2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Men's 200 metres ; at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Venue	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location	Helsinki
Dates	29 June (heats & semi-finals); 30 June (final);
Competitors	35 from 25 nations
Winning time	20.42
Medalists
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Last updated October 03, 2025

The men's 200 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 and 30 June.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record	Usain Bolt (JAM)	19.19	Berlin, Germany	20 August 2009
European record	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	19.72	Mexico City, Mexico	12 September 1979
Championship record	Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)	19.85	Munich, Germany	9 August 2002
World Leading	Yohan Blake (JAM)	19.91	Kingston, Jamaica	5 May 2012
European Leading	Churandy Martina (NED)	19.94	New York City, United States	9 June 2012

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	7	Jonathan Borlée	Belgium	20.61	Q
2	4	Ben Bassaw	France	20.73	Q
3	6	Diego Marani	Italy	20.89	Q
4	8	Bruno Hortelano	Spain	21.08	Q
5	2	Aliaksandr Linnik	Belarus	21.20	q
–	5	Rachid Chouhal	Malta	DNF
–	3	Serhiy Smelyk	Ukraine	DQ	TR 162.7
				Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	6	Churandy Martina	Netherlands	20.74	Q
2	5	Alex Wilson	Switzerland	20.75	Q
3	4	Nil de Oliveira	Sweden	20.78	Q, =PB
4	7	Sebastian Ernst	Germany	20.96	Q
5	2	Vojtěch Šulc	Czech Republic	21.17	q
6	8	Catalin Cîmpeanu	Romania	21.37
7	3	Jan Žumer	Slovenia	21.50
				Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	6	Patrick van Luijk	Netherlands	20.78	Q
2	8	Christopher Clarke	Great Britain	20.83	Q
3	5	Davide Manenti	Italy	20.84	Q
4	7	Petar Kremenski	Bulgaria	21.03	Q
5	4	Arnaldo Abrantes	Portugal	21.24	q
6	2	Fabian Haldner	Liechtenstein	23.32
–	3	Steven Colvert	Ireland	DQ	TR 163.3
				Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas	Greece	20.73	Q
2	7	Paul Hession	Ireland	20.75	Q, SB
3	2	Sven Knipphals	Germany	20.94	Q
4	3	Jonathan Åstrand	Finland	21.20	Q
5	6	Kiril Kirilov	Bulgaria	21.45
–	4	Ihor Bodrov	Ukraine	DQ	TR 163.3
				Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Daniel Talbot	Great Britain	20.82	Q
2	6	Kamil Kryński	Poland	20.88	Q
3	7	Marek Niit	Estonia	20.93	Q, SB
4	2	Reto Schenkel	Switzerland	20.96	Q
5	8	Aleksandr Khyutte	Russia	21.27	q
6	5	Jerrel Feller	Netherlands	21.32
7	5	Jerai Torres	Gibraltar	22.31	PB
				Wind: +0.4 m/s