| Event: | Women's 200 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 200 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.
| Gold | Irena Kirszenstein | |
| Silver | Ewa Kłobukowska | |
| Bronze | Vera Popkova |
2 SeptemberWind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 23.1 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 23.4 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 23.7 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 23.8 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 23.9 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 24.0 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 24.2 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 24.3 |
1 September
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 23.8 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 24.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 24.1 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.4 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 25.0 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 25.2 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
Wind: 1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 23.6 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 24.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 24.1 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 24.3 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.3 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 24.5 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.9 |
1 September
Wind: 3.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 24.0 w | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 24.5 w | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 24.7 w | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 25.6 w | Q |
Wind: 0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 24.3 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 24.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 24.4 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 24.4 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 27.2 |
Wind: 2.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 23.7 w | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.7 w | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 23.9 w | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 24.3 w | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 24.6 w | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.8 w |
Wind: 5.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 24.6 w | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 24.7 w | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 25.2 w | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 25.2 w | Q |
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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