Drayton matched the Olympic record of 20.5 seconds in the first semifinal. He ran the same time in the final, but Henry Carr won in 20.3 seconds to set a new Olympic record. Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Results Heats The top four runners in each of the 8 heats advanced. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Heat 7 Heat 8 Quarterfinals The four fastest runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinals. Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Quarterfinal 3 Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals The top four runners in each of the two semifinals qualified for the final. Semifinal 1 Drayton tied the Olympic record in this semifinal, three-tenths of a second short of the world record. Semifinal 2 The second semifinal was the fourth race of the 200 metres in which an American won and an Italian took second place. Final Drayton matched his semifinal time, which had tied the Olympic record at 20.5 seconds, but Carr did even better, setting a new Olympic record of 20.3 seconds to bump Drayton to the silver medal. Carr's time was only one-tenth of a second off the world record. References Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics 200 metres at the Olympics Men's events at the 1964 Summer Olympics