Here we have come to watch the fastest athletes in the women’s 200m history.
Who is the fastest woman in the 200m?
The United States’ Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the record for the fastest woman in the 200m race, which she recorded in 21.34 seconds in the Summer Olympics 1988.
What is the women's record in the 200m?
The fastest record in the women’s 200m race event is 21.34 seconds by the United States’ Florence Griffith-Joyner, which she achieved in the Summer Olympics 1988.
Women's 200m: Top 10 fastest
Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Venue | Date |
21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Seoul | 29 September 1988 |
21.41 | +0.1 | Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) | Budapest | 25 August 2023 |
21.45 | +0.6 | Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) | Eugene | 21 July 2022 |
21.48 | +0.2 | Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) | Brussels | 8 September 2023 |
21.53 | +0.8 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) | Tokyo | 3 August 2021 |
21.55 | 0.0 | Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) | Kingston | 26 June 2022 |
21.56 | +1.7 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Seoul | 29 September 1988 |
21.57 | +0.3 | Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) | Eugene | 17 September 2023 |
21.60 | −0.4 | Gabrielle Thomas (United States) | Eugene | 9 July 2023 |
21.61 | +1.3 | Gabrielle Thomas (United States) | Eugene | 26 June 2021 |
Women's 200m: World Record Progression
Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Venue | Date |
21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Seoul | 29 September 1988 |
21.56 | +1.7 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Seoul | 29 September 1988 |
21.71 | -0.8 | Heike Drechsler (East Germany) | Stuttgart | 29 August 1986 |
21.71 | +1.2 | Heike Drechsler (East Germany) | Jena | 29 June 1986 |
21.71 | +0.3 | Marita Koch (East Germany) | Potsdam | 21 July 1984 |
21.71 | +0.7 | Marita Koch (East Germany) | Karl Marx, Stadt | 10 June 1979 |
22.02 | -1.4 | Marita Koch (East Germany) | Leipzig | 3 June 1979 |
22.06 | +1.2 | Marita Koch (East Germany) | Erfurt | 28 May 1978 |
22.21 | +1.9 | Irena Szewińska (Poland) | Potsdam | 13 June 1974 |
22.38 | +1.6 | Renate Stecher (East Germany) | Dresden | 21 July 1973 |
Women's 200m: Continental Records
Area | Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Season |
North, Central America and Caribbean | 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | 1988 |
Europe | 21.63 | +0.2 | Dafne Schippers (Netherlands) | 2015 |
Africa | 21.81 | +0.8 | Christine Mboma (Namibia) | 2021 |
Asia | 22.01 | 0.0 | Li Xuemei (China) | 1997 |
Oceania | 22.23 | +0.8 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (Australia) | 1997 |
South America | 22.48 | +1.0 | Ana Cláudia Lemos (Brazil) | 2011 |
Women's 200m: Present Top Records
Area | Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Year |
World Record | 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | 1988 |
Summer Olympics | 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | 1988 |
World Athletics Championships | 21.41 | +0.1 | Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) | 2023 |