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Women's 200 Meters

Marion Jones

American athlete. women's 200 m mark of 21.62 seconds at Johannesburg on September 11, 1998, the personal best on the World Athletics all-time list.

Marion Jones's race time is 21.62 s, an official figure.

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Race time

21.62s

women's 200 m, Johannesburg, wind -1.3 mph (-0.6 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

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What is Marion Jones's race time?

Marion Jones's race time is 21.62 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Marion Jones 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 Marion Jones rank?

Marion Jones is 6th of 9 on Fastest Women's 200 m.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Marion Jones's mark is a women's 200 meters of 21.62 seconds at Johannesburg on September 11, 1998. 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
21.62 s
Average
about 20.7 mph
Place
Johannesburg
Date
September 11, 1998

  1. The bend is part of the clock

    A 200 meters leaves the blocks on a curve. Marion Jones cannot run the bend the way a straight 100 is run, and the 21.62 includes that curve plus the straight. What counts is the full race at Johannesburg on September 11, 1998. A speed on the straight alone is not a separate figure.

  2. 20.7 mph is the full race

    200 meters in 21.62 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. Marion Jones'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. 21.62sRanked figure

    women's 200 m, Johannesburg, wind -1.3 mph (-0.6 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

    Track & Field News marks this 21.62 with an altitude flag. World Athletics and Athletic Stats still list it, so it stays, with that note.

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Reference

Specs

Country
United States
Event
women's 200 m
Mark
21.62 s
Venue
Johannesburg

Context

Background

Marion Jones's ranked women's 200 m time is 21.62 seconds at Johannesburg on September 11, 1998, wind -1.3 mph (-0.6 m/s). World Athletics, Athletic Stats (refreshed October 5, 2026) and Track & Field News say that time and date.

Track & Field News marks this 21.62 with an altitude flag. World Athletics and Athletic Stats still list it, so it stays, with that note.

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