| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics - Women |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
| 4 | 23.34 | Joan Baptiste | Great Britain (GBR) | 1983 | Heats | 1983-08-12 |
| 5 | 23.05 | Florence Griffith Joyner | United States (USA) | 1983 | Heats | 1983-08-12 |
| 6 | 23.01 | Randy Givens | United States (USA) | 1983 | Heats | 1983-08-12 |
| 7 | 22.78 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | Great Britain (GBR) | 1983 | Quarter-finals | 1983-08-12 |
| 8 | 22.38 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica (JAM) | 1983 | Quarter-finals | 1983-08-12 |
| 9 | 22.13 | Marita Koch | East Germany (GDR) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-14 |
| 10 | 21.74 | Silke Möller | East Germany (GDR) | 1987 | Final | 1987-09-03 |
| 11 | 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.