1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

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 AugustWind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		22.70	CR
	align=left		align=left		23.26
	align=left		align=left		23.32
4	align=left		align=left		23.42
5	align=left		align=left		23.62
6	align=left		align=left		23.62
7	align=left		align=left		23.63
8	align=left		align=left		23.73

Semi-finals

12 August

Semi-final 1

Wind: 0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.37	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.42	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.50	Q
4	align=left		align=left		23.62	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.01
6	align=left		align=left		24.02
7	align=left		align=left		24.31

Semi-final 2

Wind: 0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.26	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.54	Q
3	align=left		align=left		23.60	Q
4	align=left		align=left		23.68	Q
5	align=left		align=left		23.91
6	align=left		align=left		23.92
7	align=left		align=left		24.11
8	align=left		align=left		24.46

Heats

12 August

Heat 1

Wind: 0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.83	Q
2	align=left		align=left		24.13	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.15	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.21	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.57

Heat 2

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.83	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.85	Q
3	align=left		align=left		25.61	Q

Heat 3

Wind: 0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.82	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.98	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.32	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.51	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.81

Heat 4

Wind: 0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		23.64	Q
2	align=left		align=left		23.74	Q
3	align=left		align=left		24.14	Q
4	align=left		align=left		24.25	Q
5	align=left		align=left		24.61
6	align=left		align=left		24.66

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

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