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  2. Women's 200 metres world record progression - Wikipedia

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    The first World Record in the 200 m for women (athletics) was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936. However, the IAAF did not maintain a record category for 200 m (bend) as opposed to 200 m (straight) until after 1951.

  3. Dafne Schippers - Wikipedia

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    200 m. 2018 Ostrava. 200 m. 2014 Marrakech. 100 m. Dafne Schippers(pronounced[ˈdɑfnəˈsxɪpərs]; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch retired track and fieldathlete who competed in sprintingand the combined events. She holds the European recordin the 200 metres with a time of 21.63 seconds, making her the sixth-fastest woman of all timeat this ...

  4. 200 metres - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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    The women's 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4 and 6 August 2024. This was the twentieth time that the women's 200 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

  6. List of world records in masters athletics - Wikipedia

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    Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...

  7. Gabrielle Thomas - Wikipedia

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    Gabrielle Thomas. Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) [3] is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, Thomas competed in college for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018.

  8. Florence Griffith Joyner - Wikipedia

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    The 200 meters remained a stronger event for her than the 100 meters, where she was ranked seventh in the United States. [ 24 ] Before the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials , Griffith Joyner continued to work with her coach and husband's brother-in-law, Kersee, two days a week, but with her new husband coaching her three days a week. [ 25 ]

  9. Summer McIntosh wins gold, Kate Douglass silver and Alex ...

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    PARIS — Summer McIntosh won the women’s 200-meter individual medley here at the 2024 Olympics on Saturday, coming from behind over the final 50 in one of the meet’s most loaded events ...