Women · Sprints · All-Time
200 Metres
World record
21.34+1.3
Florence Griffith JoynerUSASeoul · 29 Sep 1988
37 years standingRecord progression →
21.34
Best mark
World record
22.49
Top 50 cutoff
265 rows: tie at the cutoff
22.29
Median
Of the 265 best-by-athlete marks
46
Countries
USA 116 · JAM 23 · 44 others
Performance distribution
265 athletes from 21.34 to 22.49 · median 22.29
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
265 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florence Griffith Joyner WR | USA | 21.34 | +1.3 | 29 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 28 |
| 2 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.41 | +0.1 | 25 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 29 |
| 3 | Julien Alfred | LCA | 21.51 | +0.9 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | 25 |
| 4 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM | 21.53 | +0.8 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 29 |
| 5 | Gabby Thomas | USA | 21.60 | -0.4 | 9 Jul 2023 | Eugene | 26 |
| 6 | Marion Jones | USA | 21.62 | -0.6 | 11 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | 22 |
| 7 | Dafne Schippers | NED | 21.63 | +0.2 | 28 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 23 |
| 8 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 21.64 | +0.8 | 13 Sep 1991 | Bruxelles | 31 |
| 9 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | USA | 21.68 | -0.1 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 10 | Adaejah Hodge | IVB | 21.68 | -0.4 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 20 |
| 11 | Allyson Felix | USA | 21.69 | +1.0 | 30 Jun 2012 | Eugene | 26 |
| 12 | Marita Koch | GDR | 21.71 | +0.7 | 10 Jun 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 |
| 13 | Heike Drechsler | GER | 21.71 | +1.2 | 29 Jun 1986 | Jena | 21 |
| 14 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 21.72 | +1.3 | 29 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 27 |
| 15 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 21.72 | -0.1 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 27 |
| 16 | Marlies Göhr | GDR | 21.74 | +0.4 | 3 Jun 1984 | Erfurt | 26 |
| 17 | Silke Gladisch | GER | 21.74 | +1.2 | 3 Sep 1987 | Roma | 23 |
| 18 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | JAM | 21.74 | +0.6 | 21 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 26 |
| 19 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH | 21.74 | -0.4 | 29 Aug 2019 | Zürich | 25 |
| 20 | Juliet Cuthbert | JAM | 21.75 | -0.1 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 21 | Inger Miller | USA | 21.77 | +0.6 | 27 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | 27 |
| 22 | Tori Bowie | USA | 21.77 | +1.5 | 27 May 2017 | Eugene | 26 |
| 23 | Abby Steiner | USA | 21.77 | -0.3 | 26 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 22 |
| 24 | Christine Mboma | NAM | 21.78 | +0.6 | 9 Sep 2021 | Zürich | 18 |
| 25 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | JAM | 21.79 | +0.8 | 27 Jun 2021 | Kingston | 34 |
| 26 | Valerie Brisco | USA | 21.81 | -0.1 | 9 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 27 | Evelyn Ashford | USA | 21.83 | -0.2 | 24 Aug 1979 | Montréal | 22 |
| 28 | McKenzie Long | USA | 21.83 | +1.0 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 29 | Bärbel Wöckel | GDR | 21.85 | +0.3 | 21 Jul 1984 | Potsdam | |
