2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
These are the results of the women's 200 metres event at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kim Gevaert Belgium
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Yuliya Gushchina Russia
|
Natalia Rusakova Russia
|
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2006 | 18:25 | Round 1 |
| 11 August 2006 | 18:45 | Semifinals |
| 11 August 2006 | 20:45 | Final |
Records
| World Record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
|
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea (SO) | 29 September 1988 |
| European Record |  Marita Koch (GDR)
|
21.71 | Karl Marx Stadt, East Germany | 10 June 1979 |
| Heike Drechsler (GDR)
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21.71 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 28 August 1986 | |
| Championship Record | Heike Drechsler (GDR)
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21.71 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 28 August 1986 |
No records were broken during this event.
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (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 | 4 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium |
0.154 | 23.07 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia |
0.162 | 23.21 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Angela Moroşanu |  Romania |
0.222 | 23.60 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Olena Chebanu |  Ukraine |
0.174 | 23.79 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi |  France |
0.161 | 23.80 | |
| 6 | 8 | Belén Recio |  Spain |
0.255 | 24.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jala Gangnus |  Germany |
0.193 | 24.24 | |
| 8 | 7 | Klodiana Shala |  Albania |
0.245 | 24.64 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Natalia Rusakova | Russia |
0.180 | 23.02 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Yekaterina Kondratyeva | Russia |
0.218 | 23.32 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Monika Bejnar |  Poland |
0.143 | 23.34 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Sylviane Félix | France |
0.181 | 23.46 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Hanna Mariën | Belgium |
0.192 | 23.59 | |
| 6 | 2 | Olivia Borlée | Belgium |
0.156 | 23.90 | |
| 7 | 1 | Eleni Artymata |  Cyprus |
0.179 | 23.93 | |
| 8 | 3 | Jacqueline Poelman |  Netherlands |
0.150 | 24.01 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium |
0.149 | 22.68 | |
 |
4 | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia |
0.161 | 22.93 | |
 |
3 | Natalia Rusakova | Russia |
0.165 | 23.09 | |
| 4 | 7 | Monika Bejnar | Poland |
0.162 | 23.28 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sylviane Félix | France |
0.216 | 23.45 | |
| 6 | 6 | Yekaterina Kondratyeva | Russia |
0.162 | 23.58 | |
| 7 | 2 | Olena Chebanu | Ukraine |
0.175 | 23.63 | |
| 8 | 1 | Angela Moroşanu | Romania |
0.230 | 23.66 |