The following table is an overview of national records in the 200 metres.
Outdoor Men
CountryTimeAthleteDatePlaceVideo 19.19 Usain Bolt 20 August 2009 Berlin 19.31 Noah Lyles 20 July 2022 Eugene 19.46 Letsile Tebogo 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis 19.62 Andre De Grasse 3 August 2021 Tokyo 19.63 Reynier Mena 2 July 2022 La Chaux-de-Fonds 19.63 Jaiden Reid 12 June 2026 Eugene 19.67 Miguel Francis 10 July 2016 St. John's uncertified track, nevertheless recognised by IAAF 19.67 Gout Gout 12 April 2026 Sydney 19.68 Frankie Fredericks 1 August 1996 Atlanta 19.69 Clarence Munyai 16 March 2018 Pretoria 19.72 Pietro Mennea 12 September 1979 Mexico City 19.73 Divine Oduduru 7 June 2019 Austin 19.73 Zharnel Hughes 23 July 2023 London 19.75 Steven Gardiner 7 April 2018 Coral Gables 19.75 Tarsis Orogot 10 May 2024 Gainesville 19.76 Ramil Guliyev 9 August 2018 Berlin 19.76 Miguel Francis 28 June 2015 St. John's uncertified track 19.76 José Figueroa 5 August 2026 Santo Domingo 19.77 Ato Boldon 13 July 1997 Stuttgart 19.79 James Dadzie 28 April 2023 Lubbock 19.80 Christophe Lemaitre 3 September 2011 Daegu 19.81 Churandy Martina 25 August 2016 Lausanne 19.81 Alonso Edward 20 August 2009 Berlin 19.83 Joseph Fahnbulleh 9 June 2022 Eugene 19.84 Tapiwanashe Makarawu 13 June 2025 Eugene 19.85 Konstantinos Kenteris 9 August 2002 Munich 19.86 Alexander Ogando 24 August 2024 Chorzów 19.86 Alexander Ogando 2 May 2025 Miramar 19.87 Álex Quiñónez 5 July 2019 Lausanne 19.88 Xie Zhenye 21 July 2019 London 19.88 Miguel Francis 11 June 2016 Kingston 19.89 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure 23 September 2007 Stuttgart 19.89 Claudinei da Silva 11 September 1999 Munich 19.89 Noa Bibi 10 July 2022 Albi 19.92 Yassine Hssine 14 July 2026 Budapest 19.93 Álex Quiñónez 7 June 2018 Cochabamba 19.93 Cheickna Traore 23 May 2024 Lexington 19.94 John Regis 20 August 1993 Stuttgart 19.96 Blessing Afrifah 4 August 2022 Cali 19.97 Femi Ogunode 11 September 2015 Brussels 19.97 Obadele Thompson 9 September 2000 Yokohama 19.97 Issamade Asinga 29 April 2023 Lubbock 19.98 Alex Wilson 30 June 2019 La Chaux-de-Fonds 19.98 Marcin Urbaś 25 August 1999 Seville 20.00 Bernardo Baloyes 31 July 2018 Barranquilla 20.00 Valeriy Borzov 4 September 1972 Munich 20.01 Francis Obikwelu 10 August 2006 Gothenburg 20.02 Joshua Hartmann 9 July 2023 Kassel 20.03 Shingo Suetsugu 7 June 2003 Yokohama 20.03 Puripol Boonson 7 June 2026 New Taipei City 20.04 Ramil Guliyev 10 July 2009 Belgrade 20.04 Bruno Hortelano 22 July 2018 Getafe 20.08 Churandy Martina 8 July 2010 Lausanne 20.08 Antoine Adams 22 June 2014 Basseterre 20.09 Sibusiso Matsenjwa 27 January 2018 Pretoria 20.11 Attila Kovács 21 August 1987 Miskolc 20.11 Bernardo Baloyes 11 June 2017 Medellín 20.13 Simon Verherstraeten 14 July 2024 La Chaux-de-Fonds 20.14 James Gilkes 12 September 1978 Ingelheim am Rhein 20.14 Álex Quiñónez 28 April 2018 Clermont 20.14 Carvin Nkanata 18 April 2015 Clermont 20.15 Sebastián Keitel 17 May 1998 Santiago 20.15 Zharnel Hughes 16 May 2015 George Town 20.16 Michael Mathieu 6 May 