World Record Progression of 200 Metres
female - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.34 | +1.3 | Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER | 21 DEC 1959 | USA | Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) | 29 SEP 1988 |
| 21.56 | +1.7 | Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER | 21 DEC 1959 | USA | Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) | 29 SEP 1988 |
| 21.71 | -0.8 | Heike DRECHSLER | 16 DEC 1964 | GDR | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 29 AUG 1986 |
| 21.71 | +1.2 | Heike DRECHSLER | 16 DEC 1964 | GDR | Jena (GDR) | 29 JUN 1986 |
| 21.71 | +0.3 | Marita KOCH | 18 FEB 1957 | GDR | Potsdam (GDR) | 21 JUL 1984 |
| 21.71 | +0.7 | Marita KOCH | 18 FEB 1957 | GDR | Karl Marx Stadt (GDR) | 10 JUN 1979 |
| 22.02 | -1.4 | Marita KOCH | 18 FEB 1957 | GDR | Leipzig (GER) | 03 JUN 1979 |
| 22.06 | +1.2 | Marita KOCH | 18 FEB 1957 | GDR | Erfurt (GER) | 28 MAY 1978 |
| 22.21 | +1.9 | Irena SZEWIŃSKA | 24 MAY 1946 | POL | Potsdam (GDR) | 13 JUN 1974 |
| 22.38 | +1.6 | Renate STECHER | 12 MAY 1950 | GDR | Dresden (GER) | 21 JUL 1973 |
| 22.40 | +1.1 | Renate STECHER | 12 MAY 1950 | GDR | Olympiastadion, München (GER) | 07 SEP 1972 |
| 22.58 | +2.0 | Irena SZEWIŃSKA | 24 MAY 1946 | POL | Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) | 18 OCT 1968 |
| 22.7h | +0.8 | Irena SZEWIŃSKA | 24 MAY 1946 | POL | Warszawa (POL) | 08 AUG 1965 |
| 22.9h | 0.0 | Margaret BURVILL | 02 OCT 1941 | AUS | Perth (AUS) | 22 FEB 1964 |
| 22.9h | +1.4 | Wilma RUDOLPH | 23 JUN 1940 | USA | Corpus Christi, TX (USA) | 09 JUL 1960 |
| 23.2h | Betty CUTHBERT | 20 APR 1938 | AUS | Hobart (AUS) | 07 MAR 1960 | |
| 23.2h | Betty CUTHBERT | 20 APR 1938 | AUS | Sydney (AUS) | 16 SEP 1956 | |
| 23.4h | Marjorie JACKSON | 13 SEP 1931 | AUS | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) | 25 JUL 1952 | |
| 23.6h | Marjorie JACKSON | 13 SEP 1931 | AUS | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) | 25 JUL 1952 | |
| 23.6h | Stanisława WALASIEWICZ | 03 APR 1911 | POL | Warszawa (POL) | 04 AUG 1935 | |
| 24.3h | Stanisława WALASIEWICZ | 03 APR 1911 | POL | Cleveland, OH (USA) | 09 JUN 1935 | |
| 25.4h | Eileen EDWARDS | 31 MAR 1903 | GBR | Berlin (GER) | 12 JUN 1927 | |
| 26.0h | Eileen EDWARDS | 31 MAR 1903 | GBR | Paris (FRA) | 03 OCT 1926 | |
| 26.2h | Eileen EDWARDS | 31 MAR 1903 | GBR | London (GBR) | 20 AUG 1924 | |
| 26.8h | Mary LINES | 03 DEC 1893 | GBR | Waddon (GBR) | 23 SEP 1922 | |
| 27.8h | Alice CAST | 09 FEB 1900 | GBR | Paris (FRA) | 20 AUG 1922 |