title: 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres
text: # 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres
  
  The men's 200 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 15 and 17 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | David Alerte France |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sebastian Ernst Germany |
  | Bronze | Koura Kaba Fantoni Italy |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  17 July Wind: 1.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | David Alerte | France | 20.47 |
  | | Sebastian Ernst | Germany | 20.58 |
  | | Koura Kaba Fantoni | Italy | 20.71 |
  | 4 | Rikki Fifton | United Kingdom | 20.73 |
  | 5 | Till Helmke | Germany | 20.78 |
  | 6 | Yordan Ilinov | Bulgaria | 20.78 |
  | 7 | Florin Suciu | Romania | 20.88 |
  | 8 | Idrissa M'Barke | France | 21.13 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  15 July Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: 0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Till Helmke | Germany | 20.76 | Q |
  | 2 | Yordan Ilinov | Bulgaria | 20.91 | Q |
  | 3 | Ivan Teplykh | Russia | 21.12 | |
  | 4 | Kamil Masztak | Poland | 21.14 | |
  | 5 | Manuel Nivollet | France | 21.34 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: 0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sebastian Ernst | Germany | 20.54 | Q |
  | 2 | Koura Kaba Fantoni | Italy | 20.79 | Q |
  | 3 | Rikki Fifton | United Kingdom | 20.81 | q |
  | 4 | Idrissa M'Barke | France | 21.08 | q |
  | 5 | Piotr Wiaderek | Poland | 21.33 | |
  | 6 | Rudolf Götz | Czech Republic | 21.35 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -0.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Alerte | France | 20.69 | Q |
  | 2 | Florin Suciu | Romania | 20.91 | Q |
  | 3 | Florian Rentz | Germany | 21.23 | |
  | 4 | Paweł Ptak | Poland | 21.36 | |
  | 5 | José María García-Borreguero | Spain | 21.53 | |
  | 6 | Valentin Bulychov | Azerbaijan | 21.92 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Azerbaijan (1)
  * Bulgaria (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * France (3)
  * Germany (3)
  * Italy (1)
  * Poland (3)
  * Romania (1)
  * Russia (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  