200 metres
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 Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.
Athletics 200 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | Usain Bolt 19.19 (2009) |
Women | Florence Griffith-Joyner 21.34 (1988) |
Olympic records | |
Men | Usain Bolt 19.30 (2008) |
Women | Florence Griffith-Joyner 21.34 (1988) |
World Championship records | |
Men | Usain Bolt 19.19 (2009) |
Women | Shericka Jackson 21.45 (2022) |
In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (218.723 yards), 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,[1] but other conversion methods exist. Another obsolete version of this race is the 200 metres straight, which was run on tracks that contained such a straight. Initially, when the International Amateur Athletic Association (now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations) started to ratify world records in 1912, only records set on a straight track were eligible for consideration. In 1951, the IAAF started to recognise records set on a curved track. In 1976, the straight record was discarded.
The race attracts runners from other events, primarily the 100 metres, wishing to double up and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved by men eleven times at the Olympic Games: by Archie Hahn in 1904, Ralph Craig in 1912, Percy Williams in 1928, Eddie Tolan in 1932, Jesse Owens in 1936, Bobby Morrow in 1956, Valeriy Borzov in 1972, Carl Lewis in 1984, and most recently by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2008, 2012, and 2016. The double has been accomplished by women eight times: by Fanny Blankers-Koen in 1948, Marjorie Jackson in 1952, Betty Cuthbert in 1956, Wilma Rudolph in 1960, Renate Stecher in 1972, Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988, and Elaine Thompson-Herah in 2016 and 2021. Marion Jones finished first in both races in 2000 but was later disqualified and stripped of her medals after admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs. 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. Usain Bolt is the only man to repeat as Olympic champion, Bärbel Wöckel (née Eckert), Veronica Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson-Herah are the three women who have repeated as Olympic champion.
The men's world record holder is Usain Bolt of Jamaica, 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 Andre De Grasse (CAN) and Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM). The reigning World Champions are Noah Lyles (USA) and Shericka Jackson (JAM).
Races run with an aiding wind measured over 2.0 metres per second are not acceptable for record purposes.
Continental records
Area | Men | Women | ||||||
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Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa (records) | 19.68 | +0.4 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 21.81 | +0.8 | Christine Mboma | Namibia |
Asia (records) | 19.88 | +0.9 | Xie Zhenye | China | 22.01 | 0.0 | Li Xuemei | China |
Europe (records) | 19.72[A] | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 21.63 | +0.2 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | 19.19 WR | −0.3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 21.34 WR | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States |
Oceania (records) | 20.06[A] | +0.9 | Peter Norman | Australia | 22.23 | +0.8 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia |
South America (records) | 19.81 | −0.3 | Alonso Edward | Panama | 22.48 | +1.0 | Ana Cláudia Lemos | Brazil |
Notes
- A Represents a mark set at a high altitude.
