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 has the men's record, and Florence Griffith-Joyner has the women's record.
The male world record for the 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica in 2009.
8.75
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
Usain Bolt.
Asafa Powell.
Florence Griffiths-Joyner