Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres explained

The men's 200 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 21 and 22 August.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Clancy Edwards	Silvio Leonard	William Snoddy

Results

Heats

Held on 21 August

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.8 m/s, Heat 5: +1.2 m/s, Heat 6: +0.2 m/s, Heat 7: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			20.75	Q
2	5			20.76	Q
3	8			20.98	Q^[2]
4	5			21.00	Q^[3]
5	6			21.06	Q
6	6			21.07	Q
7	1			21.09	Q
8	8			21.12	Q
9	6			21.23	q
10	4			21.32	Q
11	2			21.33	Q
12	1			21.35	q
12	6			21.35	q
14	5			21.36	q
15	5			21.36	q
16	6			21.47	q^[4]
17	8			21.51	q
18	2			21.53	Q
19	4			21.64	Q
20	3			21.66	Q
21	2			21.74	q
22	8			21.78	^[5]
23	3			21.80
24	8			21.88
25	4			21.89
26	2			21.93
27	3			21.99
28	1			22.05
29	7			22.10	Q
30	7			22.11	Q
31	1			22.14
32	2			22.48
33	8			22.73
34	3	Ch. Arqbet		23.28
35	5			24.74

Semifinals

Held on 22 August

Wind:
Heat 1: -2.2 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			20.94	Q
2	3			20.95	Q
3	2			21.23	Q
4	2			21.26	q
4	3			21.26	Q
4	3			21.26	q
7	1			21.40	Q
8	2			21.45
9	1			21.50	Q
10	1			21.59
11	3			21.60
12	2			21.66
13	2			21.68
14	1			21.71
15	3			21.72
16	2			21.78
16	3			21.78
18	3			21.93
19	1			21.97
20	1			22.00
21	1			22.03
22	1			22.12
23	3			22.23
24	2			22.47

Final

Held on 22 August^{[6] [7]}

Wind: -1.8 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			20.46
			20.64
			21.17
4			21.20
5			21.25
6			21.41
7			21.41
8			21.44

Notes and References

1. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1977&CID=12981067 Results at Tilastopaja
2. News: Sofia: deux records du monde pour Juantorena et Casanas . 18 April 2020 . Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais . 22 August 1977 . 25 . French.
3. https://digilander.libero.it/Mennea/Stagionali/WRL/1977/200.htm Year list
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223181439/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/autres_championnats/universiades_annees.pdf French results
5. News: Casañas y Juantorena no esperaron a la Copa del Mundo . . 22 August 1977 . 19 . Spanish.
6. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 23 August 1977 . 24.
7. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 23 August 1977 . 20.