2012 Belém 20.16 Ahmed Ali 1 April 2016 Gainesville 20.16 Sydney Siame 29 June 2019 La Chaux-de-Fonds 20.17 José Carlos Herrera 16 April 2016 Norwalk 20.19 Mohamed Salem Eid Yaqoob 16 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 20.20 Nery Brenes 16 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 20.20 Nikolay Antonov 26 August 1991 Tokyo 20.21 Allan Wells 28 July 1980 Moscow 20.21 Oumar Loum 1 July 2000 Mexico City 20.22 Sibusiso Matsenjwa 3 August 2021 Tokyo 20.23 Yang Chun-han 29 August 2018 Jakarta 20.23 Vladimir Krylov 3 September 1987 Rome 20.23 Emmanuel Eseme 7 July 2025 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 20.24 Ján Volko 8 July 2018 Trnava 20.27 Delano Williams 14 March 2013 Kingston 20.27 Álex Quiñónez 22 November 2017 Santa Marta 20.27 Nazzio John 12 July 2025 Memphis 20.27 Sean Aigboboh 30 April 2026 Houston 20.28 Julius Morris 14 May 2017 El Paso 20.30 Troy Douglas 22 August 1997 Brussels 20.30 Dion Crabbe 12 May 2002 Starkville 20.30 Johan Wissman 23 September 2007 Stuttgart 20.31 Chris Lloyd 3 May 2008 Houston 20.31 Jeremy Dodson 25 August 2015 Beijing 20.32 Animesh Kujur31 May 2025Gumi 20.34 Vladimir Muravyov 18 August 1984 Moscow 20.35 Tommy Te Puni 21 February 2026 Christchurch 20.36 Mosito Lehata 31 July 2014 Glasgow 20.36 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud 1 August 2010 Nairobi 20.37 Carlos Gats 18 July 1998 Lisbon 20.37 Prodromos Katsantonis 19 July 1998 Athens 20.37 Yupun Abeykoon 22 May 2022 Grosseto 20.37 Guy Maganga Gorra 13 July 2025 Thonon-les-Bains 20.38 Riku Illukka 13 August 2026 Birmingham 20.39 Fahad Mohamed Al-Subaie 24 August 2019 Tashkent 20.39 Ondřej Macík 30 July 2023 Tábor 20.40 Gary Kikaya 12 June 2006 Karlskrona 20.40 Park Tae-geon 27 June 2018 Jeongseon-eup 20.40 Rolando Palacios 20 July 2008 Toluca 20.41 Jang Jae-keun 27 September 1985 Jakarta 20.41 Fawzi Al-Shammari 9 September 2003 Amman 20.41 Sergejs Inšakovs 31 July 1996 Atlanta 20.41 Michael Joseph 12 May 2023 Norman 20.41 Cesar Almiron 8 June 2024 Cochabamba, Bolivia 20.43 Marek Niit 9 June 2011 Des Moines 20.45 Christoph Pöstinger 8 June 1996 Ebensee 20.45 Adama Jammeh 26 June 2016 Durban 20.46 Heber Viera 12 May 2002 Guatemala City 20.47 Matic Osovnikar 24 August 2004 Athens 20.48 Gediminas Truskauskas 8 June 2021 Eisenstadt 20.49 Simon Hansen 5 September 2021 Aarhus 20.5 Mladen Nikolić 3 June 1984 Belgrade 20.52 Fode Sissoko 13 July 2018 Kortrijk 20.52 Hachim Maaroufou 26 May 2022 Aubagne 20.52 Hachim Maaroufou 11 June 2023 Montpellier 20.53 Soufiane Bouhadda 16 July 2016 Algiers 20.53 Banuve Tabakaucoro 16 July 2015 Port Moresby 20.54 Joseph Loua 5 September 1997 Antananarivo 20.57 Karlo Marciuš 23 August 2025 Bratislava 20.58 José Acevedo 31 May 2008 Fayetteville 20.58 José Acevedo 30 May 2008 Fayetteville 20.58 Andy Martínez 24 April 2016 Tarija 20.59 Besik Gotsiridze 15 August 1987 Moscow 20.59 Miguel Janssen 17 July 1994 Assen 20.59 Noureddine Hadid 1 June 2024 Marsa 20.6 () Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa 20 May 1972 San Diego 20.61 Malek Thiep Deng 9 April 