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EventWR/ORRecord[m/s]Record Holder DatePlace
200mWR Man19.3210.35Michael JohnsonUSA1 Aug 1996Atlanta, GA, USA
OR Man19.3210.35Michael JohnsonUSA01 Aug 1996Atlanta, GA, USA
WR Women21.34 9.37Florence Griffith JoynerUSA29 Sep 1988Seoul, S. Korea
OR Women21.349.37Florence Griffith JoynerUSA29 Sep 1988Seoul, S. Korea
See also: All Athletic Records


200 meters distance
200 meters distance is equal to 218.727 yards or 656.1809 feet (More conversions available here: 200 meters conversion).

Cheetah - the fastest land animal, reaching speed up to 120 km/h (74.6 mph), could run this distance in 6s and is more then 3 times faster then the current world record holder Michael Johnson
200 m world record men The current world record holder of the 200 m sprint race is Michael Johnson, USA. The record has been broken August 1, 1996 at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. Johnson ran 19.32s.

Michael Johnson speed (average):
10.352 m/s, 37.2672 km/h, 23.1568 mph, 33.9633 fps
Note: Johnson's speed was faster then Usain Bolt's (current record holder in 100 m sprint race) speed (10.2881 m/s)
More: Michael Johnson speed conversion

200 m olympic record men Since the 200 m world record has been established during the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, both records are the same. For more information see above ("200m world record men").
200 m world record women Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo) holds current 200 m sprint race world record. September 29,1988, during the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea Flo-Jo run the distance in 21.34s. She is also world record holder in 100 m sprint race (10.49s)

Flo-Jo speed during the winning 200 m race was:
9.3720 m/s, 20.9646 mph, 33.7392 km/h, 30.7480 ft/s
More: 9.3720 m/s speed translation

200 m olympic record women Since the 200 m world record has been established during the Summer Olympic Games in Korea, both records are the same. For more information see above ("200m world record women").
 
 

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