Nathaniel Cartmell took silver and William Hogenson earned bronze.

This was the second appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since.

The United States made its second appearance, the only nation to have competed at both of the first two 200 metres races.

Cartmell, Hogenson, and Moulton were all penalized one yard for false starts.

Cartmell began to gain on the field after 75 metres, catching Moulton and Hogenson but not Hahn.