Men · Sprints · All-Time
200 Metres
19.19
Best mark
World record
20.20
Top 50 cutoff
314 rows: tie at the cutoff
20.03
Median
Of the 314 best-by-athlete marks
61
Countries
USA 134 · JAM 23 · 59 others
Performance distribution
314 athletes from 19.19 to 20.20 · median 20.03
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology
314 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt WR | JAM | 19.19 | -0.3 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 22 |
| 2 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 19.26 | +0.7 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | 21 |
| 3 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.31 | +0.4 | 21 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 4 | Michael Johnson | USA | 19.32 | +0.4 | 1 Aug 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 5 | Letsile Tebogo | BOT | 19.46 | +0.4 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 21 |
| 6 | Erriyon Knighton | USA | 19.49 | +1.4 | 30 Apr 2022 | Baton Rouge | 18 |
| 7 | Walter Dix | USA | 19.53 | +0.7 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | 25 |
| 8 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 19.57 | +0.4 | 28 Jun 2015 | Eugene | 33 |
| 9 | Kenny Bednarek | USA | 19.57 | +0.4 | 5 Sep 2024 | Zürich | 25 |
| 10 | Tyson Gay | USA | 19.58 | +1.3 | 30 May 2009 | New York City | 26 |
| 11 | Andre De Grasse | CAN | 19.62 | -0.5 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 12 | Xavier Carter | USA | 19.63 | +0.4 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | 20 |
| 13 | Reynier Mena | CUB | 19.63 | +1.2 | 3 Jul 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 25 |
| 14 | Jaiden Reid | CAY | 19.63 | +1.5 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 21 |
| 15 | Bryan Levell | JAM | 19.64 | 0.0 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 16 | Wallace Spearmon | USA | 19.65 | 0.0 | 28 Sep 2006 | Daegu | 21 |
| 17 | Gout Gout | AUS | 19.67 | +1.7 | 12 Apr 2026 | Sydney | 18 |
| 18 | Frankie Fredericks | NAM | 19.68 | +0.4 | 1 Aug 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 19 | Clarence Munyai | RSA | 19.69 | -0.5 | 16 Mar 2018 | Pretoria | 20 |
| 20 | Michael Norman | USA | 19.70 | +0.7 | 6 Jun 2019 | Roma | 21 |
| 21 | Courtney Lindsey | USA | 19.71 | -1.5 | 20 Apr 2024 | Nairobi | 25 |
| 22 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 19.72 | +1.8 | 12 Sep 1979 | Ciudad de México | 27 |
| 23 | Michael Marsh | USA | 19.73 | -0.2 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 25 |
| 24 | Divine Oduduru | NGR | 19.73 | +0.8 | 7 Jun 2019 | Austin | 22 |
| 25 | Zharnel Hughes | GBR | 19.73 | +1.6 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 28 |
| 26 | T'Mars McCallum | USA | 19.73 | +1.8 | 12 Jul 2025 | Memphis | 21 |
| 27 | LaShawn Merritt | USA | 19.74 | +1.4 | 8 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 30 |
| 28 | Sinesipho Dambile | RSA | 19.74 | +1.8 | 19 Jun 2026 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 29 | Carl Lewis | USA | 19.75 | +1.5 | 19 Jun 1983 | Indianapolis | 21 |
| 30 | Joe DeLoach | USA | 19.75 | +1.7 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 31 | Steven Gardiner | BAH | 19.75 | +0.3 | 7 Apr 2018 | Coral Gables | 22 |
