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The men's 200 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August, and 1 September 1978.[1]
Men's 200 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stadion Evžena Rošického | |||||||||
Location | Prague | |||||||||
Dates |
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Competitors | 26 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.16 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The winning margin was 0.45 seconds. With the conclusion of the 2024 championships, this remains the greatest winning margin in the men's 200 metres at these championships, a feat which was equalled in 2012 by Churandy Martina of the Netherlands.
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
31 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() | 20.70 | Q |
2 | Leszek Dunecki | ![]() | 21.01 | Q |
3 | Dragan Zarić | ![]() | 21.13 | Q |
4 | David Jenkins | ![]() | 21.16 | Q |
5 | Roland Bombardella | ![]() | 21.17 | |
6 | Lambert Micha | ![]() | 21.36 | |
Wind: +0.5 m/s |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Aleksandr Aksinin | ![]() | 20.97 | Q |
2 | Joseph Arame | ![]() | 21.32 | Q |
3 | Antti Rajamäki | ![]() | 21.34 | Q |
4 | Klaus Thiele | ![]() | 21.36 | Q |
5 | Luděk Bohman | ![]() | 21.39 | |
6 | Mike Bayle | ![]() | 21.48 | |
7 | Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson | ![]() | 21.80 | |
Wind: -1.5 m/s |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pascal Barré | ![]() | 20.78 | Q |
2 | Vladimir Ignatenko | ![]() | 20.98 | Q |
3 | Luis Sarría | ![]() | 21.18 | Q |
4 | Martin Pelach | ![]() | 21.48 | Q |
5 | Pavel Pavlov | ![]() | 21.50 | |
Renno Roelandt | ![]() | DNF | ||
Wind: -0.2 m/s |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Zenon Licznerski | ![]() | 20.82 | Q |
2 | Vladimir Ivanov | ![]() | 20.96 | Q |
3 | Olaf Prenzler | ![]() | 20.97 | Q |
4 | Peter Muster | ![]() | 21.04 | Q |
5 | Trevor Hoyte | ![]() | 21.24 | |
6 | Patrick Barré | ![]() | 21.27 | |
7 | Marián Králik | ![]() | 21.47 | |
Wind: +0.2 m/s |
31 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() | 20.40 | Q |
2 | Peter Muster | ![]() | 20.63 | Q |
3 | Leszek Dunecki | ![]() | 20.64 | Q |
4 | Olaf Prenzler | ![]() | 20.69 | Q |
5 | Vladimir Ignatenko | ![]() | 20.74 | |
6 | Joseph Arame | ![]() | 21.08 | |
7 | Antti Rajamäki | ![]() | 21.19 | |
8 | Martin Pelach | ![]() | 21.59 | |
Wind: -0.2 m/s |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pascal Barré | ![]() | 20.96 | Q |
2 | Vladimir Ivanov | ![]() | 20.96 | Q |
3 | Aleksandr Aksinin | ![]() | 21.08 | Q |
4 | Zenon Licznerski | ![]() | 21.10 | Q |
5 | Luis Sarría | ![]() | 21.24 | |
6 | Dragan Zarić | ![]() | 21.28 | |
7 | David Jenkins | ![]() | 21.59 | |
Klaus Thiele | ![]() | DNF | ||
Wind: 0.0 m/s |
1 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Pietro Mennea | ![]() | 20.16 | CR |
![]() | Olaf Prenzler | ![]() | 20.61 | |
![]() | Peter Muster | ![]() | 20.64 | |
4 | Leszek Dunecki | ![]() | 20.68 | |
5 | Pascal Barré | ![]() | 20.70 | |
6 | Zenon Licznerski | ![]() | 20.74 | |
7 | Aleksandr Aksinin | ![]() | 20.87 | |
8 | Vladimir Ivanov | ![]() | 20.92 | |
Wind: -0.2 m/s |
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