1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 4 and 6 September 1974.[1]

Men's 200 metres
at the 1974 European Athletics Championships
VenueStadio Olimpico
LocationRome
Dates
  • 4 September (heats & semi-finals)
  • 6 September (final)
Competitors28 from 14 nations
Winning time20.60
Medalists
gold medal    Italy
silver medal    West Germany
bronze medal    East Germany
← 1971
1978 →

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

Results

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Heats

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4 September

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bruno Cherrier   France 20.96 Q
2 Luigi Benedetti   Italy 21.11 Q
3 Raymond Heerenveen   Netherlands 21.24 Q
4 Chris Monk   Great Britain 21.25 q
5 Jaroslav Matoušek   Czechoslovakia 21.36
6 Robert Tempel   West Germany 21.51
7 Marek Bedyński   Poland 21.53
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hans-Jürgen Bombach   East Germany 21.04 Q
2 Joseph Arame   France 21.09 Q
3 Ainsley Bennett   Great Britain 21.13 Q
4 Marian Woronin   Poland 21.60
Wind: -2.4 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Manfred Ommer   West Germany 21.23 Q
2 Pietro Mennea   Italy 21.24 Q
3 Peter Muster    Switzerland 21.41 Q
4 Petar Petrov   Bulgaria 21.49
5 Tibor Farkas   Hungary 22.06
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hans-Joachim Zenk   East Germany 21.30 Q
2 Philippe Leroux   France 21.40 Q
3 Steve Green   Great Britain 21.54 Q
4 Luis Sarría   Spain 21.54
5 Zenon Nowosz   Poland 21.67
6 Marian Králik   Czechoslovakia 21.67
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 21.03 Q
2 Thorsten Johansson   Sweden 21.34 Q
3 Antti Rajamäki   Finland 21.48 Q
4 Norberto Oliosi   Italy 21.54
5 Miguel Arnau   Spain 21.72
6 Jiří Kynos   Czechoslovakia 22.38
Wind: +1.4 m/s

Semi-finals

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6 September

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hans-Jürgen Bombach   East Germany 20.81 Q
2 Manfred Ommer   West Germany 20.92 Q
3 Bruno Cherrier   France 20.94 Q
4 Antti Rajamäki   Finland 20.97 Q
5 Luigi Benedetti   Italy 21.11
6 Philippe Leroux   France 21.22
7 Thorsten Johansson   Sweden 21.26
8 Chris Monk   Great Britain 21.32
Wind: -1.6 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pietro Mennea   Italy 20.83 Q
2 Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 21.09 Q
3 Joseph Arame   France 21.16 Q
4 Ainsley Bennett   Great Britain 21.23 Q
5 Raymond Heerenveen   Netherlands 21.44
6 Hans-Joachim Zenk   East Germany 21.46
7 Steve Green   Great Britain 21.52
8 Peter Muster    Switzerland 77.41
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Final

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6 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Pietro Mennea   Italy 20.60
  Manfred Ommer   West Germany 20.76
  Hans-Jürgen Bombach   East Germany 20.83
4 Joseph Arame   France 20.87
5 Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 20.93
6 Bruno Cherrier   France 21.02
7 Ainsley Bennett   Great Britain 21.29
Antti Rajamäki   Finland DNS
Wind: -0.8 m/s

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014