| 30 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 21.87 | 0.0 | 25 Jul 1995 | Monaco | 26 |
| 31 | Dina Asher-Smith | GBR | 21.88 | +0.9 | 2 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 32 | Jenna Prandini | USA | 21.89 | +1.3 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 33 | Brittany Brown | USA | 21.89 | +1.9 | 10 Oct 2025 | New York City | |
| 34 | Tamara Clark | USA | 21.92 | -0.3 | 26 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 35 | Sha'Carri Richardson | USA | 21.92 | +0.1 | 25 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 23 |
| 36 | Kayla White | USA | 21.92 | 0.0 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 37 | Pam Marshall | USA | 21.93 | +1.3 | 23 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 38 | Cambrea Sturgis | USA | 21.93 | 24 Apr 2026 | Nairobi | ||
| 39 | Katrin Krabbe | GER | 21.95 | +0.3 | 30 Aug 1990 | Split | |
| 40 | Anavia Battle | USA | 21.95 | +1.3 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 41 | Favour Ofili | NGR | 21.96 | +1.3 | 15 Apr 2022 | Gainesville | |
| 42 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | CZE | 21.97 | +1.9 | 6 Jun 1981 | Bratislava | 30 |
| 43 | Aminatou Seyni | NIG | 21.98 | +1.1 | 18 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 44 | JaMeesia Ford | USA | 21.98 | +0.9 | 12 Jun 2025 | Eugene | |
| 45 | Chandra Cheeseborough | USA | 21.99 | +0.9 | 19 Jun 1983 | Indianapolis | 24 |
| 46 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 21.99 | +1.1 | 2 Jul 1993 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 25 |
| 47 | Kerron Stewart | JAM | 21.99 | +1.1 | 29 Jun 2008 | Kingston | 24 |
| 48 | Sherone Simpson | JAM | 22.00 | +1.3 | 25 Jun 2006 | Kingston | |
| 49 | Anelia Nuneva | BUL | 22.01 | -0.5 | 16 Aug 1987 | Sofia | |
| 50 | Li Xuemei | CHN | 22.01 | 0.0 | 22 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 51 | Muna Lee | USA | 22.01 | +0.6 | 21 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 52 | Candyce McGrone | USA | 22.01 | +0.2 | 28 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 53 | Kyra Jefferson | USA | 22.02 | +1.1 | 10 Jun 2017 | Eugene | |
| 54 | Dawn Sowell | USA | 22.04 | +0.7 | 2 Jun 1989 | Provo | 23 |
| 55 | Blessing Okagbare | NGR | 22.04 | +0.5 | 24 Mar 2018 | Abilene | |
| 56 | Mujinga Kambundji | SUI | 22.05 | +2.0 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 57 | Tamari Davis | USA | 22.05 | +1.1 | 3 May 2025 | Miramar | |
| 58 | Evette de Klerk | RSA | 22.06 | +0.7 | 8 Apr 1989 | Pietersburg | |
| 59 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22.07 | -0.1 | 14 Aug 1996 | Zürich | |
| 60 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 22.07 | -0.3 | 18 May 2024 | Westwood | 24 |
| 61 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | CIV | 22.08 | +0.8 | 11 Aug 2017 | London | 28 |
| 62 | Amy Hunt | GBR | 22.08 | -0.1 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 63 | Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 22.09 | -0.3 | 9 Jun 2012 | New York City | 27 |
| 64 | Deajah Stevens | USA | 22.09 | +1.5 | 14 May 2017 | Eugene | |
| 65 | Latasha Smith | USA | 22.09 | +1.4 | 14 May 2023 | Tampa | |
| 66 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 22.10 | -0.1 | 9 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 67 | Carmelita Jeter | USA | 22.11 | +1.0 | 30 Jun 2012 | Eugene | 32 |
| 68 | Myriam Soumaré | FRA | 22.11 | +0.1 | 5 Sep 2014 | Bruxelles | |