All-time top 25
Men (outdoor)
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 19.19 | −0.3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 20 AUG 2009 | Berlin | [6] |
2 | 2 | 19.26 | +0.7 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 16 SEP 2011 | Brussels | [7] |
3 | 19.30 | −0.9 | Bolt #2 | 20 AUG 2008 | Beijing | |||
3 | 4 | 19.31 | +0.4 | Noah Lyles | United States | 21 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [8] |
4 | 5 | 19.32 | +0.4 | Michael Johnson | United States | 01 AUG 1996 | Atlanta | |
5 | 19.32 | +0.4 | Bolt #3 | 09 AUG 2012 | London | |||
7 | 19.40 | +0.8 | Bolt #4 | 03 SEP 2011 | Daegu | |||
8 | 19.44 | +0.4 | Blake #2 | 09 AUG 2012 | London | |||
9 | 19.46 | +0.8 | Lyles #2 | 10 AUG 2022 | Monaco | [9] | ||
5 | 10 | 19.49 | +1.4 | Erriyon Knighton | United States | 30 APR 2022 | Baton Rouge | [10] |
11 | 19.50 | −0.1 | Lyles #3 | 05 JUL 2019 | Lausanne | |||
12 | 19.52 | +1.5 | Lyles #4 | 21 AUG 2021 | Eugene | |||
−0.6 | Lyles #5 | 08 SEP 2022 | Zürich | |||||
6 | 14 | 19.53 | +0.7 | Walter Dix | United States | 16 SEP 2011 | Brussels | |
15 | 19.54 | ±0.0 | Blake #3 | 07 SEP 2012 | Brussels | |||
16 | 19.55 | −0.1 | Bolt #5 | 27 AUG 2015 | Beijing | |||
17 | 19.56 | −0.8 | Bolt #6 | 01 MAY 2010 | Kingston | |||
+1.3 | Lyles #6 | 26 AUG 2022 | Lausanne | [11] | ||||
19 | 19.57 | ±0.0 | Bolt #7 | 04 SEP 2009 | Brussels | |||
7 | 19 | 19.57 | +0.4 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 28 JUN 2015 | Eugene | [12] |
8 | 21 | 19.58 | +1.3 | Tyson Gay | United States | 30 MAY 2009 | New York City | |
21 | 19.58 | +1.4 | Bolt #8 | 23 AUG 2012 | Lausanne | |||
23 | 19.59 | −0.9 | Bolt #9 | 07 JUL 2009 | Lausanne | |||
24 | 19.61 | +1.3 | Lyles #7 | 12 JUN 2022 | New York City | [13] | ||
25 | 19.62 | −0.3 | Gay #2 | 24 JUN 2007 | Indianapolis | |||
9 | 25 | 19.62 | −0.5 | Andre De Grasse | Canada | 04 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | [14] |
25 | 19.62 | −0.1 | Lyles #8 | 19 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [15] | ||
10 | 19.63 | +0.4 | Xavier Carter | United States | 11 JUL 2006 | Lausanne | ||
+1.2 | Reynier Mena | Cuba | 03 JUL 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | [16] | |||
12 | 19.65 | ±0.0 | Wallace Spearmon | United States | 28 SEP 2006 | Daegu | ||
13 | 19.68 | +0.4 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 01 AUG 1996 | Atlanta | ||
−0.5 | Kenny Bednarek | United States | 04 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | [14] | |||
15 | 19.69[A] | −0.5 | Clarence Munyai | South Africa | 16 MAR 2018 | Pretoria | [17] | |
16 | 19.70 | +0.7 | Michael Norman | United States | 06 JUN 2019 | Rome | [18] | |
17 | 19.72[A] | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 12 SEP 1979 | Mexico City | ||
18 | 19.73 | −0.2 | Michael Marsh | United States | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | ||
+0.8 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 07 JUN 2019 | Austin | [19] | |||
20 | 19.74 | +1.4 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 08 JUL 2016 | Eugene | [20] | |
21 | 19.75 | +1.5 | Carl Lewis | United States | 19 JUN 1983 | Indianapolis | ||
+1.7 | Joe DeLoach | United States | 28 SEP 1988 | Seoul | ||||
+0.3 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 07 APR 2018 | Coral Gables | [21] | |||
24 | 19.76 | +0.7 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 09 AUG 2018 | Berlin | [22] | |
19.76[A] | +2.0 | Fred Kerley | United States | 18 SEP 2021 | Nairobi |
Assisted marks
Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 19.70). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown:
- Kenny Bednarek ran 19.49 (+6.1 m/s) at high altitude in Hobbs, New Mexico on 17 May 2019,[23][24] 19.65 (+4.0 m/s) on 10 April 2021 in Miramar, Florida,[25] and 19.65 (+3.2 m/s) in Lausanne on 26 August 2021.[26]
- Andre De Grasse ran 19.58 (+2.4 m/s) in Eugene, Oregon on 12 June 2015.
