| Event: | Men's 200 metres |
| Competition: | 1998 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Népstadion |
| Location: | Budapest |
| Competitors: | 31 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Win Value: | 20.53 |
| Gold: | Douglas Walker |
| Goldnoc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Douglas Turner |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Julian Golding |
| Bronzenoc: | GBR |
| Previous: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The men's 200 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 21 August.
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Golding | 20.39 | , | ||
| 2 | Troy Douglas | 20.55 | , | ||
| 3 | Christophe Cheval | 20.59 | , | ||
| 4 | Georgios Panagiotopoulos | 21.05 | |||
| 5 | Daniel Bittner | 21.09 | |||
| 6 | Martin Morkes | 21.14 | |||
| 7 | Piotr Balcerzak | 21.22 | |||
| 8 | Martin Plesnicar | 21.35 | |||
| Wind: -1.2 m/s | |||||
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prodromos Katsantonis | 20.76 | |||
| 2 | Alessandro Attene | 20.95 | |||
| 3 | Erik Wijmeersch | 21.02 | |||
| 4 | Manuel Milde | 21.08 | |||
| 5 | Tommy Kafri | 21.09 | |||
| 6 | Harri Kivelä | 21.14 | |||
| 7 | Martin Brinarský | 21.32 | |||
| 8 | Kevin Widmer | 21.37 | |||
| Wind: -0.9 m/s | |||||
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Turner | 20.63 | |||
| 2 | Anninos Marcoullides | 20.74 | |||
| 3 | Gary Ryan | 20.76 | , | ||
| 4 | Patrick van Balkom | 20.88 | |||
| 5 | Reşat Oğuz | 21.10 | |||
| 6 | Panagiotis Sarris | 21.24 | |||
| 7 | Mario Bonello | 21.65 | |||
| Marcin Urbaś | |||||
| Wind: -0.8 m/s | |||||
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigue Nordin | 20.52 | |||
| 2 | Geir Moen | 20.64 | |||
| 3 | Douglas Walker | 20.67 | |||
| 4 | Torbjörn Eriksson | 20.85 | , | ||
| 5 | Petko Yankov | 20.89 | |||
| 6 | Javier Navarro | 21.22 | |||
| 7 | Paul Brizzel | 21.25 | |||
| Wind: -0.6 m/s | |||||
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Golding | 20.61 | |||
| 2 | Troy Douglas | 20.65 | |||
| 3 | Prodromos Katsantonis | 20.80 | |||
| 4 | Christophe Cheval | 20.87 | |||
| 5 | Torbjörn Eriksson | 21.00 | |||
| 6 | Alessandro Attene | 21.04 | |||
| 7 | Georgios Panagiotopoulos | 21.15 | |||
| 8 | Erik Wijmeersch | ||||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | |||||
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Walker | 20.74 | |||
| 2 | Douglas Turner | 20.89 | |||
| 3 | Rodrigue Nordin | 21.00 | |||
| 4 | Geir Moen | 21.01 | |||
| 5 | Patrick van Balkom | 21.04 | |||
| 6 | Petko Yankov | 21.08 | |||
| 7 | Anninos Marcoullides | 21.14 | |||
| 8 | Gary Ryan | 21.28 | |||
| Wind: -1.8 m/s | |||||
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.53 | |||||
| 20.64 | |||||
| 20.72 | |||||
| 20.78 | |||||
| 20.83 | |||||
| 20.91 | |||||
| 21.24 | |||||
| Wind: -1.0 m/s | |||||