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..
| Men's 200 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ullevi | |||||||||
| Location | Gothenburg | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 41 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.01 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2006 | 11:10 | Round 1 |
| August 9, 2006 | 19:35 | Quarter-finals |
| August 10, 2006 | 19:15 | Semi-finals |
| August 10, 2006 | 20:45 | Final |
Results
editRound 1
editQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Quarter-finals.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Alerte |  France
|
20.58 | Q |
| 2 | Kristof Beyens |  Belgium
|
20.61 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Ruslan Abbasov |  Azerbaijan
|
20.86 | Q, NR |
| 4 | Morten Jensen |  Denmark
|
20.94 | Q |
| 5 | Panagiotis Sarris |  Greece
|
20.99 | q |
| 6 | Koura Kaba Fantoni |  Italy
|
21.14 | |
| 7 | Marco Cribari |  Switzerland
|
21.16 | |
| Wind: +1.7 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Devonish |  Great Britain
|
20.53 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Sebastian Ernst |  Germany
|
20.67 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Eddy De Lépine | France
|
20.70 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Paul Brizzel |  Ireland
|
20.84 | Q, SB |
| 5 | Marcin Urbaś |  Poland
|
20.87 | q |
| 6 | Dmytro Hlushchenko |  Ukraine
|
21.00 | q |
| 7 | Tommi Hartonen |  Finland
|
21.22 | |
| Wind: +1.8 m/s | ||||
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Teplykh |  Russia
|
20.71 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Yordan Ilinov |  Bulgaria
|
20.80 | Q |
| 3 | Rikki Fifton | Great Britain
|
21.02 | Q |
| 4 | Stefano Anceschi | Italy
|
21.04 | Q |
| 5 | Patrick van Luijk |  Netherlands
|
21.05 | q |
| 6 | Johan Engberg |  Sweden
|
21.12 | |
| 7 | Ronald Pognon | France
|
DNS | |
| Wind: +0.5 m/s | ||||
Heat 4
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece
|
20.64 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Hession | Ireland
|
20.81 | Q |
| 3 | Alessandro Cavallaro | Italy
|
20.82 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Caimin Douglas | Netherlands
|
20.97 | Q |
| 5 | Marc Schneeberger | Switzerland
|
21.06 | q |
| 6 | Vojtěch Šulc |  Czech Republic
|
21.07 | q |
| Wind: -0.5 m/s | ||||
Heat 5
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu |  Portugal
|
20.78 | Q |
| 2 | Roman Smirnov | Russia
|
20.92 | Q |
| 3 | Guus Hoogmoed | Netherlands
|
20.93 | Q |
| 4 | Tim Abeyie | Great Britain
|
21.03 | Q |
| 5 | Josué Mena |  Spain
|
21.09 | q |
| 6 | Jan Schiller | Czech Republic
|
21.12 | |
| 7 | Gary Ryan | Ireland
|
21.14 | |
| Wind: -1.1 m/s | ||||
Heat 6
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Wissman | Sweden
|
20.66 | Q |
| 2 | Matic Osovnikar |  Slovenia
|
20.90 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Schnelting | Germany
|
20.90 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic
|
20.91 | Q |
| 5 | Daniel Abenzoar-Foulé |  Luxembourg
|
20.93 | q |
| 6 | Florin Suciu |  Romania
|
21.10 | |
| 7 | Josip Šoprek |  Croatia
|
21.55 | |
| Wind: +0.4 m/s | ||||
Quarter-finals
editQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the semifinals.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Devonish | Great Britain
|
20.67 | Q |
| 2 | Sebastian Ernst | Germany
|
20.71 | Q |
| 3 | Yordan Ilinov | Bulgaria
|
20.76 | Q |
| 4 | Guus Hoogmoed | Netherlands
|
20.76 | Q |
| 5 | Roman Smirnov | Russia
|
20.93 | |
| 6 | Panagiotis Sarris | Greece
|
21.04 | |
| 7 | Marcin Urbaś | Poland
|
21.39 | |
| – | Stefano Anceschi | Italy
|
DQ | |
| Wind: +0.6 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Alerte | France
|
20.68 | Q |
| 2 | Kristof Beyens | Belgium
|
20.70 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Hession | Ireland
|
20.80 | Q |
| 4 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic
|
20.90 | Q |
| 5 | Daniel Abenzoar-Foulé | Luxembourg
|
20.96 | |
| 6 | Ruslan Abbasov | Azerbaijan
|
20.98 | |
| 7 | Tim Abeyie | Great Britain
|
21.17 | |
| – | Marc Schneeberger | Switzerland
|
DNS | |
| Wind: -0.1 m/s | ||||
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Wissman | Sweden
|
20.68 | Q |
| 2 | Rikki Fifton | Great Britain
|
20.73 | Q |
| 3 | Ivan Teplykh | Russia
|
20.82 | Q |
| 4 | Eddy De Lépine | France
|
21.00 | Q |
| 5 | Dmytro Hlushchenko | Ukraine
|
21.07 | |
| 6 | Patrick van Luijk | Netherlands
|
21.46 | |
| 7 | Morten Jensen | Denmark
|
21.56 | |
| – | Daniel Schnelting | Germany
|
DNS | |
| Wind: -0.5 m/s | ||||
Heat 4
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal
|
20.58 | Q |
| 2 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece
|
20.68 | Q |
| 3 | Matic Osovnikar | Slovenia
|
20.85 | Q |
| 4 | Alessandro Cavallaro | Italy
|
20.91 | Q |
| 5 | Josué Mena | Spain
|
21.09 | |
| 6 | Caimin Douglas | Netherlands
|
21.18 | |
| 7 | Vojtěch Šulc | Czech Republic
|
21.21 | |
| – | Paul Brizzel | Ireland
|
DNF | |
| Wind: -0.7 m/s | ||||
Semi-finals
editFirst 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal |
20.36 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
20.38 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 7 | Eddy De Lépine | France |
20.70 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 5 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece |
20.76 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Guus Hoogmoed | Netherlands |
20.80 | |
| 6 | 4 | Rikki Fifton | Great Britain |
20.85 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yordan Ilinov | Bulgaria |
21.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Matic Osovnikar | Slovenia |
21.08 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marlon Devonish | Great Britain |
20.60 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kristof Beyens | Belgium |
20.62 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | David Alerte | France |
20.69 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ivan Teplykh | Russia |
20.82 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Jiří Vojtík | Czech Republic |
20.83 | |
| 6 | 6 | Sebastian Ernst | Germany |
21.04 | |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Hession | Ireland |
21.09 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alessandro Cavallaro | Italy |
21.19 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal |
20.01 | NR, EL |
 |
4 | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
20.38 | =NR |
 |
3 | Marlon Devonish | Great Britain |
20.54 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kristof Beyens | Belgium |
20.57 | SB |
| 5 | 1 | Ivan Teplykh | Russia |
20.76 | |
| 6 | 7 | Eddy De Lépine | France |
20.77 | |
| 7 | 2 | David Alerte | France |
20.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anastasios Gousis | Greece |
20.94 |