Perhaps one of the greatest 200m ever run, as Mike Marsh switches off in his semifinal only to miss out on breaking Pietro Mennea's historic WR by a mere 0.01. Had he beaten Michael Johnson to the WR then his profile would have been immeasurably boosted.
Unfortunately a poor start and a strong headwind prevented Marsh from breaking the record in the final but he still did enough to win from the great Frank Fredericks.
