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Fastest Men's 200 m in the World (2026)

These are legal men's outdoor 200 m personal bests. World Athletics is the one that counts. Athletic Stats, refreshed October 5, 2026, and Track & Field News, with marks verified by September 3, 2026, say the same nine times and dates. Usain Bolt's 19.19, wind -0.671 mph (−0.3 m/s), in Berlin on August 20, 2009, leads. Yohan Blake, Noah Lyles, Michael Johnson, Letsile Tebogo, Erriyon Knighton, Walter Dix, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay follow, through 19.58.

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Usain Bolt leads this list, in 19.19 s, an official figure.

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What leads this list?

Usain Bolt leads this list, in 19.19 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Usain Bolt is labeled Official. Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.

What is the source?

The figure cites World Athletics, “200 metres men, senior, outdoor all-time list.”

What is second?

Yohan Blake is next, in 19.26 s, an official figure.

9 men's 200 m, ties share a rank.

  1. 1
    Usain Bolt

    men's 200 m · Jamaica

    19.19s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  2. 2
    Yohan Blake

    men's 200 m · Jamaica

    19.26s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  3. 3
    Noah Lyles

    men's 200 m · United States

    19.31s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  4. 4
    Michael Johnson

    men's 200 m · United States

    19.32s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  5. 5
    Letsile Tebogo

    men's 200 m · Botswana

    19.46s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  6. 6
    Erriyon Knighton

    men's 200 m · United States

    19.49s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  7. 7
    Walter Dix

    men's 200 m · United States

    19.53s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  8. 8
    Justin Gatlin

    men's 200 m · United States

    19.57s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)
  9. 9
    Tyson Gay

    men's 200 m · United States

    19.58s
    OfficialWorld Athletics (opens source in a new tab)

Kenny Bednarek's 19.52 in Budapest on September 13, 2026 is on the World Athletics list and on Athletic Stats. Track & Field News had closed its compilation on September 3, 2026 and still says an older 19.57. That is one independent confirmation of the new mark, not two, so the row waits. The same rule kept the list at nine.

Nine is short of the ten-entry index gate. A 100 m or a 400 m by the same athlete uses another slug, because one person can have only one primary race time on a list.

The lineup · 9 on file

Meet the men's 200 m

One card per entry, with its headline figure and where it ranks.

Ranked by race time

Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Usain Bolt

    men's 200 m · Jamaica

    Race time
    19.19sOfficial

    #1 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Yohan Blake

    men's 200 m · Jamaica

    Race time
    19.26sOfficial

    #2 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Noah Lyles

    men's 200 m · United States

    Race time
    19.31sOfficial

    #3 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Michael Johnson

    men's 200 m · United States

    Race time
    19.32sOfficial

    #4 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Letsile Tebogo

    men's 200 m · Botswana

    Race time
    19.46sOfficial

    #5 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Erriyon Knighton

    men's 200 m · United States

    Race time
    19.49sOfficial

    #6 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Walter Dix

    men's 200 m · United States

    Race time
    19.53sOfficial

    #7 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Justin Gatlin

    men's 200 m · United States

    Race time
    19.57sOfficial

    #8 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

  • Tyson Gay

    men's 200 m · United States

    Race time
    19.58sOfficial

    #9 of 9 · Fastest Men's 200 m

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