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Women's 200 Meters

Dafne Schippers

Dutch athlete. women's 200 m mark of 21.63 seconds at Beijing on August 28, 2015, the personal best on the World Athletics all-time list.

Dafne Schippers's race time is 21.63 s, an official figure.

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Race time

21.63s

women's 200 m, Beijing, wind +0.447 mph (+0.2 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

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What is Dafne Schippers's race time?

Dafne Schippers's race time is 21.63 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Dafne Schippers 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 women, senior, outdoor all-time list.”

Where does Dafne Schippers rank?

Dafne Schippers is 7th of 9 on Fastest Women's 200 m.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Dafne Schippers's mark is a women's 200 meters of 21.63 seconds at Beijing on August 28, 2015. The race is a bend and then a straight. Dividing 200 meters by that time is about 20.7 mph for the whole race, bend included.

Time
21.63 s
Average
about 20.7 mph
Place
Beijing
Date
August 28, 2015

  1. The bend is part of the clock

    A 200 meters leaves the blocks on a curve. Dafne Schippers cannot run the bend the way a straight 100 is run, and the 21.63 includes that curve plus the straight. What counts is the full race at Beijing on August 28, 2015. A speed on the straight alone is not a separate figure.

  2. 20.7 mph is the full race

    200 meters in 21.63 seconds is about 20.7 mph from start to finish. That average is slower than a peak on the straight because the bend is in the denominator. Dafne Schippers'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. 21.63sRanked figure

    women's 200 m, Beijing, wind +0.447 mph (+0.2 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

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    World Athletics (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Country
Netherlands
Event
women's 200 m
Mark
21.63 s
Venue
Beijing

Context

Background

Dafne Schippers's ranked women's 200 m time is 21.63 seconds at Beijing on August 28, 2015, wind +0.447 mph (+0.2 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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