Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres The Men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 20.59 s (A standard) and 20.75 s (B standard). Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 s in the final, and won by the largest margin of victory (0.66 s, after two disqualifications) in an Olympic 200 m final (previously, Walter Tewksbury had a 0.6 seconds margin of victory in the first Olympic 200 m final in 1900). Controversy arose within minutes after the medal
Malta at the 2008 Summer Olympics Germany. No Maltese athlete has ever medalled at the Olympic Games. Malta took part in the Beijing Summer Olympics from 8 to 24 August 2008. The six athletes selected to represent Malta in Beijing were sprinters Nikolai Portelli and Charlene Attard, light-middleweight judoka Marcon Bezzina, double trap shooter William Chetcuti and short-distance swimmers Ryan Gambin and Madeleine Scerri. Bezzina was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony, while Gambin carried the flag of Malta at the closing ceremony. The team was publicly revealed by "The Malta Independent" on 6 July, and later confirmed by the Malta Olympic Committee