Masters W40 200 metres world record progression

This is the progression of world record improvements of the 200 metres W40 division of Masters athletics.

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Hand !Auto !Wind !Athlete !Nationality !Birthdate !Location !Date
\|22.72 \|1.4 \|Merlene Ottey \|{{SLO}} \|10.05.1960 \|Athens \|23.08.2004
\|24.25 \|2.0 \|Violetta Lapierre \|{{flagu\|France}} \|15.10.1963 \|Vénissieux \|15.05.2004
bgcolor=#f6F5CE \| \|24.66A \| \|Sara Montecinos \|{{flagu\|Chile}} \|08.03.1954 \|Cali \|19.03.1994
bgcolor=#f6F5CE \| \|24.84 \| \|Phil Raschker \|{{flagu\|United States}} \|21.02.1947 \|Eugene \|03.08.1989
bgcolor=#f6F5CE \|25.1 \| \| \|Maeve Kyle \|{{IRL}} \|06.10.1928 \|Belfast \|10.05.1969

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|22.72

|1.4