| Event: | Women's 200 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 200 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 4 and 6 September 1974.
| Gold | Irena Szewińska | |
| Silver | Renate Stecher | |
| Bronze | Mona-Lisa Pursiainen |
6 SeptemberWind: -2.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 22.51 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | 22.68 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 23.17 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 23.31 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 23.38 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 23.38 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 23.78 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 23.99 |
6 September
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 23.01 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.35 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 23.49 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 23.54 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 23.81 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 23.86 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 24.07 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 24.29 |
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 22.88 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 23.17 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 23.29 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 23.50 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 23.97 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 23.98 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.03 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 24.66 |
4 September
Wind: 1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 23.13 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.44 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 23.51 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 23.56 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 23.78 | q |
Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 23.35 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.55 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 23.55 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 24.02 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.22 |
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 23.45 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 23.87 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 24.08 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 24.14 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 24.41 |
Wind: -1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 23.77 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 23.84 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 24.00 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 24.22 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 33.92 |
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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