200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
Women

200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics

Section Title: Women
Table Section Text: None

Time	Athlete	Nation	Year	Round	Date

23.34	Joan Baptiste	Great Britain (GBR)	1983	Heats	1983-08-12

23.05	Florence Griffith Joyner	United States (USA)	1983	Heats	1983-08-12

23.01	Randy Givens	United States (USA)	1983	Heats	1983-08-12

22.78	Kathy Smallwood-Cook	Great Britain (GBR)	1983	Quarter-finals	1983-08-12

22.38	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica (JAM)	1983	Quarter-finals	1983-08-12

22.13	Marita Koch	East Germany (GDR)	1983	Final	1983-08-14

21.74	Silke Möller	East Germany (GDR)	1987	Final	1987-09-03

21.63	Dafne Schippers	Netherlands (NED)	2015	Final	2015-08-28

Sentence(s)

The championship record in the 200 metres event for women is 21.63 seconds, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015.
The championship record for the 200 metres is 21.63 seconds for women, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015.
The World championship record for the event 200 metres is 21.63 seconds for women, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015.

final_sentence: The championship record in the 200 metres event for women is 21.63 seconds, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015.
final_sentence: The championship record for the 200 metres is 21.63 seconds for women, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015.
final_sentence: The World championship record for the event 200 metres is 21.63 seconds for women, set by Dafne Schippers in 2015.