The 200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 200 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes.
The championship records for the event are 19.19 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 21.41 seconds for women, set by Shericka Jackson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion, and Bolt's championship record set in 2009 remains the world record as of 2015.[1] The women's world record has never been broken at the competition.
Usain Bolt is the most successful athlete of the event, having won four successive titles from 2009 to 2015, and also a silver in 2007. Allyson Felix is the most successful woman, having won three straight titles (2005 to 2009). Two-time champion Merlene Ottey has won more medals in the 200 m than any other athlete, reaching the podium six times in a period stretching from 1983 to 1997. Calvin Smith and Michael Johnson are the only others to have won two world titles over the distance.
The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, with twelve gold medals among a total of 31. Jamaica is the next most successful with seventeen medals and seven titles. East Germany and the Netherlands, with two golds, are the only other nations to have provided multiple gold medallists.
The first instances of doping bans affecting the 200 m at the World Championships came at the 2001 edition. The champion Marion Jones was stripped of her gold medal and bronze medalist Kelli White met the same fate. Debbie Ferguson, the sole remaining original medalist, was elevated to the gold medal. A third female athlete, Yekaterina Leshchova who ran in the heats, was also disqualified for doping. The first male doping disqualifications happened the same year, with quarter-finalists Christophe Cheval and Ramon Clay being the offenders. Doping persisted at the 2003 World Championships – White was the champion that year and her retrospective ban also affected this result. The 1997 champion Zhanna Block, fourth in 2003, was also disqualified. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (herself banned for steroids in 2004) was promoted to the position of 2003 world champion.[3][4]
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The 200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983 It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 200 metres at the Olympics The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes 200 metresat the World Athletics ChampionshipsVeronica Campbell Brown and Carmelita Jeter in the 2011 finalOverviewGenderMen and womenYears heldMen 1983 2023 Women 1983 2023Championship recordMen19 19 Usain Bolt 2009 Women21 41 Shericka Jackson 2023 Reigning championMen Noah Lyles USA Women Shericka Jackson JAM The championship records for the event are 19 19 seconds for men set by Usain Bolt in 2009 and 21 41 seconds for women set by Shericka Jackson in 2023 The men s world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion and Bolt s championship record set in 2009 remains the world record as of 2015 1 The women s world record has never been broken at the competition Usain Bolt is the most successful athlete of the event having won four successive titles from 2009 to 2015 and also a silver in 2007 Allyson Felix is the most successful woman having won three straight titles 2005 to 2009 Two time champion Merlene Ottey has won more medals in the 200 m than any other athlete reaching the podium six times in a period stretching from 1983 to 1997 Calvin Smith and Michael Johnson are the only others to have won two world titles over the distance The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline with twelve gold medals among a total of 31 Jamaica is the next most successful with seventeen medals and seven titles East Germany and the Netherlands with two golds are the only other nations to have provided multiple gold medallists Contents 1 Age records 2 Doping 3 Medalists 3 1 Men 3 1 1 Medalists by country 3 1 2 Multiple medalists 3 2 Women 3 2 1 Medalists by country 3 2 2 Multiple medalists 4 Championship record progression 4 1 Men 4 2 Women 5 Finishing times 5 1 Top ten fastest World Championship times 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksAge records editAll information from World Athletics 2 Distinction Male Female Athlete Age Date Athlete Age Date Youngest