| 69 | Shanoya Douglas | JAM | 22.11 | +1.8 | 6 Apr 2026 | Saint George's | |
| 70 | Shawnti Jackson | USA | 22.12 | -0.4 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 71 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 22.13 | +1.2 | 8 Jul 1986 | Moskva | |
| 72 | Camryn Dickson | USA | 22.13 | +1.3 | 30 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 73 | Carlette Guidry | USA | 22.14 | -0.6 | 23 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 74 | Shalonda Solomon | USA | 22.15 | +1.0 | 26 Jun 2011 | Eugene | |
| 75 | Anthonique Strachan | BAH | 22.15 | +0.8 | 28 May 2023 | Rabat | |
| 76 | Anglerne Annelus | USA | 22.16 | +1.3 | 8 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 77 | Daryll Neita | GBR | 22.16 | +0.1 | 25 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 78 | Madison Whyte | USA | 22.16 | +0.9 | 31 May 2025 | College Station | 20 |
| 79 | Zhanna Block | UKR | 22.17 | -2.3 | 9 Jul 1997 | Monachil | |
| 80 | Twanisha Terry | USA | 22.17 | -0.4 | 9 Jul 2023 | Eugene | |
| 81 | Thelma Davies | USA | 22.17 | +0.6 | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 82 | Dannette Young | USA | 22.18 | -0.6 | 23 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 83 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22.18 | +0.9 | 4 Jul 1996 | Sankt Peterburg | |
| 84 | Merlene Frazer | JAM | 22.18 | +0.5 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 85 | Dezerea Bryant | USA | 22.18 | +1.9 | 13 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 86 | Beatrice Masilingi | NAM | 22.18 | +1.1 | 21 Aug 2021 | Nairobi | |
| 87 | Natalya Bochina | RUS | 22.19 | +1.5 | 30 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 88 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | BAH | 22.19 | 0.0 | 3 Jul 1999 | Saint-Denis | |
| 89 | Kimberlyn Duncan | USA | 22.19 | +1.9 | 7 Jun 2012 | Des Moines | |
| 90 | Aleksandra Fedoriva | RUS | 22.19 | +1.0 | 6 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 91 | Jadyn Mays | USA | 22.19 | +1.0 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 92 | Jaël Bestué | ESP | 22.19 | +0.8 | 29 Jun 2025 | Madrid | |
| 93 | Tiriah Kelley | USA | 22.19 | +1.5 | 16 May 2026 | Tucson | |
| 94 | Kim Gevaert | BEL | 22.20 | +2.0 | 9 Jul 2006 | Bruxelles | |
| 95 | Dajaz Defrand | USA | 22.20 | +0.9 | 12 Jun 2025 | Eugene | |
| 96 | Irena Szewinska | POL | 22.21 | +1.9 | 13 Jun 1974 | Potsdam | |
| 97 | Ariana Washington | USA | 22.21 | +1.9 | 11 Jun 2016 | Eugene | |
| 98 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 22.22 | -0.9 | 22 Aug 1998 | Dakar | 29 |
| 99 | Beverly McDonald | JAM | 22.22 | +0.6 | 27 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 100 | Rachelle Smith | USA | 22.22 | +0.3 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 101 | Gabrielle Matthews | JAM | 22.22 | +1.7 | 10 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 102 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | AUS | 22.23 | +0.8 | 13 Jul 1997 | Stuttgart | |
| 103 | Carol Rodriguez | PUR | 22.23 | +1.8 | 26 May 2006 | Provo | |
| 104 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | TTO | 22.23 | +0.3 | 23 Jun 2013 | Port of Spain | |
| 105 | Olivia Ekponé | USA | 22.23 | -0.8 | 18 May 2014 | Lexington | |
| 106 | Jeneba Tarmoh | USA | 22.23 | -0.3 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | |
