Men's 200 metres European record progression


The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the EAA

Hand timing

TimeAthleteNationalityVenueDate
21.2*Willie ApplegarthLondon, England4 July 1914
20.9McDonald BaileyParis, France10 September 1950
20.9McDonald BaileyBelgrade, Yugoslavia26 August 1951
20.9McDonald BaileyLondon, England24 May 1952
20.9McDonald BaileyBerlin, Germany21 September 1952
20.9Heinz FuttererBern, Switzerland29 August 1954
20.8Heinz FuttererOsaka, Japan16 October 1954
20.8Heinz FuttererYokohama, Japan31 October 1954
20.8Manfred GermarHanover, West Germany15 September 1957
20.8Manfred GermarOslo, Norway5 September 1958
20.8Peter RadfordParis, France14 September 1958
20.8Manfred GermarAugsburg, West Germany21 September 1958
20.6Manfred GermarWuppertal, West Germany1 October 1958
20.5*Peter RadfordWolverhampton, England28 May 1960
20.5Livio BerrutiRome, Italy3 September 1960
20.5Livio BerrutiRome, Italy3 September 1960
20.4Sergio OttolinaSaarbrücken, West Germany21 June 1964
20.4Jan WernerPoland|1928FRAFRA

Automatic timing

TimeAthleteNationalityVenueDate
20.00Valeriy BorzovMunich, West Germany4 September 1972
19.96Pietro MenneaMexico City, Mexico10 September 1979
19.72Pietro MenneaMexico City, Mexico12 September 1979