champion nbsp Noah Lyles USA 22 years 75 days 1 Oct 2019 nbsp Allyson Felix USA 19 years 267 days 12 Aug 2005 Youngest medalist nbsp Erriyon Knighton USA 18 years 173 days 21 Jul 2022 nbsp Allyson Felix USA 19 years 267 days 12 Aug 2005 Youngest finalist nbsp Abdul Hakim Sani Brown JPN 18 years 157 days 10 Aug 2017 nbsp Shaunae Miller BAH 19 years 123 days 16 Aug 2013 Youngest participant nbsp Abdul Hakim Sani Brown JPN 16 years 172 days 25 Aug 2015 nbsp Fowzio Abdikarim Sheikh SOM 15 years 323 days 29 Aug 2007 Oldest champion nbsp Usain Bolt JAM 29 years 6 days 27 Aug 2015 nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 35 years 92 days 10 Aug 1995 Oldest medalist nbsp Justin Gatlin USA 33 years 198 days 27 Aug 2015 nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 37 years 90 days 8 Aug 1997 Oldest finalist nbsp Frankie Fredericks NAM 35 years 331 days 29 Aug 2003 nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 37 years 90 days 8 Aug 1997 Oldest participant nbsp Troy Douglas NED 40 years 270 days 27 Aug 2003 nbsp Merlene Ottey SLO 43 years 108 days 26 Aug 2003Doping editThe first instances of doping bans affecting the 200 m at the World Championships came at the 2001 edition The champion Marion Jones was stripped of her gold medal and bronze medalist Kelli White met the same fate Debbie Ferguson the sole remaining original medalist was elevated to the gold medal A third female athlete Yekaterina Leshchova who ran in the heats was also disqualified for doping The first male doping disqualifications happened the same year with quarter finalists Christophe Cheval and Ramon Clay being the offenders Doping persisted at the 2003 World Championships White was the champion that year and her retrospective ban also affected this result The 1997 champion Zhanna Block fourth in 2003 was also disqualified Anastasiya Kapachinskaya herself banned for steroids in 2004 was promoted to the position of 2003 world champion 3 4 The next 200 m athlete to be disqualified for doping was Ruqaya Al Ghasra a competitor in the heats only 3 Two positive drug tests were recorded by 200 m athletes at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics Yelena Ryabova who ran in the heats and semi finalist Yelyzaveta Bryzhina 5 Medalists editMen edit Championships Gold Silver Bronzeedit 1983 Helsinkidetails nbsp Calvin Smith USA nbsp Elliott Quow USA nbsp Pietro Mennea ITA 1987 Romedetails nbsp Calvin Smith USA nbsp Gilles Queneherve FRA nbsp John Regis GBR 1991 Tokyodetails nbsp Michael Johnson USA nbsp Frankie Fredericks NAM nbsp Atlee Mahorn CAN 1993 Stuttgartdetails nbsp Frankie Fredericks NAM nbsp John Regis GBR nbsp Carl Lewis USA 1995 Gothenburgdetails nbsp Michael Johnson USA nbsp Frankie Fredericks NAM nbsp Jeff Williams USA 1997 Athensdetails nbsp Ato Boldon TRI nbsp Frankie Fredericks NAM nbsp Claudinei da Silva BRA 1999 Sevilledetails nbsp Maurice Greene USA nbsp Claudinei da Silva BRA nbsp Francis Obikwelu NGR 2001 Edmontondetails nbsp Konstantinos Kenteris GRE nbsp Christopher Williams JAM nbsp Kim Collins SKN nbsp Shawn Crawford USA 2003 Saint Denisdetails nbsp John Capel USA nbsp Darvis Patton USA nbsp Shingo Suetsugu JPN 2005 Helsinkidetails nbsp Justin Gatlin USA nbsp Wallace Spearmon USA nbsp John Capel USA 2007 Osakadetails nbsp Tyson Gay USA nbsp Usain Bolt JAM nbsp Wallace Spearmon USA 2009 Berlindetails nbsp Usain Bolt JAM nbsp Alonso Edward PAN nbsp Wallace Spearmon USA 2011 Daegudetails nbsp Usain Bolt JAM nbsp Walter Dix USA nbsp Christophe Lemaitre FRA 2013 Moscowdetails nbsp Usain Bolt JAM nbsp Warren Weir JAM nbsp Curtis Mitchell USA 2015 Beijingdetails nbsp Usain Bolt JAM nbsp Justin Gatlin USA nbsp Anaso Jobodwana RSA 2017 Londondetails nbsp Ramil Guliyev TUR nbsp Wayde van Niekerk RSA nbsp Jereem Richards TTO 2019 Dohadetails nbsp Noah Lyles USA nbsp Andre De Grasse CAN nbsp Alex Quinonez ECU 2022 Eugenedetails nbsp Noah Lyles USA nbsp Kenny Bednarek USA nbsp Erriyon Knighton USA 2023 Budapestdetails nbsp Noah Lyles USA nbsp Erriyon Knighton USA nbsp Letsile Tebogo BOT Medalists by country edit Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 nbsp United States USA 11 7 8 26 2 nbsp Jamaica JAM 4 3 0 7 3 nbsp Namibia NAM 1 3 0 4 4 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1 0 1 2 5 nbsp Greece GRE 1 0 0 1 nbsp Turkey TUR 1 0 0 1 6 nbsp