| 32 | Tarsis Orogot | UGA | 19.75 | +1.0 | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 33 | Tate Taylor | USA | 19.75 | -0.9 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | |
| 34 | Ramil Guliyev | TUR | 19.76 | +0.7 | 9 Aug 2018 | Berlin | |
| 35 | Fred Kerley | USA | 19.76 | +2.0 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 26 |
| 36 | Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike | NGR | 19.76 | +0.6 | 7 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 37 | José Figueroa | PUR | 19.76 | +2.0 | 5 Aug 2026 | Santo Domingo | |
| 38 | Ato Boldon | TTO | 19.77 | +0.7 | 13 Jul 1997 | Stuttgart | |
| 39 | Isaac Makwala | BOT | 19.77 | 0.0 | 14 Jul 2017 | Madrid | 31 |
| 40 | Shawn Crawford | USA | 19.79 | +1.2 | 26 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 41 | Warren Weir | JAM | 19.79 | +0.9 | 23 Jun 2013 | Kingston | |
| 42 | James Dadzie | GHA | 19.79 | +1.3 | 29 Apr 2023 | Lubbock | |
| 43 | Christophe Lemaitre | FRA | 19.80 | +0.8 | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu | |
| 44 | Rasheed Dwyer | JAM | 19.80 | +2.0 | 23 Jul 2015 | Toronto | |
| 45 | Jereem Richards | TTO | 19.80 | +1.1 | 6 Aug 2022 | Birmingham | 28 |
| 46 | Robert Gregory | USA | 19.80 | +0.2 | 3 Aug 2025 | Eugene | |
| 47 | Alonso Edward | PAN | 19.81 | -0.3 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 48 | Churandy Martina | NED | 19.81 | +0.4 | 25 Aug 2016 | Lausanne | |
| 49 | Akeem Bloomfield | JAM | 19.81 | +0.1 | 22 Jul 2018 | London | |
| 50 | Terrance Laird | USA | 19.81 | +0.8 | 27 Mar 2021 | Austin | |
| 51 | Luxolo Adams | RSA | 19.82 | +0.6 | 18 Jun 2022 | Paris | |
| 52 | Tommie Smith | USA | 19.83 | +0.9 | 16 Oct 1968 | Ciudad de México | |
| 53 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | LBR | 19.83 | +0.6 | 10 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 54 | Francis Obikwelu | NGR | 19.84 | +1.7 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 55 | Wayde van Niekerk | RSA | 19.84 | +1.2 | 10 Jun 2017 | Kingston | 24 |
| 56 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | ZIM | 19.84 | +0.3 | 13 Jun 2025 | Eugene | |
| 57 | John Capel | USA | 19.85 | -0.3 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | |
| 58 | Konstadínos Kedéris | GRE | 19.85 | -0.5 | 9 Aug 2002 | München | |
| 59 | Nickel Ashmeade | JAM | 19.85 | 0.0 | 30 Aug 2012 | Zürich | |
| 60 | Ameer Webb | USA | 19.85 | +1.9 | 6 May 2016 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 61 | Christian Coleman | USA | 19.85 | -0.5 | 27 May 2017 | Lexington | 21 |
| 62 | Garrett Kaalund | USA | 19.85 | +1.1 | 30 May 2025 | College Station | |
| 63 | Donald Quarrie | JAM | 19.86 | +1.0 | 3 Aug 1971 | Cali | |
| 64 | Maurice Greene | USA | 19.86 | +1.6 | 7 Jul 1997 | Stockholm | 22 |
| 65 | Jason Young | JAM | 19.86 | +1.5 | 17 Jul 2012 | Luzern | |
| 66 | Isiah Young | USA | 19.86 | +1.6 | 23 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | |
| 67 | Alexander Ogando | DOM | 19.86 | +0.6 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | |
| 68 | Lorenzo Daniel | USA | 19.87 | +0.8 | 3 Jun 1988 | Eugene | |
| 69 | John Regis | GBR | 19.87 | +1.8 | 31 Jul 1994 | Sestriere | |
| 70 | Jeff Williams | USA | 19.87 | +1.2 | 13 Apr 1996 | Fresno | |
| 71 | Anaso Jobodwana | RSA | 19.87 | -0.1 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 72 | Alex Quiñonez | ECU | 19.87 | -0.1 | 5 Jul 2019 | Lausanne | |
