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Men's 200 Meters

Walter Dix

American athlete. men's 200 m mark of 19.53 seconds at Bruxelles on September 16, 2011, the personal best on the World Athletics all-time list.

Walter Dix's race time is 19.53 s, an official figure.

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Race time

19.53s

men's 200 m, Bruxelles, wind +1.6 mph (+0.7 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

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What is Walter Dix's race time?

Walter Dix's race time is 19.53 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Walter Dix 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.”

Where does Walter Dix rank?

Walter Dix is 7th of 9 on Fastest Men's 200 m.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Walter Dix's mark is a men's 200 meters of 19.53 seconds at Bruxelles on September 16, 2011. The race is a bend and then a straight. Dividing 200 meters by that time is about 22.9 mph for the whole race, bend included.

Time
19.53 s
Average
about 22.9 mph
Place
Bruxelles
Date
September 16, 2011

  1. The bend is part of the clock

    A 200 meters leaves the blocks on a curve. Walter Dix cannot run the bend the way a straight 100 is run, and the 19.53 includes that curve plus the straight. What counts is the full race at Bruxelles on September 16, 2011. A speed on the straight alone is not a separate figure.

  2. 22.9 mph is the full race

    200 meters in 19.53 seconds is about 22.9 mph from start to finish. That average is slower than a peak on the straight because the bend is in the denominator. Walter Dix's mark is the personal best on the all-time list. This does not add a wind reading the entry does not keep.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 19.53sRanked figure

    men's 200 m, Bruxelles, wind +1.6 mph (+0.7 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

    Official
    World Athletics (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Country
United States
Event
men's 200 m
Mark
19.53 s
Venue
Bruxelles

Context

Background

Walter Dix's ranked men's 200 m time is 19.53 seconds at Bruxelles on September 16, 2011, wind +1.6 mph (+0.7 m/s). World Athletics, Athletic Stats (refreshed October 5, 2026) and Track & Field News say that time and date.

The list is one event. A mark from another distance is a different page, with its own slug. Wind above +4.5 mph (+2.0 m/s) is not legal. Lower is faster.

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