200 metres

For the Jordanian film, see 200 Meters (film).

Athletics
200 metres
Athletes leaving starting blocks for a 200 metres heat at the 2012 Olympic Games
World records
Men Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 (2009)
Women Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 (1988)
Short track world records
Men Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 19.92 (1996)
Women Merlene Ottey (JAM) 21.87 (1993)
Olympic records
Men Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30 (2008)
Women Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 (1988)
World Championship records
Men Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 (2009)
Women Shericka Jackson (JAM) 21.41 (2023)
World junior (U20) records
Men Erriyon Knighton (USA) 19.69 (2022)
Women Christine Mboma (NAM) 21.78 (2021)
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 200 metre race, marked on a running track
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 200 metre race, marked on a running track

The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.

In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (218.723 yards), though the distance is now obsolete. The standard adjustment used for the conversion from times recorded over 220 yards to 200 m times is to subtract 0.1 seconds,[1] but other conversion methods exist. Another obsolete version of this race is the 200 metres straight, which was run on tracks that contained such a straight. Initially, when the International Amateur Athletic Association (now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations) started to ratify world records in 1912, only records set on a straight track were eligible for consideration. In 1951, the IAAF started to recognise records set on a curved track. In 1976, the straight record was discarded.

The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1948 for women. The race attracts runners from other events, primarily the 100 metres, wishing to double up and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved by men eleven times at the Olympic Games: by Archie Hahn in 1904, Ralph Craig in 1912, Percy Williams in 1928, Eddie Tolan in 1932, Jesse Owens in 1936, Bobby Morrow in 1956, Valeriy Borzov in 1972, Carl Lewis in 1984, and most recently by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2008, 2012, and 2016. The double has been accomplished by women eight times: by Fanny Blankers-Koen in 1948, Marjorie Jackson in 1952, Betty Cuthbert in 1956, Wilma Rudolph in 1960, Renate Stecher in 1972, Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988, and Elaine Thompson-Herah in 2016 and 2021. Marion Jones finished first in both races in 2000 but was later disqualified and stripped of her medals after admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs. An Olympic double of 200 m and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Michael Johnson from the United States and Marie-José Pérec of France both in 1996. Usain Bolt is the only man to repeat as Olympic champion, Bärbel Wöckel (née Eckert), Veronica Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson-Herah are the three women who have repeated as Olympic champion.

The men's world record holder is Usain Bolt of Jamaica, who ran 19.19 s at the 2009 World Championships. The women's world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States, who ran 21.34 s at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The reigning Olympic champions are Letsile Tebogo (BOT) and Gabrielle Thomas (USA). The reigning World Champions are Noah Lyles (USA) and Shericka Jackson (JAM).

Races run with an aiding wind measured over 2.0 metres per second are not acceptable for record purposes.

Athletics Men's 200 Final, 27th Summer Universiade 2013, Kazan

Continental records

  • Updated 7 December 2024.[2][3]
Area Men Women
Time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete Nation Time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 19.46 +0.4 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 21.81 +0.8 Christine Mboma  Namibia
Asia (records) 19.88 +0.9 Xie Zhenye  China 22.01 0.0 Li Xuemei  China
Europe (records) 19.72[A] +1.8 Pietro Mennea  Italy 21.63 +0.2 Dafne Schippers  Netherlands
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		 19.19 WR −0.3 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 21.34 WR +1.3 Florence Griffith-Joyner  United States
Oceania (records) 20.04 +1.5 Gout Gout  Australia 22.23 +0.8 Melinda Gainsford-Taylor  Australia
South America (records) 19.81 −0.3 Alonso Edward  Panama 22.48 +1.0 Ana Cláudia Lemos  Brazil

Notes

All-time top 25

Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200m times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200m times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200m times

Men (outdoor)

