Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 18, 19 and 20 August.{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |title=Zweite Plätze für Schiitenhelm und Karst |journal=Leichtathletik |date=21 August 1973 |volume=34/1973 |pages=1202–1204 |trans-title=Second places for Schiitenhelm und Karst |publisher=Bartels & Wernitz |language=German |issn=0343-5369}}{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |title=Nur ein Finale ohne einheimische Athleten |journal=Leichtathletik |date=28 August 1973 |volume=35/1973 |pages=1250–1251 |trans-title=Only one final without local athletes |publisher=Bartels & Wernitz |language=German |issn=0343-5369}}[https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1973&CID=12980445 Results] at Tilastopaja

Medalists

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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold

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Pietro Mennea
{{ITA}}

|Chris Monk
{{GBR2}}

|Wardell Gilbreath
{{USA}}

Results

=Heats=

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -1.5 m/s, Heat 5: -0.5 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	1	align=left\| Chris Monk	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	20.87	Q[https://digilander.libero.it/Mennea/Stagionali/WRL/1973/200.htm Year list]
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	align=left\| Pietro Mennea	align=left\| {{ITA}}	21.09	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	1	align=left\| Charles Ducasse	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.31	q[https://web.archive.org/web/20171223181439/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/autres_championnats/universiades_annees.pdf French results]
4	1	align=left\| Selendorj Oimandahk	align=left\| {{flag\|Mongolia\|1945}}	22.1
5	1	align=left\| Georg Regner	align=left\| {{AUT}}	22.6
{{hs\|9}}	1	align=left\| Eduardo González	align=left\| {{MEX}}	{{sort\|99.99\|DNF}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	align=left\| Silvio Leonard	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.4	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	align=left\| Gheorghe Dulgheru	align=left\| {{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	22.0	Q
3	2	align=left\| Andrew Ratcliffe	align=left\| {{AUS}}	22.08	{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160410074015/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int35.htm Australian results]}}
4	2	align=left\| Susumu Shimizu	align=left\| {{JPN}}	22.4
5	2	align=left\| José Antônio Rabaca	align=left\| {{BRA}}	22.8
6	2	align=left\| Houshemy Yar Arshadi	align=left\| {{flag\|Iran\|1964}}	22.95
7	2	align=left\| Sam Musoke	align=left\| {{UGA}}	23.1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	3	align=left\| Wardell Gilbreath	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	3	align=left\| Bernd Borth	align=left\| {{GDR}}	21.7	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	3	align=left\| Witold Ziendalski	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.8	q
4	3	align=left\| Toma Petrescu	align=left\| {{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	21.9
5	3	align=left\| Mohamed Hassan	align=left\| {{flag\|Iraq\|1963}}	23.1
6	3	align=left\| Younis Abdallah Rabee	align=left\| {{KUW}}	23.40
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	align=left\| Luigi Benedetti	align=left\| {{ITA}}	21.31	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	align=left\| Mark Lutz	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.39	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	4	align=left\| Vladimir Lovetskiy	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.66	q[http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959–-2011-gg.-... Soviet results] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031121830/http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959%E2%80%93-2011-gg.-... \|date=2021-10-31 }} (p32)
4	4	align=left\| Lambert Micha	align=left\| {{BEL}}	21.8
5	4	align=left\| Uwe Schläfer	align=left\| {{FRG}}	22.09
6	4	align=left\| Wolfgang Rabe	align=left\| {{GDR}}	22.10
7	4	align=left\| Said Marvez Mir	align=left\| {{PAK}}	23.8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	align=left\| Klaus-Dieter Bieler	align=left\| {{FRG}}	21.5	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	5	align=left\| René Metz	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.52	Q,
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	5	align=left\| Aleksandr Zhidkikh	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.5	q
4	5	align=left\| Pablo Bandomo	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.8
5	5	align=left\| Jesús Rohena	align=left\| {{PUR}}	22.2
6	5	align=left\| Doljinsouren Ganbat	align=left\| {{flag\|Mongolia\|1945}}	23.5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	6	align=left\| Reto Diezi	align=left\| {{SUI}}	21.43	Q{{cite news \|title=Alle Schweizer vorzeitig ausgeschieden \|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-20-1973-1680190/ \|accessdate=23 April 2020 \|publisher=Brig Glis Walliser Volksfreund \|date=20 August 1973 \|page=8 \|language=German}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	6	align=left\| Jerzy Homziuk	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.9	Q
3	6	align=left\| Guillermo González	align=left\| {{PUR}}	21.9
4	6	align=left\| Günther Würfel	align=left\| {{AUT}}	22.0
5	6	align=left\| Yussif Issa Al-Hasawi	align=left\| {{KUW}}	23.1
6	6	align=left\| Carlos Abbott	align=left\| {{CRC}}	23.2
7	6	align=left\| Michele Komane	align=left\| {{CAF}}	23.6

