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The 200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 200 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes. The championship records for the event are 19.19 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 21.74 seconds for women, set by Silke Möller in 1987. The men's world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion, and Bolt's championship record set in 2009 remains the world record as of 2015.〔(IAAF World Championships: IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011 ), pp. 595–6 ((archived )). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.〕 The women's world record has never been broken at the competition. Usain Bolt is the most successful athlete of the event, having won three successive titles from 2009 to 2013, and also a silver in 2007. Allyson Felix is the most successful woman and the only other athlete to have won three straight titles (2005 to 2009). Two-time champion Merlene Ottey has won more medals in the 200 m than any other athlete, reaching the podium six times in a period stretching from 1983 to 1997. Calvin Smith and Michael Johnson are the only others to have won two world titles over the distance. The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, with twelve gold medals among a total of 31. Jamaica is the next most successful with seventeen medals and seven titles. East Germany, with two golds, is the only other nation to have provided multiple gold medallists. ==Age== *All information from IAAF * Ricky Canon is the youngest confirmed participant in the men's 200 m. Gervais Kirolo, who ran in 1983, could be younger but his birthdate is not known more exactly than the year (1966). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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