See also: Men's 200 metres world record progression
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Wind (m/s) Reaction (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 19.19 −0.3 0.133 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 20 August 2009 Berlin [6][7]
2 2 19.26 +0.7 0.269 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 16 September 2011 Brussels [8][9]
3 19.30 −0.9 0.182 Bolt #2 20 August 2008 Beijing [10]
3 4 19.31 +0.4 0.141 Noah Lyles  United States 21 July 2022 Eugene [11][12]
4 5 19.32 +0.4 0.161 Michael Johnson  United States 1 August 1996 Atlanta [13]
6 19.32 +0.4 0.180 Bolt #3 9 August 2012 London [14]
7 19.40 +0.8 0.193 Bolt #4 3 September 2011 Daegu [15]
8 19.44 +0.4 0.172 Blake #2 9 August 2012 London [14]
9 19.46 +0.8 0.199 Lyles #2 10 August 2022 Monaco [16]
5 10 19.46 +0.4 0.162 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 8 August 2024 Saint-Denis [17]
11 19.47 +1.6 0.157 Lyles #3 23 July 2023 London [18]
6 12 19.49 +1.4 Erriyon Knighton  United States 30 April 2022 Baton Rouge [19]
13 19.50 +1.6 0.170 Tebogo #2 23 July 2023 London [18]
−0.1 0.147 Lyles #4 5 July 2019 Lausanne [20]
15 19.52 +1.5 0.142 Lyles #5 21 August 2021 Eugene [21]
−0.6 0.164 Lyles #6 8 September 2022 Zürich [22]
−0.2 0.144 Lyles #7 25 August 2023 Budapest [23]
7 18 19.53 +0.7 0.185 Walter Dix  United States 16 September 2011 Brussels [9]
18 19.53 +0.5 Lyles #8 29 June 2024 Eugene [24]
20 19.54 ±0.0 0.165 Blake #3 7 September 2012 Brussels [25]
21 19.55 −0.1 0.147 Bolt #5 27 August 2015 Beijing [26]
+0.4 0.148 Tebogo #3 5 September 2024 Zurich [27]
23 19.56 −0.8 Bolt #6 1 May 2010 Kingston
+1.3 0.182 Lyles #9 26 August 2022 Lausanne [28]
25 19.57 ±0.0 Bolt #7 4 September 2009 Brussels
8 25 19.57 +0.4 0.177 Justin Gatlin  United States 28 June 2015 Eugene [29]
0.182 Kenny Bednarek  United States 5 September 2024 Zurich [30]
10 19.58 +1.3 Tyson Gay  United States 30 May 2009 New York City
11 19.62 −0.5 0.135 Andre De Grasse  Canada 4 August 2021 Tokyo [31]
12 19.63 +0.4 Xavier Carter  United States 11 July 2006 Lausanne
+1.2 Reynier Mena  Cuba 3 July 2022 La Chaux-de-Fonds [32]
14 19.65 ±0.0 Wallace Spearmon  United States 28 September 2006 Daegu
15 19.68 +0.4 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 1 August 1996 Atlanta
16 19.69[A] −0.5 Clarence Munyai  South Africa 16 March 2018 Pretoria [33]
17 19.70 +0.7 Michael Norman  United States 6 June 2019 Rome [34]
18 19.71[A] –1.5 Courtney Lindsey  United States 20 April 2024 Nairobi [35]
19 19.72[A] +1.8 Pietro Mennea  Italy 12 September 1979 Mexico City
20 19.73 −0.2 Michael Marsh  United States 5 August 1992 Barcelona
+0.8 Divine Oduduru  Nigeria 7 June 2019 Austin [36]
+1.6 0.130 Zharnel Hughes  Great Britain 23 July 2023 London [37]
23 19.74 +1.4 LaShawn Merritt  United States 8 July 2016 Eugene [38]
24 19.75 +1.5 Carl Lewis  United States 19 June 1983 Indianapolis
+1.7 Joe DeLoach  United States 28 September 1988 Seoul
+0.3 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas 7 April 2018 Coral Gables [39]
+1.0 Tarsis Orogot  Uganda 11 May 2024 Gainesville [40]

Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 19.70). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown:

Women (outdoor)

