1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
| 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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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]
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 |
References
- ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 412–420. Retrieved 13 August 2014.