200 metres at the World Athletics Championships

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 metres
at the World Championships in Athletics
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832019
Women: 19832019
Championship record
Men19.19 Usain Bolt (2009)
Women21.63 Dafne Schippers (2015)
Reigning champion
Men Noah Lyles (USA)
Women Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)

The championship records for the event are 19.19 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 21.63 seconds for women, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015. 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, with two golds, is the only other nation to have provided multiple gold medallists.

Age

  • All information from IAAF[2]
Distinction Male athlete Age Female athlete Age
Youngest champion Noah Lyles22 years, 75 days Allyson Felix19 years, 267 days
Youngest medalist Alonso Edward19 years, 255 days Allyson Felix19 years, 267 days
Youngest participant Abdul Hakim Sani Brown16 years, 172 days[nb1] Abdikarim Sheikh Fowzio15 years, 323 days
Oldest champion Usain Bolt29 years, 6 days Merlene Ottey35 years, 92 days
Oldest medalist Justin Gatlin33 years, 198 days Merlene Ottey37 years, 90 days
Oldest participant Troy Douglas40 years, 270 days Merlene Ottey43 years, 108 days
  • nb1 Gervais Kirolo, who ran in 1983, could be younger but his birthdate is not known more exactly than the year (1966).

Doping

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]

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

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)  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)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)2009–20154105
2=Calvin Smith United States (USA)1983–19872002
2=Michael Johnson United States (USA)1995–19992002
4Frankie Fredericks Namibia (NAM)1991–19971304
5Justin Gatlin United States (USA)2005–20171102
6John Capel United States (USA)2003–20051012
7Wallace Spearmon United States (USA)2005–20090123
8=John Regis Great Britain (GBR)1987–19930112
8=Claudinei da Silva Brazil (BRA)1997–19990112

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)95721
2 Jamaica (JAM)4307
3 Namibia (NAM)1304
4 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)1012
5= Greece (GRE)1001
5= Turkey (TUR)1001
7= Brazil (BRA)0112
7= France (FRA)0112
7= Great Britain (GBR)0112
10 Panama (PAN)0101

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)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Allyson Felix United States (USA)2005–20113014
2Merlene Ottey Jamaica (JAM)1983–19972136
3Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica (JAM)2007–20151214
4Dafne Schippers Netherlands (NED)2015–20172002
5Debbie Ferguson Bahamas (BAH)2001–20091012
6Gwen Torrence United States (USA)1991–19930202
7=Irina Privalova Russia (RUS)1993–19950112
7=Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka (SRI)1997–20070112

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)48113
2 Jamaica (JAM)44513
3 East Germany (GDR)2002
3= Netherlands (NED)2002
4 Germany (GER)1012
5 Russia (RUS)1124
6 Bahamas (BAH)1023
7 Great Britain (GBR)1012
8 Ukraine (UKR)1001
9 Ivory Coast (CIV)0202
10 Sri Lanka (SRI)0112
11 France (FRA)0022
12= Cayman Islands (CAY)0011
12= Nigeria (NGR)0011

Championship record progression

Men

Men's 200 metres World Championships record progression[6]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
20.95Frank Emmelmann East Germany (GDR) 1983Heats1983-08-12
20.80Pietro Mennea Italy (ITA) 1983Heats1983-08-12
20.76Carlo Simionato Italy (ITA) 1983Heats1983-08-12
20.75Carlo Simionato Italy (ITA) 1983Quarter-finals1983-08-12
20.68Pietro Mennea Italy (ITA) 1983Quarter-finals1983-08-12
20.29Calvin Smith United States (USA) 1983Semi-finals1983-08-12
20.14Calvin Smith United States (USA) 1983Final1983-08-12
20.05Michael Johnson United States (USA) 1991Quarter-finals1991-08-26
20.01Michael Johnson United States (USA) 1991Final1991-08-27
19.85Frankie Fredericks Namibia (NAM) 1993Final1993-08-20
19.79Michael Johnson United States (USA) 1995Final1995-08-11
19.76Tyson Gay United States (USA) 2007Final2007-08-30
19.19 WRUsain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) 2009Final2009-08-20

Women

Women's 200 metres World Championships record progression[7]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
23.34Joan Baptiste Great Britain (GBR) 1983Heats1983-08-12
23.05Florence Griffith Joyner United States (USA) 1983Heats1983-08-12
23.01Randy Givens United States (USA) 1983Heats1983-08-12
22.78Kathy Smallwood-Cook Great Britain (GBR) 1983Quarter-finals1983-08-12
22.38Merlene Ottey Jamaica (JAM) 1983Quarter-finals1983-08-12
22.13Marita Koch East Germany (GDR) 1983Final1983-08-14
21.74Silke Möller East Germany (GDR) 1987Final1987-09-03
21.63Dafne Schippers Netherlands (NED) 2015Final2015-08-28

Finishing times

Top ten fastest World Championship times

References

  1. IAAF World Championships: IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, pp. 595–6 (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
  2. Butler 2013, p. 35–7.
  3. Butler 2013, p. 67–9.
  4. Kapachinskaya given ban. BBC Sport (2004-05-29). Retrieved on 2015-07-08.
  5. More than 1900 blood samples collected – Moscow 2013. IAAF (2013-09-20). Retrieved on 2015-07-08.
  6. Main > Men, 200 m > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-08.
  7. Main > Women, 200 m > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-08.
  8. "Men's 200m".
  9. "Women's 200m".

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