title: 1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
text: # 1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
  
  The women's 200 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Irena Kirszenstein Poland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Ewa Kłobukowska Poland |
  | Bronze | Vera Popkova Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  2 September Wind: 0.0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Irena Kirszenstein | Poland | 23.1 | CR |
  | | Ewa Kłobukowska | Poland | 23.4 | |
  | | Vera Popkova | Soviet Union | 23.7 | |
  | 4 | Kirsten Roggenkamp | West Germany | 23.8 | |
  | 5 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 23.9 | |
  | 6 | Eva Lehocká | Czechoslovakia | 24.0 | |
  | 7 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 24.2 | |
  | 8 | Truus Hennipman | Netherlands | 24.3 | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  1 September
  
  **Semi-final 1**
  
  Wind: 0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ewa Kłobukowska | Poland | 23.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Vera Popkova | Soviet Union | 23.9 | Q |
  | 3 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 24.1 | Q |
  | 4 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 24.1 | Q |
  | 5 | Karin Wallgren | Sweden | 24.4 | |
  | 6 | Ljiljana Petnjarić | Yugoslavia | 25.0 | |
  | 7 | Gabrielle Meyer | France | 25.2 | |
  | | Ioana Petrescu | Romania | DNF | |
  
  **Semi-final 2**
  
  Wind: 1.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Irena Kirszenstein | Poland | 23.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Kirsten Roggenkamp | West Germany | 23.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Truus Hennipman | Netherlands | 24.0 | Q |
  | 4 | Eva Lehocká | Czechoslovakia | 24.1 | Q |
  | 5 | Valentyna Bolshova | Soviet Union | 24.3 | |
  | 6 | Maureen Tranter | Great Britain | 24.3 | |
  | 7 | Christine Heinich | East Germany | 24.5 | |
  | 8 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 24.9 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  1 September
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: 3.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Truus Hennipman | Netherlands | 24.0 w | Q |
  | 2 | Ioana Petrescu | Romania | 24.5 w | Q |
  | 3 | Maureen Tranter | Great Britain | 24.7 w | Q |
  | 4 | Gabrielle Meyer | France | 25.6 w | Q |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: 0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ewa Kłobukowska | Poland | 24.3 | Q |
  | 2 | Christine Heinich | East Germany | 24.3 | Q |
  | 3 | Karin Wallgren | Sweden | 24.4 | Q |
  | 4 | Valentyna Bolshova | Soviet Union | 24.4 | Q |
  | 5 | Olimbi Moçka | Albania | 27.2 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: 2.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vera Popkova | Soviet Union | 23.7 w | Q |
  | 2 | Kirsten Roggenkamp | West Germany | 23.7 w | Q |
  | 3 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 23.9 w | Q |
  | 4 | Eva Lehocká | Czechoslovakia | 24.3 w | Q |
  | 5 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain | 24.6 w | |
  | 6 | Erzsébet Bartos | Hungary | 24.8 w | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: 5.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 24.6 w | Q |
  | 2 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 24.7 w | Q |
  | 3 | Ljiljana Petnjarić | Yugoslavia | 25.2 w | Q |
  | 4 | Irena Kirszenstein | Poland | 25.2 w | Q |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Albania (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * East Germany (2)
  * France (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Poland (2)
  * Romania (1)
  * Soviet Union (2)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * West Germany (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  