1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 1971 European Athletics Championships
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
LocationHelsinki
Dates
  • 12 August (heats & semi-finals)
  • 13 August (final)
Competitors28 from 18 nations
Winning time20.31
Medalists
gold medal    Soviet Union
silver medal    West Germany
bronze medal    East Germany
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The men's 200 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.[1]

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

Results

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Heats

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12 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Franz-Peter Hofmeister  West Germany 20.92 Q
2 Jörg Pfeifer  East Germany 21.35 Q
3 Zenon Nowosz  Poland 21.47 Q
4 Aleksey Chebykin  Soviet Union 21.58 Q
5 José Luis Sánchez Paraíso  Spain 21.60
6 Ladislav Kříž  Czechoslovakia 21.71
7 Bjarni Stefánsson  Iceland 21.97

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Aleksandr Zhidkikh  Soviet Union 21.35 Q
2 Charles Ducasse  France 21.40 Q
3 Philippe Clerc   Switzerland 21.53 Q
4 Luděk Bohman  Czechoslovakia 21.61 Q
5 Jean-Pierre Borlée  Belgium 21.68
6 Ertuğrul Oğulbolan  Turkey 22.1

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gérard Fenouil  France 21.14 Q
2 Pietro Mennea  Italy 21.20 Q
3 Siegfried Schenke  East Germany 21.32 Q
4 Reto Diezi   Switzerland 21.47 Q
5 Karl Honz  West Germany 21.52
6 Ossi Karttunen  Finland 21.64
7 Predrag Križan  Yugoslavia 21.87
8 Alexandru Munteanu  Romania 22.11

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union 21.16 Q
2 Joseph Arame  France 21.44 Q
3 Jiří Kynos  Czechoslovakia 21.54 Q
4 Luis Sarría  Spain 21.56 Q
5 Søren Viggo Pedersen  Denmark 21.69
6 Martin Reynolds  Great Britain 21.71
7 Bo Söderberg  Sweden 21.91

Semi-finals

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12 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union 20.86 Q
2 Franz-Peter Hofmeister  West Germany 20.93 Q
3 Aleksandr Zhidkikh  Soviet Union 21.04 Q
4 Siegfried Schenke  East Germany 21.21 Q
5 Luis Sarría  Spain 21.35
6 Joseph Arame  France 21.43
7 Reto Diezi   Switzerland 21.53
8 Jiří Kynos  Czechoslovakia 21.54
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gérard Fenouil  France 21.15 Q
2 Pietro Mennea  Italy 21.23 Q
3 Philippe Clerc   Switzerland 21.25 Q
4 Jörg Pfeifer  East Germany 21.29 Q
5 Luděk Bohman  Czechoslovakia 21.37
6 Charles Ducasse  France 21.40
7 Aleksey Chebykin  Soviet Union 21.45
8 Zenon Nowosz  Poland 21.56

Final

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13 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union 20.31 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Franz-Peter Hofmeister  West Germany 20.71
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jörg Pfeifer  East Germany 20.73
4 Siegfried Schenke  East Germany 20.74
5 Philippe Clerc   Switzerland 20.86
6 Pietro Mennea  Italy 20.88
7 Gérard Fenouil  France 20.92
8 Aleksandr Zhidkikh  Soviet Union 21.23

References

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  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 412–420. Retrieved 13 August 2014.