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200 metres#Men.27s Seasons Best

{{Short description|Sprint running event}}

{{About||the Jordanian film|200 Meters (film)}}

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{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}

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|caption= Athletes leaving starting blocks for a 200 metres heat at the 2012 Olympic Games

|WRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} 19.19 (2009)}}

|ORmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} 19.30 (2008)}}

|CRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} 19.19 (2009)}}

|WRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Florence Griffith-Joyner|USA}} 21.34 (1988)}}

|ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Florence Griffith-Joyner|USA}} 21.34 (1988)}}

|CRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Shericka Jackson|JAM}} 21.41 (2023)}}

|ShWRmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Frankie Fredericks|NAM}} 19.92 (1996)}}

|ShWRwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} 21.87 (1993)}}

|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Erriyon Knighton|USA}} 19.69 (2022)}}

|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Christine Mboma|NAM}} 21.78 (2021)}}

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The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.

In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (218.723 yards), 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.nfhs.org/web/2006/12/converting_times_from_english_to.aspx |title=Converting Times from English to Metric Distances |publisher=National Federation of State High School Associations |access-date=26 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316150553/http://www.nfhs.org/web/2006/12/converting_times_from_english_to.aspx |archive-date=16 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} but other conversion methods exist. Another obsolete version of this race is the 200 metres straight, which was run on tracks that contained such a straight. Initially, when the International Amateur Athletic Association (now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations) started to ratify world records in 1912, only records set on a straight track were eligible for consideration. In 1951, the IAAF started to recognise records set on a curved track. In 1976, the straight record was discarded.

The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1948 for women. The race attracts runners from other events, primarily the 100 metres, wishing to double up and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved by men eleven times at the Olympic Games: by Archie Hahn in 1904, Ralph Craig in 1912, Percy Williams in 1928, Eddie Tolan in 1932, Jesse Owens in 1936, Bobby Morrow in 1956, Valeriy Borzov in 1972, Carl Lewis in 1984, and most recently by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2008, 2012, and 2016. The double has been accomplished by women eight times: by Fanny Blankers-Koen in 1948, Marjorie Jackson in 1952, Betty Cuthbert in 1956, Wilma Rudolph in 1960, Renate Stecher in 1972, Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988, and Elaine Thompson-Herah in 2016 and 2021. Marion Jones finished first in both races in 2000 but was later disqualified and stripped of her medals after admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs. 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. Usain Bolt is the only man to repeat as Olympic champion, Bärbel Wöckel (née Eckert), Veronica Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson-Herah are the three women who have repeated as Olympic champion.

The men's world record holder is Usain Bolt of Jamaica, who ran 19.19 s at the 2009 World Championships. 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 Letsile Tebogo (BOT) and Gabrielle Thomas (USA). The reigning World Champions are Noah Lyles (USA) and Shericka Jackson (JAM).

Races run with an aiding wind measured over 2.0 metres per second are not acceptable for record purposes.

File:Athletics Men's 200 Final - 27th Summer Universiade 2013 - Kazan (RUS).webm

Continental records

  • Updated 7 December 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/men |title=Men's outdoor 200 Metres {{!}} Records |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |access-date=12 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/women |title=Women's outdoor 200 Metres {{!}} Records |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |access-date=12 December 2018}}

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rowspan=2| Area

!colspan=4| Men

!colspan=4| Women

Time (s)

! Wind (m/s)

! Athlete

! Nation

! Time (s)

! Wind (m/s)

! Athlete

! Nation

Africa {{small|(records)}}19.46+0.4Letsile Tebogo{{BOT}}21.81+0.8Christine Mboma{{NAM}}
Asia {{small|(records)}}19.88+0.9Xie Zhenye{{CHN}}22.010.0Li Xuemei{{CHN}}
Europe {{small|(records)}}19.72{{ref label|Note1|A|A}}+1.8Pietro Mennea{{ITA}}21.63+0.2Dafne Schippers{{NED}}
North, Central America
and Caribbean {{small|(records)}}		19.19 {{WR}}−0.3Usain Bolt{{JAM}}21.34 {{WR}}+1.3Florence Griffith-Joyner{{USA}}
Oceania {{small|(records)}}20.04+1.5Gout Gout{{AUS}}22.23+0.8Melinda Gainsford-Taylor{{AUS}}
South America {{small|(records)}}19.81−0.3Alonso Edward{{PAN}}22.48+1.0Ana Cláudia Lemos{{BRA}}

= Notes =

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  • {{note label|Note1|A|A}} Represents a mark set at a high altitude.

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All-time top 25

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|Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m times and the top 25 athletes:

style="background: #f6F5CE" |- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m times, by repeat athletes
style="background: #CCFFCC" |- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m times

=Men (outdoor)=

{{see also|Men's 200 metres world record progression}}

  • Updated September 2024{{cite web |title=Records & Lists − All Time Top Lists − Senior Outdoor 200 Metres Men |url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/men/senior |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 200m outdoor|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_200ok.htm|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=24 August 2019|access-date=23 October 2019}}

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! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time (s) !! Wind (m/s) !! Reaction (s) !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

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| align=center|1

align=center|1align=center|19.19align=center|−0.3align=center|0.133Usain Bolt{{JAM}}20 August 2009Berlin{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2009/08/31/105851688/bolt-strikes-twice |title=Bolt Strikes Twice |last=Layden |first=Tim |magazine=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=31 August 2009 |access-date=5 December 2018}}{{cite web |title=12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin From Saturday 15 August to Sunday 23 August 2009 Final RESULTS 200 Metres MEN |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/3658/AT-200-M-F--1--.RS1.pdf?v=1060339601 |access-date=12 May 2023}}
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| align=center|2

align=center|2align=center|19.26align=center|+0.7align=center|0.269Yohan Blake{{JAM}}16 September 2011Brussels{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/14956162 |title=Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt star in Brussels |website=bbc.com |publisher=BBC |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=13 December 2018}}{{cite web |title=SAMSUNG DIAMOND LEAGUE 2011 Brussels (BEL) 16.09.2011 200m Men |url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2011/brussels/re0020040.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616122924/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2011/brussels/re0020040.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2019 |access-date=12 May 2023}}
align=center|3align=center|19.30align=center|−0.9align=center|0.182Bolt #220 August 2008Beijing{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} The XXIX Olympic Games |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-6977748/men/200-metres/final/result#resultheader |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=12 May 2023 |language=en}}
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|align="center"|3

align="center" |4align="center" |19.31align="center" |+0.4align=center|0.141Noah Lyles

|{{USA}}

21 July 2022Eugene{{Cite news |last=Futterman |first=Matthew |date=22 July 2022|title=Noah Lyles Gets Redemption and an American Record |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/18/sports/noah-lyles-erriyon-knighton.html |access-date=22 July 2022|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022 |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2022/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/men/200-metres/final/result |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=12 May 2023 |language=en}}
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align="center" |5align="center" |19.32align="center" |+0.4align=center|0.161Michael Johnson{{USA}}1 August 1996Atlanta{{cite web |title=Olympedia – 200 metres, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/64653 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=12 May 2023}}
rowspan="4" |align="center" |6align="center" |19.32align="center" |+0.4align=center|0.180Bolt #39 August 2012London{{cite web |title=Olympedia – 200 metres, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/302343 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=12 May 2023}}
align="center" |7align="center" |19.40align="center" |+0.8align=center|0.193Bolt #4

