Men · Sprints · All-Time
200 Metres
19.19
Best mark
World record
19.56
Top 25 cutoff
26 rows: tie at the cutoff
19.50
Median
Of the 26 performances
3
Countries
USA 14 · JAM 9 · 1 others
Performance distribution
26 performances from 19.19 to 19.56 · median 19.50
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 27 Aug 2026 · methodology
26 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt WR | JAM | 19.19 | -0.3 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 22 |
| 2 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 19.26 | +0.7 | 16 Sep 2011 | Brussels | 21 |
| 3 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.30 | -0.9 | 20 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 21 |
| 4 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.31 | +0.4 | 21 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 5 | Michael Johnson | USA | 19.32 | +0.4 | 1 Aug 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 6 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.32 | +0.4 | 9 Aug 2012 | London | 25 |
| 7 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.40 | +0.8 | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu | 25 |
| 8 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 19.44 | +0.4 | 9 Aug 2012 | London | 22 |
| 9 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.46 | +0.8 | 10 Aug 2022 | Monaco | 25 |
| 10 | Letsile Tebogo | BOT | 19.46 | +0.4 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 21 |
| 11 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.47 | +1.6 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 26 |
| 12 | Erriyon Knighton | USA | 19.49 | +1.4 | 30 Apr 2022 | Baton Rouge | 18 |
| 13 | Letsile Tebogo | BOT | 19.50 | +1.6 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 20 |
| 13 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.50 | -0.1 | 5 Jul 2019 | Lausanne | 21 |
| 15 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.51 | +1.0 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 16 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.52 | +1.5 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | 24 |
| 16 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.52 | -0.6 | 8 Sep 2022 | Zürich | 25 |
| 16 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.52 | -0.2 | 25 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 26 |
| 16 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.52 | 0.0 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 20 | Walter Dix | USA | 19.53 | +0.7 | 16 Sep 2011 | Brussels | 25 |
| 20 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.53 | +0.5 | 29 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 26 |
| 22 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 19.54 | 0.0 | 7 Sep 2012 | Brussels | 22 |
| 23 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.55 | -0.1 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 29 |
| 23 | Letsile Tebogo | BOT | 19.55 | +0.4 | 5 Sep 2024 | Zürich | 21 |
| 25 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.56 | -0.8 | 1 May 2010 | Kingston | 23 |
| 25 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.56 | +1.3 | 26 Aug 2022 | Lausanne | 25 |