The men's 200 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 9–10 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Erik Wijmeersch | Alexios Alexopoulos | Torbjörn Eriksson |
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest runners-up (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20.93 | Q | |||
| 2 | 7 | 21.14 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 21.23 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 21.26 | Q | |||
| 5 | 7 | 21.27 | q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 21.36 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 21.52 | Q | |||
| 7 | 6 | 21.52 | Q | |||
| 9 | 6 | 21.53 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 21.54 | q | |||
| 11 | 6 | 21.57 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 21.63 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 21.66 | q | |||
| 14 | 5 | 22.29 | ||||
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The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The subsequent 4 fastest qualified for the B final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21.10 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 21.11 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 21.12 | q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 21.13 | qB | |||
| 5 | 3 | 21.20 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 21.34 | qB | |||
| 7 | 1 | 21.38 | qB | |||
| 7 | 3 | 21.38 | qB | |||
| 9 | 3 | 21.41 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 21.69 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 21.86 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 21.99 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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| 21.04 | |||||
| 21.05 | |||||
| 21.07 | |||||
| 4 | 21.74 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.42 | ||||
| 2 | 21.45 | ||||
| 3 | 21.58 | ||||