200 metres
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A 200 metre race is a sprint running event. Despite the fact that it is often a faster race than the 100 m, it is less popular than the 100 m, and often attracts runners from that event who wish to "double up" and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved eight times at the Olympic Games, the last by Carl Lewis in 1984. An Olympic double of 200 m and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Michael Johnson and Marie-José Pérec in 1996.
On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. To most trained runners, this is a pure power race. A slightly shorter race, run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the Ancient Olympics. Despite being twice as long as the 100 m, the best 200 m runners can run a 200 m in a time similar to or even faster than double their 100 m time. This is primarily because the athlete comes into the final straight at full speed already, therefore enabling them to run the second half of the 200 m faster than an athlete can usually run a regular 100 m. For example, Michael Johnson's world record represents an average speed of 10.35 m/s (37.3 km/h or 23.1 mph), faster than the average speed for the current 100 m world record of 9.72 s, which represents an average speed of 10.29 m/s (37.0 km/h or 23.0 mph).
In the United States, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m, though the distance is now obsolete. The standard adjustment used for the conversion from times recorded over 220 yards to 200 m times is 0.1 seconds,[1] but other conversion factors exist.
The current men's world record holder is Michael Johnson, who ran 19.32 s at the 1996 Olympic Games. The current women's world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner, who ran 21.34 s at the 1988 Olympic Games. The reigning Olympic champions are Shawn Crawford and Veronica Campbell.
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[edit] Famous 200 m runners
[edit] Men
- Shawn Crawford
- Michael Johnson
- Konstantinos Kenteris
- Carl Lewis
- Michael Marsh
- Pietro Mennea
- Jesse Owens
- Tommie Smith
- Frank Fredericks
- Tyson Gay
- Ato Boldon
[edit] Women
- Fanny Blankers-Koen
- Florence Griffith-Joyner
- Marion Jones
- Marie-José Pérec
- Gwen Torrence
- Allyson Felix
- Veronica Campbell
- Valerie Brisco-Hooks
- Merlene Ottey
[edit] All-time fastest 200 m athletes
[edit] Men
Updated 7 January 2008. Only the fastest time for each athlete is listed.
| Rank | Res. | Wind | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19.32 | +0.4 | Michael Johnson |  United States |
1 August 1996 | Atlanta |
| 2. | 19.62 | -0.3 | Tyson Gay | United States |
24 June 2007 | Indianapolis |
| 3. | 19.63 | +0.4 | Xavier Carter | United States |
11 July 2006 | Lausanne |
| 4. | 19.65 | ±0.0 | Wallace Spearmon | United States |
28 September 2006 | Daegu |
| 5. | 19.68 | +0.4 | Frank Fredericks |  Namibia |
1 August 1996 | Atlanta |
| 6. | 19.69 | +0.9 | Walter Dix | United States |
26 May 2007 | Gainesville |
| 7. | 19.72 | +1.8 | Pietro Mennea |  Italy |
12 September 1979 | Mexico City |
| 8. | 19.73 | -0.2 | Michael Marsh | United States |
5 August 1992 | Barcelona |
| 9. | 19.75 | +1.5 | Carl Lewis | United States |
19 June 1983 | Indianapolis |
| +1.7 | Joe DeLoach | United States |
28 September 1988 | Seoul | ||
| +0.2 | Usain Bolt |  Jamaica |
24 June 2007 | Kingston |
[edit] Women
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States |
29 September 1988 | Seoul |
| 2. | 21.62 | Marion Jones | United States |
11 September 1998 | Johannesburg |
| 3. | 21.64 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica |
13 September 1991 | Brussels |
| 4 | 21.71 | Marita Koch |  East Germany |
10 June 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| Heike Drechsler | East Germany |
29 June 1986 | Jena | ||
| 6 | 21.72 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica |
29 September 1988 | Seoul |
| Gwen Torrence | United States |
15 August 1992 | Barcelona | ||
| 8 | 21.74 | Marlies Göhr | East Germany |
3 June 1984 | Erfurt |
| Silke Gladisch-Möller | East Germany |
3 September 1987 | Rome | ||
| 10. | 21.75 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica |
15 August 1992 | Barcelona |
[edit] Olympic medalists
[edit] Men
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[edit] Women
[edit] World Championship medalists
[edit] Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 | Calvin Smith (USA) | Elliott Quow (USA) | Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
| 1987 | Calvin Smith (USA) | Gilles Queneherve (FRA) | John Regis (GBR) |
| 1991 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Atlee Mahorn (CAN) |
| 1993 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | John Regis (GBR) | Carl Lewis (USA) |
| 1995 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Jeff Williams (USA) |
| 1997 | Ato Boldon (TRI) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) |
| 1999 | Maurice Greene (USA) | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | Francis Obikwelu (NIG) |
| 2001 | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | Christopher Williams (JAM) | Shawn Crawford (USA) |
| 2003 | John Capel (USA) | Darvis Patton (USA) | Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) |
| 2005 | Justin Gatlin (USA) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) | John Capel (USA) |
| 2007 | Tyson Gay (USA) | Usain Bolt (JAM) | Wallace Spearmon (USA) |
[edit] Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 | Marita Koch (GDR) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) |
| 1987 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1991 | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1993 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
| 1995 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Irina Privalova (RUS) | Galina Malchugina (RUS) |
| 1997 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (UKR) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1999 | Inger Miller (USA) | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | Merlene Frazer (JAM)
Andrea Philipp (GER) |
| 2001 | Marion Jones (USA) | Debbie Ferguson (JAM) | LaTasha Jenkins (USA) |
| 2003 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | Torri Edwards (USA) | Muriel Hurtis (FRA) |
| 2005 | Allyson Felix (USA) | Rachelle Boone-Smith (USA) | Christine Arron (FRA) |
| 2007 | Allyson Felix (USA) | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
[edit] External links
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – official site
- World Record progression in athletics
- World Masters Athletics - official site
- Masters T&F World Rankings
- Athletics all-time performances
- Sprintic Magazine-World Track and Field Results and News
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[edit] References
- ^ Converting Times from English to Metric Distances. National Federation of State High School Associations. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
