The 200-metre sprint is considered one of the blue-ribbon events on the Athletics calendar.
United States Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the fastest time run by a female over the 200-metre sprint.
Jamaica and United States athletes make up all of the top 10 times, with Shericka Jackson having five of the fastest times and edging close to Florence Griffith-Joyner's world record set in 1988.
Below are the top ten fastest female times over the 200 metres.
1. 21.34 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) - 29 September, 1988 - Seoul
2. 21.41 - Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 25 August, 2023 - Budapest
3. 21.45 - Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 21 July, 2022 - Eugene
4. 21.48 - Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 8 September, 2023 - Brussels
5. 21.53 - Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) - 3 August, 2021 - Tokyo
6. 21.55 - Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 26 June, 2022 - Kingston
7. 21.56 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) - 29 September, 1988 - Seoul
8. 21.57 - Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 17 September, 2023 - Eugene
9. 21.60 - Gabrielle Thomas (United States) - 9 July, 2023 - Eugene
10. 21.61 - Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) - 26 June, 2021 - Eugene
