2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record	Usain Bolt (JAM)	19.30	Beijing, China	20 August 2008

Championship record	Tyson Gay (USA)	19.76	Osaka, Japan	30 August 2007

World leading	Tyson Gay (USA)	19.58	New York, United States	30 May 2009

African record	Frankie Fredericks (NAM)	19.68	Atlanta, United States	1 August 1996

Asian Record	Shingo Suetsugu (JPN)	20.03	Yokohama, Japan	7 June 2003

North American record	Usain Bolt (JAM)	19.30	Beijing, China	20 August 2008

South American record	Claudinei da Silva (BRA)	19.89	Munich, Germany	11 September 1999

European record	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	19.72	Mexico, Mexico	12 September 1979

Oceanian record	Peter Norman (AUS)	20.06	Mexico, Mexico	16 October 1968

Sentence(s)

Bolt had a record of 19.30 seconds in the Men's 200 metres.

final_sentence: Bolt had a record of 19.30 seconds in the Men's 200 metres.