Brazil BRA 0 1 1 2 nbsp Canada CAN 0 1 1 2 nbsp France FRA 0 1 1 2 nbsp Great Britain GBR 0 1 1 2 nbsp South Africa RSA 0 1 1 2 7 nbsp Panama PAN 0 1 0 1 8 nbsp Botswana BOT 0 0 1 1 nbsp Ecuador ECU 0 0 1 1 nbsp Italy ITA 0 0 1 1 nbsp Japan JPN 0 0 1 1 nbsp Nigeria NGR 0 0 1 1 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN 0 0 1 1 Multiple medalists edit Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica JAM 2007 2015 4 1 0 5 2 Noah Lyles nbsp United States USA 2019 2023 3 0 0 3 3 Calvin Smith nbsp United States USA 1983 1987 2 0 0 2 Michael Johnson nbsp United States USA 1995 1999 2 0 0 2 5 Frankie Fredericks nbsp Namibia NAM 1991 1997 1 3 0 4 6 Justin Gatlin nbsp United States USA 2005 2017 1 1 0 2 7 John Capel nbsp United States USA 2003 2005 1 0 1 2 8 Wallace Spearmon nbsp United States USA 2005 2009 0 1 2 3 9 John Regis nbsp Great Britain GBR 1987 1993 0 1 1 2 Claudinei da Silva nbsp Brazil BRA 1997 1999 0 1 1 2 Erriyon Knighton nbsp United States USA 2022 2023 0 1 1 2 Women edit Championships Gold Silver Bronze 1983 Helsinkidetails nbsp Marita Koch GDR nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM nbsp Kathy Smallwood Cook GBR 1987 Romedetails nbsp Silke Gladisch GDR nbsp Florence Griffith Joyner USA nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 1991 Tokyodetails nbsp Katrin Krabbe GER nbsp Gwen Torrence USA nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 1993 Stuttgartdetails nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM nbsp Gwen Torrence USA nbsp Irina Privalova RUS 1995 Gothenburgdetails nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM nbsp Irina Privalova RUS nbsp Galina Malchugina RUS 1997 Athensdetails nbsp Zhanna Pintusevich Block UKR nbsp Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 1999 Sevilledetails nbsp Inger Miller USA nbsp Beverly McDonald JAM nbsp Merlene Frazer JAM nbsp Andrea Philipp GER 2001 Edmontondetails nbsp Debbie Ferguson BAH nbsp LaTasha Jenkins USA nbsp Cydonie Mothersille CAY 2003 Saint Denisdetails nbsp Anastasiya Kapachinskaya RUS nbsp Torri Edwards USA nbsp Muriel Hurtis FRA 2005 Helsinkidetails nbsp Allyson Felix USA nbsp Rachelle Boone Smith USA nbsp Christine Arron FRA 2007 Osakadetails nbsp Allyson Felix USA nbsp Veronica Campbell JAM nbsp Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI 2009 Berlindetails nbsp Allyson Felix USA nbsp Veronica Campbell Brown JAM nbsp Debbie Ferguson McKenzie BAH 2011 Daegudetails nbsp Veronica Campbell Brown JAM nbsp Carmelita Jeter USA nbsp Allyson Felix USA 2013 Moscowdetails nbsp Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce JAM nbsp Murielle Ahoure CIV nbsp Blessing Okagbare NGR 2015 Beijingdetails nbsp Dafne Schippers NED nbsp Elaine Thompson JAM nbsp Veronica Campbell Brown JAM 2017 Londondetails nbsp Dafne Schippers NED nbsp Marie Josee Ta Lou CIV nbsp Shaunae Miller Uibo BAH 2019 Dohadetails nbsp Dina Asher Smith GBR nbsp Brittany Brown USA nbsp Mujinga Kambundji SUI 2022 Eugenedetails nbsp Shericka Jackson JAM nbsp Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce JAM nbsp Dina Asher Smith GBR 2023 Budapestdetails nbsp Shericka Jackson JAM nbsp Gabrielle Thomas USA nbsp Sha Carri Richardson USA Medalists by country edit Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 nbsp Jamaica JAM 6 6 5 17 2 nbsp United States USA 4 9 2 15 3 nbsp East Germany GDR 2 0 0 2 nbsp Netherlands NED 2 0 0 2 4 nbsp Germany GER 1 0 1 2 5 nbsp Russia RUS 1 1 2 4 6 nbsp Bahamas BAH 1 0 2 3 nbsp Great Britain GBR 1 0 2 3 7 nbsp Ukraine UKR 1 0 0 1 8 nbsp Ivory Coast CIV 0 2 0 2 9 nbsp Sri Lanka SRI 0 1 1 2 10 nbsp France FRA 0 0 2 2 11 nbsp Cayman Islands CAY 0 0 1 1 nbsp Switzerland SUI 0 0 1 1 nbsp Nigeria NGR 0 0 1 1 Multiple medalists edit Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Allyson Felix nbsp United States USA 2005 2011 3 0 1 4 2 Merlene Ottey nbsp Jamaica JAM 1983 1997 2 1 3 6 3 Veronica Campbell Brown nbsp Jamaica JAM 2007 2015 1 2 1 4 4 Dafne Schippers nbsp Netherlands NED 2015 2017 2 0 0 2 Shericka Jackson nbsp Jamaica JAM 2022 2023 2 0 0 2 6 Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce nbsp Jamaica JAM 2013 2022 1 1 0 2 7 Debbie Ferguson nbsp Bahamas BAH 2001 2009 1 0 1 2 Dina Asher Smith nbsp Great Britain GBR 2019 2022 1 0 1 2 9 Gwen Torrence nbsp United States USA 1991 1993 0 2 0 2 10 Irina