The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the EAA[1]
[2]
Time
|
Athlete
|
Nationality
|
Venue
|
Date
|
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