2026 Lang'ata 20.62 Mohammed Obaid Al-Saadi 23 June 2023 Marrakesh 20.63 Omar Jouma Al-Salfa 24 November 2010 Guangzhou 20.63 Aliaksandr Starovoitov 11 June 1988 Leningrad 20.63 Bruno Rojas 24 April 2016 Tarija 20.63 a Mohammad Hossein Abareghi 14 June 2014 Taipei 20.64 Tovetuna Tuna 1 May 2025 Lubbock 20.65 Liaquat Ali 1 April 2015 Islamabad 20.66 Calvin Dascent May 7, 2011 Greensboro 20.66 Yip King Wai 9 May 2026 Wan Chai 20.69 Roudy Monrose 6 August 2011 Uniondale 20.69 Abdouraim Haroun 5 May 2012 Ouagadougou 20.69 Innocent Bologo 25 May 2013 Dakar 20.7 Ramli Ahmad 29 May 1976 Medan H. Hubbeling, Roger Loong, Jad Adrian (2011–03). "Malaysia National Outdoor Records". adriansprints.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 20.7 Liaquat Ali 5 April 2015 Islamabad 20.70 Florin Suciu 24 July 2005 Novi Sad 20.70 Jayson Jones 13 June 2008 Miami irregular timing 20.70 Negussie Gechamo 17 May 1998 Addis Ababa 20.70 Boško Kijanović 26 June 2022 Kruševac 20.72 Marc Brian Louis 13 December 2025 Bangkok 20.73 Merdekiyos Wolde 28 March 2026 Addis Ababa 20.73 Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee 13 December 2025 Bangkok 20.74 Oleg Juravlyev 1 June 2008 Bishkek 20.74 Roger Anguono-Moké 29 May 2003 Sint-Niklaas 20.74 Mladen Nikolić 9 September 1984 Athens 20.74 Ngần Ngọc Nghĩa 14 May 2022 Hanoi 20.75 Béranger Aymard Bosse 24 April 2007 Ouagadougou 20.75 Hassan Saaid 11 July 2016 Bangalore 20.75 Josephus Thomas 16 August 1997 London 20.76 Eswort Coombs 19 May 1995 Odesa 20.76 Suryo Agung Wibowo 11 December 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 20.77 Roland Bombardella 22 August 1977 Stuttgart 20.77 Ildar Akhmadiev 27 June 2024 Tashkent 20.8 Makame Ally 29 November 2004 Zanzibar 20.81 Khalil Al-Hanahneh 24 November 2007 Cairo 20.81 () Taha Hussein Yaseen 6 November 2020 Baghdad 20.82 Liemarvin Bonevacia 29 April 2012 Medellín 20.84 Trenten Beram 23 August 2017 Bukit Jalil 20.85 Hubert Rakotombélontsoa 28 September 1996 Antananarivo 20.87 Casimir Kossi Akoto 23 June 1996 Bondoufle 20.87 Shajar Abbas 26 June 2022 Almaty 20.91 Mohamed Khouaja 8 December 2009 Damascus 20.91 Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson 28 May 2023 Copenhagen 20.95 Souhalia Alamou 16 May 2004 Cotonou 20.96 Marcos Santos 20 March 2024 Accra 20.97 Franko Burraj 25 June 2025 Maribor 21.0 David Lukuba 22 September 1979 Songea 21.0 Jumane Chobanga 30 October 1979 Songea 21.0 Mwalimu Ally 30 October 1979 Songea 21.0 Peter Mwita 15 March 1980 Arusha 21.0 Thomas Lubuva 26 August 1983 Arusha 21.01 Holder da Silva 8 July 2009 Salamanca 21.01 Béranger Aymard Bosse 21 June 2014 Amiens 21.02 Aldo Canti 10 July 1991 Athens 21.04 Oleg Juravlyev 25 May 2007 Tashkent 21.05 Rubén Benitez 16 May 1998 Los Angeles 21.14 Martin Frick 1 June 1998 Zofingen 21.21 Sergey Vladimirtsev 4 June 1978 Sofia 21.21 Sergey Vladimirtsev 2 August 1978 Havana 21.23 Yu Jong-Rim 17 October 1991 Pyongyang 21.24 Yacouba Bello 29 May 2005 Niamey 21.25 Valeriy Shchekotov 26 May 1991 Alma 21.33 Gustavo Envela 18 May 1985 Eugene 21.42 Odair Péricles Da Costa 18 