See also: Women's 200 metres world record progression
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Wind (m/s) Reaction (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 21.34 +1.3 0.205 Florence Griffith-Joyner  United States 29 September 1988 Seoul [46]
2 2 21.41 +0.1 0.161 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 25 August 2023 Budapest [47]
3 21.45 +0.6 0.144 Jackson #2 21 July 2022 Eugene [48][49]
4 21.48 +0.2 0.161 Jackson #3 8 September 2023 Brussels [50]
3 5 21.53 +0.8 0.173 Elaine Thompson-Herah  Jamaica 3 August 2021 Tokyo [51]
6 21.55 ±0.0 Jackson #4 26 June 2022 Kingston [52]
7 21.56 +1.7 0.156 Griffith-Joyner #2 29 September 1988 Seoul [46]
8 21.57 +0.3 0.152 Jackson #5 17 September 2023 Eugene [53]
4 9 21.60 −0.4 0.173 Gabrielle Thomas  United States 9 July 2023 Eugene [54]
10 21.61 +1.3 Thomas #2 26 June 2021 Eugene
5 11 21.62[A] −0.6 0.258 Marion Jones  United States 11 September 1998 Johannesburg [46]
6 12 21.63 +0.2 0.149 Dafne Schippers  Netherlands 28 August 2015 Beijing [55][46]
7 13 21.64 +0.8 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 13 September 1991 Brussels
14 21.66 −1.0 Ottey #2 15 August 1990 Zürich
+0.2 0.195 Thompson-Herah #2 28 August 2015 Beijing [56]
+0.3 0.165 Thompson-Herah #3 2 August 2021 Tokyo [57]
17 21.67 +2.0 0.137 Jackson #6 19 July 2022 Eugene [58]
8 18 21.69 +1.0 Allyson Felix  United States 30 June 2012 Eugene [59]
9 19 21.71 +0.7 Marita Koch  East Germany 10 June 1979 Karl-Marx-Stadt
19 21.71 +0.3 Koch #2 21 July 1984 Potsdam
9 19 21.71 +1.2 0.190 Heike Drechsler  East Germany 29 June 1986 Jena [46]
22 21.71 −0.8 Drechsler #2 29 August 1986 Stuttgart
−0.5 Jackson #7 9 July 2023 Kingston [60]
11 24 21.72 +1.3 0.195 Grace Jackson  Jamaica 29 September 1988 Seoul [46]
−0.1 Gwen Torrence  United States 5 August 1992 Barcelona
13 21.74 +0.4 Marlies Göhr  East Germany 3 June 1984 Erfurt
+1.2 0.155 Silke Gladisch  East Germany 3 September 1987 Rome [46]
+0.6 0.172 Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 21 August 2008 Beijing [46]
−0.4 0.143 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 29 August 2019 Zürich [61][46]
17 21.75 −0.1 Juliet Cuthbert  Jamaica 5 August 1992 Barcelona
18 21.77 +0.6 Inger Miller  United States 27 August 1999 Seville
+1.5 Tori Bowie  United States 27 May 2017 Eugene [62]
−0.3 Abby Steiner  United States 26 June 2022 Eugene
21 21.78 +0.6 Christine Mboma  Namibia 9 September 2021 Zürich [63]
22 21.79 +0.8 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica 27 June 2021 Kingston [64]
23 21.81 −0.1 Valerie Brisco-Hooks  United States 9 August 1984 Los Angeles
24 21.83 −0.2 Evelyn Ashford  United States 24 August 1979 Montreal
+1.0 McKenzie Long  United States 8 June 2024 Eugene [65]

Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 21.80). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown:

Men (indoor)

  • Updated February 2024.[66]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 19.92 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 18 February 1996 Liévin [67]
2 20.02 Elijah Hall  United States 10 March 2018 College Station [68]
3 20.08 Divine Oduduru  Nigeria 23 February 2019 Lubbock [69]
4 20.10 Wallace Spearmon  United States 12 March 2005 Fayetteville
5 20.11 Christian Coleman  United States 11 March 2017 College Station [70]
6 20.12 A Matthew Boling  United States 11 March 2023 Albuquerque [71]
7 20.13 Courtney Lindsey  United States 25 February 2023 Lubbock [72]
8 20.17 A Udodi Onwuzurike  Nigeria 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [73]
Tarsis Orogot  Uganda 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [73]
10 20.19 Trayvon Bromell  United States 14 March 2015 Fayetteville [74]
11 20.20 Terrance Laird  United States 13 March 2021 Fayetteville [75]
12 20.21 Erriyon Knighton  United States 11 February 2024 Liévin [76]
Terrence Jones  Bahamas 24 February 2024 Lubbock [77]
14 20.22 A Robert Gregory  United States 11 March 2023 Albuquerque [78]
15 20.25 Linford Christie  Great Britain 19 February 1995 Liévin
16 20.26 Obadele Thompson  Barbados 6 March 1999 Maebashi
Shawn Crawford  United States 10 March 2000 Fayetteville
John Capel  United States 10 March 2000 Fayetteville
Andre De Grasse  Canada 14 March 2015 Fayetteville [74]
20 20.27 Walter Dix  United States 10 March 2006 Fayetteville
Cameron Miller  United States 25 February 2023 Louisville [79]
22 20.29 Jacory Patterson  United States 25 February 2023 Fayetteville [80]
Tapiwanashe Makarawu  Zimbabwe 13 January 2024 Lubbock [81]
Wanya McCoy  Bahamas 24 February 2024 Fayetteville [82]
25 20.30 Xavier Carter  United States 10 March 2006 Fayetteville
Kenny Bednarek  United States 2 February 2019 Lincoln [83]
Cheickna Traore  Ivory Coast 9 March 2024 Boston [84]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20.30:

Women (indoor)

  • Updated March 2024.[85]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 21.87 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 13 February 1993 Liévin
2 22.01 A Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 11 March 2023 Albuquerque [86]
3 22.09 Abby Steiner  United States 26 February 2022 College Station [87]
4 22.10 Irina Privalova  Russia 19 February 1995 Liévin
5 22.11 A Favour Ofili  Nigeria 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [73]
6 22.27 Heike Drechsler  East Germany 7 March 1987 Indianapolis
7 22.33 Gwen Torrence  United States 2 March 1996 Atlanta
Adaejah Hodge  British Virgin Islands 12 March 2023 Boston [88]
9 22.34 JaMeesia Ford  United States 9 March 2024 Boston [89]
10 22.38 Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 18 February 2005 Birmingham
Gabrielle Thomas  United States 10 March 2018 College Station [68]
12 22.39 Marita Koch  East Germany 5 March 1983 Budapest
Ionela Târlea  Romania 6 March 1999 Maebashi
14 22.40 Bianca Knight  United States 14 March 2008 Fayetteville
Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 31 January 2021 Fayetteville [90]
16 22.41 Galina Malchugina  Russia 13 March 1994 Paris
Ashley Henderson  United States 10 March 2018 College Station [68]
18 22.42 Ariana Washington  United States 11 March 2017 College Station [70]
22.42 A Autumn Wilson  United States 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [91]
20 22.43 Svetlana Goncharenko  Russia 22 February 1998 Liévin
21 22.45 Felicia Brown  United States 26 February 2016 Fayetteville
Tamara Clark  United States 13 March 2021 Fayetteville [92]
23 22.48 A McKenzie Long  United States 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [93]
24 22.49 Muriel Hurtis  France 14 March 2003 Birmingham
Muna Lee  United States 14 March 2003 Fayetteville
Sanya Richards-Ross  United States 12 March 2004 Fayetteville
Anavia Battle  United States 18 February 2022 Fayetteville [94]
22.49 A Rhasidat Adeleke  Ireland 20 January 2024 Albuquerque [95]
22.49 Jadyn Mays  United States 8 March 2024 Boston [96]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.46:

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
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1900 Paris
details 		Walter Tewksbury
 United States 		Norman Pritchard
 India 		Stan Rowley
 Australia
1904 St. Louis
details 		Archie Hahn
 United States 		Nate Cartmell
 United States 		William Hogenson
 United States
1908 London
details 		Robert Kerr
 Canada 		Robert Cloughen
 United States 		Nate Cartmell
 United States
1912 Stockholm
details 		Ralph Craig
 United States 		Donald Lippincott
 United States 		Willie Applegarth
 Great Britain
1920 Antwerp
details 		Allen Woodring
 United States 		Charley Paddock
 United States 		Harry Edward
 Great Britain
1924 Paris
details 		Jackson Scholz
 United States 		Charley Paddock
 United States 		Eric Liddell
 Great Britain
1928 Amsterdam
details 		Percy Williams
 Canada 		Walter Rangeley
 Great Britain 		Helmut Körnig
 Germany
1932 Los Angeles
details 		Eddie Tolan
 United States 		George Simpson
 United States 		Ralph Metcalfe
 United States
1936 Berlin
details 		Jesse Owens
 United States 		Mack Robinson
 United States 		Tinus Osendarp
 Netherlands
1948 London
details 		Mel Patton
 United States 		Barney Ewell
 United States 		Lloyd LaBeach
 Panama
1952 Helsinki
details 		Andy Stanfield
 United States 		Thane Baker
 United States 		James Gathers
 United States
1956 Melbourne
details 		Bobby Morrow
 United States 		Andy Stanfield
 United States 		Thane Baker
 United States
1960 Rome
details 		Livio Berruti
 Italy 		Lester Carney
 United States 		Abdoulaye Seye
 France
1964 Tokyo
details 		Henry Carr
 United States 		Paul Drayton
 United States 		Edwin Roberts
 Trinidad and Tobago
1968 Mexico City
details 		Tommie Smith
 United States 		Peter Norman
 Australia 		John Carlos
 United States
1972 Munich
details 		Valeriy Borzov
 Soviet Union 		Larry Black
 United States 		Pietro Mennea
 Italy
1976 Montreal
details 		Don Quarrie
 Jamaica 		Millard Hampton
 United States 		Dwayne Evans
 United States
1980 Moscow
details 		Pietro Mennea
 Italy 		Allan Wells
 Great Britain 		Don Quarrie
 Jamaica
1984 Los Angeles
details 		Carl Lewis
 United States 		Kirk Baptiste
 United States 		Thomas Jefferson
 United States
1988 Seoul
details 		Joe DeLoach
 United States 		Carl Lewis
 United States 		Robson da Silva
 Brazil
1992 Barcelona
details 		Michael Marsh
 United States 		Frankie Fredericks
 Namibia 		Michael Bates
 United States
1996 Atlanta
details 		Michael Johnson
 United States 		Frankie Fredericks
 Namibia 		Ato Boldon
 Trinidad and Tobago
2000 Sydney
details 		Konstantinos Kenteris
 Greece 		Darren Campbell
 Great Britain 		Ato Boldon
 Trinidad and Tobago
2004 Athens
details 		Shawn Crawford
 United States 		Bernard Williams
 United States 		Justin Gatlin
 United States
2008 Beijing
details 		Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 		Shawn Crawford
 United States 		Walter Dix
 United States
2012 London
details 		Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 		Yohan Blake
 Jamaica 		Warren Weir
 Jamaica
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details 		Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 		Andre De Grasse
 Canada 		Christophe Lemaitre
 France
2020 Tokyo
details 		Andre De Grasse
 Canada 		Kenneth Bednarek
 United States 		Noah Lyles
 United States
2024 Paris
details 		Letsile Tebogo
 Botswana 		Kenneth Bednarek
 United States 		Noah Lyles
 United States

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
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1948 London
details 		Fanny Blankers-Koen
 Netherlands 		Audrey Williamson
 Great Britain 		Audrey Patterson
 United States
1952 Helsinki
details 		Marjorie Jackson
 Australia 		Bertha Brouwer
 Netherlands 		Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
 Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne
details 		Betty Cuthbert
 Australia 		Christa Stubnick
 United Team of Germany 		Marlene Mathews
 Australia
1960 Rome
details 		Wilma Rudolph
 United States 		Jutta Heine
 United Team of Germany 		Dorothy Hyman
 Great Britain
1964 Tokyo
details 		Edith McGuire
 United States 		Irena Kirszenstein
 Poland 		Marilyn Black
 Australia
1968 Mexico City
details 		Irena Szewińska
 Poland 		Raelene Boyle
 Australia 		Jenny Lamy
 Australia
1972 Munich
details 		Renate Stecher
 East Germany 		Raelene Boyle
 Australia 		Irena Szewińska
 Poland
1976 Montreal
details 		Bärbel Eckert
 East Germany 		Annegret Richter
 West Germany 		Renate Stecher
 East Germany
1980 Moscow
details 		Bärbel Wöckel
 East Germany 		Natalya Bochina
 Soviet Union 		Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
1984 Los Angeles
details 		Valerie Brisco-Hooks
 United States 		Florence Griffith
 United States 		Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
1988 Seoul
details 		Florence Griffith-Joyner
 United States 		Grace Jackson
 Jamaica 		Heike Drechsler
 East Germany
1992 Barcelona
details 		Gwen Torrence
 United States 		Juliet Cuthbert
 Jamaica 		Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
1996 Atlanta
details 		Marie-José Pérec
 France 		Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica 		Mary Onyali
 Nigeria
2000 Sydney
details 		Pauline Davis-Thompson
 Bahamas 		Susanthika Jayasinghe
 Sri Lanka 		Beverly McDonald
 Jamaica
2004 Athens
details 		Veronica Campbell
 Jamaica 		Allyson Felix
 United States 		Debbie Ferguson
 Bahamas
2008 Beijing
details 		Veronica Campbell-Brown
 Jamaica 		Allyson Felix
 United States 		Kerron Stewart
 Jamaica
2012 London
details 		Allyson Felix
 United States 		Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Jamaica 		Carmelita Jeter
 United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details 		Elaine Thompson
 Jamaica 		Dafne Schippers
 Netherlands 		Tori Bowie
 United States
2020 Tokyo
details 		Elaine Thompson-Herah
 Jamaica 		Christine Mboma
 Namibia 		Gabrielle Thomas
 United States
2024 Paris
details 		Gabrielle Thomas
 United States 		Julien Alfred
 Saint Lucia 		Brittany Brown
 United States

