2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 9 and August 10. Obikwelu completed the sprinters' double, leading comfortably out of the last curve and continuing all the way to the finish. Wissman took silver in a time level with the national record. Devonish faded in the end and just managed to hold on to third in front of Belgian Kristof Beyens..
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Francis Obikwelu Portugal
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Johan Wissman Sweden
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Marlon Devonish United Kingdom
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2006 | 11:10 | Round 1 |
| August 9, 2006 | 19:35 | Round 2 |
| August 10, 2006 | 19:15 | Semifinals |
| August 10, 2006 | 20:45 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.
Round 2
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal |
0.208 | 20.36 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
0.180 | 20.38 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 7 | Eddy De Lépine |  France |
0.207 | 20.70 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 5 | Anastasios Gousis |  Greece |
0.163 | 20.76 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Guus Hoogmoed |  Netherlands |
0.193 | 20.80 | |
| 6 | 4 | Rikki Fifton | United Kingdom |
0.154 | 20.85 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yordan Ilinov |  Bulgaria |
0.165 | 21.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Matic Osovnikar |  Slovenia |
0.201 | 21.08 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marlon Devonish | United Kingdom |
0.146 | 20.60 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kristof Beyens |  Belgium |
0.150 | 20.62 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | David Alerte | France |
0.198 | 20.69 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ivan Teplykh |  Russia |
0.154 | 20.82 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Jiří Vojtík |  Czech Republic |
0.191 | 20.83 | |
| 6 | 6 | Sebastian Ernst |  Germany |
0.172 | 21.04 | |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Hession |  Ireland |
0.280 | 21.09 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alessandro Cavallaro |  Italy |
0.170 | 21.19 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal |
0.166 | 20.01 | NR, EL |
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4 | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
0.178 | 20.38 | =NR |
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3 | Marlon Devonish | United Kingdom |
0.149 | 20.54 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kristof Beyens | Belgium |
0.170 | 20.57 | SB |
| 5 | 1 | Ivan Teplykh | Russia |
0.174 | 20.76 | |
| 6 | 7 | Eddy De Lépine | France |
0.209 | 20.77 | |
| 7 | 2 | David Alerte | France |
0.193 | 20.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece |
0.153 | 20.94 |