| 73 | Andrew Hudson | JAM | 19.87 | +0.6 | 21 Aug 2022 | Nassau | |
| 74 | Terrence Jones | BAH | 19.87 | +0.9 | 9 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 75 | Jelani Watkins | USA | 19.87 | +0.5 | 16 May 2026 | Auburn | |
| 76 | Floyd Heard | USA | 19.88 | -0.3 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | |
| 77 | Joshua J. Johnson | USA | 19.88 | +0.1 | 24 Aug 2001 | Bruxelles | |
| 78 | Miguel Francis | ANT | 19.88 | +1.2 | 11 Jun 2016 | Kingston | |
| 79 | Xie Zhenye | CHN | 19.88 | +0.9 | 21 Jul 2019 | London | |
| 80 | Aidan Murphy | AUS | 19.88 | +1.7 | 12 Apr 2026 | Sydney | |
| 81 | Makanakaishe Charamba | ZIM | 19.88 | +0.1 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | |
| 82 | Claudinei Quirino da Silva | BRA | 19.89 | -0.8 | 11 Sep 1999 | München | |
| 83 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | NOR | 19.89 | +1.3 | 23 Sep 2007 | Stuttgart | |
| 84 | Gary Noa Jerrel Bibi | MRI | 19.89 | +1.3 | 10 Jul 2022 | Albi | |
| 85 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 19.90 | +1.3 | 25 Jun 2006 | Kingston | 23 |
| 86 | Kyree King | USA | 19.90 | +0.5 | 29 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 87 | Ryan Zézé | FRA | 19.90 | +0.8 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 88 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | USA | 19.91 | -0.4 | 11 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 89 | Udodi Onwuzurike | NGR | 19.91 | +0.9 | 14 May 2023 | Walnut | |
| 90 | John Carlos | USA | 19.92 | +1.9 | 12 Sep 1968 | Echo Summit | |
| 91 | Matthew Boling | USA | 19.92 | -0.9 | 23 Apr 2022 | Atlanta | |
| 92 | Brandon Hicklin | USA | 19.92 | +1.0 | 20 Jun 2026 | Winter Garden | |
| 93 | Yassine Hssine | MAR | 19.92 | +0.4 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 94 | Cravon Gillespie | USA | 19.93 | +0.8 | 7 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 95 | Josephus Lyles | USA | 19.93 | -0.3 | 26 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 96 | Wanya McCoy | BAH | 19.93 | +1.0 | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 97 | Cheickna Traore | CIV | 19.93 | -0.1 | 24 May 2024 | Lexington | |
| 98 | Jordan Anthony | USA | 19.93 | +1.3 | 17 May 2025 | Lexington | |
| 99 | Sam Blaskowski | USA | 19.93 | +1.0 | 20 Jun 2026 | Winter Garden | |
| 100 | Israel Okon | NGR | 19.94 | +0.7 | 29 May 2026 | Lexington | |
| 101 | Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | GBR | 19.95 | +0.4 | 14 May 2016 | Tuscaloosa | |
| 102 | Akani Simbine | RSA | 19.95 | +1.7 | 4 Mar 2017 | Pretoria | 23 |
| 103 | Aaron Brown | CAN | 19.95 | -0.1 | 5 Jul 2019 | Lausanne | |
| 104 | Jamarion Stubbs | USA | 19.95 | +1.4 | 24 May 2024 | Lexington | |
| 105 | Jaleel Croal | IVB | 19.95 | +1.4 | 30 May 2025 | Jacksonville | |
| 106 | Jerome Blake | CAN | 19.95 | +1.6 | 3 Aug 2025 | Ottawa | |
| 107 | Kirk Baptiste | USA | 19.96 | -0.9 | 8 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 108 | Robson Caetano da Silva | BRA | 19.96 | +0.4 | 25 Aug 1989 | Bruxelles | |
| 109 | Coby Miller | USA | 19.96 | -0.3 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | |
| 110 | Brendon Rodney | CAN | 19.96 | +1.1 | 10 Jul 2016 | Edmonton | |
| 111 | Blessing Akwasi Afrifah | ISR | 19.96 | -1.0 | 4 Aug 2022 | Cali | |