- Leroy Burrell ran 19.61 (+4.1 m/s) in College Station, Texas on 19 May 1990. Until 1 August 1996, it was the best performance in any condition.[27]
- Terrance Laird ran 19.64 (+5.6 m/s) at high altitude in Hobbs, New Mexico on 17 May 2019.[24]
Women (outdoor)
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | 29 SEP 1988 | Seoul | |
2 | 2 | 21.45 | +0.6 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 21 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [30] |
3 | 3 | 21.53 | +0.8 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | 03 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | [31] |
4 | 21.55 | ±0.0 | Jackson #2 | 26 JUN 2022 | Kingston | [32] | ||
5 | 21.56 | +1.7 | Griffith-Joyner #2 | 29 SEP 1988 | Seoul | |||
4 | 6 | 21.61 | +1.3 | Gabrielle Thomas | United States | 26 JUN 2021 | Eugene | [33] |
5 | 7 | 21.62[A] | −0.6 | Marion Jones | United States | 11 SEP 1998 | Johannesburg | |
6 | 8 | 21.63 | +0.2 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 28 AUG 2015 | Beijing | [34] |
7 | 9 | 21.64 | +0.8 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 13 SEP 1991 | Brussels | |
10 | 21.66 | −1.0 | Ottey #2 | 15 AUG 1990 | Zürich | |||
+0.2 | Thompson-Herah #2 | 28 AUG 2015 | Beijing | |||||
+0.3 | Thompson-Herah #3 | 02 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | |||||
13 | 21.67 | +2.0 | Jackson #3 | 19 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [35] | ||
8 | 14 | 21.69 | +1.0 | Allyson Felix | United States | 30 JUN 2012 | Eugene | [36] |
9 | 15 | 21.71 | +0.7 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 10 JUN 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
15 | 21.71 | +0.3 | Koch #2 | 21 JUL 1984 | Potsdam | |||
9 | 15 | 21.71 | +1.2 | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 29 JUN 1986 | Jena | |
15 | 21.71 | −0.8 | Drechsler #2 | 29 AUG 1986 | Stuttgart | |||
11 | 19 | 21.72 | +1.3 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 29 SEP 1988 | Seoul | |
−0.1 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | ||||
13 | 22 | 21.74 | +0.4 | Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 03 JUN 1984 | Erfurt | |
+1.2 | Silke Gladisch | East Germany | 03 SEP 1987 | Rome | ||||
+0.6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 21 AUG 2008 | Beijing | ||||
−0.4 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 29 AUG 2019 | Zürich | [37] | |||
17 | 25 | 21.75 | −0.1 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | |
18 | 21.77 | +0.6 | Inger Miller | United States | 27 AUG 1999 | Seville | ||
+1.5 | Tori Bowie | United States | 27 May 2017 | Eugene | [38] | |||
−0.3 | Abby Steiner | United States | 26 JUN 2022 | Eugene | ||||
21 | 21.78 | +0.6 | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 09 SEP 2021 | Zürich | [39] | |
22 | 21.79 | +0.8 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 27 JUN 2021 | Kingston | [40] | |
23 | 21.81 | −0.1 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States | 09 AUG 1984 | Los Angeles | ||
24 | 21.83 | −0.2 | Evelyn Ashford | United States | 24 AUG 1979 | Montreal | ||
25 | 21.85 | +0.3 | Bärbel Wöckel | East Germany | 21 JUL 1984 | Potsdam |
Assisted marks
Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 21.80). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown:
- Tamara Clark ran 21.72 (+3.1 m/s) in Austin, Texas on 26 March 2022.
- Kimberlyn Duncan ran 21.80 (+3.2 m/s) in Des Moines, Iowa on 23 June 2013.
