2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 14 and 15 August.
The event was won by Great Britain's Adam Gemili in 19.98 seconds. Christophe Lemaitre of France, the defending champion, came second just as he did in the 100 metres, and Serhiy Smelyk of Ukraine came third.
Medalists
| Gold | Adam Gemili Great Britain |
| Silver | Christophe Lemaître France |
| Bronze | Serhiy Smelyk Ukraine |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2014 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 |  Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) |
19.85 | Munich, Germany | 9 August 2002 |
| World Leading |  Justin Gatlin (USA) |
19.68 | Monaco | 18 July 2014 |
| European Leading | Christophe Lemaître (FRA) |
20.08 | Monaco | 18 July 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| European Leading | Adam Gemili (GBR) |
19.98 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2014 | 12:05 | Round 1 |
| 14 August 2014 | 20:15 | Semifinals |
| 15 August 2014 | 21:50 | Final |
Results
Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Adam Gemili | Great Britain | 20.23 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Christophe Lemaitre | France | 20.26 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Serhiy Smelyk | Ukraine | 20.32 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Diego Marani | Italy | 20.36 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Ramil Guliyev |  Turkey | 20.38 | q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Churandy Martina |  Netherlands | 20.40 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece | 20.40 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Karol Zalewski |  Poland | 20.52 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | James Ellington | Great Britain | 20.52 | |
| 10 | 2 | 8 | Ben Bassaw | France | 20.62 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain | 20.62 | |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Eseosa Desalu | Italy | 20.73 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Alex Wilson |  Switzerland | 20.76 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Robin Erewa |  Germany | 20.82 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Sergio Ruiz |  Spain | 20.85 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Alex-Platini Menga | Germany | 20.89 |
Final
Wind: -1.6 m/s
The final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Adam Gemili | Great Britain | 19.98 | EL |
 | 3 | Christophe Lemaitre | France | 20.15 | |
 | 6 | Serhiy Smelyk | Ukraine | 20.30 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands | 20.37 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Diego Marani | Italy | 20.43 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 20.48 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece | 20.53 | |
| 8 | 2 | Karol Zalewski | Poland | 20.58 |
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