| Event: | Men's 200 metres |
| Competition: | 1971 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Location: | Helsinki |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 20.31 |
| Gold: | Valeriy Borzov |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Gold Variant: | 1955 |
| Silver: | Franz-Peter Hofmeister |
| Silvernoc: | FRG |
| Bronze: | Jörg Pfeifer |
| Bronzenoc: | GDR |
| Previous: | 1969 |
| Next: | 1974 |
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]
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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(1)12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.92 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 21.35 | ||||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.47 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.58 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.60 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 21.71 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 21.97 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 21.35 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.40 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.53 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.61 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.68 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 22.1 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.14 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.20 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.32 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.47 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 21.52 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.64 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 21.87 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 22.11 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 21.16 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.44 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.54 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.56 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 21.69 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.71 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 21.91 |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.86 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 20.93 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.04 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.21 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.35 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.43 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 21.53 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 21.54 | |||
| Wind: -0.2 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.15 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.23 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.25 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.29 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 21.37 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.40 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 21.45 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 21.56 |
13 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 20.31 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 20.71 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 20.73 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 20.74 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 20.86 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 20.88 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 20.92 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 21.23 |