Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 24 to August 26.The top four runners in each of the initial seven heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in four heats in the second round with the top three runners from each heat and the four next fastest runners qualifying for the semifinals.