The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

For the third straight Games, the podium consisted of two Americans winning gold and silver (Charley Paddock) and a Briton taking bronze (Eric Liddell).

Paddock, the silver medalist in 1920 as well, was the second man to earn multiple medals in the 200 metres.

[2] Argentina, Brazil, Haiti, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event.

The United States made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed at each edition of the 200 metres to date.