| 107 | Kynnedy Flannel | USA | 22.23 | +2.0 | 15 May 2022 | Lubbock | |
| 108 | Gesine Walther | GDR | 22.24 | +0.3 | 3 Jul 1982 | Dresden | |
| 109 | Maya Azarashvili | GEO | 22.24 | +0.1 | 16 Aug 1988 | Kyiv | |
| 110 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | CIV | 22.24 | -0.5 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 111 | Kamaria Brown | USA | 22.24 | +1.9 | 13 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 112 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 22.25 | +1.3 | 26 Aug 1994 | Victoria | 21 |
| 113 | Andrea Philipp | GER | 22.25 | +1.8 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 114 | Simone Facey | JAM | 22.25 | +1.1 | 29 Jun 2008 | Kingston | |
| 115 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | TTO | 22.25 | +0.8 | 16 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 116 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | USA | 22.25 | +0.6 | 13 May 2018 | Knoxville | |
| 117 | Christine Arron | FRA | 22.26 | 0.0 | 3 Jul 1999 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 118 | Tiffany Townsend | USA | 22.26 | -0.5 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 119 | Felicia Brown | USA | 22.26 | -1.3 | 14 May 2016 | Tuscaloosa | |
| 120 | Kevona Davis | JAM | 22.26 | +2.0 | 15 May 2022 | Lubbock | |
| 121 | Jayla Jamison | USA | 22.26 | +1.0 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 122 | Jasmine Montgomery | USA | 22.26 | +0.8 | 31 May 2025 | College Station | |
| 123 | Elvira Barbashina | UZB | 22.27 | +1.2 | 8 Jul 1986 | Moskva | |
| 124 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 22.27 | +0.7 | 28 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 125 | Lauryn Williams | USA | 22.27 | +1.2 | 22 May 2005 | Carson | |
| 126 | Joanna Atkins | USA | 22.27 | +1.3 | 4 Apr 2014 | Gainesville | |
| 127 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | PUR | 22.27 | +1.2 | 18 Mar 2022 | Carolina | 25 |
| 128 | Fatima Yusuf | NGR | 22.28 | +1.1 | 24 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 129 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | SRI | 22.28 | +0.7 | 28 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 130 | Torri Edwards | USA | 22.28 | +0.5 | 11 Jul 2003 | Roma | 26 |
| 131 | Kaila Jackson | USA | 22.28 | +0.1 | 23 May 2024 | Lexington | |
| 132 | Rhasidat Adeleke | IRL | 22.28 | +0.7 | 13 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | 23 |
| 133 | Silke Knoll | GER | 22.29 | +0.7 | 19 Jul 1992 | Ingolstadt | |
| 134 | LaTasha Jenkins | USA | 22.29 | +0.6 | 5 Jun 1999 | Boise | |
| 135 | Porscha Lucas | USA | 22.29 | +1.4 | 18 May 2008 | Boulder | |
| 136 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 22.30 | 0.0 | 15 Jul 1988 | H Indianapolis | 26 |
| 137 | Zundra Feagin-Alexander | USA | 22.30 | +0.9 | 22 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 138 | Marileidy Paulino | DOM | 22.30 | +1.0 | 3 May 2025 | Miramar | 28 |
| 139 | Indya Mayberry | USA | 22.30 | +0.9 | 31 May 2025 | College Station | |
| 140 | Lyudmila Kondratyeva | RUS | 22.31 | +0.1 | 12 Jun 1980 | Moskva | |
| 141 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.31 | +0.9 | 19 Jun 1983 | Indianapolis | |
