# 1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.

## Medalists

| Gold | Irena Kirszenstein Poland |
| Silver | Ewa Kłobukowska Poland |
| Bronze | Vera Popkova Soviet Union |

## Results
### Final

2 September Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Irena Kirszenstein | Poland | 23.1 | CR |
| | Ewa Kłobukowska | Poland | 23.4 | |
| | Vera Popkova | Soviet Union | 23.7 | |
| 4 | Kirsten Roggenkamp | West Germany | 23.8 | |
| 5 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 23.9 | |
| 6 | Eva Lehocká | Czechoslovakia | 24.0 | |
| 7 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 24.2 | |
| 8 | Truus Hennipman | Netherlands | 24.3 | |

### Semi-finals

1 September

#### Semi-final 1

Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ewa Kłobukowska | Poland | 23.8 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Popkova | Soviet Union | 23.9 | Q |
| 3 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 24.1 | Q |
| 4 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 24.1 | Q |
| 5 | Karin Wallgren | Sweden | 24.4 | |
| 6 | Ljiljana Petnjarić | Yugoslavia | 25.0 | |
| 7 | Gabrielle Meyer | France | 25.2 | |
| | Ioana Petrescu | Romania | DNF | |

#### Semi-final 2

Wind: 1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Irena Kirszenstein | Poland | 23.6 | Q |
| 2 | Kirsten Roggenkamp | West Germany | 23.8 | Q |
| 3 | Truus Hennipman | Netherlands | 24.0 | Q |
| 4 | Eva Lehocká | Czechoslovakia | 24.1 | Q |
| 5 | Valentyna Bolshova | Soviet Union | 24.3 | |
| 6 | Maureen Tranter | Great Britain | 24.3 | |
| 7 | Christina Heinich | East Germany | 24.5 | |
| 8 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 24.9 | |

### Heats

1 September

#### Heat 1

Wind: 3.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Truus Hennipman | Netherlands | 24.0 w | Q |
| 2 | Ioana Petrescu | Romania | 24.5 w | Q |
| 3 | Maureen Tranter | Great Britain | 24.7 w | Q |
| 4 | Gabrielle Meyer | France | 25.6 w | Q |

#### Heat 2

Wind: 0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ewa Kłobukowska | Poland | 24.3 | Q |
| 2 | Christina Heinich | East Germany | 24.3 | Q |
| 3 | Karin Wallgren | Sweden | 24.4 | Q |
| 4 | Valentyna Bolshova | Soviet Union | 24.4 | Q |
| 5 | Olimbi Moçka | Albania | 27.2 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: 2.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vera Popkova | Soviet Union | 23.7 w | Q |
| 2 | Kirsten Roggenkamp | West Germany | 23.7 w | Q |
| 3 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 23.9 w | Q |
| 4 | Eva Lehocká | Czechoslovakia | 24.3 w | Q |
| 5 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain | 24.6 w | |
| 6 | Erzsébet Bartos | Hungary | 24.8 w | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: 5.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 24.6 w | Q |
| 2 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 24.7 w | Q |
| 3 | Ljiljana Petnjarić | Yugoslavia | 25.2 w | Q |
| 4 | Irena Kirszenstein | Poland | 25.2 w | Q |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
* Albania (1)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* East Germany (2)
* France (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Great Britain (2)
* West Germany (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)