# 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tallinn, Estonia, at Kadriorg Stadium on 10 and 11 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Karol Zalewski Poland |
| Silver | Leon Reid United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Jan Jirka Czech Republic |

## Results
### Final

11 July Wind: 1.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time |
| | Karol Zalewski | Poland | 0.147 | 20.49 |
| | Leon Reid | United Kingdom | 0.137 | 20.63 |
| | Jan Jirka | Czech Republic | 0.172 | 20.82 |
| 4 | Bastien Mouthon | Switzerland | 0.128 | 20.83 |
| 5 | Stuart Dutamby | France | 0.183 | 20.89 |
| 6 | Samuli Samuelsson | Finland | 0.162 | 20.90 |
| 7 | Marcus Lawler | Ireland | 0.133 | 20.94 |
| 8 | Giacomo Tortu | Italy | 0.169 | 21.12 |

### Semifinals

11 July

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Karol Zalewski | Poland | 0.154 | 20.50 | Q |
| 2 | Marcus Lawler | Ireland | 0.158 | 20.91 | Q |
| 3 | Samuli Samuelsson | Finland | 0.139 | 20.96 | Q |
| 4 | Stuart Dutamby | France | 0.174 | 20.97 | q |
| 5 | Giacomo Tortu | Italy | 0.177 | 21.08 | q |
| 6 | Aleksandr Yefimov | Russia | 0.171 | 21.34 | |
| 7 | Even Pettersen | Norway | 0.146 | 22.99 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: 0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Leon Reid | United Kingdom | 0.142 | 20.65 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Jirka | Czech Republic | 0.173 | 20.96 | Q |
| 3 | Bastien Mouthon | Switzerland | 0.172 | 20.98 | Q |
| 4 | Denis Ogarkov | Russia | 0.137 | 21.23 | |
| 5 | Volodymyr Suprun | Ukraine | 0.158 | 21.40 | |
| 6 | Marvin René | France | 0.166 | 21.44 | |
| 7 | Roope Saarinen | Finland | 0.170 | 21.46 | |

### Heats

10 July

#### Heat 1

Wind: 1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Karol Zalewski | Poland | 0.141 | 20.46 | Q |
| 2 | Stuart Dutamby | France | 0.170 | 20.84 | SB Q |
| 3 | Samuli Samuelsson | Finland | 0.151 | 20.89 | PB Q |
| 4 | Giacomo Tortu | Italy | 0.188 | 21.05 | PB q |
| 5 | Volodymyr Suprun | Ukraine | 0.156 | 21.17 | q |
| 6 | Even Pettersen | Norway | 0.136 | 21.21 | PB q |
| 7 | Bálint Móricz | Hungary | 0.196 | 21.40 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Leon Reid | United Kingdom | 0.138 | 20.78 | Q |
| 2 | Guy-Elphège Anouman | France | 0.163 | 21.20 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Yefimov | Russia | 0.153 | 21.29 | Q |
| 4 | Morten Madsen | Denmark | 0.143 | 21.37 | |
| 5 | Imri Persiado | Israel | 0.158 | 21.46 | |
| 6 | Kolbeinn Hödur Gunnarsson | Iceland | 0.167 | 21.48 | SB |
| | Alexandru Terpezan | Romania | 0.148 | DQ | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: 0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marcus Lawler | Ireland | 0.145 | 20.94 | Q |
| 2 | Hensley Paulina | Netherlands | 0.144 | 21.17 | Q |
| 3 | Roope Saarinen | Finland | 0.192 | 21.19 | PB Q |
| 4 | Denis Ogarkov | Russia | 0.146 | 21.20 | q |
| 5 | Simone Pettenati | Italy | 0.153 | 21.49 | |
| 6 | Michal Tlustý | Czech Republic | 0.158 | 21.57 | |
| 7 | Markus Fuchs | Austria | 0.146 | 21.99 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: 1.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jan Jirka | Czech Republic | 0.174 | 20.78 | PB Q |
| 2 | Bastien Mouthon | Switzerland | 0.139 | 20.99 | Q |
| 3 | Marvin René | France | 0.156 | 21.22 | Q |
| 4 | Illia Siratsiuk | Belarus | 0.158 | 21.22 | |
| 5 | Lodovico Cortelazzo | Italy | 0.145 | 21.24 | |
| 6 | Jani Koskela | Finland | 0.157 | 21.44 | |
| 7 | Ricardo Ribeiro | Portugal | 0.190 | 21.65 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (3)
* France (3)
* Hungary (1)
* Iceland (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (3)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)