| 112 | Oblique Seville | JAM | 19.96 | -1.1 | 18 May 2024 | Atlanta | 23 |
| 113 | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 19.97 | -0.9 | 9 Sep 2000 | Yokohama | |
| 114 | Curtis Mitchell | USA | 19.97 | 0.0 | 16 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 115 | Dedric Dukes | USA | 19.97 | -0.6 | 4 Apr 2014 | Gainesville | |
| 116 | Femi Ogunode | QAT | 19.97 | -0.4 | 11 Sep 2015 | Bruxelles | |
| 117 | Julian Forte | JAM | 19.97 | +0.8 | 9 Sep 2016 | Bruxelles | |
| 118 | Adam Gemili | GBR | 19.97 | +0.8 | 9 Sep 2016 | Bruxelles | |
| 119 | Kyle Greaux | TTO | 19.97 | +0.4 | 31 Jul 2018 | Barranquilla | |
| 120 | Miguel Francis | GBR | 19.97 | +0.9 | 21 Jul 2019 | London | |
| 121 | Méba-Mickaël Zézé | FRA | 19.97 | +1.2 | 3 Jul 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 122 | Issam Asinga | USA | 19.97 | +1.3 | 29 Apr 2023 | Lubbock | |
| 123 | Marcin Urbas | POL | 19.98 | +1.7 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 124 | Jordan Vaden | USA | 19.98 | +0.3 | 25 Jun 2006 | Indianapolis | |
| 125 | Steve Mullings | JAM | 19.98 | -0.3 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 26 |
| 126 | Alex Wilson | SUI | 19.98 | +1.5 | 30 Jun 2019 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 127 | Javonte Harding | USA | 19.98 | +0.6 | 7 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 128 | Max Thomas | USA | 19.98 | +1.6 | 17 Apr 2026 | Gainesville | |
| 129 | Denzel Simusialela | ZIM | 19.98 | +0.5 | 16 May 2026 | Auburn | |
| 130 | Calvin Smith | USA | 19.99 | +0.6 | 24 Aug 1983 | Zürich | |
| 131 | Rodney Martin | USA | 19.99 | +1.7 | 6 Jul 2008 | Eugene | |
| 132 | Rai Benjamin | ANT | 19.99 | -0.6 | 30 Jun 2018 | Paris | 20 |
| 133 | Shaun Maswanganyi | RSA | 19.99 | +0.6 | 7 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 134 | Benjamin Richardson | RSA | 19.99 | +0.8 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 135 | Valeriy Borzov | UKR | 20.00 | 0.0 | 4 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 136 | Bernardo Baloyes | COL | 20.00 | +0.3 | 31 Jul 2018 | Barranquilla | |
| 137 | Dorian Camel | USA | 20.00 | +1.4 | 30 Apr 2022 | Baton Rouge | |
| 138 | Michael Bates | USA | 20.01 | -1.0 | 19 Aug 1992 | Zürich | |
| 139 | Bernard Williams | USA | 20.01 | +0.1 | 24 Aug 2001 | Bruxelles | |
| 140 | Francis Obikwelu | POR | 20.01 | +1.6 | 10 Aug 2006 | Göteborg | |
| 141 | Christopher Belcher | USA | 20.01 | +1.6 | 7 Jun 2017 | Eugene | |
| 142 | Ncincihli Titi | RSA | 20.01 | +1.9 | 21 Apr 2018 | Columbia | |
| 143 | Rai Benjamin | USA | 20.01 | +1.6 | 16 Apr 2022 | Walnut | 24 |
| 144 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | NED | 20.01 | +1.8 | 29 Jun 2025 | Madrid | |
| 145 | Selepe Prince Phaezel | BOT | 20.01 | +1.8 | 19 Jun 2026 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 146 | Christopher Williams | JAM | 20.02 | +1.7 | 16 Apr 2000 | Walnut | |
| 147 | Roberto Skyers | CUB | 20.02 | +0.3 | 24 Jul 2015 | Toronto | |
| 148 | Andrew Hudson | USA | 20.02 | +0.9 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 149 | Joshua Hartmann | GER | 20.02 | +0.6 | 9 Jul 2023 | Kassel | |
| 150 | Xavier Butler | USA | 20.02 | +1.2 | 30 May 2025 | College Station | |
| 151 | Mason Lawyer | USA | 20.02 | -0.1 | 16 May 2026 | Tucson | |
