Who holds 200m Olympic record?

Who holds 200m Olympic record?

Usain Bolt
200 metres at the Olympics

200 metres at the Olympic Games
Years held Men: 1900 – 2016 Women: 1948 – 2016
Olympic record
Men 19.30 Usain Bolt(2008)
Women 21.34 Florence Griffith-Joyner (1988)

What is the 200 m world record?

200 metres

Athletics 200 metres
Men Usain Bolt 19.30 (2008)
Women Florence Griffith-Joyner 21.34 (1988)
World Championship records
Men Usain Bolt 19.19 (2009)

Who is the best Olympic runner?

Usain Bolt, in full Usain St. Leo Bolt, (born August 21, 1986, Montego Bay, Jamaica), Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre races in an unprecedented three straight Olympic Games and is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time.

Who broke Usain Bolt record 200m?

Erriyon Knighton
17-year-old breaks Usain Bolt’s 200M under-18 record to become youngest track & field Olympian since 1964. TAMPA, Fla. (WNCN) — A 17-year-old Tampa high school student made history at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon last weekend. Erriyon Knighton, 17, broke the records of the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt.

What is a decent 200m time?

What is a good 200m time for college?

NCAA DI NCAA DIII
200m 20.87–22.20 22.34-24.50
400m 45.68-49.90 48.61-54.00
800m 1.47.58-1.55 1.54.32-1.58.44
1,500m 3.36.42-4.03.56 4.07.34-4.20.66

Who was the 1968 200 m Olympic champion?

The 1968 medal podium ceremony for the men’s 200 metres witnessed a prominent political protest in the form of a Black Power salute by the African-American medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The third medalist, Peter Norman of Australia, wore a badge for the Olympic Project for Human Rights in solidarity.

What’s the record for the 200 meters at the Olympics?

The competition format typically has three or four qualifying rounds leading to a final race between eight athletes. The Olympic records for the distance are 19.30 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2008, and 21.34 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

Who was the first person to win two 200 m gold medals?

Usain Bolt was the first person to win two Olympic 200 m gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics he defended his title to win his third Olympic 200 m gold medal.

Who was the third medalist in the 200 meters at the 1900 Olympics?

The third medalist, Peter Norman of Australia, wore a badge for the Olympic Project for Human Rights in solidarity. In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men’s 200 metres, a 220-yard dash handicap race was also held.