Main > Women, 200 m > World Championships Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated
 
• 23.34 Joan Baptiste GBR Helsinki Aug 12, 1983
• 23.05 Florence Griffith-Joyner USA Helsinki Aug 12, 1983
• 23.01 Randy Givens USA Helsinki Aug 12, 1983
• 22.78 Kathy Cook GBR Helsinki Aug 12, 1983
• 22.38 Merlene Ottey JAM Helsinki Aug 12, 1983
• 22.13 Marita Koch GDR Helsinki Aug 14, 1983
• 21.74 Silke Möller-Gladisch GDR Rome Sep 03, 1987
• 21.63 Dafne Schippers NED Beijing Aug 28, 2015
• 21.45 Shericka Jackson JAM Eugene, OR Jul 21, 2022
  21.41 Shericka Jackson JAM Budapest Aug 25, 2023