200 metres All-time top 25 (outdoors) Women

| Rank_ | Result_ | Wind | Athlete | Date_ | Location_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 29 September 1988 | Seoul |
| 2. | 21.62A | −0.6 | Marion Jones | 11 September 1998 | Johannesburg |
| 3. | 21.64 | +0.8 | Merlene Ottey | 13 September 1991 | Brussels |
| 4. | 21.69 | +1.0 | Allyson Felix | 30 June 2012 | Eugene |
| 5. | 21.71 | +0.7 | Marita Koch | 10 June 1979 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 5. | 21.71 | +1.2 | Heike Drechsler | 29 June 1986 | Jena |
| 7. | 21.72 | +1.3 | Grace Jackson | 29 September 1988 | Seoul |
| 7. | 21.72 | −0.1 | Gwen Torrence | 15 August 1992 | Barcelona |
| 9. | 21.74 | +0.4 | Marlies Göhr | 3 June 1984 | Erfurt |
| 9. | 21.74 | +1.2 | Silke Gladisch-Möller | 3 September 1987 | Rome |
| 9. | 21.74 | +0.6 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 21 August 2008 | Beijing |