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Women's 200 Metres
Gabrielle Thomas
American athlete. women's 200 m mark of 21.60 seconds at Eugene, Oregon on 9 July 2023, the personal best on the World Athletics all-time list.
Also known as Gabby Thomas
Race time
21.60s
women's 200 m, Eugene, Oregon, wind -0.4 m/s. One personal best per athlete.
Mechanism
Why it's so fast
Gabrielle Thomas's 200 metres adds a bend to a sprint. The athlete has to stay fast in the curve and still have something on the straight. Pure 100 metre speed is not the whole event.
The bend
Running the curve without breaking stride is its own skill. Drift wide and the race gets longer. Lean too much and the steps slow down.
The second hundred
The straight shows who can hold the speed they carried off the bend. A brilliant start that dies before the line does not lead this list.
Wind-legal
The governing list keeps a mark when the wind is inside the rule. The entry prints the wind and the venue because they belong to the result.
Nearby on this list: Elaine Thompson-Herah and Marion Jones.
Provenance
Every measurement
Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.
- 21.60sRanked figure
women's 200 m, Eugene, Oregon, wind -0.4 m/s. One personal best per athlete.
Official
Reference
Specs
- Country
- United States
- Event
- women's 200 m
- Mark
- 21.60 s
- Venue
- Eugene, Oregon
Context
Background
Gabrielle Thomas's ranked women's 200 m time is 21.60 seconds at Eugene, Oregon on 9 July 2023, wind -0.4 m/s. World Athletics, Athletic Stats (refreshed 5 October 2026) and Track & Field News print that time and date.
The list is one event. A mark from another distance is a different page, with its own slug. Wind above +2.0 m/s is not legal and is not stored. Lower is faster.
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