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3 September 2011Daegu{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2011/13th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-7003367/men/200-metres/final/result |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=12 May 2023 |language=en}}
align="center" |8align="center" |19.44align="center" |+0.4align=center|0.172Blake #2

|

9 August 2012London
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|align="center" |19.46

|align="center" | +0.8

|align="center" |0.199

| Lyles #2

|

|10 August 2022

|Monaco

|{{Cite web|title=200m Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/monaco/re0020040.pdf|work=sportresult.com|date=10 August 2022|access-date=23 August 2022|archive-date=23 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823210138/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/monaco/re0020040.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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|align="center" |5

|align="center" |10

|align="center" |19.46

|align="center" |+0.4

|align="center" |0.162

|Letsile Tebogo

|{{BOT}}

|8 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

|{{Cite web |title=McLaughlin-Levrone stuns with world 400m hurdles record, Tebogo and Nadeem upset the favourites in Paris {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/paris-2024-olympics-evening-day-8-mclaughlin-levrone-tebogo-nadeem |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=worldathletics.org}}

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |19.47

| align="center" | +1.6

| align="center" |0.157

| Lyles #3

|

|23 July 2023

|London

|{{Cite web |title=Bol blazes to 51.45 Diamond League record in London {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/london-2023-bol-lyles-ta-lou-tsegay |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=worldathletics.org}}

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| align="center" |6

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |19.49

| align="center" | +1.4

| align="center" |

|Erriyon Knighton

|{{USA}}

|30 April 2022

|Baton Rouge

|{{cite news|title=World U20 sprint records fall as Knighton runs 19.49 and Tebogo clocks 9.96|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-u20-records-knighton-19-49-tebogo-9-96|publisher=World Athletics|date=30 April 2022|access-date=13 May 2022}}

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| rowspan="2" align="center" |13

| rowspan="2" align="center" |19.50

| align="center" | +1.6

| align="center" |0.170

|Tebogo #2

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|23 July 2023

|London

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align="center" |−0.1

| align="center" |0.147

|Lyles #4

|5 July 2019

|Lausanne

| {{cite web |title=IAAF Diamond League Lausanne (SUI) 4th - 5th July 2019 Results 200m Men |url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2019/lausanne/re0020040.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512195125/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2019/lausanne/re0020040.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2023 |access-date=12 May 2023}}

rowspan="3" align="center" |15rowspan="3" align="center" |19.52align="center" |+1.5align="center" |0.142Lyles #521 August 2021Eugene{{cite web |title=Wanda Diamond League Hayward Field - Eugene, OR (USA) 20th - 21st August 2021 Results 200m Men |url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2021/eugene/re0020040.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824022300/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2021/eugene/re0020040.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 August 2021 |access-date=12 May 2023}}
align="center" |−0.6

|align="center" |0.164

|Lyles #6

|8 September 2022

|Zürich

|{{cite web |title=Wanda Diamond League Final 2022 7th September - Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) 8th September - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) Results 200m Men |url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/zurich/re0020040.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910124800/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/zurich/re0020040.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2022 |access-date=12 May 2023}}

align="center" |−0.2

|align="center" |0.144

|Lyles #7

|25 August 2023

|Budapest

|{{Cite web|title=200m Final Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-M-f----.RS6.pdf|work=World Athletics|date=25 August 2023|access-date=26 August 2023}}

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| align="center" |7

align="center" |18align="center" |19.53align="center" |+0.7align="center" |0.185Walter Dix{{USA}}16 September 2011Brussels
rowspan="7" |align=center|18align="center" |19.53align=center|+0.5align=center|Lyles #8rowspan="7" |29 June 2024Eugene{{cite web|title=Lyles, Thomas and Holloway dash to world leads at US Olympic Trials|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/lyles-thomas-holloway-2024-us-olympic-trials-eugene|website=World Athletics|date=30 June 2024|access-date=1 July 2024}}
align="center" |20align="center" |19.54align="center" |±0.0align="center" |0.165Blake #37 September 2012Brussels{{cite web |title=SAMSUNG DIAMOND LEAGUE 2012 Brussels (BEL) 7 September 2012 200m Men Results |url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2012/brussels/re4020040.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512195122/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2012/brussels/re4020040.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2023 |access-date=12 May 2023}}
rowspan="2" align="center" |21rowspan="2" align="center" |19.55align="center" |−0.1align="center" |0.147Bolt #527 August 2015Beijing{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} 15th IAAF World Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2015/15th-iaaf-world-championships-7078726/men/200-metres/final/result#resultheader |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=12 May 2023 |language=en}}
align="center" |+0.4

|align="center" |0.148

|Tebogo #3

|5 September 2024

|Zurich

|{{Cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH_2024/PDF_ATHM200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=O+oe7Ns45xXIR9SYqPwA2gzQC3M=|website=swisstiming.com|date=5 September 2024|access-date=16 September 2024}}

rowspan="2" align="center" |23rowspan="2" align="center" |19.56align="center" |−0.8align="center" |Bolt #61 May 2010Kingston
align="center" | +1.3

| align="center" | 0.182

|Lyles #9

|26 August 2022

|Lausanne

|{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/lausanne/re0020040.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909111511/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/lausanne/re0020040.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2022|work=sportresult.com|date=26 August 2022|access-date=9 September 2022}}

align="center" |25align="center" |19.57align="center" |±0.0align="center" |Bolt #74 September 2009Brussels
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rowspan="2" align="center" |25rowspan="2" align="center" |19.57rowspan="2" align="center" |+0.4align="center" |0.177Justin Gatlin{{USA}}28 June 2015Eugene{{cite web|title=200m Dash Results|url=https://www.flashresults.com/2015_Meets/Outdoor/06-25_USATF/004-3-01.htm|publisher=flashresults.com|date=28 June 2015|access-date=12 May 2023}}
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| align="center" | 0.182

Kenny Bednarek{{USA}}5 September 2024Zurich{{Cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH_2024/PDF_ATHM200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=O+oe7Ns45xXIR9SYqPwA2gzQC3M=|website=swisstiming.com|date=5 September 2024|access-date=16 September 2024}}
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| align="center" |10

rowspan="18" align="center" |align="center" |19.58align="center" |+1.3align="center" |Tyson Gay{{USA}}30 May 2009New York City
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| align="center" |11

align="center" |19.62align="center" |−0.5align="center" |0.135Andre De Grasse{{CAN}}4 August 2021Tokyo{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73A_ATHM200M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf|publisher=olympics.com|date=4 August 2021|access-date=24 August 2021|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804143417/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73A_ATHM200M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |12

rowspan="2" align="center" |19.63align="center" |+0.4align="center" |Xavier Carter{{USA}}11 July 2006Lausanne
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| align="center" | +1.2

| align="center" |

|Reynier Mena

|{{CUB}}

|3 July 2022

|La Chaux-de-Fonds

|{{cite news|title=Mena crushes Cuban 200m record with 19.63 in La Chaux de Fonds|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/reynier-mena-cuba-200m-record-1963-la-chaux|publisher=World Athletics|date=3 July 2022|access-date=19 July 2022}}

