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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![]() Athletes leaving starting blocks for a 200 metres heat at the 2012 Olympic Games | |
World records | |
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Olympic records | |
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World Championship records | |
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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 | ![]() | 21.81 | +0.8 | Christine Mboma | ![]() |
Asia (records) | 19.88 | +0.9 | Xie Zhenye | ![]() | 22.01 | 0.0 | Li Xuemei | ![]() |
Europe (records) | 19.72[A] | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() | 21.63 | +0.2 | Dafne Schippers | ![]() |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | 19.19 WR | −0.3 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 21.34 WR | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | ![]() |
Oceania (records) | 20.06[A] | +0.9 | Peter Norman | ![]() | 22.23 | +0.8 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | ![]() |
South America (records) | 19.81 | −0.3 | Alonso Edward | ![]() | 22.48 | +1.0 | Ana Cláudia Lemos | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 20 AUG 2009 | Berlin | [6] |
2 | 2 | 19.26 | +0.7 | Yohan Blake | ![]() | 16 SEP 2011 | Brussels | [7] |
3 | 19.30 | −0.9 | Bolt #2 | 20 AUG 2008 | Beijing | |||
3 | 4 | 19.31 | +0.4 | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 21 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [8] |
4 | 5 | 19.32 | +0.4 | Michael Johnson | ![]() | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 28 JUN 2015 | Eugene | [12] |
8 | 21 | 19.58 | +1.3 | Tyson Gay | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 04 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | [14] |
25 | 19.62 | −0.1 | Lyles #8 | 19 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [15] | ||
10 | 19.63 | +0.4 | Xavier Carter | ![]() | 11 JUL 2006 | Lausanne | ||
+1.2 | Reynier Mena | ![]() |
03 JUL 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | [16] | |||
12 | 19.65 | ±0.0 | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() | 28 SEP 2006 | Daegu | ||
13 | 19.68 | +0.4 | Frankie Fredericks | ![]() | 01 AUG 1996 | Atlanta | ||
−0.5 | Kenny Bednarek | ![]() | 04 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | [14] | |||
15 | 19.69[A] | −0.5 | Clarence Munyai | ![]() | 16 MAR 2018 | Pretoria | [17] | |
16 | 19.70 | +0.7 | Michael Norman | ![]() | 06 JUN 2019 | Rome | [18] | |
17 | 19.72[A] | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() | 12 SEP 1979 | Mexico City | ||
18 | 19.73 | −0.2 | Michael Marsh | ![]() | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | ||
+0.8 | Divine Oduduru | ![]() | 07 JUN 2019 | Austin | [19] | |||
20 | 19.74 | +1.4 | LaShawn Merritt | ![]() | 08 JUL 2016 | Eugene | [20] | |
21 | 19.75 | +1.5 | Carl Lewis | ![]() | 19 JUN 1983 | Indianapolis | ||
+1.7 | Joe DeLoach | ![]() | 28 SEP 1988 | Seoul | ||||
+0.3 | Steven Gardiner | ![]() | 07 APR 2018 | Coral Gables | [21] | |||
24 | 19.76 | +0.7 | Ramil Guliyev | ![]() | 09 AUG 2018 | Berlin | [22] | |
19.76[A] | +2.0 | Fred Kerley | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 29 SEP 1988 | Seoul | |
2 | 2 | 21.45 | +0.6 | Shericka Jackson | ![]() |
21 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [30] |
3 | 3 | 21.53 | +0.8 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 26 JUN 2021 | Eugene | [33] |
5 | 7 | 21.62[A] | −0.6 | Marion Jones | ![]() | 11 SEP 1998 | Johannesburg | |
6 | 8 | 21.63 | +0.2 | Dafne Schippers | ![]() | 28 AUG 2015 | Beijing | [34] |
7 | 9 | 21.64 | +0.8 | Merlene Ottey | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 30 JUN 2012 | Eugene | [36] |
9 | 15 | 21.71 | +0.7 | Marita Koch | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 29 JUN 1986 | Jena | |
15 | 21.71 | −0.8 | Drechsler #2 | 29 AUG 1986 | Stuttgart | |||
11 | 19 | 21.72 | +1.3 | Grace Jackson | ![]() | 29 SEP 1988 | Seoul | |
−0.1 | Gwen Torrence | ![]() | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | ||||
13 | 22 | 21.74 | +0.4 | Marlies Göhr | ![]() | 03 JUN 1984 | Erfurt | |
+1.2 | Silke Gladisch | ![]() | 03 SEP 1987 | Rome | ||||
+0.6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() | 21 AUG 2008 | Beijing | ||||
−0.4 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() | 29 AUG 2019 | Zürich | [37] | |||
17 | 25 | 21.75 | −0.1 | Juliet Cuthbert | ![]() | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | |
18 | 21.77 | +0.6 | Inger Miller | ![]() | 27 AUG 1999 | Seville | ||
+1.5 | Tori Bowie | ![]() | 27 May 2017 | Eugene | [38] | |||
−0.3 | Abby Steiner | ![]() | 26 JUN 2022 | Eugene | ||||
