200 metres
In the United States, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m, though the distance is now obsolete. The standard adjustment used for the conversion from times recorded over 220 yards to 200 m times is to subtract 0.1 seconds, but other conversion methods exist.
It is often a faster race than the 100 m, and attracts runners from that event who wish to double up and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved nine times at the Olympic Games, most recently by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2008. An Olympic double of 200 m and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Michael Johnson from the United States and Marie-José Pérec of France both in 1996.
The men's world record holder is Usain Bolt, who ran 19.30 s at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The women's world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States, who ran 21.34 s at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The reigning Olympic champions are Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown, both of whom are from Jamaica.
Because humans use the same muscles for both support and forward speed, the runners in the inside lanes are disadvantaged by centripetal force during the bend phase. Consequently the middle and outer lanes are preferred.
All-time fastest 200 m athletes
Only the fastest time for each athlete is listed.Men
Updated 3 October 2008.| Rank | Res. | Wind | Athlete | Nation | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19.30 | −0.9 | Usain Bolt | 20 August 2008 | Beijing | |
| 2. | 19.32 | +0.4 | Michael Johnson | 1 August 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 3. | 19.62 | −0.3 | Tyson Gay | 24 June 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 4. | 19.63 | +0.4 | Xavier Carter | 11 July 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 5. | 19.65 | ±0.0 | Wallace Spearmon | 28 September 2006 | Daegu | |
| 6. | 19.68 | +0.4 | Frankie Fredericks | 1 August 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 7. | 19.69 | +0.9 | Walter Dix | 26 May 2007 | Gainesville | |
| 8. | 19.72 | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea | 12 September 1979 | Mexico City | |
| 9. | 19.73 | −0.2 | Michael Marsh | 5 August 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 10. | 19.75 | +1.5 | Carl Lewis | 19 June 1983 | Indianapolis | |
| +1.8 | Joe DeLoach | 28 September 1988 | Seoul |
Women
Updated 3 October 2008| Rank | Res. | Wind | Athlete | Nation | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 29 September 1988 | Seoul | |
| 2. | 21.62 | −0.6 | Marion Jones | 11 September 1998 | Johannesburg | |
| 3. | 21.64 | +0.8 | Merlene Ottey | 13 September 1991 | Brussels | |
| 4. | 21.71 | +0.7 | Marita Koch | 10 June 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| +1.2 | Heike Drechsler | 29 June 1986 | Jena | |||
| 6. | 21.72 | +1.3 | Grace Jackson | 29 September 1988 | Seoul | |
| −0.1 | Gwen Torrence | 15 August 1992 | Barcelona | |||
| 8. | 21.74 | +0.4 | Marlies Göhr | 3 June 1984 | Erfurt | |
| +1.2 | Silke Gladisch-Möller | 3 September 1987 | Rome | |||
| −0.6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 21 August 2008 | Beijing |
Olympic medalists
Men
Women
World Championship medalists
Men
| 1983 | Calvin Smith (USA) | Elliott Quow (USA) | Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
| 1987 | Calvin Smith (USA) | Gilles Queneherve (FRA) | John Regis (GBR) |
| 1991 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Atlee Mahorn (CAN) |
| 1993 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | John Regis (GBR) | Carl Lewis (USA) |
| 1995 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Jeff Williams (USA) |
| 1997 | Ato Boldon (TRI) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) |
| 1999 | Maurice Greene (USA) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | Francis Obikwelu (NIG) |
| 2001 | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | Christopher Williams (JAM) | Shawn Crawford (USA) |
| 2003 | John Capel (USA) | Darvis Patton (USA) | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) |
| 2005 | Justin Gatlin (USA) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) | John Capel (USA) |
| 2007 | Tyson Gay (USA) | Usain Bolt (JAM) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) |
Women
| 1983 | Marita Koch (GDR) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) |
| 1987 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1991 | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1993 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
| 1995 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Irina Privalova (RUS) | Galina Malchugina (RUS) |
| 1997 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (UKR) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1999 | Inger Miller (USA) | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | Merlene Frazer (JAM) Andrea Philipp (GER) |
| 2001 | Marion Jones (USA) | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | LaTasha Jenkins (USA) |
| 2003 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | Torri Edwards (USA) | Muriel Hurtis (FRA) |
| 2005 | Allyson Felix (USA) | Rachelle Boone-Smith (USA) | Christine Arron (FRA) |
| 2007 | Allyson Felix (USA) | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
Notes
External links
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – official site
- World Record progression in athletics
- World Masters Athletics - official site
- Masters T&F World Rankings
- Athletics all-time performances
- Sprintic Magazine-World Track and Field Results and News
References
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