| 152 | Trelee Banks-Rose | USA | 20.02 | +1.5 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 153 | Blake Hamilton | USA | 20.02 | +0.8 | 19 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 154 | Clancy Edwards | USA | 20.03 | +1.6 | 29 Apr 1978 | Westwood | |
| 155 | Larry Myricks | USA | 20.03 | +1.5 | 19 Jun 1983 | Indianapolis | 27 |
| 156 | Jon Drummond | USA | 20.03 | +1.2 | 22 Aug 1997 | Bruxelles | |
| 157 | Shingo Suetsugu | JPN | 20.03 | +0.6 | 7 Jun 2003 | Yokohama | |
| 158 | Darvis Patton | USA | 20.03 | +0.6 | 28 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 159 | Trayvon Bromell | USA | 20.03 | +2.0 | 10 Jun 2015 | Eugene | 19 |
| 160 | Pablo Mateo | FRA | 20.03 | +2.0 | 30 Mar 2024 | Austin | |
| 161 | Puripol Boonson | THA | 20.03 | +0.2 | 7 Jun 2026 | New Taipei City | |
| 162 | Kenny Brokenburr | USA | 20.04 | +1.7 | 16 Apr 2000 | Walnut | |
| 163 | Ramil Guliyev | AZE | 20.04 | +0.1 | 10 Jul 2009 | Beograd | |
| 164 | Bruno Hortelano | ESP | 20.04 | +0.8 | 22 Jul 2018 | Getafe | |
| 165 | Lance Lang | USA | 20.04 | +1.0 | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 166 | Mustapha Bokpin | GHA | 20.04 | +1.5 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 167 | Owen Ansah | GER | 20.04 | +0.5 | 13 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 168 | Roy Martin | USA | 20.05 | +1.0 | 20 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 169 | Albert Robinson | USA | 20.05 | +1.0 | 20 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 170 | Rakieem Salaam | USA | 20.05 | 0.0 | 15 May 2011 | Norman | |
| 171 | Micah Williams | USA | 20.05 | 0.0 | 15 May 2022 | Eugene | |
| 172 | Peter Norman | AUS | 20.06 | +0.9 | 16 Oct 1968 | Ciudad de México | |
| 173 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | 20.06 | +1.7 | 19 Jun 1978 | Warszawa | |
| 174 | Ramon Clay | USA | 20.06 | +0.3 | 7 May 1998 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 175 | Stéphane Buckland | MRI | 20.06 | +0.7 | 27 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 176 | Marvin Anderson | JAM | 20.06 | -0.4 | 29 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 177 | James Mallard | USA | 20.07 | 20 Apr 1979 | Tuscaloosa | ||
| 178 | Brandon Carnes | USA | 20.07 | +1.3 | 12 Jun 2022 | New York City | |
| 179 | Emmanuel Matadi | LBR | 20.07 | +2.0 | 1 Apr 2023 | Austin | |
| 180 | LaMonte King | USA | 20.08 | +0.9 | 15 Jun 1980 | Walnut | |
| 181 | Dwayne Evans | USA | 20.08 | +1.6 | 13 Jun 1987 | Albuquerque | |
| 182 | Danny Everett | USA | 20.08 | +0.3 | 16 Jun 1990 | Norwalk | 23 |
| 183 | Aaron Armstrong | USA | 20.08 | +1.7 | 10 Apr 1999 | Norman | |
| 184 | Christian Malcolm | GBR | 20.08 | +1.0 | 8 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 185 | Churandy Martina | AHO | 20.08 | +0.4 | 8 Jul 2010 | Lausanne | |
| 186 | Antoine Adams | SKN | 20.08 | +1.6 | 22 Jun 2014 | Basseterre | |
| 187 | Mario Burke | BAR | 20.08 | +0.7 | 5 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 188 | Joseph Amoah | GHA | 20.08 | +2.0 | 5 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 189 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | JPN | 20.08 | +0.8 | 7 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 190 | Eseosa Desalu | ITA | 20.08 | +0.8 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 191 | Bayanda Walaza | RSA | 20.08 | +0.5 | 19 Mar 2025 | Johannesburg | |