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| align="center" |14

align="center" |19.65align="center" |±0.0align=center|Wallace Spearmon{{USA}}28 September 2006Daegu
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| align="center" |15

align="center" |19.68align="center" |+0.4align="center" |Frankie Fredericks{{NAM}}1 August 1996Atlanta
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| align=center|16

align="center" |19.69{{ref label|Note1|A|A}}align=center|−0.5align=center|Clarence Munyai{{RSA}}16 March 2018Pretoria{{cite web|title=200m Semifinal 1 Results|url=http://www.asaseniors18.co.za/results/Day2/079_SHD____200M25_A1_442123.html|work=asaseniors18.co.za|date=16 March 2018|access-date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054216/http://www.asaseniors18.co.za/results/Day2/079_SHD____200M25_A1_442123.html|archive-date=18 March 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
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| align=center|17

align="center" |19.70align=center|+0.7align=center|Michael Norman{{USA}}6 June 2019Rome{{cite web |title=Michael Norman edges Noah Lyles in Rome 200m |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/06/06/michael-norman-noah-lyles-rome-diamond-league-200-meters/ |publisher=NBC Sports |date=6 June 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}}
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| align=center|18

align="center" |19.71{{ref label|Note1|A|A}}align=center|–1.5align=center|Courtney Lindsey{{USA}}20 April 2024Nairobi{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7201053?eventId=10229605&gender=M|work=World Athletics|access-date=20 April 2024}}
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| align=center|19

align="center" |19.72{{ref label|Note1|A|A}}align=center|+1.8align=center|Pietro Mennea{{ITA}}12 September 1979Mexico City
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| rowspan=3 align=center|20

rowspan="3" align="center" |19.73align=center|−0.2align=center|Michael Marsh{{USA}}5 August 1992Barcelona
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| align=center|+0.8

align=center|Divine Oduduru{{NGR}}7 June 2019Austin{{cite web |url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/2019/06/07/oduduru-leads-texas-tech-track-first-ever-mens-ncaa-championship/1376497001/ |title=Oduduru leads Texas Tech track to first-ever men's NCAA championship |author=Bret Bloomquist |work=El Paso Times |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=8 June 2019}}
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| align=center|+1.6

align=center|0.130Zharnel Hughes{{GBR2}}23 July 2023London{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON2023/PDF_ATHM200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=6v79ixMnc1arKsRay2chbt1cgP0=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723203942/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON2023/PDF_ATHM200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=6v79ixMnc1arKsRay2chbt1cgP0=|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2023|work=sportresult.com|date=23 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}
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| align=center|23

align="center" |19.74align=center|+1.4align=center|LaShawn Merritt{{USA}}8 July 2016Eugene{{cite news|title=Rollins wins 100m hurdles showdown at US Olympic Trials|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rollins-wins-100m-hurdles-us-trials|publisher=IAAF|author=Roy Jordan|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}
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| rowspan="4" align="center" |24

rowspan="4" align="center" |19.75align=center|+1.5align=center|Carl Lewis{{USA}}19 June 1983Indianapolis
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| align=center|+1.7

align=center|Joe DeLoach{{USA}}28 September 1988Seoul
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| align=center|+0.3

align=center|Steven Gardiner{{BAH}}7 April 2018Coral Gables{{cite news|title=Gardiner Breaks 200m National Record in Miami|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/apr/07/gardiner-breaks-200m-national-record-miami/|website=tribune242.com|author=Brent Stubbs|date=7 April 2018|access-date=13 April 2018}}
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| align=center|+1.0

|

|Tarsis Orogot

|{{UGA}}

|11 May 2024

|Gainesville

|{{Cite web|title=200m Result|url=https://live.deltatiming.com/meets/37120/events/individual/1372108|website=live.deltatiming.com|language=en|access-date=12 May 2024}}

==Assisted marks==

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 19.70). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown:

  • Kenny Bednarek ran 19.49 {{AthAbbr|A}} (+6.1 m/s) in Hobbs, New Mexico on 17 May 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6487504-kenny-bednarek-runs-fastest-wind-aided-200m-in-history |title=Kenny Bednarek Runs Fastest Wind-Aided 200m in History |author=Lincoln Shryack |publisher=FloTrack |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=18 May 2019}}
  • Andre De Grasse ran 19.58 (+2.4 m/s) in Eugene, Oregon on 12 June 2015.
  • Tarsis Orogot ran 19.60 (+2.9 m/s) in Gainesville, Florida on 14 April 2023.
  • Robert Gregory ran 19.60 (+4.8 m/s) in Jacksonville, Florida on 26 May 2023.
  • Leroy Burrell ran 19.61 (+4.1 m/s) in College Station, Texas on 19 May 1990. Until 1 August 1996, it was the best performance in any condition.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-20-sp-231-story.html |title=Burrell Rides Wind to 19.61 in 200 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=20 May 1990 |access-date=26 April 2019}}
  • Terrance Laird ran 19.64 {{AthAbbr|A}} (+5.6 m/s) in Hobbs, New Mexico on 17 May 2019.{{cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/juco-champs-big-breakthrough-for-kenny-bednarek/ |title=JUCO Champs – Big Breakthrough For Kenny Bednarek |author=Jeff Hollobaugh |publisher=Track & Field News |date=20 May 2019 |access-date=27 May 2019}}

=Women (outdoor)=

{{see also|Women's 200 metres world record progression}}

  • Updated June 2024{{cite web |title=Records & Lists – All Time Top Lists – Senior Outdoor 200 Metres Women |url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/women/senior |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=26 June 2021}}{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 200m outdoor|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_200ok.htm|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=26 June 2021|access-date=26 June 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time (s) !! Wind (m/s) !! Reaction (s) !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

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| align=center|1

align=center|1align=center|21.34align=center|+1.3align=center|0.205Florence Griffith-Joyner{{USA}}29 September 1988Seoul{{cite web |title=Women's 200m Split Times - by time |url=http://www.athletefirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/W200m-splits-by-time.pdf |access-date=17 May 2023}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |21.41

| align="center" | +0.1

| align="center" |0.161

|Shericka Jackson

|{{JAM}}

|25 August 2023

|Budapest

|{{Cite web|title=200m Final Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-f----.RS6.pdf|work=World Athletics|date=25 August 2023|access-date=26 August 2023}}

rowspan=2|

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |21.45

| align="center" | +0.6

| align="center" |0.144

|Jackson #2

|rowspan=2|

|21 July 2022

|Eugene

|{{Cite news |last=Rhim |first=Kris |date=22 July 2022|title=Jamaican Shericka Jackson Wins the 200, Clocking the Second-Fastest Time Ever |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/sports/shericka-jackson-200-world-championships.html |access-date=22 July 2022|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022 |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2022/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/women/200-metres/final/result |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=19 May 2023 |language=en}}

align=center|4

|align=center|21.48

|align=center|+0.2

|align=center|0.161

|Jackson #3

|8 September 2023

|Brussels

|{{cite web|title=200m Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=SSZaA9H6VeF6hoM+Nv2htzwaHzM=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909071647/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=SSZaA9H6VeF6hoM+Nv2htzwaHzM=|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2023|work=sportresult.com|date=8 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023}}

