# 2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships took place at the Stadio Olimpico on 9 and 10 June.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2024 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 | Ramil Guliyev (TUR) | 19.76 | Berlin, Germany | 9 August 2018 |
| World Leading | Kenneth Bednarek (USA) | 19.67 | Doha, Qatar | 10 May 2024 |
| Europe Leading | Zharnel Hughes (GBR) | 19.96 | Kingston, Jamaica | 11 May 2024 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 9 June 2024 | 11:50 | Round 1 |
| 9 June 2024 | 21:35 | Semi-finals |
| 10 June 2024 | 22:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)

## Results
### Round 1

The 12 highest ranked athletes received a bye into the semi-finals. The next 12 fastest (Q) advance to the semi-finals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Roko Farkaš | Croatia | 20.70 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Gediminas Truskauskas | Lithuania | 20.78 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Eduard Kubelík | Czech Republic | 20.91 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Łukasz Żok | Poland | 20.97 | |
| 5 | 9 | Ioannis Kariofyllis | Greece | 21.00 | |
| 6 | 4 | Samuel Purola | Finland | 21.04 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mathias Hove Johansen | Norway | 21.21 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.5 m/s | Wind: -0.5 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Tomáš Němejc | Czech Republic | 20.54 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 9 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 20.66 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Oskars Grava | Latvia | 20.78 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 5 | Albert Komański | Poland | 20.81 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Sotirios Gkaragkanis | Greece | 20.91 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Linus Phil | Sweden | 20.95 | R |
| 7 | 8 | Andrej Skočir | Slovenia | 21.08 | |
| 8 | 4 | Ján Volko | Slovakia | 21.09 | |
| | | | | Wind: +1.0 m/s | Wind: +1.0 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Felix Svensson | Switzerland | 20.52 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Erik Erlandsson | Sweden | 20.55 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Diego Aldo Pettorossi | Italy | 20.56 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Mark Smyth | Ireland | 20.93 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 6 | Patryk Wykrota | Poland | 20.97 | |
| 6 | 7 | Zoltán Wahl | Hungary | 21.05 | SB |
| – | 4 | Viljami Kaasalainen | Finland | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s |

### Semi-finals

The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Joshua Hartmann* | Germany | 20.38 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Timothé Mumenthaler* | Switzerland | 20.38 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jona Efoloko* | Great Britain | 20.73 | |
| 4 | 3 | Gediminas Truskauskas | Lithuania | 20.86 | |
| 5 | 9 | Diego Aldo Pettorossi | Italy | 20.88 | |
| 6 | 5 | Linus Phil | Sweden | 20.91 | PB |
| 7 | 2 | Sotirios Gkaragkanis | Greece | 20.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Taymir Burnet* | Netherlands | 21.02 | |
| – | – | Eduard Kubelík | Czech Republic | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Pablo Matéo* | France | 20.34 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Eseosa Fostine Desalu* | Italy | 20.39 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | William Reais* | Switzerland | 20.51 | q |
| 4 | 9 | Tomáš Němejc | Czech Republic | 20.52 | q, PB |
| 5 | 5 | Erik Erlandsson | Sweden | 20.52 | q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Oskars Grava | Latvia | 20.79 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jeriel Quainoo* | Great Britain | 20.81 | |
| 8 | 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 20.87 | |
| | | | | Wind: +1.2 m/s | Wind: +1.2 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Filippo Tortu* | Italy | 20.14 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 9 | Blessing Afrifah* | Israel | 20.46 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Ryan Zeze* | France | 20.53 | |
| 4 | 4 | Felix Svensson | Switzerland | 20.66 | |
| 5 | 3 | Mark Smyth | Ireland | 20.86 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Ondřej Macík* | Czech Republic | 20.89 | |
| 7 | 2 | Roko Farkaš | Croatia | 20.95 | |
| – | 5 | Albert Komański | Poland | DNF | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.9 m/s | Wind: +0.9 m/s |
*Athletes that received a bye into the semi-final.

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 9 | Timothé Mumenthaler | Switzerland | 20.28 | EU23L |
| | 6 | Filippo Tortu | Italy | 20.41 | |
| | 3 | William Reais | Switzerland | 20.47 | |
| 4 | 1 | Erik Erlandsson | Sweden | 20.57 | |
| 5 | 5 | Eseosa Fostine Desalu | Italy | 20.59 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tomáš Nĕmejc | Czech Republic | 20.91 | |
| 7 | 4 | Blessing Akwasi Afrifah | Israel | 20.97 | |
| | 7 | Pablo Mateo | France | DQ | TR17.2.3 |
| | 8 | Joshua Hartmann | Germany | DQ | TR16.8 |
| | | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |