The women's 200m final world record time is 21.34 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
Kathy Cook ( Smallwood)
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe in the world record time of 2:05.24.
Florence Griffiths Joyner (USA) 21.34s
19.30s.
The male world record for the 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica in 2009.
Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record 3 times and the 200m world record 2 times. He first broke the 100m record May 31, 2008. He rebroke it August 16, 2008 and August 16, 2009. He first broke the 200m world record August 20, 2008. He rebroke the 200m world record August 20, 2009.
The men's world record in the 200m is held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica, not Georgia. He set the record with a time of 19.19 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
Men's world record is 19.30s.
Michael Johnson.
Usain Bolt/Jamaica 2009 world championships 100m and 200m 9.58 and 19.19 respectively
Usain Bolt holds the record with a 19.30 in Beijing!
1:54.27