1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
VenueHeysel Stadium
LocationBrussels
Dates
  • 25 August (heats)
  • 26 August (semi-finals)
  • 27 August (final)
Competitors25 from 16 nations
Winning time21.5
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Netherlands
← 1946
1954 →

The men's 200 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25, 26 and 27 August 1950.[1]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

Results

Heats

25 August

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Étienne Bally  France 21.6 Q
2 Stig Danielsson  Sweden 22.4 Q
3 Fred Hammer  Luxembourg 22.5
4 Jaakko Suikkari  Finland 22.7
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brian Shenton  Great Britain 21.5 Q
2 Jan Lammers  Netherlands 22.0 Q
3 Knud Schibsbye  Denmark 22.1
4 Hector Gosset  Belgium 22.6
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mario Colarossi  Italy 22.4 Q
2 Willy Burgisser   Switzerland 22.5 Q
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yves Camus  France 22.0 Q
2 Angelo Moretti  Italy 22.0 Q
3 John Gregory  Great Britain 22.1
4 Henry Johansen  Norway 22.1
5 Jean-Petit Hammer  Luxembourg 22.9
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Petar Pecelj  Yugoslavia 22.0 Q
2 Levan Sanadze  Soviet Union 22.1 Q
3 Fernand Linssen  Belgium 22.4
4 Knut Moum  Norway 22.6
5 Michail Tsokalis  Greece 22.8
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 6

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Vladimir Sukharev  Soviet Union 21.9 Q
2 Ásmundur Bjarnason  Iceland 22.0 Q
3 Willy Eichenberger   Switzerland 22.7
4 Tomas Paquete  Portugal 23.1
5 Lennart Lindberg  Finland 23.3
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Semi-finals

26 August

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Étienne Bally  France 21.9 Q
2 Angelo Moretti  Italy 21.9 Q
3 Jan Lammers  Netherlands 22.0 Q
4 Levan Sanadze  Soviet Union 22.0
5 Mario Colarossi  Italy 22.0
6 Stig Danielsson  Sweden 22.1
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brian Shenton  Great Britain 21.5 Q
2 Yves Camus  France 21.7 Q
3 Ásmundur Bjarnason  Iceland 21.9 Q
4 Vladimir Sukharev  Soviet Union 21.9
5 Petar Pecelj  Yugoslavia 22.0
6 Willy Burgisser   Switzerland 22.6
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Final

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brian Shenton  Great Britain 21.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Étienne Bally  France 21.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Lammers  Netherlands 22.1
4 Angelo Moretti  Italy 22.1
5 Ásmundur Bjarnason  Iceland 22.1
6 Yves Camus  France 22.2
Wind: -0.6 m/s

References

  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 372–377. Retrieved 13 August 2014.