1946 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
# 1946 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 and 25 August 1946.

## Medalists

| Gold | Yevgeniya Sechenova Soviet Union |
| - | - |
| Silver | Winifred Jordan Great Britain |
| Bronze | Léa Caurla France |

## Results

### Final

25 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 25.4 |
| | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 25.6 |
| | Léa Caurla | France | 25.6 |
| 4 | Marit Hemstad | Norway | 25.7 |
| 5 | Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 25.8 |
| 6 | Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 26.2 |

### Semi-finals

24 August

**Semi-final 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Léa Caurla | France | 25.5 | Q |
| 2 | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 25.5 | Q |
| 3 | Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 25.8 | Q |
| 4 | Dana Hiklova | Czechoslovakia | 26.3 | |
| 5 | Solveig Toms | Norway | 27.0 | |
| | Jadwiga Słomczewska | Poland | DNS | |

**Semi-final 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 25.1 | Q |
| 2 | Marit Hemstad | Norway | 25.7 | Q |
| 3 | Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 25.8 | Q |
| 4 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 26.0 | |
| 5 | Joyce Judd | Great Britain | 26.1 | |
| 6 | Mieczysława Moder | Poland | 26.2 | |

### Heats

24 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Léa Caurla | France | 25.2 | Q |
| 2 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 25.4 | Q |
| 3 | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 25.7 | Q |
| 4 | Vera Bemova | Czechoslovakia | 26.2 | |
| 5 | Hilde Nissen | Denmark | 26.6 | NR |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 26.0 | Q |
| 2 | Dana Hiklova | Czechoslovakia | 27.1 | Q |
| 3 | Solveig Toms | Norway | 27.2 | Q |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marit Hemstad | Norway | 25.9 | Q |
| 2 | Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 27.3 | Q |
| 3 | Jadwiga Słomczewska | Poland | 27.6 | Q |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 25.2 | Q |
| 2 | Joyce Judd | Great Britain | 26.3 | Q |
| 3 | Mieczysława Moder | Poland | 26.9 | Q |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

* Czechoslovakia (2)
* Denmark (1)
* France (1)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (3)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Great Britain (3)