| 142 | Muriel Hurtis | FRA | 22.31 | +1.1 | 24 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 143 | Brianna Lyston | JAM | 22.31 | -1.0 | 9 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 144 | Ashanti Moore | JAM | 22.31 | -0.3 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 145 | Yahnari Lyons | USA | 22.31 | -0.4 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 146 | Shaniqua Bascombe | TTO | 22.31 | +1.5 | 30 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | |
| 147 | Marie-Christine Cazier | FRA | 22.32 | -0.8 | 29 Aug 1986 | Stuttgart | |
| 148 | Sevatheda Fynes | BAH | 22.32 | -0.4 | 17 Jul 1999 | Nice | |
| 149 | Ebonie Floyd | USA | 22.32 | +0.5 | 26 May 2007 | Des Moines | |
| 150 | Charonda Williams | USA | 22.32 | +0.8 | 14 Jul 2015 | Luzern | |
| 151 | Ivet Lalova | BUL | 22.32 | -0.1 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 31 |
| 152 | Chandra Sturrup | BAH | 22.33 | +1.3 | 15 Jul 1996 | Nassau | |
| 153 | Aleen Bailey | JAM | 22.33 | +1.1 | 24 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 154 | Rosemary Chukwuma | NGR | 22.33 | +2.0 | 15 May 2022 | Lubbock | |
| 155 | Holli Hyche | USA | 22.34 | +1.6 | 5 Jun 1993 | New Orleans | |
| 156 | Tonette Dyer | USA | 22.34 | +1.7 | 2 May 2004 | Irvine | |
| 157 | Irina Khabarova | RUS | 22.34 | +0.7 | 31 Jul 2004 | Tula | |
| 158 | LaTasha Colander | USA | 22.34 | +0.3 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 159 | Marshevet Hooker | USA | 22.34 | +0.6 | 21 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 160 | Shakima Wimbley | USA | 22.34 | +1.7 | 28 Apr 2018 | Clermont | |
| 161 | Lanae-Tava Thomas | JAM | 22.34 | +1.6 | 30 Jun 2024 | Kingston | |
| 162 | Denise Boyd | AUS | 22.35 | +1.8 | 23 Mar 1980 | Sydney | |
| 163 | Natalya Voronova | RUS | 22.35 | -0.5 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 164 | Ionela Târlea | ROU | 22.35 | +1.3 | 13 May 1999 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 165 | Bianca Knight | USA | 22.35 | +1.0 | 26 Jun 2011 | Eugene | |
| 166 | Alexis Brown | USA | 22.35 | +1.8 | 23 May 2025 | Pueblo | |
| 167 | Kerstin Behrendt | GER | 22.36 | +1.7 | 12 Jun 1988 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 168 | Liu Xiaomei | CHN | 22.36 | 0.0 | 22 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 169 | Audrey Leduc | CAN | 22.36 | +1.1 | 31 May 2024 | Atlanta | |
| 170 | Jessika Gbai | CIV | 22.36 | +0.1 | 5 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 171 | Sabine Günther | GER | 22.37 | +1.3 | 26 Jun 1982 | Cottbus | |
| 172 | Me'Lisa Barber | USA | 22.37 | +0.3 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 173 | Tianna Bartoletta | USA | 22.37 | +0.3 | 12 May 2012 | Ponce | 26 |
| 174 | Jamile Samuel | NED | 22.37 | +0.9 | 22 Jul 2018 | London | |
| 175 | Caisja Chandler | USA | 22.37 | +0.8 | 8 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 176 | Mia Maxwell | USA | 22.37 | -0.2 | 8 Aug 2026 | Eugene | |
| 177 | Renate Stecher | GDR | 22.38 | +1.6 | 21 Jul 1973 | Dresden | |
| 178 | Brenda Morehead | USA | 22.38 | +1.7 | 12 Apr 1980 | Nashville | |
| 179 | Lillie Leatherwood | USA | 22.38 | +2.0 | 17 May 1987 | Tuscaloosa | |
| 180 | Sandra Myers | ESP | 22.38 | +0.3 | 30 Aug 1990 | Split | |
| 181 | Nanceen Perry | USA | 22.38 | +0.5 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | |
| 182 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | RUS | 22.38 | -0.3 | 28 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 183 | Léa Sprunger | SUI | 22.38 | +0.4 | 17 Jul 2016 | Genève | |