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| align=center|3

align=center|5align=center|21.53align=center|+0.8align=center|0.173Elaine Thompson-Herah{{JAM}}3 August 2021Tokyo{{cite news|title=Women's 200m Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73A_ATHW200M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=3 August 2021|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-date=3 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803184440/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73A_ATHW200M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}
rowspan=3|

|align=center|6

|align=center|21.55

|align=center|±0.0

|align=center|

|Jackson #4

| rowspan="3" |

|26 June 2022

|Kingston

|{{Cite news |last=Raynor |first=Kayon |date=27 June 2022|title=Jamaica's Jackson runs third fastest 200m of all time |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/jamaicas-jackson-runs-third-fastest-200m-all-time-2022-06-27/ |access-date=27 June 2022}}

align="center" |7align="center" |21.56align="center" |+1.7align=center|0.156Griffith-Joyner #229 September 1988Seoul
align=center|8

|align=center|21.57

|align=center|+0.3

|align=center|0.152

|Jackson #5

|17 September 2023

|Eugene

|{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE2023/PDF_ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=5yaMLBemFf/PdDO2aQkz3vam7Co=/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161420/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE2023/PDF_ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=5yaMLBemFf/PdDO2aQkz3vam7Co=/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2023|work=sportresult.com|date=17 September 2023|access-date=20 September 2023}}

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| align="center" |4

align="center" |9align="center" |21.60align="center" |−0.4align=center|0.173Gabrielle Thomas{{USA}}9 July 2023Eugene{{cite web|title=Thomas and Benjamin make statements at US Championships|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/2023-us-championships-thomas-benjamin|publisher=World Athletics|author=Madeline Ryan|date=10 July 2023|access-date=11 July 2023}}
|align="center" |10

|align="center" |21.61

|align="center" | +1.3

|

|Thomas #2

|

|26 June 2021

|Eugene

|

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| align="center" |5

align="center" |11align="center" |21.62{{ref label|Note1|A|A}}align="center" |−0.6align="center" |0.258Marion Jones{{USA}}11 September 1998Johannesburg
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| align="center" |6

align="center" |12align="center" |21.63align="center" |+0.2align="center" |0.149Dafne Schippers{{NED}}28 August 2015Beijing{{cite news|title=200m Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/women/200-metres/final/result#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=28 August 2015|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-date=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828195537/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/women/200-metres/final/result#resultheader|url-status=dead}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |7

align="center" |13align="center" |21.64align="center" |+0.8align="center" |Merlene Ottey{{JAM}}13 September 1991Brussels
rowspan="4" |rowspan="3" align="center" |14rowspan="3" align="center" |21.66align="center" |−1.0align="center" |Ottey #2rowspan="4" |15 August 1990Zürich
align=center|+0.2align=center|0.195Thompson-Herah #228 August 2015Beijing{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} 15th IAAF World Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2015/15th-iaaf-world-championships-7078726/women/200-metres/final/result |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=19 May 2023 |language=en}}
align=center|+0.3align=center|0.165Thompson-Herah #32 August 2021Tokyo{{cite web |title=200 Metres Result {{!}} The XXXII Olympic Games (Athletics) |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/olympic-games/2021/the-xxxii-olympic-games-athletics-7132391/women/200-metres/semi-final/result |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=19 May 2023 |language=en}}
align=center|17

|align=center|21.67

|align=center| +2.0

|align=center|0.137

|Jackson #6

|19 July 2022

|Eugene

|{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Semi-Final Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-200-W-sf----.RS4.pdf|work=World Athletics|date=19 July 2022|access-date=22 July 2022}}

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| align="center" |8

align="center" |18align="center" |21.69align="center" |+1.0align=center|Allyson Felix{{USA}}30 June 2012Eugene{{cite news|title=Marritt hurdles world-leading 12.93, Felix blazes 21.69 in Eugene – U.S. Olympic Trials, Day 7|url=http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/OLY12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=65516|publisher=IAAF|author=Ed Gordon|date=1 July 2012|access-date=1 July 2012}}
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| align="center" |9

align="center" |19align="center" |21.71align="center" |+0.7align=center|Marita Koch{{GDR}}10 June 1979Karl-Marx-Stadt
|align=center|19align="center" |21.71align="center" |+0.3align=center|Koch #221 July 1984Potsdam
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| align="center" |9

|align=center|19

align="center" |21.71align="center" |+1.2align=center|0.190Heike Drechsler{{GDR}}29 June 1986Jena
rowspan=2|rowspan=2 align=center|22rowspan=2 align="center" |21.71align="center" |−0.8Drechsler #2rowspan=2|29 August 1986Stuttgart
align="center" |−0.5Jackson #79 July 2023Kingston{{cite web|title=National championships round-up: Jackson clocks 10.65, Warholm blazes to 46.76|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/national-championships-2023-jackson-warholm|publisher=World Athletics|date=9 July 2023|access-date=11 July 2023}}
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |11

rowspan="2" align="center" |24rowspan="2" align="center" |21.72align="center" |+1.3align=center|0.195Grace Jackson{{JAM}}29 September 1988Seoul
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| align=center|−0.1

align=center|Gwen Torrence{{USA}}5 August 1992Barcelona
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| rowspan=4 align=center|13

rowspan=13 align="center" |rowspan="4" align="center" |21.74align=center|+0.4align=center|Marlies Göhr{{GDR}}3 June 1984Erfurt
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| align=center|+1.2

align=center|0.155Silke Gladisch{{GDR}}3 September 1987Rome
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| align=center|+0.6

align=center|0.172Veronica Campbell-Brown{{JAM}}21 August 2008Beijing
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| align=center|−0.4

align=center|0.143Shaunae Miller-Uibo{{BAH}}29 August 2019Zürich{{cite web|title=Warholm sizzles 46.92 in Zurich − IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/warholm-sizzles-4692-zurich-iaaf-diamond-leag|website=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=29 August 2019|access-date=4 September 2019}}
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| align="center" |17

align="center" |21.75align="center" |−0.1align=center|Juliet Cuthbert{{JAM}}5 August 1992Barcelona
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| rowspan=3 align=center|18

rowspan="3" align="center" |21.77align=center|+0.6align=center|Inger Miller{{USA}}27 August 1999Seville
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| align=center|+1.5