Men (indoor)
- Updated February 2022.[41]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 19.92 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 18 February 1996 | Liévin | [42] |
2 | 20.02 | Elijah Hall | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | [43] |
3 | 20.08 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 23 February 2019 | Lubbock | [44] |
4 | 20.10 | Wallace Spearmon | United States | 12 March 2005 | Fayetteville | |
5 | 20.11 | Christian Coleman | United States | 11 March 2017 | College Station | [45] |
6 | 20.19 | Trayvon Bromell | United States | 14 March 2015 | Fayetteville | [46] |
Matthew Boling | United States | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [47] | ||
8 | 20.20 | Terrance Laird | United States | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [47] |
9 | 20.25 | Linford Christie | United Kingdom | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |
10 | 20.26 | Obadele Thompson | Barbados | 6 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
Shawn Crawford | United States | 10 March 2000 | Fayetteville | |||
John Capel | United States | 10 March 2000 | Fayetteville | |||
Andre De Grasse | Canada | 14 March 2015 | Fayetteville | [46] | ||
14 | 20.27 | Walter Dix | United States | 10 March 2006 | Fayetteville | |
15 | 20.30 | Xavier Carter | United States | 10 March 2006 | Fayetteville | |
Kenny Bednarek | United States | 2 February 2019 | Lincoln | [48] | ||
17 | 20.31 | Coby Miller | United States | 2 March 2001 | Atlanta | |
Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 March 2017 | College Station | [45] | ||
19 | 20.32 | Rohsaan Griffin | United States | 27 February 1999 | Atlanta | |
Kevin Little | United States | 5 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
20.32 A | Diondre Batson | United States | 14 March 2014 | Albuquerque | ||
20.32 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | United States | 27 February 2021 | Fayetteville | [49] | |
Lance Lang | United States | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [50] | ||
24 | 20.33 | Andrew Hudson | United States | 22 February 2019 | Lubbock | |
Javonte Harding | United States | 29 January 2022 | Clemson | [51] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20.30:
- Frankie Fredericks also ran 20.10 (1999), 20.18 (1999) and 20.26 (1995).
- Wallace Spearmon also ran 20.10 (2005), 20.19 (2008) and 20.21 (2005).
- Divine Oduduru also ran 20.18 (2018) and 20.21 (2018).
- Trayvon Bromell also ran 20.23 (2015).
- Elijah Hall also ran 20.26 (2018).
- Matthew Boling also ran 20.27 (2022).
- Terrance Laird also ran 20.28 (2021).
- Shawn Crawford also ran 20.30 (2002).
Women (indoor)
- Updated February 2022.[52]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21.87 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 13 February 1993 | Liévin | |
2 | 22.09 | Abby Steiner | United States | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [53] |
3 | 22.10 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |
4 | 22.27 | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 7 March 1987 | Indianapolis | |
5 | 22.33 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 2 March 1996 | Atlanta | |
6 | 22.38 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 18 February 2005 | Birmingham | |
Gabrielle Thomas | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | [43] | ||
8 | 22.39 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 5 March 1983 | Budapest | |
Ionela Tirlea | Romania | 6 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
10 | 22.40 | Bianca Knight | United States | 14 March 2008 | Fayetteville | |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 31 January 2021 | Fayetteville | [54] | ||
12 | 22.41 | Galina Malchugina | Russia | 13 March 1994 | Paris | |
Ashley Henderson | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | [43] | ||
14 | 22.42 | Ariana Washington | United States | 11 March 2017 | College Station | [45] |
15 | 22.43 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia | 22 February 1998 | Liévin | |
16 | 22.45 | Felicia Brown | United States | 26 February 2016 | Fayetteville | |
Tamara Clark | United States | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [55] | ||
18 | 22.46 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [56] |
19 | 22.49 | Muriel Hurtis | France | 14 March 2003 | Birmingham | |
Muna Lee | United States | 14 March 2003 | Fayetteville | |||
Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 12 March 2004 | Fayetteville | |||
Anavia Battle | United States | 18 February 2022 | Fayetteville | [57] | ||
23 | 22.50 | Melanie Paschke | Germany | 1 March 1998 | Valencia | |
Kamaria Brown | United States | 1 March 2014 | College Station | |||
25 | 22.52 | Nanceen Perry | United States | 13 February 2000 | Liévin | |
Jenna Prandini | United States | 13 March 2015 | Fayetteville |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.45:
- Irina Privalova also ran 22.15 (1993), 22.16 (1994), 22.26 (1992), 22.32 (1995), 22.36 (1992), 22.41 (1991) and 22.45 (1991).
