2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

Events at the
2010 European
Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's 200 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 29 and 30 July.

Medalists

GoldFrance Christophe Lemaitre
France (FRA)
SilverUnited Kingdom Christian Malcolm
Great Britain (GBR)
BronzeFrance Martial Mbandjock
France (FRA)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 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  Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.56 Kingston, Jamaica 1 May 2010
European Leading  Christophe Lemaître (FRA) 20.16 Valence, France 10 July 2010

Schedule

Date Time Round
29 July 2010 11:30 Round 1
29 July 2010 19:55 Semifinals
30 July 2010 19:25 Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 6 Christian Malcolm  Great Britain 0.19020.63 Q
2 3 Kamil Kryński  Poland 0.18420.81 Q, =PB
3 4 Martial Mbandjock  France 0.19220.83 Q
4 5 Ihor Bodrov  Ukraine 0.18720.98
5 8 Jiří Vojtík  Czech Republic 0.17921.02
6 7 Jan Žumer  Slovenia 0.17421.17
7 2 Izzet Safer  Turkey 0.19221.41
8 1 Yordan Ilinov  Bulgaria 0.203 21.65

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 7 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.22920.64 Q
2 8 Arnaldo Abrantes  Portugal 0.222 20.87 Q
3 2 Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun  Great Britain 0.18120.93 Q
4 4 Daniel Schnelting  Germany 0.23620.98
5 6 Petr Szetei  Czech Republic 0.18821.06
6 1 Ryan Moseley  Austria 0.14721.07
7 5 Matic Osovnikar  Slovenia 0.17721.36 =SB
8 3 Alex Wilson  Switzerland 0.148 21.40

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 2 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 0.20320.60 Q
2 5 David Alerte  France 0.25020.70 Q
3 4 Johan Wissman  Sweden 0.219 20.79 Q
4 7 Marc Schneeberger  Switzerland 0.16520.80 q
5 8 Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko  Russia 0.242 20.95 q, PB
6 1 Matteo Galvan  Italy 0.17420.96
7 3 Steven Colvert  Ireland 0.181 21.14
8 6 Piotr Wiaderek  Poland 0.202 21.20

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 2 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain 0.16720.68 Q, =SB
2 5 Paul Hession  Ireland 0.16220.69 Q
3 6 Sebastian Ernst  Germany 0.18520.72 Q
4 7 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas  Greece 0.15920.74 q
5 1 Jonathan Åstrand  Finland 0.17020.78 q, PB
6 4 Dmitriy Glushchenko  Israel 0.24821.09
7 8 Gregor Kokalovic  Slovenia 0.22321.24
- 3 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal - DNS

Summary

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 3 2 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 0.20320.60 Q
2 1 6 Christian Malcolm  Great Britain 0.19020.63 Q
3 2 7 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.22920.64 Q
4 4 2 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain 0.16720.68 Q, =SB
5 4 5 Paul Hession  Ireland 0.16220.69 Q
6 3 5 David Alerte  France 0.25020.70 Q
7 4 6 Sebastian Ernst  Germany 0.18520.72 Q
8 4 7 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas  Greece 0.15920.74 q
9 4 1 Jonathan Åstrand  Finland 0.17020.78 q, PB
10 3 4 Johan Wissman  Sweden 0.219 20.79 Q
11 3 7 Marc Schneeberger  Switzerland 0.16520.80 q
12 1 3 Kamil Kryński  Poland 0.18420.81 Q, =PB
13 1 4 Martial Mbandjock  France 0.19220.83 Q
14 2 8 Arnaldo Abrantes  Portugal 0.222 20.87 Q
15 2 2 Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun  Great Britain 0.18120.93 Q
16 3 8 Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko  Russia 0.242 20.95 q, PB
17 3 1 Matteo Galvan  Italy 0.17420.96
18 1 5 Ihor Bodrov  Ukraine 0.18720.98
18 2 4 Daniel Schnelting  Germany 0.23620.98
20 1 8 Jiří Vojtík  Czech Republic 0.17921.02
21 2 6 Petr Szetei  Czech Republic 0.18821.06
22 2 1 Ryan Moseley  Austria 0.14721.07
23 4 4 Dmitriy Glushchenko  Israel 0.24821.09
24 3 3 Steven Colvert  Ireland 0.181 21.14
25 1 7 Jan Žumer  Slovenia 0.17421.17
26 3 6 Piotr Wiaderek  Poland 0.202 21.20
27 4 8 Gregor Kokalovic  Slovenia 0.22321.24
28 2 5 Matic Osovnikar  Slovenia 0.17721.36 =SB
29 2 3 Alex Wilson  Switzerland 0.148 21.40
30 1 2 Izzet Safer  Turkey 0.19221.41
31 1 1 Yordan Ilinov  Bulgaria 0.203 21.65
4 3 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal DNS

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 4 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 0.17820.50 Q
2 3 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain 0.16920.55 Q, SB
3 8 Martial Mbandjock  France 0.19520.62 Q
4 5 Paul Hession  Ireland 0.18220.67 q
5 2 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas  Greece 0.18120.75 q
6 1 Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko  Russia 0.24620.88 PB
7 6 Arnaldo Abrantes  Portugal 0.24720.88
8 7 Sebastian Ernst  Germany0.236 20.95

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 6 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.23520.39 Q
2 5 Christian Malcolm  Great Britain 0.19320.58 Q
3 4 David Alerte  France 0.23320.59 Q
4 8 Johan Wissman  Sweden 0.22220.77
5 3 Kamil Kryński  Poland 0.19520.81 =PB
6 1 Jonathan Åstrand  Finland 0.16720.81
7 2 Marc Schneeberger  Switzerland 0.15620.82
8 7 Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun  Great Britain 0.20020.85

Summary

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 2 6 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.23520.39 Q
2 1 4 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 0.17820.50 Q
3 1 3 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain 0.16920.55 Q, SB
4 2 5 Christian Malcolm  Great Britain 0.19320.58 Q
5 2 4 David Alerte  France 0.23320.59 Q
6 1 8 Martial Mbandjock  France 0.19520.62 Q
7 1 5 Paul Hession  Ireland 0.18220.67 q
8 1 2 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas  Greece 0.18120.75 q
9 2 8 Johan Wissman  Sweden 0.22220.77
10 2 3 Kamil Kryński  Poland 0.19520.81 =PB
11 2 1 Jonathan Åstrand  Finland 0.16720.81
12 2 2 Marc Schneeberger  Switzerland 0.15620.82
13 2 7 Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun  Great Britain 0.20020.85
14 1 1 Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko  Russia 0.24620.88 PB
15 1 6 Arnaldo Abrantes  Portugal 0.24720.88
16 1 7 Sebastian Ernst  Germany0.236 20.95

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1st 5 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.18720.37
2nd 6 Christian Malcolm  Great Britain 0.17620.38 SB
3rd 8 Martial Mbandjock  France 0.17020.42
4 3 Marlon Devonish  Great Britain 0.15720.62
5 4 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 0.18720.63
6 2 Paul Hession  Ireland 0.16120.71
7 1 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas  Greece 0.18420.90
8 7 David Alerte  France 0.2231:27.24

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