Men · Sprints · All-Time
200 Metres
19.19
Best mark
World record
19.81
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
19.73
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
21
Countries
USA 21 · JAM 6 · 19 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 19.19 to 19.81 · median 19.73
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | 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 | Bruxelles | 21 |
| 3 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.31 | +0.4 | 21 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 4 | Michael Johnson | USA | 19.32 | +0.4 | 1 Aug 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 5 | Letsile Tebogo | BOT | 19.46 | +0.4 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 21 |
| 6 | Erriyon Knighton | USA | 19.49 | +1.4 | 30 Apr 2022 | Baton Rouge | 18 |
| 7 | Kenny Bednarek | USA | 19.52 | -0.1 | 13 Sep 2026 | Budapest | 27 |
| 8 | Walter Dix | USA | 19.53 | +0.7 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | 25 |
| 9 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 19.57 | +0.4 | 28 Jun 2015 | Eugene | 33 |
| 10 | Tyson Gay | USA | 19.58 | +1.3 | 30 May 2009 | New York City | 26 |
| 11 | Andre De Grasse | CAN | 19.62 | -0.5 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 12 | Xavier Carter | USA | 19.63 | +0.4 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | 20 |
| 13 | Reynier Mena | CUB | 19.63 | +1.2 | 3 Jul 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 25 |
| 14 | Jaiden Reid | CAY | 19.63 | +1.5 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 21 |
| 15 | Bryan Levell | JAM | 19.64 | 0.0 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 16 | Wallace Spearmon | USA | 19.65 | 0.0 | 28 Sep 2006 | Daegu | 21 |
| 17 | Gout Gout | AUS | 19.67 | +1.7 | 12 Apr 2026 | Sydney | 18 |
| 18 | Frankie Fredericks | NAM | 19.68 | +0.4 | 1 Aug 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 19 | Clarence Munyai | RSA | 19.69 | -0.5 | 16 Mar 2018 | Pretoria | 20 |
| 20 | Michael Norman | USA | 19.70 | +0.7 | 6 Jun 2019 | Roma | 21 |
| 21 | Courtney Lindsey | USA | 19.71 | -1.5 | 20 Apr 2024 | Nairobi | 25 |
| 22 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 19.72 | +1.8 | 12 Sep 1979 | Ciudad de México | 27 |
| 23 | Michael Marsh | USA | 19.73 | -0.2 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 25 |
| 24 | Divine Oduduru | NGR | 19.73 | +0.8 | 7 Jun 2019 | Austin | 22 |
| 25 | Zharnel Hughes | GBR | 19.73 | +1.6 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 28 |
| 26 | T'Mars McCallum | USA | 19.73 | +1.8 | 12 Jul 2025 | Memphis | 21 |
| 27 | LaShawn Merritt | USA | 19.74 | +1.4 | 8 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 30 |
| 28 | Sinesipho Dambile | RSA | 19.74 | +1.8 | 19 Jun 2026 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 29 | Carl Lewis | USA | 19.75 | +1.5 | 19 Jun 1983 | Indianapolis | 21 |
| 30 | Joe DeLoach | USA | 19.75 | +1.7 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 31 | Steven Gardiner | BAH | 19.75 | +0.3 | 7 Apr 2018 | Coral Gables | 22 |
| 32 | Tarsis Orogot | UGA | 19.75 | +1.0 | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | |
| 33 | Tate Taylor | USA | 19.75 | -0.9 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | |
| 34 | Ramil Guliyev | TUR | 19.76 | +0.7 | 9 Aug 2018 | Berlin | |
| 35 | Fred Kerley | USA | 19.76 | +2.0 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 26 |
| 36 | Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike | NGR | 19.76 | +0.6 | 7 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 37 | José Figueroa | PUR | 19.76 | +2.0 | 5 Aug 2026 | Santo Domingo | |
| 38 | Ato Boldon | TTO | 19.77 | +0.7 | 13 Jul 1997 | Stuttgart | |
| 39 | Isaac Makwala | BOT | 19.77 | 0.0 | 14 Jul 2017 | Madrid | 31 |
| 40 | Shawn Crawford | USA | 19.79 | +1.2 | 26 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 41 | Warren Weir | JAM | 19.79 | +0.9 | 23 Jun 2013 | Kingston | |
| 42 | James Dadzie | GHA | 19.79 | +1.3 | 29 Apr 2023 | Lubbock | |
| 43 | Christophe Lemaitre | FRA | 19.80 | +0.8 | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu | |
| 44 | Rasheed Dwyer | JAM | 19.80 | +2.0 | 23 Jul 2015 | Toronto | |
| 45 | Jereem Richards | TTO | 19.80 | +1.1 | 6 Aug 2022 | Birmingham | 28 |
| 46 | Robert Gregory | USA | 19.80 | +0.2 | 3 Aug 2025 | Eugene | |
| 47 | Alonso Edward | PAN | 19.81 | -0.3 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 48 | Churandy Martina | NED | 19.81 | +0.4 | 25 Aug 2016 | Lausanne | |
| 49 | Akeem Bloomfield | JAM | 19.81 | +0.1 | 22 Jul 2018 | London | |
| 50 | Terrance Laird | USA | 19.81 | +0.8 | 27 Mar 2021 | Austin |