- Abby Steiner also ran 22.16 (2022), 22.37 (2022), 22.38 (2021), 22.41 (2021), 22.45 (2022).
- Merlene Ottey also twice ran 22.24 (1991), 22.34 (1989) and 22.37 (1991).
- Veronica Campbell-Brown also ran 22.43 (2004).
Olympic medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris |
Walter Tewksbury United States |
Norman Pritchard India |
Stan Rowley Australia |
1904 St. Louis |
Archie Hahn United States |
Nate Cartmell United States |
William Hogenson United States |
1908 London |
Robert Kerr Canada |
Robert Cloughen United States |
Nate Cartmell United States |
1912 Stockholm |
Ralph Craig United States |
Donald Lippincott United States |
Willie Applegarth Great Britain |
1920 Antwerp |
Allen Woodring United States |
Charley Paddock United States |
Harry Edward Great Britain |
1924 Paris |
Jackson Scholz United States |
Charley Paddock United States |
Eric Liddell Great Britain |
1928 Amsterdam |
Percy Williams Canada |
Walter Rangeley Great Britain |
Helmut Körnig Germany |
1932 Los Angeles |
Eddie Tolan United States |
George Simpson United States |
Ralph Metcalfe United States |
1936 Berlin |
Jesse Owens United States |
Mack Robinson United States |
Tinus Osendarp Netherlands |
1948 London |
Mel Patton United States |
Barney Ewell United States |
Lloyd LaBeach Panama |
1952 Helsinki |
Andy Stanfield United States |
Thane Baker United States |
James Gathers United States |
1956 Melbourne |
Bobby Morrow United States |
Andy Stanfield United States |
Thane Baker United States |
1960 Rome |
Livio Berruti Italy |
Lester Carney United States |
Abdoulaye Seye France |
1964 Tokyo |
Henry Carr United States |
Paul Drayton United States |
Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago |
1968 Mexico City |
Tommie Smith United States |
Peter Norman Australia |
John Carlos United States |
1972 Munich |
Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union |
Larry Black United States |
Pietro Mennea Italy |
1976 Montreal |
Don Quarrie Jamaica |
Millard Hampton United States |
Dwayne Evans United States |
1980 Moscow |
Pietro Mennea Italy |
Allan Wells Great Britain |
Don Quarrie Jamaica |
1984 Los Angeles |
Carl Lewis United States |
Kirk Baptiste United States |
Thomas Jefferson United States |
1988 Seoul |
Joe DeLoach United States |
Carl Lewis United States |
Robson da Silva Brazil |
1992 Barcelona |
Michael Marsh United States |
Frankie Fredericks Namibia |
Michael Bates United States |
1996 Atlanta |
Michael Johnson United States |
Frankie Fredericks Namibia |
Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
2000 Sydney |
Konstantinos Kenteris Greece |
Darren Campbell Great Britain |
Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
2004 Athens |
Shawn Crawford United States |
Bernard Williams United States |
Justin Gatlin United States |
2008 Beijing |
Usain Bolt Jamaica |
Shawn Crawford United States |
Walter Dix United States |
2012 London |
Usain Bolt Jamaica |
Yohan Blake Jamaica |
Warren Weir Jamaica |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Usain Bolt Jamaica |
Andre De Grasse Canada |
Christophe Lemaitre France |
2020 Tokyo |
Andre De Grasse Canada |
Kenneth Bednarek United States |
Noah Lyles United States |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1948 London |
Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands |
Audrey Williamson Great Britain |
Audrey Patterson United States |
1952 Helsinki |
Marjorie Jackson Australia |
Bertha Brouwer Netherlands |
Soviet Union Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili |
1956 Melbourne |
Betty Cuthbert Australia |
Christa Stubnick United Team of Germany |
Marlene Mathews Australia |
1960 Rome |
Wilma Rudolph United States |
Jutta Heine United Team of Germany |
Dorothy Hyman Great Britain |
1964 Tokyo |
Edith McGuire United States |
Irena Kirszenstein Poland |
Marilyn Black Australia |
1968 Mexico City |
Irena Szewińska Poland |
Raelene Boyle Australia |
Jenny Lamy Australia |
