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 European Athletics

Hand timing

Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 21.2* Willie Applegarth London, England 4 July 1914 20.9 McDonald Bailey Paris, France 10 September 1950 20.9 McDonald Bailey Belgrade, Yugoslavia 26 August 1951 20.9 McDonald Bailey London, England 24 May 1952 20.9 McDonald Bailey Berlin, Germany 21 September 1952 20.9 Heinz Futterer Bern, Switzerland 29 August 1954 20.8 Heinz Futterer Osaka, Japan 16 October 1954 20.8 Heinz Futterer Yokohama, Japan 31 October 1954 20.8 Manfred Germar Hanover, West Germany 15 September 1957 20.8 Manfred Germar Oslo, Norway 5 September 1958 20.8 Peter Radford Paris, France 14 September 1958 20.8 Manfred Germar Augsburg, West Germany 21 September 1958 20.6 Manfred Germar Wuppertal, West Germany 1 October 1958 20.5* Peter Radford Wolverhampton, England 28 May 1960 20.5 Livio Berruti Rome, Italy 3 September 1960 20.5 Livio Berruti Rome, Italy 3 September 1960 20.4 Sergio Ottolina Saarbrücken, West Germany 21 June 1964 20.4 Jan Werner Warsaw, Poland 3 June 1967 20.4 Roger Bambuck Paris, France 30 July 1967 20.4 Roger Bambuck Mexico City, Mexico 16 October 1968 20.4 Jochen Eigenherr Mexico City, Mexico 16 October 1968 20.3 Philippe Clerc Zürich, Switzerland 4 July 1969 20.2 Valeriy Borzov Moscow, Soviet Union 18 July 1971 20.2 Pietro Mennea Milan, Italy 17 June 1972 20.0 Valeriy Borzov Munich, West Germany 4 September 1972

(*) Performance timed over 220 yards

Automatic timing

Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 20.00 Valeriy Borzov Munich, West Germany 4 September 1972 19.96 Pietro Mennea Mexico City, Mexico 10 September 1979 19.72 Pietro Mennea Mexico City, Mexico 12 September 1979

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