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TIME |
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John Capel - USA |
20.30s |
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Darvis Patton - USA |
20.31s |
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Shingo Suetsugu - JAP |
20.38s |
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| WOMEN'S 200 METRES |
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TIME |
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Kelli White - USA |
22.05s |
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Anastasiya Kapachinskaya
- RUS |
22.38s |
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Torri Edwards - USA |
22.47s |
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ATHLETE |
TIME |
VENUE/YEAR |
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Michael
Johnson - USA |
19.32
sec |
Atlanta
- 1996 |
| Canadian |
Atlee
Mahorn |
20.17
sec |
Tokyo
- 1991 |
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Bernard Williams - USA |
20.01 sec |
Rome, Italy |
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ATHLETE |
TIME |
VENUE/YEAR |
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Florence
Griffith-Joyner - USA |
21.34
sec |
Seoul
- 1988 |
| Canadian |
Marita
Payne |
22.62
sec |
Edmonton
- 1983 |
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Because it's a sprint race, the 200 metres opens in an almost identical fashion to the 100m -- explosive starts out of the blocks, perhaps after a false start or two, after long moments of building anticipation and mind games between the racers. Still, the lightning start is not quite so crucial in these races.
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