2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 14 and 15 August.
The event was won by Great Britain's Adam Gemili in 19.98 seconds. Christophe Lemaitre of France, the defending champion, came second just as he did in the 100 metres, and Serhiy Smelyk of Ukraine came third.
Medalists
Records
Schedule
Results
Round 1
First 3 in each heat and 4 best performers advance to the Semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | Adam Gemili | 20.39 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Christophe Lemaitre | 20.43 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Serhiy Smelyk | 20.49 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Eseosa Desalu | 20.55 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | James Ellington | 20.55 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Ramil Guliyev | 20.59 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | Churandy Martina | 20.60 | Q, SB | |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Alex Wilson | 20.61 | Q, SB | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Daniel Talbot | 20.63 | Q | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | 20.64 | Q | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | Diego Marani | 20.65 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Ben Bassaw | 20.68 | Q | |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Alex-Platini Menga | 20.71 | q | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | Robin Erewa | 20.72 | q | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Sergio Ruiz | 20.73 | q, SB | |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | Karol Zalewski | 20.76 | q | |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 20.78 | ||
| 18 | 2 | 8 | Johan Wissman | 20.82 | ||
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Enrico Demonte | 20.90 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 3 | Nil de Oliveira | 20.93 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Jonathan Åstrand | 21.03 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 5 | Kevin Moore | 21.03 | NR | |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | Marek Niit | 21.04 | ||
| 24 | 2 | 3 | İzzet Safer | 21.06 | ||
| 25 | 4 | 3 | Joel Burgunder | 21.24 | ||
| 26 | 2 | 6 | David Lima | 21.25 | ||
| 27 | 3 | 7 | Jan Žumer | 21.47 | ||
| 28 | 1 | 1 | Petar Kremenski | 21.75 | ||
| 29 | 1 | 2 | Riste Pandev | 21.96 | ||
| 30 | 4 | 2 | Mikel de Sa | 22.54 | ||
| 31 | 2 | 5 | Fabian Haldner | 23.06 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Julian Reus |
Semifinals
First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Adam Gemili | 20.23 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Christophe Lemaitre | 20.26 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Serhiy Smelyk | 20.32 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Diego Marani | 20.36 | Q, PB | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Ramil Guliyev | 20.38 | q, NR | |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Churandy Martina | 20.40 | Q, SB | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | 20.40 | Q, PB | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Karol Zalewski | 20.52 | q | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | James Ellington | 20.52 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 8 | Ben Bassaw | 20.62 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Daniel Talbot | 20.62 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Eseosa Desalu | 20.73 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Alex Wilson | 20.76 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Robin Erewa | 20.82 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Sergio Ruiz | 20.85 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Alex-Platini Menga | 20.89 |
Final
Wind: -1.6 m/s| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 4 | Adam Gemili | 19.98 | EL | ||
| 3 | Christophe Lemaitre | 20.15 | |||
| 6 | Serhiy Smelyk | 20.30 | PB | ||
| 4 | 5 | Churandy Martina | 20.37 | SB | |
| 5 | 7 | Diego Marani | 20.43 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ramil Guliyev | 20.48 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | 20.53 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Karol Zalewski | 20.58 |