Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1975 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 20 and 21 September.

Pietro Mennea's winning margin was an incredible 0.78 seconds which as of 2024 remains the greatest winning margin in the men's 200 metres at these championships and also the only time this event was won by more than 0.6 seconds at these championships since the introduction of fully automatic timing.

Heats
Held on 20 September

Wind: Heat 5: -1.4 m/s, Heat 6: +1.0 m/s

Semifinals
Held on 21 September

Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s

Final
Held on 21 September

Wind: 0.0 m/s