2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
| Events at the 2006 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 200 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 9 and August 10. Obikwelu completed the sprinters' double, leading comfortably out of the last curve and continuing all the way to the finish. Wissman took silver in a time level with the national record. Devonish faded in the end and just managed to hold on to third in front of Belgian Kristof Beyens..
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Francis Obikwelu Portugal |
Johan Wissman Sweden |
Marlon Devonish United Kingdom |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2006 | 11:10 | Round 1 |
| August 9, 2006 | 19:35 | Round 2 |
| August 10, 2006 | 19:15 | Semifinals |
| August 10, 2006 | 20:45 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.
Round 2
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal | 0.208 | 20.36 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Johan Wissman | Sweden | 0.180 | 20.38 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 7 | Eddy De Lépine |  France | 0.207 | 20.70 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 5 | Anastasios Gousis |  Greece | 0.163 | 20.76 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Guus Hoogmoed |  Netherlands | 0.193 | 20.80 | |
| 6 | 4 | Rikki Fifton | United Kingdom | 0.154 | 20.85 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yordan Ilinov |  Bulgaria | 0.165 | 21.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Matic Osovnikar |  Slovenia | 0.201 | 21.08 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marlon Devonish | United Kingdom | 0.146 | 20.60 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kristof Beyens | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0.150 | 20.62 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | David Alerte | France | 0.198 | 20.69 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ivan Teplykh |  Russia | 0.154 | 20.82 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Jiří Vojtík |  Czech Republic | 0.191 | 20.83 | |
| 6 | 6 | Sebastian Ernst |  Germany | 0.172 | 21.04 | |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Hession |  Ireland | 0.280 | 21.09 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alessandro Cavallaro |  Italy | 0.170 | 21.19 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal | 0.166 | 20.01 | NR, EL |
 | 4 | Johan Wissman | Sweden | 0.178 | 20.38 | =NR |
 | 3 | Marlon Devonish | United Kingdom | 0.149 | 20.54 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kristof Beyens | Belgium | 0.170 | 20.57 | SB |
| 5 | 1 | Ivan Teplykh | Russia | 0.174 | 20.76 | |
| 6 | 7 | Eddy De Lépine | France | 0.209 | 20.77 | |
| 7 | 2 | David Alerte | France | 0.193 | 20.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece | 0.153 | 20.94 |
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