The men's 200 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.
| Gold | Toby Sandeman | |
| Silver | Alex-Platini Menga | |
| Bronze | Igor Bodrov |
18 July
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 20.37 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 20.59 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 20.61 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 20.62 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 20.88 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 20.90 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 20.93 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.13 |
18 July
Qualified: first 4 each to Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.80 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 20.95 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 20.98 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.07 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.08 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.28 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.57 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.68 |
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.61 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 20.88 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 20.99 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.03 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.11 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.35 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.45 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 21.45 |
17 July
Qualified: first 3 each heat and 4 best to Semifinals
Wind: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 20.95 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.05 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.10 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.41 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.74 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.87 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 20.91 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.25 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.38 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.83 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.96 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DQ | Rule 163.3 |
Wind: 0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.70 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.03 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.17 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.40 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.43 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.44 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNS |
Wind: 0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 20.94 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 21.19 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.27 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.41 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.41 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 21.75 |
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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