1972 Munich |
Renate Stecher East Germany |
Raelene Boyle Australia |
Irena Szewińska Poland |
1976 Montreal |
Bärbel Eckert East Germany |
Annegret Richter West Germany |
Renate Stecher East Germany |
1980 Moscow |
Bärbel Wöckel East Germany |
Natalya Bochina Soviet Union |
Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
1984 Los Angeles |
Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States |
Florence Griffith United States |
Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
1988 Seoul |
Florence Griffith-Joyner United States |
Grace Jackson Jamaica |
Heike Drechsler East Germany |
1992 Barcelona |
Gwen Torrence United States |
Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica |
Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
1996 Atlanta |
Marie-José Pérec France |
Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
Mary Onyali Nigeria |
2000 Sydney |
Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas |
Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka |
Beverly McDonald Jamaica |
2004 Athens |
Veronica Campbell Jamaica |
Allyson Felix United States |
Debbie Ferguson Bahamas |
2008 Beijing |
Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica |
Allyson Felix United States |
Kerron Stewart Jamaica |
2012 London |
Allyson Felix United States |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica |
Carmelita Jeter United States |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Elaine Thompson Jamaica |
Dafne Schippers Netherlands |
Tori Bowie United States |
2020 Tokyo |
Elaine Thompson-Herah Jamaica |
Christine Mboma Namibia |
Gabrielle Thomas United States |
World Championships medalists
Men
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1983 Helsinki |
Calvin Smith (USA) | Elliott Quow (USA) | Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
1987 Rome |
Calvin Smith (USA) | Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA) | John Regis (GBR) |
1991 Tokyo |
Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Atlee Mahorn (CAN) |
1993 Stuttgart |
Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | John Regis (GBR) | Carl Lewis (USA) |
1995 Gothenburg |
Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Jeff Williams (USA) |
1997 Athens |
Ato Boldon (TRI) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) |
1999 Seville |
Maurice Greene (USA) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | Francis Obikwelu (NGR) |
2001 Edmonton |
Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | Christopher Williams (JAM) | Kim Collins (SKN) Shawn Crawford (USA) |
2003 Saint-Denis |
John Capel (USA) | Darvis Patton (USA) | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) |
2005 Helsinki |
Justin Gatlin (USA) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) | John Capel (USA) |
2007 Osaka |
Tyson Gay (USA) | Usain Bolt (JAM) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) |
2009 Berlin |
Usain Bolt (JAM) | Alonso Edward (PAN) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) |
2011 Daegu |
Usain Bolt (JAM) | Walter Dix (USA) | Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) |
2013 Moscow |
Usain Bolt (JAM) | Warren Weir (JAM) | Curtis Mitchell (USA) |
2015 Beijing |
Usain Bolt (JAM) | Justin Gatlin (USA) | Anaso Jobodwana (RSA) |
2017 London |
Ramil Guliyev (TUR) | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | Jereem Richards (TTO) |
2019 Doha |
Noah Lyles (USA) | Andre De Grasse (CAN) | Álex Quiñónez (ECU) |
2022 Eugene |
Noah Lyles (USA) | Kenny Bednarek (USA) | Erriyon Knighton (USA) |
Women
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1983 Helsinki |
Marita Koch (GDR) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) |
1987 Rome |
Silke Gladisch (GDR) | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
1991 Tokyo |
Katrin Krabbe (GER) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
1993 Stuttgart |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