| 192 | Adrian Kerr | JAM | 20.08 | +1.0 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 193 | Linford Christie | GBR | 20.09 | +1.7 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 194 | Dennis Mitchell | USA | 20.09 | +1.9 | 2 Jun 1989 | Provo | |
| 195 | Tyree Washington | USA | 20.09 | +2.0 | 22 May 1999 | Edwardsville | |
| 196 | Tsákonas Likoúrgos-Stéfanos | GRE | 20.09 | +0.8 | 4 Jun 2015 | Roma | |
| 197 | Jaron Flournoy | USA | 20.09 | +1.4 | 25 May 2019 | Jacksonville | |
| 198 | Micaiah Harris | USA | 20.09 | +0.7 | 5 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 199 | Timothé Mumenthaler | SUI | 20.09 | +1.6 | 13 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 200 | Millard Hampton | USA | 20.10 | +1.7 | 22 Jun 1976 | Eugene | |
| 201 | Daniel Effiong | NGR | 20.10 | -0.2 | 28 May 1994 | San José | |
| 202 | Kevin Little | USA | 20.10 | +1.7 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 203 | Ryan Bailey | USA | 20.10 | +0.4 | 19 Aug 2010 | Zürich | |
| 204 | Harry Adams | USA | 20.10 | -1.1 | 14 Apr 2012 | Coral Gables | |
| 205 | Filippo Tortu | ITA | 20.10 | +0.3 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 206 | Attila Kovács | HUN | 20.11 | +0.7 | 21 Aug 1987 | Miskolc | |
| 207 | Olapade Adeniken | NGR | 20.11 | +0.2 | 6 Jun 1992 | Austin | |
| 208 | Brian Bridgewater | USA | 20.11 | +1.2 | 29 May 1993 | Abilene | |
| 209 | Morné Nagel | RSA | 20.11 | -0.8 | 5 Apr 2002 | Germiston | |
| 210 | Anastásios Goúsis | GRE | 20.11 | 0.0 | 28 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 211 | Beejay Lee | USA | 20.11 | +0.4 | 28 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 212 | Shota Iizuka | JPN | 20.11 | +1.8 | 26 Jun 2016 | Nagoya | |
| 213 | Elijah Hall-Thompson | USA | 20.11 | +1.6 | 31 Mar 2018 | Austin | |
| 214 | Towa Uzawa | JPN | 20.11 | +0.9 | 16 Aug 2025 | Fukui | |
| 215 | Christopher Taylor | JAM | 20.11 | +1.7 | 31 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | |
| 216 | Mark Witherspoon | USA | 20.12 | +1.0 | 17 Jun 1989 | Houston | |
| 217 | Leroy Burrell | USA | 20.12 | -0.8 | 27 Jun 1992 | New Orleans | |
| 218 | Brian Dzingai | ZIM | 20.12 | +1.9 | 10 Jun 2004 | Austin | |
| 219 | Brendan Christian | ANT | 20.12 | +1.6 | 8 May 2008 | Fort-de-France | |
| 220 | Remontay McClain | USA | 20.12 | +1.5 | 6 Jun 2015 | Cerritos | |
| 221 | Jamiel Trimble | USA | 20.12 | +1.5 | 28 May 2016 | Lawrence | |
| 222 | Rodney Rowe | USA | 20.12 | +0.4 | 4 May 2019 | Greensboro | |
| 223 | Renan Correa | BRA | 20.12 | +0.8 | 18 Sep 2022 | Cuiabá | |
| 224 | Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | GHA | 20.12 | -0.1 | 7 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 225 | Cameron Miller | USA | 20.12 | +0.9 | 16 May 2025 | Eugene | |
| 226 | Rohsaan Griffin | USA | 20.13 | 0.0 | 3 Jul 1999 | Saint-Denis | |
| 227 | Darren Campbell | GBR | 20.13 | +0.3 | 27 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 228 | Maurice Mitchell | USA | 20.13 | +0.2 | 26 May 2012 | Jacksonville | |
| 229 | Jason Livermore | JAM | 20.13 | +0.9 | 23 Jun 2013 | Kingston | |
| 230 | Kenji Fujimitsu | JPN | 20.13 | +0.6 | 14 Jul 2015 | Luzern | |
| 231 | Tevin Hester | USA | 20.13 | +0.9 | 15 May 2016 | Tallahassee | |
