200 meters
The 200 meters is a race of Athlétisme.
History of the distance
Oldest and the test headlight of the ancient Greek plays bore the name of “stadion”. It consisted of a solo circuit (which was run in straight line to Olympie, without turn). These plays were practiced only by men (naked), and the track measured approximately 200 mêtres (approximately 192 m with Olympie). This test bore the name of stadion (in Latin stadium ), name which could be translated by length of stage.Before the the Sixties, the 200 m was sometimes run in straight line in the United States. Since 1958, the 200 meters must be traversed on a track of 400 meters, which implies to run the first hundred meters in turn.
Great figures of the distance
The first man to be passed under the bar of the 20 second on the test is the American Tommie Smith in 1968 (in altitude, with Mexico City), carrying out the time of 19" 83.Another great figure of the 200 m is the Italian Pietro Mennea who carried out 19" 72 in 1979, in the same stage. Its world records held 17 years, and it is always the current record of Europe of the distance with this stopwatch.
A third legend of the athletics was illustrated on 200 meters: it is about Michael Johnson. The American athlete called “the engine of Waco” spectacularly beat the record of the distance at the time of the Olympic Games of Atlanta in 1996: 19" 32.
This time is the current world records of the distance and is one of the most impressive world records all disciplines confused.
Tyson Gay is currently the best runner on 200 Mr. the June 24th 2007 with Indianapolis, finally of the 200 m of the American selections for the championships of the world of athletics, Gay carried out 19" 62 is the second best performance of all times. A performance carried out under the eyes of Michael Johnson.
The 200 m, fastest of the distances
Of all the official tests of sprint, the 200 m is that which is fastest. Indeed, it is the distance where the mean velocity is higher, still higher than to the 100 Mr.The mean velocity of the world records of the 100 is of 36,84 km/h, whereas that of the 200 rises to 37,26 km/h. This is explained by the fact why on 100 m, the setting in starting cost time.
If one peels the finale of the 200 m of the Olympic Games of 1996, race of the world records, one realizes that Michael Johnson with run the first 100 m in 10" 12, and the second in 9" 20. 10" 12 in turn and 9" 20 are remarkable times of passage.
World records and by continent
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