1995 Gothenburg |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Irina Privalova (RUS) | Galina Malchugina (RUS) |
1997 Athens |
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (UKR) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
1999 Seville |
Inger Miller (USA) | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | Merlene Frazer (JAM) Andrea Philipp (GER) |
2001 Edmonton |
Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | LaTasha Jenkins (USA) | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) |
2003 Saint-Denis |
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | Torri Edwards (USA) | Muriel Hurtis (FRA) |
2005 Helsinki |
Allyson Felix (USA) | Rachelle Boone-Smith (USA) | Christine Arron (FRA) |
2007 Osaka |
Allyson Felix (USA) | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
2009 Berlin |
Allyson Felix (USA) | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) |
2011 Daegu |
Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | Carmelita Jeter (USA) | Allyson Felix (USA) |
2013 Moscow |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) | Murielle Ahouré (CIV) | Blessing Okagbare (NGR) |
2015 Beijing |
Dafne Schippers (NED) | Elaine Thompson (JAM) | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) |
2017 London |
Dafne Schippers (NED) | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) |
2019 Doha |
Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) | Brittany Brown (USA) | Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) |
2022 Eugene |
Shericka Jackson (JAM) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) | Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) |
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 Paris[A] | Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) | Ade Mafe (GBR) | João Batista da Silva (BRA) |
1987 Indianapolis |
Kirk Baptiste (USA) | Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA) | Robson da Silva (BRA) |
1989 Budapest |
John Regis (GBR) | Ade Mafe (GBR) | Kevin Little (USA) |
1991 Seville |
Nikolay Antonov (BUL) | Linford Christie (GBR) | Ade Mafe (GBR) |
1993 Toronto |
James Trapp (USA) | Damien Marsh (AUS) | Kevin Little (USA) |
1995 Barcelona |
Geir Moen (NOR) | Troy Douglas (BER) | Sebastián Keitel (CHI) |
1997 Paris |
Kevin Little (USA) | Iván García (CUB) | Francis Obikwelu (NGR) |
1999 Maebashi |
Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | Kevin Little (USA) |
2001 Lisbon |
Shawn Crawford (USA) | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | Patrick van Balkom (NED) |
2003 Birmingham |
Marlon Devonish (GBR) | Joseph Batangdon (CMR) | Dominic Demeritte (BAH) |
2004 Budapest |
Dominic Demeritte (BAH) | Johan Wissman (SWE) | Tobias Unger (GER) |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 Paris[A] | Marita Koch (GDR) | Marie-Christine Cazier (FRA) | Kim Robertson (NZL) |
1987 Indianapolis |
Heike Drechsler (GDR) | Merlene Ottey-Page (JAM) | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
1989 Budapest |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Grace Jackson (JAM) | Natalya Kovtun (URS) |
1991 Seville |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Irina Sergeyeva (URS) | Grit Breuer (GER) |
1993 Toronto |
Irina Privalova (RUS) | Melinda Gainsford (AUS) | Natalya Voronova (RUS) |
1995 Barcelona |
Melinda Gainsford (AUS) | Pauline Davis (BAH) | Natalya Voronova (RUS) |
1997 Paris |
Ekaterini Koffa (GRE) | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) |
1999 Maebashi |
Ionela Târlea (ROU) | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) | Pauline Davis (BAH) |
2001 Lisbon |
Juliet Campbell (JAM) | LaTasha Jenkins (USA) | Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR) |
2003 Birmingham |
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | Juliet Campbell (JAM) |
2004 Budapest |
Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) | Karin Mayr-Krifka (AUT) |
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