Florence Griffith-Joyner
women's 200 m · United States
- Race time
- 21.34sOfficial
#1 of 9 · Fastest Women's 200 m
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Fastest Women's 200 m in the World (2026)
These are legal women's outdoor 200 m personal bests that three compilations print. World Athletics, Athletic Stats and Track & Field News agree on Florence Griffith-Joyner's 21.34 in Seoul on 29 September 1988, Shericka Jackson's 21.41, Julien Alfred's 21.51, Elaine Thompson-Herah's 21.53, Gabrielle Thomas's 21.60, Marion Jones's 21.62, Dafne Schippers's 21.63, Merlene Ottey's 21.64 and Adaejah Hodge's 21.68. Wind is in the conditions. Lower is faster.
9 rankedA source on every row
9 women's 200 m, ties share a rank.
- 1Florence Griffith-Joyner
women's 200 m · United States
21.34s - 2Shericka Jackson
women's 200 m · Jamaica
21.41s - 3Julien Alfred
women's 200 m · Saint Lucia
21.51s - 4Elaine Thompson-Herah
women's 200 m · Jamaica
21.53s - 5Gabrielle Thomas
women's 200 m · United States
21.60s - 6Marion Jones
women's 200 m · United States
21.62s - 7Dafne Schippers
women's 200 m · Netherlands
21.63s - 8Merlene Ottey
women's 200 m · Jamaica
21.64s - 9Adaejah Hodge
women's 200 m · British Virgin Islands
21.68s
Track & Field News marks Jones's 21.62 as altitude. World Athletics still lists it, so the row stays with that note. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden's 21.47 in Budapest on 13 September 2026 is on World Athletics and Athletic Stats. Track & Field News, verified through 3 September 2026, still prints her 21.68 from 2025. The newer mark does not yet have a second independent compilation, so it is not stored.
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Meet the women's 200 m
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Fastest Women's 200 m
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