| 232 | Benjamin Azamati | GHA | 20.13 | +1.4 | 9 Apr 2022 | Amarillo | |
| 233 | Simon Verherstraeten | BEL | 20.13 | +0.4 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 234 | Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 20.13 | -1.8 | 12 Apr 2025 | Gabarone | 21 |
| 235 | Naeem Jack | RSA | 20.13 | +0.6 | 26 Apr 2025 | Potchefstroom | |
| 236 | Javari Thomas | JAM | 20.13 | +1.3 | 1 Jul 2026 | Oulu | |
| 237 | James Gilkes | GUY | 20.14 | +1.8 | 12 Sep 1978 | Ingelheim | |
| 238 | Tyreek Hill | USA | 20.14 | +1.8 | 26 May 2012 | Orlando | |
| 239 | Aaron Ernest | USA | 20.14 | +1.7 | 3 May 2014 | Baton Rouge | |
| 240 | Sheldon Mitchell | JAM | 20.14 | +0.6 | 16 Aug 2014 | Ciudad de México | |
| 241 | Carvin Nkanata | KEN | 20.14 | +1.9 | 18 Apr 2015 | Clermont | |
| 242 | Kei Takase | JPN | 20.14 | +1.0 | 17 May 2015 | Kumagaya | |
| 243 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas | GRE | 20.14 | -0.1 | 25 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 244 | Nick Gray | USA | 20.14 | +1.7 | 25 May 2019 | Jacksonville | |
| 245 | Andre Ewers | JAM | 20.14 | +1.1 | 25 May 2019 | Jacksonville | |
| 246 | Jacory Patterson | USA | 20.14 | +1.6 | 24 May 2023 | Jacksonville | 23 |
| 247 | Kennedy Lightner | USA | 20.14 | +1.4 | 24 May 2024 | Lexington | |
| 248 | Soshi Mizukubo | JPN | 20.14 | +0.1 | 18 Aug 2024 | Fujiyoshida | |
| 249 | Abdulaziz Abdou Atafi | KSA | 20.14 | +1.8 | 16 May 2025 | Taïf | |
| 250 | Mike Miller | USA | 20.15 | +0.3 | 2 Jun 1982 | Provo | |
| 251 | Emmanuel Tuffour | GHA | 20.15 | 0.0 | 24 Sep 1995 | Johannesburg | |
| 252 | Sebastián Keitel | CHI | 20.15 | +0.4 | 17 May 1998 | Santiago de Chile | |
| 253 | André Domingos da Silva | BRA | 20.15 | -0.4 | 11 May 2003 | Cochabamba | |
| 254 | Zharnel Hughes | AIA | 20.15 | 0.0 | 16 May 2015 | Georgetown | 19 |
| 255 | Renard Howell | JAM | 20.15 | +0.4 | 14 May 2016 | Tuscaloosa | |
| 256 | Aldemir Gomes da Silva | BRA | 20.15 | +1.3 | 11 Jun 2017 | São Bernardo do Campo | |
| 257 | Kendal Williams | USA | 20.15 | +0.8 | 13 May 2018 | Knoxville | |
| 258 | Elijah Morrow | USA | 20.15 | +1.2 | 21 Apr 2023 | Waco | |
| 259 | Jeremiah Curry | USA | 20.15 | +0.9 | 14 May 2023 | Walnut | |
| 260 | Abdurahman Karriem | RSA | 20.15 | +0.6 | 26 Apr 2025 | Potchefstroom | |
| 261 | Lidio Feliz | DOM | 20.15 | -1.3 | 2 Aug 2025 | Bayaguana | |
| 262 | Ian Dossman | USA | 20.15 | +0.1 | 29 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 263 | Huang Youwen | CHN | 20.15 | -0.8 | 28 Jun 2026 | Rizhao | |
| 264 | Steve Williams | USA | 20.16 | -0.1 | 26 Aug 1975 | Stuttgart | |
| 265 | Elliott Quow | USA | 20.16 | +1.5 | 19 Jun 1983 | Indianapolis | |
| 266 | Gilles Quénéhervé | FRA | 20.16 | -0.4 | 3 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 267 | Riaan Dempers | RSA | 20.16 | -0.2 | 7 Apr 1995 | Germiston | |
| 268 | Koji Ito | JPN | 20.16 | +1.9 | 2 Oct 1998 | Kumamoto | |
| 269 | Bruno de Barros | BRA | 20.16 | +1.1 | 6 Aug 2011 | São Paulo | |
| 270 | Rondel Sorrillo | TTO | 20.16 | +1.6 | 14 Aug 2011 | Port of Spain | |
| 271 | Michael Mathieu | BAH | 20.16 | +0.8 | 6 May 2012 | Belém | |
| 272 | Prezel Hardy | USA | 20.16 | -0.5 | 18 May 2014 | Lexington | |
| 273 | Terrel Cotton | USA | 20.16 | +1.8 | 27 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 274 | Ahmed Ali | SUD | 20.16 | +2.0 | 1 Apr 2016 | Gainesville | |