align=center|Tori Bowie{{USA}}27 May 2017Eugene{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-diamond-league/prefontaine-classic-6044/results/women/200-metres/final/result|work=IAAF|date=27 May 2017|access-date=27 May 2017}}
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| align=center|−0.3

align=center|Abby Steiner{{USA}}26 June 2022Eugene
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| align=center|21

align="center" |21.78align=center|+0.6align=center|Christine Mboma{{NAM}}9 September 2021Zürich{{cite web|title=200m Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1020040.PDF?h=dPE4a7pmMdQX+jocgmEIRKWxRTM=|work=sportresult.com|date=9 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=2 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402060459/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1020040.PDF?h=dPE4a7pmMdQX+jocgmEIRKWxRTM=|url-status=dead}}
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align=center|22

align="center" |21.79align=center|+0.8align=center|Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce{{JAM}}27 June 2021Kingston{{cite news|title=Fraser-Pryce completes sprint double at Jamaican Championships in Kingston|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/fraser-pryce-jamaican-championships-kingston|website=World Athletics|author=Noel Francis|date=28 June 2021|access-date=13 July 2021}}
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |23

align="center" |21.81align="center" |−0.1align=center|Valerie Brisco-Hooks{{USA}}9 August 1984Los Angeles
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align="center" |24

rowspan="2" align="center" |21.83align=center|−0.2align=center|Evelyn Ashford{{USA}}24 August 1979Montreal
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align="center" | +1.0

align="center" |McKenzie Long{{USA}}8 June 2024Eugene{{Cite web |title=Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/ncaa-championships-2024-pryce-long-jones-valby |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=worldathletics.org}}

==Assisted marks==

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 21.80). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown:

=Men (indoor)=

  • Updated March 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/200-metres/indoor/men/senior |title=Toplists − All time Top lists − Senior Indoor 200 Metres Men |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=13 March 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Rank

!Time

!Athlete

!Nation

!Date

!Place

!Ref

1

| 19.92 || Frankie Fredericks || {{NAM}} || 18 February 1996 || Liévin ||{{cite web|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_200ok.htm|title=Men's 200m|website=www.alltime-athletics.com}}

2

|20.02

|Elijah Hall

|{{USA}}

|10 March 2018

|College Station

|{{cite news|title=Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ncaa-indoor-championships-2018-norman-400-wor|publisher=IAAF|author=Roy Jordan|date=10 March 2018|access-date=12 March 2018}}

3

|20.08

|Divine Oduduru

|{{NGR}}

|23 February 2019

|Lubbock

|{{cite web |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20190223/texas-tech-men-win-big-12-track-title-in-runaway |title=Texas Tech men win Big 12 track title in a runaway |author=Don Williams |website=lubbockonline.com |publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |date=23 February 2019 |access-date=24 February 2019}}

4

| 20.10 || Wallace Spearmon || {{USA}} || 12 March 2005 || Fayetteville ||

5

|20.11

|Christian Coleman

|{{USA}}

|11 March 2017

|College Station

|{{cite news|title=Coleman speeds to sprint double at NCAA Indoor Championships|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ncaa-indoor-2017-coleman-kerley-cheserek|publisher=IAAF|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=12 March 2017|access-date=12 March 2017}}

6

|20.12 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Matthew Boling

|{{USA}}

|11 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|{{Cite web |title=Alfred, Garland and Wilson threaten world records at NCAA Indoor Championships {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/ncaa-indoor-championships-alfred-garland-wilson-records |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}

rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" |20.13

|Courtney Lindsey

|{{USA}}

|25 February 2023

|Lubbock

|{{Cite web |title=Multiple Meet Records Broken as Texas Tech and Oklahoma State Claim 2023 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Titles |url=http://big12sports.com/news/2023/2/25/multiple-meet-records-broken-as-texas-tech-and-oklahoma-state-claim-2023-big-12-indoor-track-and-field-titles.aspx |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=big12sports.com |language=en}}

Makanakaishe Charamba

|{{ZIM}}

|27 February 2025

|College Station

|{{Cite web |date=27 February 2025 |title=2025 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship - Men's 200 Metres Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7221837 |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=World Athletics}}

rowspan="2" |9

| rowspan="2" |20.17 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Udodi Onwuzurike

|{{NGR}}

|10 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|{{Cite web |title=Collegiate records fall on first day of NCAA Indoor Championships {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/collegiate-record-ncaa-indoor-championships-guttormsen-moore-nugent-alfred |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}

Tarsis Orogot

|{{UGA}}

|10 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|

11

|20.19

| Trayvon Bromell || {{USA}} || 14 March 2015 || Fayetteville ||{{cite news|title=200m Dash Results|url=https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor15/002-2_compiled.htm|publisher=ncaa.com|date=14 March 2015|access-date=15 March 2015}}

rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" | 20.20 || Terrance Laird || {{USA}} || 13 March 2021 || Fayetteville || {{cite web |date=13 March 2021 |title=Results: Men 200 M (Finals) |url=https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Indoor/2021/002-2_compiled.htm |access-date=13 March 2021 |publisher=Flash Results}}

Tapiwanashe Makarawu

|{{ZIM}}

|27 February 2025

|College Station

|

rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |20.21

|Erriyon Knighton

|{{USA}}

|11 February 2024

|Liévin

|{{Cite web |last=Mulkeen |first=Jon |date=10 February 2024 |title=Tsegay, Girma and Holloway threaten world indoor records in Lievin |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/tsegay-girma-holloway-threaten-world-indoor-records-2024-lievin |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=World Athletics}}

Terrence Jones

|{{BAH}}

|24 February 2024

|Lubbock

|{{Cite web |title=Results |url=https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=7071 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=live.pttiming.com}}

16

|20.22 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Robert Gregory

|{{USA}}

|11 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|{{cite web|title=200m Final Results|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2023/002-2.pdf|work=Flash Results|date=11 March 2023|access-date=18 March 2023}}

rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" | 20.25 || Linford Christie|| {{GBR2}} || 19 February 1995 || Liévin||

Wanya McCoy

|{{BAH}}

|27 February 2025

|College Station

|

rowspan="4" |19

| rowspan="4" |20.26

| Obadele Thompson || {{BAR}} || 6 March 1999 || Maebashi ||

Shawn Crawford{{USA}}10 March 2000Fayetteville
John Capel{{USA}}10 March 2000Fayetteville
Andre De Grasse{{CAN}}14 March 2015Fayetteville
rowspan="3" |23

| rowspan="3" | 20.27 || Walter Dix || {{USA}} || 10 March 2006 || Fayetteville ||

Cameron Miller

|{{USA}}

|25 February 2023

|Louisville

|{{cite web|title=200m Result|url=https://flashresults.com/2023_Meets/Indoor/02-23_ACC/022-2.pdf|work=flashresults.com|date=25 February 2023|access-date=4 March 2023}}

Jaden Reid

|{{CAY}}

|27 February 2025

|College Station

|

==Notes==

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20.27:

=Women (indoor)=

  • Updated March 2025.{{cite web |title=Toplists − All time Top lists − Senior Indoor 200 Metres Women |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/200-metres/indoor/women/senior |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=13 March 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Rank

!Time

!Athlete

!Nation

!Date

!Place

!Ref

1

| 21.87 ||Merlene Ottey || {{JAM}} || 13 February 1993 || Liévin

|

2

|22.01 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Julien Alfred

|{{LCA}}

|11 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|{{Cite web |title=Alfred, Garland and Wilson threaten world records at NCAA Indoor Championships {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/ncaa-indoor-championships-alfred-garland-wilson-records |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}

3

|22.09

|Abby Steiner

|{{USA}}

|26 February 2022

|College Station

|{{cite web|title=200m Result|url=https://results.flashresults.com/2022_02-25_SEC/002-2.pdf|publisher=Flash Results|date=26 February 2022|access-date=27 February 2022}}

4

| 22.10 ||Irina Privalova|| {{RUS}} || 19 February 1995 || Liévin

|

5

|22.11 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Favour Ofili

|{{NGR}}

|10 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|

6

| 22.27 ||Heike Drechsler|| {{GDR}} || 7 March 1987 || Indianapolis

|

7

|22.30

|Indya Mayberry

|{{USA}}

|15 March 2025

|Virginia Beach

|{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2025/018-2.pdf|website=flashresults.ncaa.com|date=15 March 2025|access-date=27 April 2025}}

rowspan="2" | 8

| rowspan="2" | 22.33 ||Gwen Torrence || {{USA}} || 2 March 1996 || Atlanta

|

Adaejah Hodge

|{{IVB}}

|12 March 2023

|Boston

|{{Cite web|title=Adaejah Hodge, Just 16, Smashes The World U20 Record In 200m|url=https://www.milesplit.com/articles/329938/adaejah-hodge-just-16-smashes-world-u20-record-in-200m|website=milesplit.com|author=Cory Mull|date=12 March 2023|access-date=18 March 2023}}

10

|22.34

|JaMeesia Ford

|{{USA}}

|9 March 2024

|Boston

|{{Cite web |title=Women 200 M |url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2024/018-2_compiled.htm |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=flashresults.ncaa.com}}

rowspan="2" |11

| rowspan="2" |22.38

|Veronica Campbell-Brown

|{{JAM}}

|18 February 2005

|Birmingham

|

Gabrielle Thomas

|{{USA}}

|10 March 2018

|College Station

|

rowspan="3" |13

| rowspan="2" |22.39 ||Marita Koch || {{GDR}} || 5 March 1983 || Budapest

|

Ionela Târlea{{ROM}}6 March 1999Maebashi

|

22.39 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Niesha Burgher

|{{JAM}}

|14 February 2025

|Albuquerque

|{{Cite web |date=14 February 2025 |title=Don Kirby Elite Invitational Events - Women's 200 Metres Short Track - Final 1 |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7218514?eventId=10229575&gender=W |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=World Athletics}}

rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |22.40

| Bianca Knight || {{USA}} || 14 March 2008 || Fayetteville ||

Shaunae Miller-Uibo

|{{BAH}}

|31 January 2021

|Fayetteville

|{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://results.flashresults.com/01-31_ATL/002-1.pdf|work=flashresults.com|date=31 January 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}

rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |22.41

|Galina Malchugina

|{{RUS}}

|13 March 1994

|Paris

|

Ashley Henderson

|{{USA}}

|10 March 2018

|College Station

|

rowspan="2" |20

|22.42

|Ariana Washington

|{{USA}}

|11 March 2017

|College Station

|

22.42 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Autumn Wilson

|{{USA}}

|10 March 2023

|Albuquerque

|{{cite web|title=200m Prelims Results|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2023/018-1.pdf|work=Flash Results|date=10 March 2023|access-date=18 March 2023}}

22

| 22.43 ||Svetlana Goncharenko || {{RUS}} || 22 February 1998 || Liévin

|

rowspan="3" |23

| rowspan="3" |22.45

|Felicia Brown

|{{USA}}

|26 February 2016

|Fayetteville

|

Tamara Clark

|{{USA}}

|13 March 2021

|Fayetteville

|{{cite web|date=13 March 2021|title=Results: Women 200 M (Finals)|url=https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Indoor/2021/018-2_compiled.htm|access-date=13 March 2021|publisher=Flash Results}}

Jadyn Mays

|{{USA}}

|15 March 2025

|Virginia Beach

|{{cite web|title=200m Results|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2025/018-2.pdf|website=flashresults.ncaa.com|date=15 March 2025|access-date=27 April 2025}}

==Notes==

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.45:

  • Irina Privalova also ran 22.15 (1993), 22.16 (1994), 22.26 (1992), 22.32 (1995), 22.36 (1992), 22.41 (1991) and 22.45 (1991).
  • Abby Steiner also ran 22.16 (2022), 22.37 (2022), 22.38 (2021), 22.41 (2021) and 22.45 (2022).
  • Julien Alfred also ran 22.16 (2024), 22.26 (2023), 22.28 {{AthAbbr|A}} (2024).
  • Favour Ofili also ran 22.20 {{AthAbbr|A}} (2023), 22.36 (2023)
  • Merlene Ottey also twice ran 22.24 (1991), 22.34 (1989) and 22.37 (1991).
  • JaMeesia Ford also ran 22.34 (2025), 22.36 (2024), 22.41 (2025), 22.42 (2025), 22.45 (2024).
  • Indya Mayberry also ran 22.41 {{AthAbbr|A}} (2025), 22.42 (2025).
  • Veronica Campbell-Brown also ran 22.43 (2004).
  • Autumn Wilson also ran 22.45 {{AthAbbr|A}} (2023).

Olympic medalists

=Men=

{{Olympic medalists in men's 200 metres}}

=Women=

{{Olympic medalists in women's 200 metres}}

World Championships medalists

= Men =

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's 200 metres}}

= Women =

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 200 metres}}

World Indoor Championships medalists

=Men=

{{MedalistTable}}
1985 Paris{{ref label|WIG|A}}

|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Yevgenyev|URS}}

|{{flagathlete|Ade Mafe|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|João Batista da Silva|BRA|1968}}

1987 Indianapolis
{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Kirk Baptiste|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Bruno Marie-Rose|FRA}}

|{{flagathlete|Robson da Silva|BRA|1968}}

1989 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|John Regis|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Ade Mafe|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Kevin Little|USA}}

1991 Seville
{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Nikolay Antonov|BUL}}

|{{flagathlete|Linford Christie|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Ade Mafe|GBR}}

1993 Toronto
{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|James Trapp|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Damien Marsh|AUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Kevin Little|USA}}

1995 Barcelona
{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Geir Moen|NOR}}

|{{flagathlete|Troy Douglas|BER}}

|{{flagathlete|Sebastián Keitel|CHI}}

1997 Paris
{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Kevin Little|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Iván García|CUB}}

|{{flagathlete|Francis Obikwelu|NGR}}

1999 Maebashi
{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Frankie Fredericks|NAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Obadele Thompson|BAR}}

|{{flagathlete|Kevin Little|USA}}

2001 Lisbon
{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Shawn Crawford|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Christian Malcolm|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Patrick van Balkom|NED}}

