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The men's 200 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 and the women's 200 m has been held continuously since its introduction at the 1948 Games. It is the most prestigious 200 m race at elite level. The competition format typically has three or four qualifying rounds leading to a final race between eight athletes.
The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the IAAF. The current record of 19.19 seconds was set by Usain Bolt at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The IAAF maintained separate records for 200 m over a straight track and over a curved track until 1976, when records for the former were ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Lyles, 27, is scheduled to compete in Round 1 of the men's 200-meter race on Monday. He earned bronze in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with a time of 19.74 seconds. Show comments
Rice Lake High School graduate Kenny Bednarek finishes with his second straight Olympic silver in the 200 meters, ahead of U.S. teammate Noah Lyles. ... American to win the 100 and 200 meters in ...
American Noah Lyles declared in July that he had his sights set on becoming the first man to win the 100 meters and 200 meters at the World Athletics Championships since the legend Usain Bolt in 2015.
Noah Lyles OLY [ 9 ] (born July 18, 1997) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 meters, 100 meters and 200 meters events. His personal best of 19.31 seconds in the 200m is the American record, and makes him the third fastest of all-time. He is an Olympic champion and six-time World champion.
Charles Bennett. Great Britain. Sidney Robinson. Great Britain. 1600 metres relay. [edit] The first relay event to be held at the Olympics, the 1600 m relay consisted of two legs over 200 m, one over 400 m, and one over 800 m. This "medley" relay was replaced by the 4 × 400 m relay at subsequent Olympics.