June 1997 Barcelona 21.34 Aron Beyene 15 September 2006 Geneva 21.45 Nabil Nahri 24 October 1979 Baghdad 21.47 Roman William Cress 13 May 2000 Saint Paul 21.52 Soe Win 8 December 1969 Rangoon 21.60 Robert Tupuhoé 28 August 1989 Nuku'alofa 21.66 Xato José Muinde 30 May 2009 Gaborone 21.7 Joseph Wéjièmé 6 August 1975 Tumon 21.71 Peni'akau Loloa 14 February 1987 Sydney 21.83 Sorsy Phompakdy 3 July 2024 Surabaya 21.87 Eston Kaonga 27 January 1974 Christchurch 21.87 Aayush Kunwar 11 July 2026 Norwalk 21.88 Kassiem Ntahimpéra 16 July 1989 Casablanca 21.88 Ali Abdi Mohamed 21 December 1983 Riyadh 21.03 Kevin Moore 14 August 2014 Zurich 21.05 Nedim Čović 6 June 2010 Sarajevo 21.09 Oscar Meneses 23 May 1998 Edwardsville 21.1 Jean Bourne 28 July 1968 Colombes 21.11 Sofiane Labidi 3 August 1999 Jablonec nad Nisou 21.14 Ridha Ghali 9 July 2005 Radès 21.14 Jayson Jones 24 May 2008 Clermont 21.15 () Yuriy Yordanov 16 September 1984 Baku 21.15 () Hovanes Mkrtchian 7 July 1991 Volgograd 21.15 Mohamed Mahbub Alam 28 September 1999 Kathmandu 21.19 Aleksandr Zolotukhin 23 July 2004 Bishkek 21.2 Odiya Silweya 21 June 1987 Zomba 21.20 Jessy Franco 13 February 2016 Pretoria 21.26 Mohammed Abukhousa 13 June 2014 Colmar 21.27 Ali Khamis Gulam 16 September 2015 Brazzaville 21.31 Jessy Franco 24 June 2019 Gibraltar 21.32 Jovan Stojoski 30 June 2019 Sarajevo 21.36 Kyaw Htoo Aung 3 December 1991 Manila recognized by federation but wind-assisted 21.1 Leeroy Henriette 1 June 2013 Gaborone 21.39 Muhammad Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid 23 August 2017 Bukit Jalil 21.4 Mohamed Yusuf 1968 Mogadishu 21.4 Toluta'u Koula 5 August 1994 San Francisco 21.40 Jovan Stojoski 19 May 2019 Belgrade 21.40 Cheikh Diagana 24 June 2006 Hérouville 21.44 Luka Rakić 22 June 2015 Baku 21.45 Chan Kin Wa 29 April 2023 Hong Kong 21.18 Yeykell Romero 2 July 2022 Managua 21.5 Tilak Ram Tharu 24 February 2013 Kathmandu 21.5 Ismail Mačev 28 June 1981 Skopje 21.5 Ronaldinho Oliveira 1 July 2015 Lisbon 21.53 Achitbileg Battulga 30 September 2014 Incheon 21.53 Lirim Emerllahu 2 April 2022 San Antonio 21.57 Moses Kamut 19 August 2007 Cairns 21.65 John Howard 27 June 2003 Apia 21.65 Riste Pandev 6 July 2014 La Chaux-de-Fonds 21.65 Eskilson Nascimento 26 July 2017 Abidjan 21.65 Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi 30 May 2022 Mashhad 21.7 () Fredrick Cannon 31 January 1994 Meneñ 21.7 () Joseph Wéjièmé 16 July 1975 - 21.7 () Stéphane Forest 4 October 1986 - 21.7 () Mickael Tafilagi 16 November 1990 - 21.7 () Christopher Adolf 27 March 2002 Adelaide 21.75 David Wilson 1 March 1996 Canberra 21.84 Rodman Teltull 8 March 2015 Brisbane 21.85 Pin Wanheab 30 June 2012 Nottwil 21.85 Chris Walasi 14 December 2005 Hamilton 21.89 Sébastien Gattuso 5 June 2003 Marsa 21.89 Guillem Arderiu Vilanova 30 March 2025 Andorra la Vella 21.96 Jonah Harris 10 April 2018 Gold Coast 22.00 Lagaua Patuavalu a.k.a. Isaac Tatoa 19 March 2011 Auckland 22.27 Ahmed Al-Yaari 5 July 2023 Oran 22.4 () Kelsey Nakanelua 19 March 2000 Honolulu 22.4 () Kelsey Nakanelua 21 June 1997 Punahou 22.40 Tyrone O