| 184 | Ajla Del Ponte | SUI | 22.38 | +1.9 | 14 Aug 2021 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 185 | Lanae-Tava Thomas | USA | 22.38 | +1.2 | 28 Apr 2023 | Austin | |
| 186 | Mona-Lisa Pursiainen | FIN | 22.39 | +0.6 | 20 Aug 1973 | Moskva | |
| 187 | Annegret Richter | FRG | 22.39 | 0.0 | 28 Jul 1976 | Montréal | |
| 188 | Alice Brown | USA | 22.39 | +1.3 | 23 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 189 | Michelle Burrell | USA | 22.39 | -0.1 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 190 | Cydonie Mothersill | CAY | 22.39 | +1.1 | 10 Jul 2005 | Nassau | |
| 191 | Svetlana Pospelyova | RUS | 22.39 | 0.0 | 24 Jul 2005 | Tula | |
| 192 | A'Keyla Mitchell | USA | 22.39 | -0.3 | 26 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 193 | Natalliah Whyte | JAM | 22.39 | +1.2 | 3 Jun 2023 | Nashville | |
| 194 | Dennisha Page | USA | 22.39 | +0.6 | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 195 | Niesha Burgher | JAM | 22.39 | +1.6 | 30 Jun 2024 | Kingston | |
| 196 | Minke Bisschops | NED | 22.39 | +1.1 | 5 Jul 2025 | Vári | |
| 197 | Consuella Moore | USA | 22.40 | +0.6 | 27 Jun 2010 | Des Moines | |
| 198 | LaShauntea Moore | USA | 22.40 | +1.5 | 22 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | |
| 199 | Janeek Brown | JAM | 22.40 | +1.3 | 8 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 200 | Myriam Mani | CMR | 22.41 | +0.2 | 21 May 2000 | Kuoro | |
| 201 | Deanna Hill | USA | 22.41 | +1.5 | 14 May 2017 | Eugene | |
| 202 | TyNia Gaither | BAH | 22.41 | +2.0 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 203 | Bassant Hemida | EGY | 22.41 | +1.4 | 4 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | |
| 204 | Nadezhda Georgieva | BUL | 22.42 | +1.2 | 22 May 1983 | Sofia | |
| 205 | Mariya Pinigina | UKR | 22.42 | +1.7 | 23 May 1987 | Tsakhkadzor | |
| 206 | Tania Van Heer-Murphy | AUS | 22.42 | +2.0 | 6 Feb 1999 | Canberra | |
| 207 | Natalya Rusakova | RUS | 22.42 | +1.2 | 6 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 208 | Phyllis Francis | USA | 22.42 | +2.0 | 24 Jun 2018 | Des Moines | |
| 209 | Helene Parisot | FRA | 22.42 | +0.8 | 29 Jun 2025 | Madrid | |
| 210 | Tezdzhan Naimova | BUL | 22.43 | +0.7 | 17 Jun 2007 | Sofia | |
| 211 | Candace Hill | USA | 22.43 | -0.7 | 19 Jul 2015 | Cali | |
| 212 | Ofonime Odiong | BRN | 22.43 | +0.9 | 9 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 213 | Mia Brahe-Pedersen | USA | 22.43 | +0.2 | 18 Jun 2023 | Eugene | |
| 214 | Dejanea Oakley | JAM | 22.43 | +1.7 | 4 Apr 2025 | Gainesville | 20 |
| 215 | Success Eduan | GBR | 22.43 | -0.9 | 20 Jun 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 216 | Olga Bryzgina | UKR | 22.44 | +1.3 | 29 Aug 1985 | Donetsk | 22 |
| 217 | Marina Trandenkova | RUS | 22.44 | -2.3 | 9 Jul 1997 | Monachil | |
| 218 | Yelizaveta Bryzgina | UKR | 22.44 | +0.1 | 31 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | |
| 219 | Morolake Akinosun | USA | 22.44 | -0.3 | 25 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 220 | Grace Nwokocha | NGR | 22.44 | +0.5 | 9 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 221 | Elise Cooper | USA | 22.44 | +0.4 | 22 Jun 2025 | Philadelphia | |
| 222 | Mariah Maxwell | USA | 22.44 | -2.0 | 17 Apr 2026 | Gainesville | |
| 223 | Christine Mallard | USA | 22.44 | +1.7 | 30 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 224 | Raelene Boyle | AUS | 22.45 | +1.1 | 7 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 225 | Grit Breuer | GER | 22.45 | +0.5 | 8 Sep 1991 | Köln | |
