The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.
Víctor Manuel Castillo Petit is a Venezuelan track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. His personal best jump is 8.34 metres, a Venezuelan record achieved in May 2004 in Cochabamba.
Franklin Andrés Nazareno Macías is an Ecuadorian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He was born in Portoviejo, Manabí. His personal best time is 20.47 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Cochabamba. In the 100 metres he has 10.22 seconds, achieved in March 2007 in Cuenca and repeated this same brand in other different cities in the 2008 for becoming the best sprinter in the history of Ecuador and the athlete more often repeated the brand to enter the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.
Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive in the 100 m, and the second fastest alive in the 200 m.
Gina Lückenkemper is a German track and field athlete who competes in the sprints. She won gold medals in the 100 metres and for the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Narcisa Marizol Landázuri Benítez is an Ecuadorian sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Paola Mautino Ruiz is a Peruvian athlete competing in the long jump and sprinting events. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.
Jhonny Alexander Rentería Jiménez is a Colombian sprinter. He has won several medals at regional level.
Georni Gregorio Jaramillo Cáceres is a Venezuelan athlete competing in the decathlon. He won the gold medal at the 2018 South American Games with a new national record of 7977 points.
María Fernanda Mackenna Cooper is a Chilean sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. She has won multiple medals at regional revel.
Génesis Josianne Romero Fernández is a Venezuelan athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles and long jump. She won the gold medal at the 2018 South American Games.
Jessy Franco is a Gibraltarian sprinter. He represented his territory in the 400 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without advancing from the first round but setting a new national record of 47.41.
Felipe Bardi dos Santos is a Brazilian track and field sprinter.
Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa is a Kenyan sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. In 2022, he won his first international championships, with victories in the 100 m at the Commonwealth Games, and African Championships in Athletics. Omanyala is the African record holder and the ninth-fastest man of all time in the event after clocking a time of 9.77 seconds on 18 September 2021 in Nairobi. He also holds Kenyan national record in the 60 m.
Erik Felipe Barbosa Cardoso is a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the 60 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, he has won multiple medals at regional level.
Elián Gaspar Larregina is an Argentine sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships setting a new national record of 45.78.
The men's 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 18 to 21 July 2022.
The women's 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. from 18 to 21 July 2022.
The men's 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 3 and 4 August 2022.
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