Men's 200 metres European record progression
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 |
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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 | West Germany | Bern, Switzerland | 29 August 1954 |
20.8 | Heinz Futterer | West Germany | Osaka, Japan | 16 October 1954 |
20.8 | Heinz Futterer | West Germany | Yokohama, Japan | 31 October 1954 |
20.8 | Manfred Germar | West Germany | Hanover, West Germany | 15 September 1957 |
20.8 | Manfred Germar | West Germany | Oslo, Norway | 5 September 1958 |
20.8 | Peter Radford | United Kingdom | Paris, France | 14 September 1958 |
20.8 | Manfred Germar | West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | 21 September 1958 |
20.6 | Manfred Germar | West 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 | Zürich, 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
Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
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20.00 | Valeriy Borzov | Soviet Union | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 1972 |
19.96 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | Mexico City, Mexico | 10 September 1979 |
19.72 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
References
- ^ Athletix Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ European Athletics Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
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