1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August, and 1 September 1978.

The winning margin was 0.45 seconds. With the conclusion of the 2024 championships, this remains the greatest winning margin in the men's 200 metres at these championships, a feat which was equalled in 2012 by Churandy Martina of the Netherlands.

Final
1 September Wind: -0.2 m/s

Semi-finals
31 August

Semi-final 1
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Semi-final 2
Wind: 0 m/s

Heats
31 August

Heat 1
Wind: 0.5 m/s

Heat 2
Wind: -1.5 m/s

Heat 3
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 4
Wind: 0.2 m/s

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


 * 🇧🇪 belgium (2)
 * 🇧🇬 bulgaria (2)
 * undefined (3)
 * undefined (2)
 * 🇫🇮 finland (1)
 * 🇫🇷 france (3)
 * 🇮🇸 iceland (1)
 * 🇮🇹 italy (1)
 * 🇱🇺 luxembourg (2)
 * 🇵🇱 poland (2)
 * undefined (2)
 * 🇪🇸 spain (1)
 * undefined (1)
 * 🇬🇧 united kingdom (2)
 * undefined (1)