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
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1983 Helsinki
details 		 Calvin Smith (USA)  Elliott Quow (USA)  Pietro Mennea (ITA)
1987 Rome
details 		 Calvin Smith (USA)  Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA)  John Regis (GBR)
1991 Tokyo
details 		 Michael Johnson (USA)  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  Atlee Mahorn (CAN)
1993 Stuttgart
details 		 Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  John Regis (GBR)  Carl Lewis (USA)
1995 Gothenburg
details 		 Michael Johnson (USA)  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  Jeff Williams (USA)
1997 Athens
details 		 Ato Boldon (TRI)  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  Claudinei da Silva (BRA)
1999 Seville
details 		 Maurice Greene (USA)  Claudinei da Silva (BRA)  Francis Obikwelu (NGR)
2001 Edmonton
details 		 Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)  Christopher Williams (JAM)  Kim Collins (SKN)
 Shawn Crawford (USA)
2003 Saint-Denis
details 		 John Capel Jr. (USA)  Darvis Patton (USA)  Shingo Suetsugu (JPN)
2005 Helsinki
details 		 Justin Gatlin (USA)  Wallace Spearmon (USA)  John Capel (USA)
2007 Osaka
details 		 Tyson Gay (USA)  Usain Bolt (JAM)  Wallace Spearmon (USA)
2009 Berlin
details 		 Usain Bolt (JAM)  Alonso Edward (PAN)  Wallace Spearmon (USA)
2011 Daegu
details 		 Usain Bolt (JAM)  Walter Dix (USA)  Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
2013 Moscow
details 		 Usain Bolt (JAM)  Warren Weir (JAM)  Curtis Mitchell (USA)
2015 Beijing
details 		 Usain Bolt (JAM)  Justin Gatlin (USA)  Anaso Jobodwana (RSA)
2017 London
details 		 Ramil Guliyev (TUR)  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)  Jereem Richards (TTO)
2019 Doha
details 		 Noah Lyles (USA)  Andre De Grasse (CAN)  Álex Quiñónez (ECU)
2022 Eugene
details 		 Noah Lyles (USA)  Kenny Bednarek (USA)  Erriyon Knighton (USA)
2023 Budapest
details 		 Noah Lyles (USA)  Erriyon Knighton (USA)  Letsile Tebogo (BOT)

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 11 7 8 26
2  Jamaica (JAM) 4 3 0 7
3  Namibia (NAM) 1 3 0 4
4  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 1 0 1 2
5  Greece (GRE) 1 0 0 1
 Turkey (TUR) 1 0 0 1
6  Brazil (BRA) 0 1 1 2
 Canada (CAN) 0 1 1 2
 France (FRA) 0 1 1 2
 Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 1 2
 South Africa (RSA) 0 1 1 2
7  Panama (PAN) 0 1 0 1
8  Botswana (BOT) 0 0 1 1
 Ecuador (ECU) 0 0 1 1
 Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1
 Japan (JPN) 0 0 1 1
 Nigeria (NGR) 0 0 1 1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 0 0 1 1

