Venue Bois de Boulogne Competitors 11 from 5 nations | Date July 16 | |
The men's 200 metres hurdles was a hurdling event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. 11 athletes from five nations competed in the middle of the three hurdling events.
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Records
None, this was the first time the event was held.
Alvin Kraenzlein set the first Olympic record for this event when he ran 27.0 seconds in the first heat of the first round. Norman Pritchard improved this record in the second heat with 26.8 seconds. Finally Alvin Kraenzlein took the Olympic record by winning the final with 25.4 seconds.
First round
In the first round, there were two heats. The top two runners in each advanced to the final.
First round, heat 1
Kraenzlein won by four yards.
First round, heat 2
Pritchard won by two yards.
Final
Kraenzlein won by five yards, despite having been penalized one metre for a false start. The 200 metre hurdles was his fourth individual victory in Paris; no other track and field athlete has won as many individual victories in a single Olympics.