2003 Birmingham
{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Marlon Devonish|GBR}}

|{{flagathlete|Joseph Batangdon|CMR}}

|{{flagathlete|Dominic Demeritte|BAH}}

2004 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Dominic Demeritte|BAH}}

|{{flagathlete|Johan Wissman|SWE}}

|{{flagathlete|Tobias Unger|GER}}

=Women=

{{MedalistTable}}
1985 Paris{{ref label|WIG|A}}

|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}}

|{{flagathlete|Marie-Christine Cazier|FRA}}

|{{flagathlete|Kim Robertson|NZL}}

1987 Indianapolis
{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Heike Drechsler|GDR}}

|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey-Page|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Grace Jackson|JAM}}

1989 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Grace Jackson|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Kovtun|URS}}

1991 Seville
{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Irina Sergeyeva|URS}}

|{{flagathlete|Grit Breuer|GER}}

1993 Toronto
{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Irina Privalova|RUS|1991}}

|{{flagathlete|Melinda Gainsford|AUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Voronova|RUS|1991}}

1995 Barcelona
{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Melinda Gainsford|AUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Pauline Davis|BAH}}

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Voronova|RUS}}

1997 Paris
{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Ekaterini Koffa|GRE}}

|{{flagathlete|Juliet Cuthbert|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Goncharenko|RUS}}

1999 Maebashi
{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Ionela Târlea|ROU}}

|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Goncharenko|RUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Pauline Davis|BAH}}

2001 Lisbon
{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Juliet Campbell|JAM}}

|{{flagathlete|LaTasha Jenkins|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova|BLR}}

2003 Birmingham
{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Muriel Hurtis-Houairi|FRA}}

|{{flagathlete|Anastasiya Kapachinskaya|RUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Juliet Campbell|JAM}}

2004 Budapest
{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagathlete|Natallia Safronnikava|BLR}}

|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Goncharenko|RUS}}

|{{flagathlete|Karin Mayr-Krifka|AUT}}

  • {{note label|WIG|A}} Known as the World Indoor Games

Season's best

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{{col-2}}

=Men=

class="wikitable" width=100% style="font-size:85%;"

!Year!!Time !!style="width: 1em"|Wind !! style="width: 14em"|Athlete !! Date !!Place

1966

| 20.14yh || +0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Tommie Smith|USA}} || 11 June || Sacramento

1967

| 20.14Ay || +0.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Tommie Smith|USA}} || 17 June || Provo

1968

| 19.83A || +0.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Tommie Smith|USA}} || 16 October || Mexico City

1969

| 20.24Ah || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|John Carlos|USA}} || 12 September || South Lake Tahoe

1970

| 20.42yh || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|John Carlos|USA}} || 17 March || Melbourne

1971

| 19.86A || +1.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Donald Quarrie|JAM}} || 3 August || Cali

1972

| 20.00 || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Valeriy Borzov|URS}} || 4 September || Munich

1973

| 20.33y || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Williams|USA}} || 16 June || Bakersfield

1974

| 20.06 || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Donald Quarrie|JAM}} || 16 August || Zürich

1975

| 20.04h || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Donald Quarrie|JAM}} || 7 June || Eugene

1976

| 20.10 || +1.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Millard Hampton|USA}} || 22 June || Eugene

1977

| 20.08A || +0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Silvio Leonard|CUB}} || 12 August || Guadalajara

1978

| 20.03 || +1.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Clancy Edwards|USA}}|| 29 April || Westwood

1979

| 19.72A || +1.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Pietro Mennea|ITA}} || 12 September || Mexico City

1980

| 19.96 || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Pietro Mennea|ITA}} || 17 August || Barletta

1981

| 20.20 || +1.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|James Sanford|USA}} || 10 May || Westwood

1982

| 20.15A || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Mike Miller|USA}} || 2 June || Provo

1983

| 19.75 || +1.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Carl Lewis|USA}} || 19 June || Indianapolis

1984

| 19.80 || −0.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Carl Lewis|USA}} || 8 August || Los Angeles

1985

| 20.07 || +1.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Lorenzo Daniel|USA}} || 18 May || Starkville

1986

| 20.12 || +0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Floyd Heard|USA}} || 7 July || Moscow

1987

| 19.92 || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Carl Lewis|USA}} || 4 May || Madrid

1988

| 19.75 || +1.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Joe DeLoach|USA}} || 28 August || Seoul

1989

| 19.96 || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Robson da Silva|BRA}} || 25 August || Brussels

1990

| 19.85 || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} || 6 July || Edinburgh

1991

| 19.88 || −0.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} || 20 September || Barcelona

1992

| 19.73 || −0.2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Michael Marsh|USA}} || 5 August || Barcelona

1993

| 19.85 || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Frankie Fredericks|NAM}} || 20 August || Stuttgart

1994

| 19.87A || +1.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|John Regis|GBR}} || 31 July || Sestriere

1995

| 19.79 || +0.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} || 11 August || Gothenburg

1996

| 19.32 || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} || 1 August || Atlanta

1997

| 19.77 || +0.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Ato Boldon|TRI}} || 13 July || Stuttgart

1998

| 19.88 || −0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Ato Boldon|TRI}} || 17 June || Athens

1999

| 19.84 || +1.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Francis Obikwelu|NGR}} || 25 August || Seville

2000

| 19.71A || +1.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} || 18 March || Pietersburg

2001

| 19.88 || +0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Joshua J. Johnson|USA}} || 24 August || Brussels

rowspan=2| 2002

| 19.85A || +0.0|| align=left|{{flagathlete|Shawn Crawford|USA}} || 12 April || Pretoria

19.85−0.5align=left|{{flagathlete|Konstadínos Kedéris|GRE}}9 AugustMunich
2003

| 20.01 || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Bernard Williams|USA}} || 11 July || Rome

2004

| 19.79 || +1.2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Shawn Crawford|USA}} || 26 August || Athens

2005

| 19.89 || +1.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Wallace Spearmon|USA}} || 22 July || London

2006

| 19.63 || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Xavier Carter|USA}} || 11 July || Lausanne

2007

| 19.62 || −0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Tyson Gay|USA}} || 24 June || Indianapolis

2008

| 19.30 || −0.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 20 August || Beijing

2009

| 19.19 || −0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 20 August || Berlin

2010

| 19.56 || −0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 1 May || Kingston

2011

| 19.26 || +0.7|| align=left|{{flagathlete|Yohan Blake|JAM}} || 16 September || Brussels

2012

| 19.32 || +0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 9 August || London

2013

| 19.66 || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 17 August || Moscow

2014

| 19.68 || −0.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Justin Gatlin|USA}} || 18 July || Monaco

2015

| 19.55 || −0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 27 August || Beijing