| 275 | Daniel Talbot | GBR | 20.16 | +0.3 | 7 Aug 2017 | London | |
| 276 | Sydney Siame | ZAM | 20.16 | +1.5 | 30 Jun 2019 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 277 | Cravont Charleston | USA | 20.16 | +1.6 | 29 Apr 2021 | Jacksonville | |
| 278 | David Dunlap | USA | 20.16 | +0.9 | 9 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 279 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.17 | +0.4 | 26 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 280 | James Trapp | USA | 20.17 | +1.0 | 28 Jun 1992 | New Orleans | |
| 281 | Iván García | CUB | 20.17 | +1.0 | 21 Mar 1995 | Mar del Plata | |
| 282 | Vincent Henderson | USA | 20.17 | +2.0 | 21 Apr 1996 | Walnut | |
| 283 | Geir Moen | NOR | 20.17 | +1.8 | 1 Sep 1996 | Rieti | |
| 284 | Monzavous Edwards | USA | 20.17 | +0.3 | 24 May 2009 | Belém | |
| 285 | Carvin Nkanata | USA | 20.17 | +2.0 | 12 Apr 2014 | Knoxville | |
| 286 | Pako Seribe | BOT | 20.17 | 22 Feb 2015 | Molepolole | ||
| 287 | Tremayne Acy | USA | 20.17 | +1.8 | 10 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 288 | José Carlos Herrera | MEX | 20.17 | +0.9 | 16 Apr 2016 | Norwalk | |
| 289 | Jarrion Lawson | USA | 20.17 | +1.5 | 28 May 2016 | Lawrence | 22 |
| 290 | Yancarlos Martínez | DOM | 20.17 | -0.4 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 291 | Tyson Williams | USA | 20.17 | +0.6 | 5 Apr 2025 | High Point | |
| 292 | Henry Thomas | USA | 20.18 | +0.2 | 14 May 1988 | Eagle Rock | |
| 293 | Dean Capobianco | AUS | 20.18 | +0.3 | 20 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 294 | Julian Golding | GBR | 20.18 | -0.2 | 19 Sep 1998 | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 295 | Richard Thompson | TTO | 20.18 | +1.9 | 30 May 2008 | Fayetteville | 22 |
| 296 | Jaylen Bacon | USA | 20.18 | +1.7 | 26 May 2017 | Austin | |
| 297 | Eric Harrison | USA | 20.18 | -0.3 | 8 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 298 | Laurenz Colbert | USA | 20.18 | -0.1 | 16 May 2026 | Tucson | |
| 299 | Larry Black | USA | 20.19 | 0.0 | 4 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 300 | James Sanford | USA | 20.19 | +0.7 | 28 Apr 1979 | Westwood | |
| 301 | Phillip Epps | USA | 20.19 | +1.9 | 20 Mar 1982 | College Station | |
| 302 | John Dinan | AUS | 20.19 | +1.6 | 6 Mar 1986 | Canberra | |
| 303 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20.19 | +0.7 | 5 Jun 1996 | Roma | |
| 304 | Troy Douglas | NED | 20.19 | +0.8 | 2 Sep 2001 | Rieti | |
| 305 | Marlon Devonish | GBR | 20.19 | +1.4 | 29 Jul 2002 | Manchester | |
| 306 | Jeremy Wariner | USA | 20.19 | +1.2 | 21 May 2006 | Carson | 22 |
| 307 | Salem Eid Yaqoob | BRN | 20.19 | +0.3 | 16 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 308 | Charles Dobson | GBR | 20.19 | +1.5 | 15 Apr 2022 | Gainesville | |
| 309 | Edward Osei-Nketia | AUS | 20.19 | +1.5 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 310 | Prince Phaezel Selepe | BOT | 20.19 | +0.1 | 28 Jun 2026 | Poznan | |
| 311 | Greg Foster | USA | 20.20 | +0.7 | 28 Apr 1979 | Westwood | |
| 312 | Daniel Sangouma | FRA | 20.20 | +1.1 | 18 Jul 1989 | Dar-el-Beida | |
| 313 | Jimmy French | USA | 20.20 | 11 May 1991 | Fayetteville | ||
| 314 | Nikolay Antonov | BUL | 20.20 | +0.8 | 26 Aug 1991 | Tokyo |