Women · Sprints · All-Time
200 Metres
World record
21.34+1.3
Florence Griffith JoynerUSASeoul · 29 Sep 1988
37 years standingRecord progression →
21.34
Best mark
World record
21.71
Top 25 cutoff
30 rows: tie at the cutoff
21.66
Median
Of the 30 performances
6
Countries
JAM 12 · USA 9 · 4 others
Performance distribution
30 performances from 21.34 to 21.71 · median 21.66
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
30 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florence Griffith Joyner WR | USA | 21.34 | +1.3 | 29 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 28 |
| 2 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.41 | +0.1 | 25 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 29 |
| 3 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.45 | +0.6 | 21 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 28 |
| 4 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.48 | +0.2 | 8 Sep 2023 | Brussels | 29 |
| 5 | Julien Alfred | LCA | 21.51 | +0.9 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | 25 |
| 6 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM | 21.53 | +0.8 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 29 |
| 7 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.55 | 0.0 | 26 Jun 2022 | Kingston | 27 |
| 8 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 21.56 | +1.7 | 29 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 28 |
| 9 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.57 | +0.3 | 17 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 29 |
| 10 | Gabby Thomas | USA | 21.60 | -0.4 | 9 Jul 2023 | Eugene | 26 |
| 11 | Gabby Thomas | USA | 21.61 | +1.3 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | 24 |
| 12 | Marion Jones | USA | 21.62 | -0.6 | 11 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | 22 |
| 13 | Dafne Schippers | NED | 21.63 | +0.2 | 28 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 23 |
| 14 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 21.64 | +0.8 | 13 Sep 1991 | Brussels | 31 |
| 15 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 21.66 | -1.0 | 15 Aug 1990 | Zürich | 30 |
| 15 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM | 21.66 | +0.2 | 28 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 23 |
| 15 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM | 21.66 | +0.3 | 2 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 29 |
| 15 | Julien Alfred | LCA | 21.66 | +0.1 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | 25 |
| 19 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.67 | +2.0 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 28 |
| 20 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | USA | 21.68 | -0.1 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 20 | Adaejah Hodge | IVB | 21.68 | -0.4 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 20 |
| 22 | Allyson Felix | USA | 21.69 | +1.0 | 30 Jun 2012 | Eugene | 26 |
| 22 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | USA | 21.69 | +1.0 | 26 Jul 2026 | New York City | 25 |
| 24 | Gabby Thomas | USA | 21.70 | +0.7 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | 29 |
| 25 | Marita Koch | GDR | 21.71 | +0.7 | 10 Jun 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 |
| 25 | Marita Koch | GDR | 21.71 | +0.3 | 21 Jul 1984 | Potsdam | 27 |
| 25 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 21.71 | +1.2 | 29 Jun 1986 | Jena | 21 |
| 25 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 21.71 | -0.8 | 29 Aug 1986 | Stuttgart | 21 |
| 25 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 21.71 | -0.5 | 9 Jul 2023 | Kingston | 28 |
| 25 | Julien Alfred | LCA | 21.71 | -0.6 | 19 Jul 2025 | London | 24 |