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details 		 Marita Koch (GDR)  Merlene Ottey (JAM)  Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR)
1987 Rome
details 		 Silke Gladisch (GDR)  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)  Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1991 Tokyo
details 		 Katrin Krabbe (GER)  Gwen Torrence (USA)  Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1993 Stuttgart
details 		 Merlene Ottey (JAM)  Gwen Torrence (USA)  Irina Privalova (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
details 		 Merlene Ottey (JAM)  Irina Privalova (RUS)  Galina Malchugina (RUS)
1997 Athens
details 		 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (UKR)  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)  Merlene Ottey (JAM)
1999 Seville
details 		 Inger Miller (USA)  Beverly McDonald (JAM)  Merlene Frazer (JAM)
 Andrea Philipp (GER)
2001 Edmonton
details 		 Debbie Ferguson (BAH)  LaTasha Jenkins (USA)  Cydonie Mothersille (CAY)
2003 Saint-Denis
details 		 Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)  Torri Edwards (USA)  Muriel Hurtis (FRA)
2005 Helsinki
details 		 Allyson Felix (USA)  Rachelle Boone-Smith (USA)  Christine Arron (FRA)
2007 Osaka
details 		 Allyson Felix (USA)  Veronica Campbell (JAM)  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
2009 Berlin
details 		 Allyson Felix (USA)  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)  Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)
2011 Daegu
details 		 Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)  Carmelita Jeter (USA)  Allyson Felix (USA)
2013 Moscow
details 		 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)  Murielle Ahouré (CIV)  Blessing Okagbare (NGR)
2015 Beijing
details 		 Dafne Schippers (NED)  Elaine Thompson (JAM)  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
2017 London
details 		 Dafne Schippers (NED)  Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)
2019 Doha
details 		 Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)  Brittany Brown (USA)  Mujinga Kambundji (SUI)
2022 Eugene
details 		 Shericka Jackson (JAM)  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)  Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)
2023 Budapest
details 		 Shericka Jackson (JAM)  Gabrielle Thomas (USA)  Sha'Carri Richardson (USA)

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Jamaica (JAM) 6 6 5 17
2  United States (USA) 4 9 2 15
3  East Germany (GDR) 2 0 0 2
 Netherlands (NED) 2 0 0 2
4  Germany (GER) 1 0 1 2
5  Russia (RUS) 1 1 2 4
6  Bahamas (BAH) 1 0 2 3
 Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 2 3
7  Ukraine (UKR) 1 0 0 1
8  Ivory Coast (CIV) 0 2 0 2
9  Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 1 1 2
10  France (FRA) 0 0 2 2
11  Cayman Islands (CAY) 0 0 1 1
  Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1
 Nigeria (NGR) 0 0 1 1

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS)  Ade Mafe (GBR)  João Batista da Silva (BRA)
1987 Indianapolis
details 		 Kirk Baptiste (USA)  Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA)  Robson da Silva (BRA)
1989 Budapest
details 		 John Regis (GBR)  Ade Mafe (GBR)  Kevin Little (USA)
1991 Seville
details 		 Nikolay Antonov (BUL)  Linford Christie (GBR)  Ade Mafe (GBR)
1993 Toronto
details 		 James Trapp (USA)  Damien Marsh (AUS)  Kevin Little (USA)
1995 Barcelona
details 		 Geir Moen (NOR)  Troy Douglas (BER)  Sebastián Keitel (CHI)
1997 Paris
details 		 Kevin Little (USA)  Iván García (CUB)  Francis Obikwelu (NGR)
1999 Maebashi
details 		 Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  Obadele Thompson (BAR)  Kevin Little (USA)
2001 Lisbon
details 		 Shawn Crawford (USA)  Christian Malcolm (GBR)  Patrick van Balkom (NED)
2003 Birmingham
details 		 Marlon Devonish (GBR)  Joseph Batangdon (CMR)  Dominic Demeritte (BAH)
2004 Budapest
details 		 Dominic Demeritte (BAH)  Johan Wissman (SWE)  Tobias Unger (GER)

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Marita Koch (GDR)  Marie-Christine Cazier (FRA)  Kim Robertson (NZL)
1987 Indianapolis
details 		 Heike Drechsler (GDR)  Merlene Ottey-Page (JAM)  Grace Jackson (JAM)
1989 Budapest
details 		 Merlene Ottey (JAM)  Grace Jackson (JAM)  Natalya Kovtun (URS)
1991 Seville
details 		 Merlene Ottey (JAM)  Irina Sergeyeva (URS)  Grit Breuer (GER)
1993 Toronto
details 		 Irina Privalova (RUS)  Melinda Gainsford (AUS)  Natalya Voronova (RUS)
1995 Barcelona
details 		 Melinda Gainsford (AUS)  Pauline Davis (BAH)  Natalya Voronova (RUS)
1997 Paris
details 		 Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)  Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS)
1999 Maebashi
details 		 Ionela Târlea (ROU)  Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS)  Pauline Davis (BAH)
2001 Lisbon
details 		 Juliet Campbell (JAM)  LaTasha Jenkins (USA)  Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR)
2003 Birmingham
details 		 Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)  Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)  Juliet Campbell (JAM)
2004 Budapest
details 		 Natallia Safronnikava (BLR)  Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS)  Karin Mayr-Krifka (AUT)
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