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
Guyana at the 2008 Summer Olympics delegation's members were based in Guyana and departed from their nation on 2 August 2008 for Beijing. Adam Harris, who was 21 at the time of the Beijing Olympics, was the sole male track athlete participating on Guyana's behalf in 2008. Born in the Chicago area, Harris previously participated as an athlete at the University of Michigan. In Beijing, Adam Harris participated in the men's 200 meters dash, marking the first time he ever participated in any Olympic event. Harris participated in the first heat during the 17 August qualification round of his event, and finished the race in sixth