| 226 | Melanie Paschke | GER | 22.45 | +1.4 | 3 Jul 1994 | Erfurt | |
| 227 | Tameka Williams | SKN | 22.45 | +1.4 | 3 Jun 2012 | Basse-Terre | |
| 228 | Shania Collins | USA | 22.45 | +0.9 | 26 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 229 | Jacious Sears | USA | 22.45 | 0.0 | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge | 21 |
| 230 | Cecilia Tamayo | MEX | 22.45 | +1.4 | 14 May 2023 | Tampa | |
| 231 | Talitha Diggs | USA | 22.45 | +0.8 | 8 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 232 | Bianca Williams | GBR | 22.45 | -0.2 | 24 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 233 | Salwa Eid Naser | BRN | 22.45 | 0.0 | 29 Mar 2025 | Bayaguana | 26 |
| 234 | Dana Wilson | USA | 22.45 | +0.8 | 4 Apr 2025 | Gainesville | |
| 235 | Kenondra Davis | USA | 22.45 | +0.7 | 12 Jun 2025 | Eugene | |
| 236 | Marina Zhirova | RUS | 22.46 | +0.2 | 22 Sep 1985 | Tokyo | |
| 237 | Marina Molokova | RUS | 22.46 | +0.1 | 16 Jul 1986 | Kyiv | |
| 238 | Svetlana Goncharenko | RUS | 22.46 | -0.5 | 27 Jul 1998 | Thessaloníki | |
| 239 | Laverne Jones-Ferrette | ISV | 22.46 | +0.3 | 1 Jun 2009 | Hengelo | |
| 240 | Aurieyall Scott | USA | 22.46 | +1.5 | 22 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | |
| 241 | Jodie Williams | GBR | 22.46 | -0.5 | 15 Aug 2014 | Zürich | |
| 242 | Desirèe Henry | GBR | 22.46 | +0.1 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | |
| 243 | Adriana Tatum | USA | 22.46 | +1.9 | 14 May 2023 | Walnut | |
| 244 | Lieke Klaver | NED | 22.46 | +1.2 | 25 Jun 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 245 | Jassani Carter | USA | 22.46 | +0.3 | 6 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 246 | Thelma Davies | LBR | 22.46 | +1.7 | 28 Mar 2025 | Baton Rouge | |
| 247 | Fabienne Hoenke | SUI | 22.46 | 0.0 | 12 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 248 | Romy Müller | GDR | 22.47 | +1.5 | 30 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 249 | Taťána Kocembová | CZE | 22.47 | +0.2 | 8 Jul 1984 | Barcelona | 22 |
| 250 | Natalya German | UKR | 22.47 | +0.5 | 21 Jun 1987 | Chelyabinsk | |
| 251 | Esther Jones | USA | 22.47 | +0.2 | 30 May 1992 | San José | |
| 252 | Yekaterina Grigoryeva | RUS | 22.47 | +1.8 | 6 Aug 1997 | Athínai | |
| 253 | Kaylin Whitney | USA | 22.47 | +0.4 | 28 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 254 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | BRA | 22.47 | +1.4 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 255 | Ezinne Abba | USA | 22.47 | +1.1 | 13 May 2023 | Norman | |
| 256 | Damayanthi Dharsa | SRI | 22.48 | +0.1 | 18 Dec 1998 | Bangkok | |
| 257 | Stephanie Durst | USA | 22.48 | +0.9 | 12 May 2002 | Starkville | |
| 258 | Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva | BRA | 22.48 | +1.0 | 6 Aug 2011 | São Paulo | |
| 259 | Taylor Ellis-Watson | USA | 22.48 | -1.3 | 14 May 2016 | Tuscaloosa | |
| 260 | Vineta Ikauniece | LAT | 22.49 | +1.7 | 23 May 1987 | Tsakhkadzor | |
| 261 | Yelena Mizera | RUS | 22.49 | +0.3 | 30 Aug 1990 | Split | |
| 262 | D'Andre Hill | USA | 22.49 | +2.0 | 1 Jun 1996 | Eugene | |
| 263 | Hannah Cunliffe | USA | 22.49 | -1.1 | 15 May 2016 | Seattle | |
| 264 | Ashley Henderson | USA | 22.49 | -0.3 | 7 Jun 2018 | Eugene | |
| 265 | Symone Mason | USA | 22.49 | +1.9 | 29 May 2021 | Jacksonville |