=Semifinals=

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	1	align=left\| Pietro Mennea	align=left\| {{ITA}}	20.88	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	align=left\| Silvio Leonard	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.10	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	align=left\| Wardell Gilbreath	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.12	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	1	align=left\| René Metz	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.36	Q
5	1	align=left\| Reto Diezi	align=left\| {{SUI}}	21.62	{{cite news \|title=Die Universiade \|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-21-1973-1678962/ \|accessdate=23 April 2020 \|publisher=Brig Glis Walliser Bote \|date=21 August 1973 \|page=5 \|language=German}}
6	1	align=left\| Jerzy Homziuk	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.6
7	1	align=left\| Vladimir Lovetskiy	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.84
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	align=left\| Chris Monk	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	20.97	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	align=left\| Charles Ducasse	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.05	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	2	align=left\| Luigi Benedetti	align=left\| {{ITA}}	21.13	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	2	align=left\| Mark Lutz	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.25	Q{{cite news \|title=Semifinals results \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49047884/the-boston-globe/ \|accessdate=22 March 2020 \|publisher=The Boston Globe \|date=20 August 1973 \|page=25}}
5	2	align=left\| Aleksandr Zhidkikh	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.46
6	2	align=left\| Bernd Borth	align=left\| {{GDR}}	21.62
7	2	align=left\| Witold Ziendalski	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.8
8	2	align=left\| Gheorghe Dulgheru	align=left\| {{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	21.9

=Final=

{{cite news |title=Final results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48976820/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/ |accessdate=8 April 2020 |publisher=The Central New Jersey Home News |date=21 August 1973 |page=18}}{{cite news |title=Final results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48976783/chicago-tribune/ |accessdate=8 April 2020 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=21 August 1973 |page=43}}

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time
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{{Gold1}}	4	align=left\| Pietro Mennea	align=left\| {{ITA}}	20.56
{{Silver2}}	5	align=left\| Chris Monk	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	20.70
{{Bronze3}}	2	align=left\| Wardell Gilbreath	align=left\| {{USA}}	20.80
4	3	align=left\| Charles Ducasse	align=left\| {{FRA}}	20.82
5	6	align=left\| Mark Lutz	align=left\| {{USA}}	20.88
6	7	align=left\| Luigi Benedetti	align=left\| {{ITA}}	20.97
7	1	align=left\| Silvio Leonard	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.11
8	8	align=left\| René Metz	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.32

