The men's 200 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February–1 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Serhiy Osovych | Anninos Marcoullides | Allyn Condon |
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 20.72 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 20.85 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 20.87 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 20.90 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 20.90 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 20.92 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 20.93 | Q | |||
| 8 | 4 | 21.04 | q | |||
| 9 | 6 | 21.06 | Q | |||
| 10 | 7 | 21.08 | Q | |||
| 11 | 7 | 21.09 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 21.10 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 21.15 | Q | |||
| 14 | 3 | 21.18 | Q | |||
| 15 | 7 | 21.21 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 21.23 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 21.32 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 21.37 | Q, NR | |||
| 19 | 5 | 21.40 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 21.41 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 21.42 | ||||
| 22 | 6 | 21.49 | ||||
| 23 | 7 | 21.50 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 21.51 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 21.52 | ||||
| 26 | 4 | 21.58 | ||||
| 27 | 4 | 21.62 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 21.80 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 21.80 | ||||
| 30 | 7 | 22.30 | NR | |||
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First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 20.53 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 20.69 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 20.81 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 20.88 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 20.91 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 20.93 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 20.94 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 20.96 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 21.11 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 21.31 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 21.44 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 21.49 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 21.56 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 21.57 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 21.65 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 20.40 | NR | ||||
| 5 | 20.65 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 20.68 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 20.84 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 21.51 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 22.49 |