21 | 21.78 | +0.6 | Christine Mboma | ![]() | 09 SEP 2021 | Zürich | [39] | |
22 | 21.79 | +0.8 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() | 27 JUN 2021 | Kingston | [40] | |
23 | 21.81 | −0.1 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | ![]() | 09 AUG 1984 | Los Angeles | ||
24 | 21.83 | −0.2 | Evelyn Ashford | ![]() | 24 AUG 1979 | Montreal | ||
25 | 21.85 | +0.3 | Bärbel Wöckel | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 18 February 1996 | Liévin | [42] |
2 | 20.02 | Elijah Hall | ![]() |
10 March 2018 | College Station | [43] |
3 | 20.08 | Divine Oduduru | ![]() |
23 February 2019 | Lubbock | [44] |
4 | 20.10 | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() | 12 March 2005 | Fayetteville | |
5 | 20.11 | Christian Coleman | ![]() |
11 March 2017 | College Station | [45] |
6 | 20.19 | Trayvon Bromell | ![]() | 14 March 2015 | Fayetteville | [46] |
Matthew Boling | ![]() | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [47] | ||
8 | 20.20 | Terrance Laird | ![]() | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [47] |
9 | 20.25 | Linford Christie | ![]() | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |
10 | 20.26 | Obadele Thompson | ![]() | 6 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
Shawn Crawford | ![]() | 10 March 2000 | Fayetteville | |||
John Capel | ![]() | 10 March 2000 | Fayetteville | |||
Andre De Grasse | ![]() | 14 March 2015 | Fayetteville | [46] | ||
14 | 20.27 | Walter Dix | ![]() | 10 March 2006 | Fayetteville | |
15 | 20.30 | Xavier Carter | ![]() |
10 March 2006 | Fayetteville | |
Kenny Bednarek | ![]() |
2 February 2019 | Lincoln | [48] | ||
17 | 20.31 | Coby Miller | ![]() |
2 March 2001 | Atlanta | |
Jereem Richards | ![]() |
11 March 2017 | College Station | [45] | ||
19 | 20.32 | Rohsaan Griffin | ![]() |
27 February 1999 | Atlanta | |
Kevin Little | ![]() |
5 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
20.32 A | Diondre Batson | ![]() |
14 March 2014 | Albuquerque | ||
20.32 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | ![]() |
27 February 2021 | Fayetteville | [49] | |
Lance Lang | ![]() |
26 February 2022 | College Station | [50] | ||
24 | 20.33 | Andrew Hudson | ![]() |
22 February 2019 | Lubbock | |
Javonte Harding | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | 21.87 | Merlene Ottey | ![]() | 13 February 1993 | Liévin | |
2 | 22.09 | Abby Steiner | ![]() |
26 February 2022 | College Station | [53] |
3 | 22.10 | Irina Privalova | ![]() | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |
4 | 22.27 | Heike Drechsler | ![]() | 7 March 1987 | Indianapolis | |
5 | 22.33 | Gwen Torrence | ![]() | 2 March 1996 | Atlanta | |
6 | 22.38 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() |
18 February 2005 | Birmingham | |
Gabrielle Thomas | ![]() |
10 March 2018 | College Station | [43] | ||
8 | 22.39 | Marita Koch | ![]() | 5 March 1983 | Budapest | |
Ionela Tirlea | ![]() | 6 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
10 | 22.40 | Bianca Knight | ![]() | 14 March 2008 | Fayetteville | |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
31 January 2021 | Fayetteville | [54] | ||
12 | 22.41 | Galina Malchugina | ![]() |
13 March 1994 | Paris | |
Ashley Henderson | ![]() |
10 March 2018 | College Station | [43] | ||
14 | 22.42 | Ariana Washington | ![]() |
11 March 2017 | College Station | [45] |
15 | 22.43 | Svetlana Goncharenko | ![]() | 22 February 1998 | Liévin | |
16 | 22.45 | Felicia Brown | ![]() |
26 February 2016 | Fayetteville | |
Tamara Clark | ![]() |
13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [55] | ||
18 | 22.46 | Favour Ofili | ![]() |
26 February 2022 | College Station | [56] |
19 | 22.49 | Muriel Hurtis | ![]() |
14 March 2003 | Birmingham | |
Muna Lee | ![]() |
14 March 2003 | Fayetteville | |||
Sanya Richards-Ross | ![]() |
12 March 2004 | Fayetteville | |||
Anavia Battle | ![]() |
18 February 2022 | Fayetteville | [57] | ||
23 | 22.50 | Melanie Paschke | ![]() |
1 March 1998 | Valencia | |
Kamaria Brown | ![]() |
1 March 2014 | College Station | |||
25 | 22.52 | Nanceen Perry | ![]() |
13 February 2000 | Liévin | |
Jenna Prandini | ![]() |
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 |
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1900 Paris |
Walter Tewksbury![]() |
Norman Pritchard![]() |
Stan Rowley![]() |
1904 St. Louis |
Archie Hahn![]() |
Nate Cartmell![]() |
William Hogenson![]() |
1908 London |
Robert Kerr![]() |
Robert Cloughen![]() |
Nate Cartmell![]() |
1912 Stockholm |
Ralph Craig![]() |
Donald Lippincott![]() |
Willie Applegarth![]() |
1920 Antwerp |
Allen Woodring![]() |
Charley Paddock![]() |
Harry Edward![]() |
1924 Paris |
