200 metres women legal analytics

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Top mark
21.34
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Florence Griffith-Joyner
Seoul · 1988-09-29
10th-place mark
21.61
gap: +0.27
100th-place mark
21.88
gap: +0.54
Median age, top 100
26.7 yrs
Distinct athletes
341
2743 canonical perfs
Years contested
1968–2026
8 historical WRs
World-record progression 8 world records since 1968

Canonical list: All-time women's best 200m. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 56 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1968: 1 performance1972: 2 performances1973: 2 performances1974: 7 performances1975: 2 performances1976: 7 performances1977: 5 performances1978: 6 performances1979: 20 performances1980: 28 performances1981: 23 performances1982: 24 performances1983: 48 performances1984: 54 performances1985: 30 performances1986: 62 performances1987: 48 performances1988: 77 performances1989: 27 performances1990: 57 performances1991: 43 performances1992: 88 performances1993: 48 performances1994: 49 performances1995: 54 performances1996: 67 performances1997: 46 performances1998: 29 performances1999: 92 performances2000: 37 performances2001: 11 performances2002: 14 performances2003: 24 performances2004: 39 performances2005: 37 performances2006: 32 performances2007: 37 performances2008: 55 performances2009: 39 performances2010: 24 performances2011: 38 performances2012: 55 performances2013: 41 performances2014: 39 performances2015: 87 performances2016: 85 performances2017: 69 performances2018: 87 performances2019: 74 performances2020: 7 performances2021: 126 performances2022: 161 performances2023: 167 performances2024: 145 performances2025: 151 performances2026: 16 performances197019801990200020102020016719682026
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 22.58A πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± Irena Szewinska 1968-10-18
  2. 1970s 21.71 πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marita Koch 1979-06-10
  3. 1980s 21.34 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Florence Griffith-Joyner 1988-09-29
  4. 1990s 21.62A πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Marion Jones 1998-09-11
  5. 2000s 21.74 πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Veronica Campbell-Brown 2008-08-21
  6. 2010s 21.63 πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Dafne Schippers 2015-08-28
  7. 2020s 21.41 πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Shericka Jackson 2023-08-25
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 42
  2. πŸ‡―πŸ‡² JAM 32
  3. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GDR 8
  4. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER 5
  5. πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦ NAM 5
  6. πŸ‡³πŸ‡± NED 3
  7. πŸ‡±πŸ‡¨ LCA 2
  8. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί RUS 2
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Shericka Jackson 13
  2. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Gabrielle Thomas 10
  3. πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Merlene Ottey 8
  4. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Gwen Torrence 6
  5. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marita Koch 6
  6. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Florence Griffith-Joyner 5
  7. πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Elaine Thompson-Herah 5
  8. πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦ Christine Mboma 5
Mark vs age 800 points