It's 19.32 by American Michael Johnson, soon to be broken by Usain Bolt of Jamaica 8/16/2008.
The record of 19.32s has been successfully broken by Usain Bolt on 18 August 2008 on the Beijing Olympics 2008 at 19.30s.
Usain Bolt lowered his own time in 19.30 to 19.19 in 2009.
usain bolt of Jamaica with a record of 19.19
Men have competed in 200 meter sprint since the 1900 Games in Paris and women since the 1948 Games in London.
19.30
9.91
Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the 100m sprint record.
The male world record for the 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica in 2009.
8.75
Usain Bolt holds the world record in the 100 meter dash at a time of 9.69 set at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, or over 100m that would be Micheal Johnson with a 200m time of around 19.41 seconds set at Barcelona in 1992. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 100m world record is now 9.58s by Usain Bolt set at the 2009 IAAF World Championships. The 200metre sprint world record is 19.19secs. also held by Usain Bolt, set at the same IAAF championships in 2009.
The current world record for the men's 100m sprint is 9.58 seconds, set by Usain Bolt in 2009. For the women's 100m sprint, the record is 10.49 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
9.6 secones
Florence Griffiths-Joyner
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