The women's 200 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.
Medalists Gold Renate Stecher Silver Györgyi Balogh Bronze Irena Szewińska
Results
Final 13 August Wind: 0.0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Renate Stecher 22.70 CR Györgyi Balogh 23.26 Irena Szewińska 23.32 4 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya 23.42 5 Annegret Kroniger 23.62 6 Rita Wilden 23.62 7 Ellen Stropahl 23.63 8 Christina Heinich 23.73
Semi-finals 12 August
Semi-final 1 Wind: 0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Annegret Kroniger 23.37 Q 2 Györgyi Balogh 23.42 Q 3 Rita Wilden 23.50 Q 4 Christina Heinich 23.62 Q 5 Urszula Jóźwik 24.01 6 Wilma van den Berg 24.02 7 Gabrielle Meyer 24.31
Semi-final 2 Wind: 0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Renate Stecher 23.26 Q 2 Irena Szewińska 23.54 Q 3 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya 23.60 Q 4 Ellen Stropahl 23.68 Q 5 Margaret Critchley 23.91 6 Trudy Ruth 23.92 7 Helga Kapfer 24.11 8 Annelie Wilden 24.46
Heats 12 August
Heat 1 Wind: 0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Renate Stecher 23.83 Q 2 Wilma van den Berg 24.13 Q 3 Helga Kapfer 24.15 Q 4 Margaret Critchley 24.21 Q 5 Barbara Bakulin 24.57
Heat 2 Wind: -0.2 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Annegret Kroniger 23.83 Q 2 Ellen Stropahl 23.85 Q 3 Irena Szewińska 25.61 Q
Heat 3 Wind: 0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Christina Heinich 23.82 Q 2 Trudy Ruth 23.98 Q 3 Györgyi Balogh 24.32 Q 4 Annelie Wilden 24.51 Q 5 Elisabeth Randerz 24.81
Heat 4 Wind: 0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rita Wilden 23.64 Q 2 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya 23.74 Q 3 Urszula Jóźwik 24.14 Q 4 Gabrielle Meyer 24.25 Q 5 Karin Lundgren 24.61 6 Della Pascoe 24.66
Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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