200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
Women

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

Question: What is the World championship record for the event 200 metres for women?
Answer: The World championship record for the event 200 metres is 21.63 seconds for women, set by Dafne Schippers from Netherlands (NED) in 2015 on Aug 28th.