In the United States and elsewhere, 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.
The race attracts runners from other events wishing 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 19.19 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 Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown.
Because humans use the same muscles for both support and forward speed, the runners in the inside lanes are disadvantaged by centrifugal force during the bend phase. Consequently, the middle and outer lanes are preferred.
Rank !! Res. !! Wind !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Location | |||||||
! 1. | 19.19 | −0.3 | Usain Bolt| | 20 August 2009 | Berlin | ||
2. | 19.32 | +0.4 | Michael Johnson (athlete)Michael Johnson || | 1 August 1996 | Atlanta | ||
3. | 19.58 | +1.3 | Tyson Gay| | 30 May 2009 | New York City | ||
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, Florida>Gainesville | ||
8. | 19.72 | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea| | 12 September 1979 | Mexico City | ||
9. | 19.73 | −0.2 | Michael Marsh (athlete)Michael Marsh || | 5 August 1992 | Barcelona | ||
10. | rowspan="2" | 19.75 | +1.5 | Carl Lewis| | 19 June 1983 | Indianapolis | |
+1.8 | Joe DeLoach| | 28 September 1988 | Seoul |
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. | rowspan=2 | 21.71 | +0.7| | Marita Koch | 10 June 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
+1.2 | Heike Drechsler| | 29 June 1986 | Jena | ||||
6. | rowspan=2 | 21.72 | +1.3 | Grace Jackson| | 29 September 1988 | Seoul | |
−0.1 | Gwen Torrence| | 15 August 1992 | Barcelona | ||||
8. | rowspan=3 | 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 |
Category:Events in athletics (track and field) Category:Sprint running
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