Jackson Scholz![]() |
Charley Paddock![]() |
Eric Liddell![]() |
1928 Amsterdam |
Percy Williams![]() |
Walter Rangeley![]() |
Helmut Körnig![]() |
1932 Los Angeles |
Eddie Tolan![]() |
George Simpson![]() |
Ralph Metcalfe![]() |
1936 Berlin |
Jesse Owens![]() |
Mack Robinson![]() |
Tinus Osendarp![]() |
1948 London |
Mel Patton![]() |
Barney Ewell![]() |
Lloyd LaBeach![]() |
1952 Helsinki |
Andy Stanfield![]() |
Thane Baker![]() |
James Gathers![]() |
1956 Melbourne |
Bobby Morrow![]() |
Andy Stanfield![]() |
Thane Baker![]() |
1960 Rome |
Livio Berruti![]() |
Lester Carney![]() |
Abdoulaye Seye![]() |
1964 Tokyo |
Henry Carr![]() |
Paul Drayton![]() |
Edwin Roberts![]() |
1968 Mexico City |
Tommie Smith![]() |
Peter Norman![]() |
John Carlos![]() |
1972 Munich |
Valeriy Borzov![]() |
Larry Black![]() |
Pietro Mennea![]() |
1976 Montreal |
Don Quarrie![]() |
Millard Hampton![]() |
Dwayne Evans![]() |
1980 Moscow |
Pietro Mennea![]() |
Allan Wells![]() |
Don Quarrie![]() |
1984 Los Angeles |
Carl Lewis![]() |
Kirk Baptiste![]() |
Thomas Jefferson![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Joe DeLoach![]() |
Carl Lewis![]() |
Robson da Silva![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Michael Marsh![]() |
Frankie Fredericks![]() |
Michael Bates![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Michael Johnson![]() |
Frankie Fredericks![]() |
Ato Boldon![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Konstantinos Kenteris![]() |
Darren Campbell![]() |
Ato Boldon![]() |
2004 Athens |
Shawn Crawford![]() |
Bernard Williams![]() |
Justin Gatlin![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Usain Bolt![]() |
Shawn Crawford![]() |
Walter Dix![]() |
2012 London |
Usain Bolt![]() |
Yohan Blake![]() |
Warren Weir![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Usain Bolt![]() |
Andre De Grasse![]() |
Christophe Lemaitre![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Andre De Grasse![]() |
Kenneth Bednarek![]() |
Noah Lyles![]() |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1948 London |
Fanny Blankers-Koen![]() |
Audrey Williamson![]() |
Audrey Patterson![]() |
1952 Helsinki |
Marjorie Jackson![]() |
Bertha Brouwer![]() |
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1956 Melbourne |
Betty Cuthbert![]() |
Christa Stubnick![]() |
Marlene Mathews![]() |
1960 Rome |
Wilma Rudolph![]() |
Jutta Heine![]() |
Dorothy Hyman![]() |
1964 Tokyo |
Edith McGuire![]() |
Irena Kirszenstein![]() |
Marilyn Black![]() |
1968 Mexico City |
Irena Szewińska![]() |
Raelene Boyle![]() |
Jenny Lamy![]() |
1972 Munich |
Renate Stecher![]() |
Raelene Boyle![]() |
Irena Szewińska![]() |
1976 Montreal |
Bärbel Eckert![]() |
Annegret Richter![]() |
Renate Stecher![]() |
1980 Moscow |
Bärbel Wöckel![]() |
Natalya Bochina![]() |
Merlene Ottey![]() |
1984 Los Angeles |
Valerie Brisco-Hooks![]() |
Florence Griffith![]() |
Merlene Ottey![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Florence Griffith-Joyner![]() |
Grace Jackson![]() |
Heike Drechsler![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Gwen Torrence![]() |
Juliet Cuthbert![]() |
Merlene Ottey![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Marie-José Pérec![]() |
Merlene Ottey![]() |
Mary Onyali![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Pauline Davis-Thompson![]() |
Susanthika Jayasinghe![]() |
Beverly McDonald![]() |
2004 Athens |
Veronica Campbell![]() |
Allyson Felix![]() |
Debbie Ferguson![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Veronica Campbell-Brown![]() |
Allyson Felix![]() |
Kerron Stewart![]() |
2012 London |
Allyson Felix![]() |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce![]() |
Carmelita Jeter![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Elaine Thompson![]() |
Dafne Schippers![]() |
Tori Bowie![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Elaine Thompson-Herah![]() |
Christine Mboma![]() |
Gabrielle Thomas![]() |
World Championships medalists
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Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
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2022 Eugene |
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Women
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
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2022 Eugene |
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World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 Paris[A] | ![]() |
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1987 Indianapolis |
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1989 Budapest |
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1991 Seville |
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