Walter Dix United States |
| 2004 Athens | Shawn Crawford United States | Bernard Williams United States | Justin Gatlin United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Konstantinos Kenteris Greece | Darren Campbell Great Britain | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1996 Atlanta | Michael Johnson United States | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1992 Barcelona | Michael Marsh United States | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Michael Bates United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Joe DeLoach United States | Carl Lewis United States | Robson da Silva Brazil |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Carl Lewis United States | Kirk Baptiste United States | Thomas Jefferson United States |
| 1980 Moscow | Pietro Mennea Italy | Allan Wells Great Britain | Don Quarrie Jamaica |
| 1976 Montreal | Don Quarrie Jamaica | Millard Hampton United States | Dwayne Evans United States |
| 1972 Munich | Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union | Larry Black United States | Pietro Mennea Italy |
| 1968 Mexico City | Tommie Smith United States | Peter Norman Australia | John Carlos United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Henry Carr United States | Paul Drayton United States | Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960 Rome | Livio Berruti Italy | Lester Carney United States | Abdoulaye Seye France |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Bobby Morrow United States | Andy Stanfield United States | Thane Baker United States |
| 1952 Helsinki | Andy Stanfield United States | Thane Baker United States | James Gathers United States |
| 1948 London | Mel Patton United States | Barney Ewell United States | Lloyd La Beach Panama |
| 1936 Berlin | Jesse Owens United States | Mack Robinson United States | Tinus Osendarp Netherlands |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Eddie Tolan United States | George Simpson United States | Ralph Metcalfe United States |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Percy Williams Canada | Walter Rangeley Great Britain | Helmut Körnig Germany |
| 1924 Paris | Jackson Scholz United States | Charles Paddock United States | Eric Liddell Great Britain |
| 1920 Antwerp | Allen Woodring United States | Charles Paddock United States | Harry Edward Great Britain |
| 1912 Stockholm | Ralph Craig United States | Donald Lippincott United States | Willie Applegarth Great Britain |
| 1908 London | Robert Kerr Canada | Robert Cloughen United States | Nate Cartmell United States |
| 1904 St. Louis | Archie Hahn United States | Nate Cartmell United States | William Hogenson United States |
| 1900 Paris | Walter Tewksbury United States | Norman Pritchard India | Stan Rowley Australia |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 17 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Botswana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Usain Bolt | 3 | 3 |
| Andy Stanfield | 1 | 2 |
| Pietro Mennea | 1 | 2 |
| Don Quarrie | 1 | 2 |
| Carl Lewis | 1 | 2 |
| Shawn Crawford | 1 | 2 |
| Andre De Grasse | 1 | 2 |
| Walter Tewksbury | 1 | 1 |
| Archie Hahn | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kerr | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Craig | 1 | 1 |
| Allen Woodring | 1 | 1 |