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Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200m times and the top 25 athletes: - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200m times - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200m times, by repeat athletes - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200m times
The championship records for the event are 19.19 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 21.41 seconds for women, set by Shericka Jackson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion, and Bolt's championship record set in 2009 remains the world record as of 2015. [1]
Men's 200m winners [3] Year Athlete Team Time 1988 Dennis Mitchell: Florida 20.73 1989 Michael Johnson: Baylor 20.59 1990 Michael Johnson: Baylor 20.72 1991 Frankie Fredericks Namibia: Brigham Y 20.68 1992 James Trapp: Clemson 20.66 1993 Chris Nelloms: Ohio St 20.93 1994 Chris Nelloms: Ohio St 20.60 1995 Dave Dopek: DePaul 20.78 1996 Obadele ...
For men, the imperial distance was contested until 1975 excepting Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The women's race began in 1982.
Championship records are set when an athlete achieves the best mark in an event at one of the editions of the Championships. World, area, and national records have been set at the championships over the course of its history.
Sarah Bowman 4:10.2h: University of Tennessee: April 24, 2009 Penn Relays: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [6] Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) 3:36.10 Julien Alfred Rhasidat Adeleke Kennedy Simon Valery Tobias: University of Texas at Austin: March 31, 2023 Texas Relays: Austin, Texas [62] 3:39.05 Makenzie Dunmore Deajah Stevens Hannah Waller Raevyn ...
The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Wind" column indicates the wind assistance in metres per second, 2.0 m/s the current maximum allowable, a negative indicates the mark was set running into a wind; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official ...
Henry Carr's winning time at the 1964 Olympics (17 October) was a hand timed 20.3 seconds. The electronic time was 20.36 seconds, which was the fastest auto time to that date. Tommie Smith ran 20.26 for 220 yards at Provo in 1967. By deducting .12 seconds for the 200 metre equivalent, he is estimated to have run 20.14 for that distance. [4]: 45