Women's 200 Metres · World record · 37 years standing

21.34+1.3

Florence Griffith JoynerUSASeoul · 29 Sep 1988

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Men's 100mAll-time top 50 · 50 rows 9.58 Usain Bolt JAM Women's 100mAll-time top 50 · 50 rows 10.49 Florence Griffith Joyner Men's 200mAll-time top 50 · 50 rows 19.19 Usain Bolt JAM Women's 200mAll-time top 50 · 50 rows 21.34 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Men's MarathonAll-time top 50 · 50 rows 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe KEN Women's MarathonAll-time top 50 · 50 rows 2:09:56 Ruth Chepng'etich KEN

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Women's 100mHZurich · 27 Aug 2026 12.09 Masai Russell USA WR Men's 400mHZurich · 27 Aug 2026 45.80 Alison dos Santos BRA WR Men's 110mHEugene · 10 Jun 2026 12.75 Ja'Kobe Tharp USA WR Men's MarathonLondon · 26 Apr 2026 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe KEN WR Men's Pole VaultUppsala · 12 Mar 2026 6.31 Armand Duplantis SWE WR Women's 5000mEugene · 5 Jul 2025 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet KEN WR

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