2016

| 19.74 || +1.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|LaShawn Merritt|USA}} || 8 July || Eugene

2017

| 19.77 || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Isaac Makwala|BOT}} || 14 July || Madrid

2018

| 19.65 || +0.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} || 20 July || Monaco

2019

| 19.50 || −0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} || 5 July || Lausanne

2020

| 19.76 || +0.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} || 14 August || Monaco

2021

| 19.52 || +1.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} || 21 August || Eugene

2022

| 19.31 || +0.4 ||align=left|{{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} || 21 July || Eugene

2023

| 19.47 || +1.6 ||align=left|{{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} || 23 July || London

2024

| 19.46 || +0.4 ||align=left|{{flagathlete|Letsile Tebogo|BOT}} || 8 August || Saint-Denis

{{col-2}}

=Women=

class="wikitable" width=100% style="font-size:85%;"

!Year!!Time !!style="width: 1em"|Wind !! style="width: 17em"|Athlete !! Date !!Place

1968

| 22.58A || +2.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Irena Szewinska|POL}} || 18 October || Mexico City

1970

| 22.62 || +0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Chi Cheng|ROC}} || 12 July || Munich

1971

| 22.70 || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Renate Stecher|GDR}} || 13 August || Helsinki

1972

| 22.40 || +1.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Renate Stecher|GDR}} || 7 September || Munich

1973

| 22.38 || +1.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Renate Stecher|GDR}} || 21 July || Dresden

1974

| 22.21 || +1.9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Irena Szewinska|POL}} || 13 June || Potsdam

1975

| 22.44 || N/A || align=left|{{flagathlete|Renate Stecher|GDR}} || 10 August || Potsdam

1976

| 22.37 || +0.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Bärbel Wöckel|GDR}} || 24 August || Zürich

1977

| 22.37 || +0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Irena Szewinska|POL}} || 24 August || Zürich

1978

| 22.06 || +1.2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}} || 28 May || Erfurt

1979

| 21.71 || +0.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}} || 6 June || Karl-Marx-Stadt

1980

| 22.01 || +0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Bärbel Wöckel|GDR}} || 18 July || Cottbus

1981

| 21.84 || −1.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Evelyn Ashford|USA}} || 28 August || Brussels

1982

| 21.76 || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}} || 3 July || Dresden

1983

| 21.82 || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}} || 18 June || Karl-Marx-Stadt

1984

| 21.71 || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}} || 21 July || Potsdam

1985

| 21.78 || −1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}} || 11 August || Leipzig

rowspan=2| 1986

| rowspan=2| 21.71 || +1.2|| align=left|{{flagathlete|Heike Drechsler|GDR}} || 29 June || Jena

−0.8align=left|{{flagathlete|Heike Drechsler|GDR}}29 AugustStuttgart
1987

| 21.74 || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Silke Gladisch|GDR}} || 3 September || Rome

1988

| 21.34 || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Florence Griffith-Joyner|USA}} || 29 August || Seoul

1989

| 22.04A || +0.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Dawn Sowell|USA}} || 2 June || Provo

1990

| 21.66 || −1.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} || 15 August || Zürich

1991

| 21.64 || +0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} || 13 September || Brussels

1992

| 21.72 || −0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Gwen Torrence|USA}} || 5 August || Barcelona

1993

| 21.77 || +1.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} || 7 August || Monaco

1994

| 21.85 || −0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Gwen Torrence|USA}} || 12 August || Durham

1995

| 21.77 || −0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Gwen Torrence|USA}} || 18 August || Cologne

rowspan=2| 1996

| rowspan=2| 22.07 || +0.4|| align=left|{{flagathlete|Marie-José Pérec|FRA}} || 1 August || Atlanta

−0.1align=left|{{flagathlete|Mary Onyali|NGR}}14 AugustZürich
1997

| 21.76 || −0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marion Jones|USA}} || 13 August || Zürich

1998

| 21.62A || −0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marion Jones|USA}} || 11 September || Johannesburg

1999

| 21.77 || +0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Inger Miller|USA}} || 27 August || Seville

2000

| 21.94 || +1.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Marion Jones|USA}} || 23 July || Sacramento

rowspan=2| 2001

| rowspan=2| 22.39 || +1.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|LaTasha Jenkins|USA}} || 23 June || Eugene

−0.3align=left|{{flagathlete|Debbie Ferguson|BAH}}9 AugustEdmonton
2002

| 22.20 || +0.0|| align=left|{{flagathlete|Dbbie Ferguson|BAH}} || 29 July || Manchester

2003

| 22.11A || −0.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Allyson Felix|USA}} || 3 May || Mexico City

2004

| 22.05 || +0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Veronica Campbell-Brown|JAM}} || 25 August || Athens

2005

| 22.13 || +0.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Allyson Felix|USA}} || 26 June || Carson

rowspan=2| 2006

| rowspan=2| 22.00 || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Sherone Simpson|JAM}} || 25 June || Kingston

−0.3align=left|{{flagathlete|Sherone Simpson|JAM}}25 JulyStockholm
2007

| 21.81 || +1.7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Allyson Felix|USA}} || 31 August || Osaka

2008

| 21.74 || +0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Veronica Campbell-Brown|JAM}} || 21 August || Beijing

2009

| 21.88 || +1.3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Allyson Felix|USA}} || 31 July || Stockholm

2010

| 21.98 || +1.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Veronica Campbell-Brown|JAM}} || 12 June || New York City

2011

| 22.15 || +1.0|| align=left|{{flagathlete|Shalonda Solomon|USA}} || 26 June || Eugene

2012

| 21.69 || +1.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Allyson Felix|USA}} || 30 June || Eugene

2013

| 22.13 || +1.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce|JAM}} || 23 June || Kingston

2014

| 22.02 || +0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Allyson Felix|USA}} || 5 September || Brussels

2015

| 21.63 || +0.2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Dafne Schippers|NED}} || 28 August || Beijing

2016

| 21.78 || −0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Elaine Thompson|JAM}} || 17 August || Rio de Janeiro

2017

| 21.77 || +1.5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Tori Bowie|USA}} || 27 May|| Eugene

2018

| 21.89 || +0.2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Dina Asher-Smith|GBR}} || 11 August|| Berlin

2019

| 21.74 || −0.4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Shaunae Miller-Uibo|BAH}} || 29 August || Zürich

2020

| 21.98 || +2.0 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Shaunae Miller-Uibo|BAH}} || 25 July || Clermont

2021

| 21.53 || +0.8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Elaine Thompson-Herah|JAM}} || 3 August || Tokyo

2022

| 21.45 || +0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Shericka Jackson|JAM}} || 21 July || Eugene

2023

| 21.41 || +0.1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Shericka Jackson|JAM}} || 25 August || Budapest

2024

| 21.78 || +0.6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|Gabrielle Thomas|USA}} || 22 June || Eugene

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References

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External links

  • [https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=sprints&d=200-metres IAAF list of 200-metres records in XML]
  • [http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_200ok.htm All time 200m men records]

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