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The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 200 metres , as ratified by the EAA [1]
[2]
Hand timing
Time
Athlete
Nationality
Venue
Date
21.2*
Willie Applegarth
United Kingdom
London , England
4 July 1914
20.9
McDonald Bailey
United Kingdom
Paris , France
10 September 1950
20.9
McDonald Bailey
United Kingdom
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
26 August 1951
20.9
McDonald Bailey
United Kingdom
London , England
24 May 1952
20.9
McDonald Bailey
United Kingdom
Berlin , Germany
21 September 1952
20.9
Heinz Futterer
Germany
Berne , Switzerland
29 August 1954
20.8
Heinz Futterer
Germany
Osaka , Japan
16 October 1954
20.8
Heinz Futterer
Germany
Yokohama , Japan
31 October 1954
20.8
Manfred Germar
Germany
Hannover , West Germany
15 September 1957
20.8
Manfred Germar
Germany
Oslo , Norway
5 September 1958
20.8
Peter Radford
United Kingdom
Paris , France
14 September 1958
20.8
Manfred Germar
Germany
Augsburg , West Germany
21 September 1958
20.6
Manfred Germar
Germany
Wuppertal , West Germany
1 October 1958
20.5*
Peter Radford
United Kingdom
Wolverhampton , England
28 May 1960
20.5
Livio Berruti
Italy
Rome , Italy
3 September 1960
20.5
Livio Berruti
Italy
Rome , Italy
3 September 1960
20.4
Sergio Ottolina
Italy
Saarbrücken , West Germany
21 June 1964
20.4
Jan Werner
Poland
Warsaw , Poland
3 June 1967
20.4
Roger Bambuck
France
Paris , France
30 July 1967
20.4
Roger Bambuck
France
Mexico City , Mexico
16 October 1968
20.4
Jochen Eigenherr
Germany
Mexico City , Mexico
16 October 1968
20.3
Philippe Clerc
Switzerland
Zurich , Switzerland
4 July 1969
20.2
Valeriy Borzov
Soviet Union
Moscow , Soviet Union
18 July 1971
20.2
Pietro Mennea
Italy
Milan , Italy
17 June 1972
20.0
Valeriy Borzov
Soviet Union
Munich , West Germany
4 September 1972
(*) Performance timed over 220 yards
Automatic timing
References
World
Sprinting
50 metres
60 metres
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
Middle distance Long distance Hurdles Relay
4 × 100 metres
4 × 200 metres
4 × 400 metres
4 × 800 metres
4 × 1500 metres
Distance medley relay
Walking
10 km
20,000 metres (track)
20 km (road)
35 km
50 km
Jumping Throwing
Shot put
Discus
Hammer
Javelin
Combined events
European
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres