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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 ...
From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events. [1] Irena Szewińska's 22.21 from 1974 was the fastest eligible 200 metre performance at that time.
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.
Flying 200m time trial (progression) 10.029 Lea Friedrich Germany 9 August 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [16] Flying 500m time trial (progression) 28.970 Kristina Vogel Germany 17 December 2016 Frankfurter Kreisel Frankfurt (Oder), Germany [17] 500 m time trial (progression) 32.268 Jessica Salazar Mexico 7 October 2016
Contents. World record progression 200 metres individual medley. The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body ...
Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American retired sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. [2] He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m ...
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 ...
In the men's 200 meters, the average difference was 0.21 seconds, and in the men's 400 meters the average difference was 0.16 seconds. In 1956 the average difference between the FAT and manual times for the men's 100 meters was 0.19 seconds, ranging from -0.05 to 0.34 seconds. [14]