1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
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The men's 200 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.[1]
| Men's 200 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Helsinki | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 28 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.31 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Great Britain (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (1)
Poland (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (2)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Turkey (1)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
Results
Heats
12 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister |  West Germany | 20.92 | Q |
| 2 | Jörg Pfeifer |  East Germany | 21.35 | Q |
| 3 | Zenon Nowosz |  Poland | 21.47 | Q |
| 4 | Aleksey Chebykin |  Soviet Union | 21.58 | Q |
| 5 | José Luis Sánchez Paraíso |  Spain | 21.60 | |
| 6 | Ladislav Kříž |  Czechoslovakia | 21.71 | |
| 7 | Bjarni Stefánsson |  Iceland | 21.97 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Zhidkikh | Soviet Union | 21.35 | Q |
| 2 | Charles Ducasse |  France | 21.40 | Q |
| 3 | Philippe Clerc |  Switzerland | 21.53 | Q |
| 4 | Luděk Bohman | Czechoslovakia | 21.61 | Q |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Borlée |  Belgium | 21.68 | |
| 6 | Ertuğrul Oğulbolan |  Turkey | 22.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gérard Fenouil | France | 21.14 | Q |
| 2 | Pietro Mennea |  Italy | 21.20 | Q |
| 3 | Siegfried Schenke | East Germany | 21.32 | Q |
| 4 | Reto Diezi | Switzerland | 21.47 | Q |
| 5 | Karl Honz | West Germany | 21.52 | |
| 6 | Ossi Karttunen |  Finland | 21.64 | |
| 7 | Predrag Križan |  Yugoslavia | 21.87 | |
| 8 | Alexandru Munteanu |  Romania | 22.11 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Borzov | Soviet Union | 21.16 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Arame | France | 21.44 | Q |
| 3 | Jiří Kynos | Czechoslovakia | 21.54 | Q |
| 4 | Luis Sarría | Spain | 21.56 | Q |
| 5 | Søren Viggo Pedersen |  Denmark | 21.69 | |
| 6 | Martin Reynolds |  Great Britain | 21.71 | |
| 7 | Bo Söderberg |  Sweden | 21.91 |
Semi-finals
12 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriy Borzov | Soviet Union | 20.86 | Q |
| 2 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany | 20.93 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Zhidkikh | Soviet Union | 21.04 | Q |
| 4 | Siegfried Schenke | East Germany | 21.21 | Q |
| 5 | Luis Sarría | Spain | 21.35 | |
| 6 | Joseph Arame | France | 21.43 | |
| 7 | Reto Diezi | Switzerland | 21.53 | |
| 8 | Jiří Kynos | Czechoslovakia | 21.54 | |
| Wind: -0.2 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gérard Fenouil | France | 21.15 | Q |
| 2 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 21.23 | Q |
| 3 | Philippe Clerc | Switzerland | 21.25 | Q |
| 4 | Jörg Pfeifer | East Germany | 21.29 | Q |
| 5 | Luděk Bohman | Czechoslovakia | 21.37 | |
| 6 | Charles Ducasse | France | 21.40 | |
| 7 | Aleksey Chebykin | Soviet Union | 21.45 | |
| 8 | Zenon Nowosz | Poland | 21.56 |
Final
13 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Valeriy Borzov | Soviet Union | 20.31 | CR |
 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany | 20.71 | |
 | Jörg Pfeifer | East Germany | 20.73 | |
| 4 | Siegfried Schenke | East Germany | 20.74 | |
| 5 | Philippe Clerc | Switzerland | 20.86 | |
| 6 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 20.88 | |
| 7 | Gérard Fenouil | France | 20.92 | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Zhidkikh | Soviet Union | 21.23 |