References

Category:Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade

1973

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	1	align=left\| Chris Monk	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	20.87	Q[https://digilander.libero.it/Mennea/Stagionali/WRL/1973/200.htm Year list]
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	align=left\| Pietro Mennea	align=left\| {{ITA}}	21.09	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	1	align=left\| Charles Ducasse	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.31	q[https://web.archive.org/web/20171223181439/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/autres_championnats/universiades_annees.pdf French results]
4	1	align=left\| Selendorj Oimandahk	align=left\| {{flag\|Mongolia\|1945}}	22.1
5	1	align=left\| Georg Regner	align=left\| {{AUT}}	22.6
{{hs\|9}}	1	align=left\| Eduardo González	align=left\| {{MEX}}	{{sort\|99.99\|DNF}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	align=left\| Silvio Leonard	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.4	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	align=left\| Gheorghe Dulgheru	align=left\| {{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	22.0	Q
3	2	align=left\| Andrew Ratcliffe	align=left\| {{AUS}}	22.08	{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160410074015/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int35.htm Australian results]}}
4	2	align=left\| Susumu Shimizu	align=left\| {{JPN}}	22.4
5	2	align=left\| José Antônio Rabaca	align=left\| {{BRA}}	22.8
6	2	align=left\| Houshemy Yar Arshadi	align=left\| {{flag\|Iran\|1964}}	22.95
7	2	align=left\| Sam Musoke	align=left\| {{UGA}}	23.1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	3	align=left\| Wardell Gilbreath	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	3	align=left\| Bernd Borth	align=left\| {{GDR}}	21.7	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	3	align=left\| Witold Ziendalski	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.8	q
4	3	align=left\| Toma Petrescu	align=left\| {{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	21.9
5	3	align=left\| Mohamed Hassan	align=left\| {{flag\|Iraq\|1963}}	23.1
6	3	align=left\| Younis Abdallah Rabee	align=left\| {{KUW}}	23.40
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	align=left\| Luigi Benedetti	align=left\| {{ITA}}	21.31	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	align=left\| Mark Lutz	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.39	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	4	align=left\| Vladimir Lovetskiy	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.66	q[http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959–-2011-gg.-... Soviet results] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031121830/http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959%E2%80%93-2011-gg.-... \|date=2021-10-31 }} (p32)
4	4	align=left\| Lambert Micha	align=left\| {{BEL}}	21.8
5	4	align=left\| Uwe Schläfer	align=left\| {{FRG}}	22.09
6	4	align=left\| Wolfgang Rabe	align=left\| {{GDR}}	22.10
7	4	align=left\| Said Marvez Mir	align=left\| {{PAK}}	23.8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	align=left\| Klaus-Dieter Bieler	align=left\| {{FRG}}	21.5	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	5	align=left\| René Metz	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.52	Q,
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 3	5	align=left\| Aleksandr Zhidkikh	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.5	q
4	5	align=left\| Pablo Bandomo	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.8
5	5	align=left\| Jesús Rohena	align=left\| {{PUR}}	22.2
6	5	align=left\| Doljinsouren Ganbat	align=left\| {{flag\|Mongolia\|1945}}	23.5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	6	align=left\| Reto Diezi	align=left\| {{SUI}}	21.43	Q{{cite news \|title=Alle Schweizer vorzeitig ausgeschieden \|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-20-1973-1680190/ \|accessdate=23 April 2020 \|publisher=Brig Glis Walliser Volksfreund \|date=20 August 1973 \|page=8 \|language=German}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	6	align=left\| Jerzy Homziuk	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.9	Q
3	6	align=left\| Guillermo González	align=left\| {{PUR}}	21.9
4	6	align=left\| Günther Würfel	align=left\| {{AUT}}	22.0
5	6	align=left\| Yussif Issa Al-Hasawi	align=left\| {{KUW}}	23.1
6	6	align=left\| Carlos Abbott	align=left\| {{CRC}}	23.2
7	6	align=left\| Michele Komane	align=left\| {{CAF}}	23.6

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	1	align=left\| Pietro Mennea	align=left\| {{ITA}}	20.88	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	align=left\| Silvio Leonard	align=left\| {{CUB}}	21.10	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	align=left\| Wardell Gilbreath	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.12	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	1	align=left\| René Metz	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.36	Q
5	1	align=left\| Reto Diezi	align=left\| {{SUI}}	21.62	{{cite news \|title=Die Universiade \|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-21-1973-1678962/ \|accessdate=23 April 2020 \|publisher=Brig Glis Walliser Bote \|date=21 August 1973 \|page=5 \|language=German}}
6	1	align=left\| Jerzy Homziuk	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.6
7	1	align=left\| Vladimir Lovetskiy	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.84
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	align=left\| Chris Monk	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	20.97	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	align=left\| Charles Ducasse	align=left\| {{FRA}}	21.05	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	2	align=left\| Luigi Benedetti	align=left\| {{ITA}}	21.13	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	2	align=left\| Mark Lutz	align=left\| {{USA}}	21.25	Q{{cite news \|title=Semifinals results \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49047884/the-boston-globe/ \|accessdate=22 March 2020 \|publisher=The Boston Globe \|date=20 August 1973 \|page=25}}
5	2	align=left\| Aleksandr Zhidkikh	align=left\| {{URS}}	21.46
6	2	align=left\| Bernd Borth	align=left\| {{GDR}}	21.62
7	2	align=left\| Witold Ziendalski	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	21.8
8	2	align=left\| Gheorghe Dulgheru	align=left\| {{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	21.9