2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 14 and 15 August.

Men's 200 metres
at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
VenueLetzigrund
LocationZurich
Dates
  • 14 August (heats & semi-finals)
  • 15 August (final)
Competitors32 from 22 nations
Winning time19.98
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Ukraine
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The event was won by Great Britain's Adam Gemili in 19.98 seconds. Christophe Lemaitre of France, the defending champion, came second just as he did in the 100 metres, and Serhiy Smelyk of Ukraine came third.

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record   Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
European record   Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72 Mexico City, Mexico 12 September 1979
Championship record   Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) 19.85 Munich, Germany 9 August 2002
World Leading   Justin Gatlin (USA) 19.68 Monaco 18 July 2014
European Leading   Christophe Lemaître (FRA) 20.08 Monaco 18 July 2014
Broken records during the 2014 European Athletics Championships
European Leading   Adam Gemili (GBR) 19.98 Zürich, Switzerland 15 August 2014

Schedule

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Date Time Round
14 August 2014 12:05 Round 1
14 August 2014 20:15 Semi-finals
15 August 2014 21:50 Final

Results

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Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Serhiy Smelyk   Ukraine 20.49 Q
2 6 Ramil Guliyev   Turkey 20.59 Q
3 8 Ben Bassaw   France 20.68 Q
4 3 Robin Erewa   Germany 20.72 q
5 4 Sergio Ruiz   Spain 20.73 q, SB
6 7 Enrico Demonte   Italy 20.90
7 1 Petar Kremenski   Bulgaria 21.75
8 2 Riste Pandev   Macedonia 21.96
Wind: -1.5 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Christophe Lemaitre   France 20.43 Q
2 2 James Ellington   Great Britain 20.55 Q
3 7 Alex Wilson   Switzerland 20.61 Q, SB
4 8 Johan Wissman   Sweden 20.82
5 3 İzzet Safer   Turkey 21.06
6 6 David Lima   Portugal 21.25
7 5 Fabian Haldner   Liechtenstein 23.06
1 Julian Reus   Germany DNS
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Daniel Talbot   Great Britain 20.63 Q
2 2 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas   Greece 20.64 Q
3 8 Diego Marani   Italy 20.65 Q
4 4 Karol Zalewski   Poland 20.76 q
5 3 Nil de Oliveira   Sweden 20.93
6 5 Kevin Moore   Malta 21.03 NR
7 1 Marek Niit   Estonia 21.04
8 7 Jan Žumer   Slovenia 21.47
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Adam Gemili   Great Britain 20.39 Q
2 4 Eseosa Desalu   Italy 20.55 Q, PB
3 8 Churandy Martina   Netherlands 20.60 Q, SB
4 1 Alex-Platini Menga   Germany 20.71 q
5 7 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   Norway 20.78
6 5 Jonathan Åstrand   Finland 21.03
7 3 Joel Burgunder   Switzerland 21.24
8 2 Mikel de Sa   Andorra 22.54
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Semi-finals

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First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Christophe Lemaitre   France 20.26 Q
2 3 Serhiy Smelyk   Ukraine 20.32 Q, PB
3 7 Diego Marani   Italy 20.36 Q, PB
4 4 Ramil Guliyev   Turkey 20.38 q, NR
5 6 James Ellington   Great Britain 20.52
6 8 Alex Wilson   Switzerland 20.76
7 1 Robin Erewa   Germany 20.82
8 2 Sergio Ruiz   Spain 20.85
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Adam Gemili   Great Britain 20.23 Q
2 7 Churandy Martina   Netherlands 20.40 Q, SB
3 5 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas   Greece 20.40 Q, PB
4 1 Karol Zalewski   Poland 20.52 q
5 8 Ben Bassaw   France 20.62
6 3 Daniel Talbot   Great Britain 20.62
7 4 Eseosa Desalu   Italy 20.73
8 2 Alex-Platini Menga   Germany 20.89
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Final

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The final
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
  4 Adam Gemili   Great Britain 19.98 EL
  3 Christophe Lemaitre   France 20.15
  6 Serhiy Smelyk   Ukraine 20.30 PB
4 5 Churandy Martina   Netherlands 20.37 SB
5 7 Diego Marani   Italy 20.43
6 1 Ramil Guliyev   Turkey 20.48
7 8 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas   Greece 20.53
8 2 Karol Zalewski   Poland 20.58
Wind: -1.6 m/s

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