Privalova nbsp Russia RUS 1993 1995 0 1 1 2 Susanthika Jayasinghe nbsp Sri Lanka SRI 1997 2007 0 1 1 2Championship record progression editMen edit Men s 200 metres World Championships record progression 6 Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 20 95 Frank Emmelmann nbsp East Germany GDR 1983 Heats 1983 08 12 20 80 Pietro Mennea nbsp Italy ITA 1983 Heats 1983 08 12 20 76 Carlo Simionato nbsp Italy ITA 1983 Heats 1983 08 12 20 75 Carlo Simionato nbsp Italy ITA 1983 Quarter finals 1983 08 12 20 68 Pietro Mennea nbsp Italy ITA 1983 Quarter finals 1983 08 12 20 29 Calvin Smith nbsp United States USA 1983 Semi finals 1983 08 12 20 14 Calvin Smith nbsp United States USA 1983 Final 1983 08 12 20 05 Michael Johnson nbsp United States USA 1991 Quarter finals 1991 08 26 20 01 Michael Johnson nbsp United States USA 1991 Final 1991 08 27 19 85 Frankie Fredericks nbsp Namibia NAM 1993 Final 1993 08 20 19 79 Michael Johnson nbsp United States USA 1995 Final 1995 08 11 19 76 Tyson Gay nbsp United States USA 2007 Final 2007 08 30 19 19 WR Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica JAM 2009 Final 2009 08 20 Women edit Women s 200 metres World Championships record progression 7 Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 23 34 Joan Baptiste nbsp Great Britain GBR 1983 Heats 1983 08 12 23 05 Florence Griffith Joyner nbsp United States USA 1983 Heats 1983 08 12 23 01 Randy Givens nbsp United States USA 1983 Heats 1983 08 12 22 78 Kathy Smallwood Cook nbsp Great Britain GBR 1983 Quarter finals 1983 08 12 22 38 Merlene Ottey nbsp Jamaica JAM 1983 Quarter finals 1983 08 12 22 13 Marita Koch nbsp East Germany GDR 1983 Final 1983 08 14 21 74 Silke Moller nbsp East Germany GDR 1987 Final 1987 09 03 21 63 Dafne Schippers nbsp Netherlands NED 2015 Final 2015 08 28 21 45 Shericka Jackson nbsp Jamaica JAM 2022 Final 2022 07 21 21 41 Shericka Jackson nbsp Jamaica JAM 2023 Final 2023 08 25Finishing times editTop ten fastest World Championship times edit Fastest men s times at the World Championships 8 Rank Time sec Athlete Nation Games Date 1 19 19 Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica 2009 2009 08 20 2 19 31 Noah Lyles nbsp United States 2022 2022 07 21 3 19 40 Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica 2011 2011 09 03 4 19 52 Noah Lyles nbsp United States 2023 2023 08 25 5 19 55 Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica 2015 2015 08 27 6 19 62 Noah Lyles nbsp United States 2022 2022 07 21 7 19 66 Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica 2013 2013 08 17 8 19 70 Walter Dix nbsp United States 2011 2011 09 03 9 19 74 Justin Gatlin nbsp United States 2015 2015 08 27 10 19 76 Erriyon Knighton nbsp United States 2023 2023 08 25 Fastest women s times at the World Championships 9 Rank Time sec Athlete Nation Games Date 1 21 41 Shericka Jackson nbsp Jamaica 2023 2023 08 25 2 21 45 Shericka Jackson nbsp Jamaica 2022 2022 07 21 3 21 63 Dafne Schippers nbsp Netherlands 2015 2015 08 27 4 21 66 Elaine Thompson nbsp Jamaica 2015 2015 08 27 5 21 67 Shericka Jackson nbsp Jamaica 2022SF 2022 07 19 6 21 74 Silke Gladisch Moller nbsp East Germany 1987 1987 09 03 7 21 77 Inger Miller nbsp United States 1999 1999 08 27 8 21 81 Allyson Felix nbsp United States 2007 2007 08 31 Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce nbsp Jamaica 2022 2022 07 21 Gabrielle Thomas nbsp United States 2023 2023 08 25References edit IAAF World Championships IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011 pp 595 6 archived IAAF Retrieved on 2015 07 06 World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet PDF www worldathletics org 42 45 a b Butler 2013 p 67 9 Kapachinskaya given ban 2004 05 29 Retrieved 2022 09 24 More than 1900 blood samples collected Moscow 2013 PRESS RELEASE World Athletics www worldathletics org Retrieved 2022 09 24 Track and Field Statistics trackfield brinkster net Retrieved 2022 09 24 Track and Field Statistics trackfield brinkster net Retrieved 2022 09 24 Men s 200m Women s 200m Bibliography editButler Mark 2013 IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 PDF IAAF Archived from the original PDF on 12 October 2014 External links editOfficial IAAF website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships amp oldid 1209571769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
