The only event at the very first (classical) Olympic games was the Stadion foot race. A Stadion was about 200m, and women were not allowed to compete, so it would be fair to say that the Men's 200m is the oldest ongoing Olympic event, and therefore Athletics the oldest ongoing Olympic Sport.
Norman Pritchard won India's and Asia's first-ever Olympic Medals when he finished second in both the 200m and 200m hurdles at the 1900 Paris Olympics.Note:Norman was part of the Great Britain team but the IOC recognise both his medals as a member of the Indian team.
Ian Thorpe of Australia in a time of 1:44.71, a new Olympic record.
Allan Wells won 2 Olympic medals (1 gold 100m 1980, 1 silver 200m 1980). He won 6 Commonwealth Games medals: 100m - 1 gold 1982, 1 silver 1978 200m - 2 gold 1978, 1982 4 x 100mR - 1 gold 1978, 1 bronze 1982
200m Freestyle 100m Butterfly 200m Butterfly 200m Individual Medley 400m Individual Medley 4 x 100m Freestyle Reley (First Leg) 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (First Leg) 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Butterfly Leg/Third Leg)
Alyson Felix (USA) in 21.88s.
Florence Griffiths Joyner (USA) 21.34s
Allyson Felix from the United States won the gold with a time of 21.88
Breaking the 100m and 200m world records and winning 3 Olympic golds.
Men's: 19.19 Women's: 21.34
Rebecca Soni is an American Olympic medal-winning swimmer. She won gold in the most recent Olympic Games, for the 200m breaststroke. Soni also holds five world records.
Felix
Kathy Cook ( Smallwood)
Stephanie Rice
19.30s
Kenderis of Greece.
19.30