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Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:
Men's 200 metres
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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Date Started: July 31, 1928
Date Finished: August 1, 1928
| Gold: |  Percy Williams |
| Silver: |  Walter Rangeley |
| Bronze: |  Helmut Körnig |
Summary
The defending champion, Jackson Scholz, was back and probably a slight favorite. But no American had medaled in the 100 in which Canada’s Percy Williams won. In the final, Helmut Körnig (GER) entered the straight leading Scholz, but with 50 metres left, Williams and Walter Rangeley (GBR) moved ahead. Third place was very close and the judges could not decide. At first they called it a dead-heat but then called for a run-off. Scholz declined and Körnig was given the bronze medal. Film of the race confirms that this was the correct decision.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Williams | 19 | Canada | CAN | Gold | |
| 2 | Walter Rangeley | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | Silver | |
| 3 | Helmut Körnig | 22 | Germany | GER | Bronze | |
| 4 | Jackson Scholz | 31 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | 21 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 | Jakob Schüller | 22 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | Charley Paddock | 27 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | Henry Cumming | 22 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Mario Gómez | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Cyril Gill | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Björn Kugelberg | 23 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| AC h1 r3/4 | Billie Legg | 21 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 3 h1 r2/4 | Ralph Adams | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 3 h2 r2/4 | Hermann Schlöske | 22 | Germany | GER | ||
| 3 h3 r2/4 | André Cerbonney | 28 | France | FRA | ||
| 3 h4 r2/4 | Paul Brochart | 29 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 3 h5 r2/4 | Alberto Barucco | 22 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 3 h6 r2/4 | Charley Borah | 22 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Hermann Geißler | 22 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | Rinus van den Berge | 28 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | Guy Butler | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | Maurice Degrelle | 26 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h5 r2/4 | Jérôme Mannaert | 26 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h6 r2/4 | Jimmy Carlton | 19 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | John Hambidge | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | André Mourlon | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Harry Broos | 29 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Karel Kněnický | 20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 5 h5 r2/4 | Howard Kinsman | 27 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 5 h6 r2/4 | Giuseppe Castelli | 20 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 3 h1 r1/4 | André Théard | 22 | Haiti | HAI | ||
| 3 h2 r1/4 | Dan Cullen | Ireland | IRL | |||
| 3 h3 r1/4 | Juan Serrahima | 22 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 3 h4 r1/4 | François Prinsen | 22 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 3 h5 r1/4 | Anselmo Gonzaga | 22 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 3 h6 r1/4 | Iwao Aizawa | 21 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 3 h8 r1/4 | Ferenc Gerő | 27 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 3 h9 r1/4 | Haris Šveminas | Lithuania | LTU | |||
| 3 h10r1/4 | Jean Moulin | Luxembourg | LUX | |||
| 3 h11r1/4 | Juan Bautista Pina | 20 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 3 h12r1/4 | Aubrey Burton-Durham | 21 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 3 h13r1/4 | Willy Dujardin | Belgium | BEL | |||
| 3 h14r1/4 | Jaroslav Vykoupil | 20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 3 h15r1/4 | Edgardo Toetti | 17 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | Willy Weibel | 21 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | Renos Frangoudis | 19 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | R. Burns | India | IND | |||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | Hans Niggl | Switzerland | SUI | |||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | Adolphe Groscol | 24 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | Sean Lavan | 29 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | James Hall | India | IND | |||
| 4 h12r1/4 | Angelos Lambrou | 15 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 4 h13r1/4 | José de Lima | 20 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | Diego Ordóñez | 24 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 5 h3 r1/4 | Alex Hannig | 30 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | Johann Bartl | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | Ladislau Peter | Romania | ROU | |||
| 6 h8 r1/4 | Francisco Costas | Mexico | MEX | |||
| AC h9 r1/4 | Buck Hester | 25 | Canada | CAN |
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