200 metres straight, the Glossary

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1. 75 relations: Allyson Felix, Alonso Edward, Anastasia Le-Roy, Ann Arbor, Michigan, BeeJay Lee, Berkeley, California, Bernard Wefers, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Charley Paddock, Claremont, Virginia, Dave Sime, David Neville (sprinter), Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Denisa Rosolová, Donald Lippincott, Durham, North Carolina, Emily Freeman, Felicia Brown-Edwards, Frank Budd, Fresno, California, Howard Drew, James Ellington, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Jereem Richards, Jerome Blake, Jesse Owens, Jessica Beard, Joanna Atkins, Josephus Lyles, Kim Collins, Kimberlyn Duncan, Kortnei Johnson, Kyle Greaux, Lee McConnell, Lincoln, Nebraska, Los Angeles, Lynna Irby, Manchester, Margaret Adeoye, Mel Patton, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Natasha Hastings, New York City, Nicola Sanders, Olivia Borlée, Panhandle track, Paul Hession, ... Expand index (25 more) »

2. Sprint running disciplines

Allyson Felix

Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters.

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Alonso Edward

Alonso Reno Edward Henry (born 8 December 1989), commonly known as Alonso Edward, is a Panamanian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Anastasia Le-Roy

Anastasia Le-Roy (born 11 September 1987) is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a college town and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.

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BeeJay Lee

Bernard "BeeJay" Robert Lee Jr. (born March 5, 1993) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and 200 m.

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States.

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Bernard Wefers

Bernard Joseph Wefers Sr. (February 19, 1873 – April 18, 1957) was an American sprint runner.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Budapest

Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Charley Paddock

Charles William Paddock (August 11, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two-time Olympic champion.

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Claremont, Virginia

Claremont is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

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Dave Sime

David William Sime (July 25, 1936 – January 12, 2016) was an American sprinter, multi-sport athlete at Duke University, and a pioneering ophthalmologist.

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David Neville (sprinter)

David Neville (born June 1, 1984) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters and two-time medalist (one gold, one bronze) in the Summer Olympics.

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Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (born 16 January 1976) is a former Bahamian sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Denisa Rosolová

Denisa Helceletová, formerly Rosolová, née Ščerbová (born 21 August 1986 in Karviná, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former athlete who has won medals at the European Championships and European Indoor Championships.

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Donald Lippincott

Donald Fithian Lippincott (November 16, 1893 – January 9, 1963) was an American athlete who competed in the sprint events.

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Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County.

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Emily Freeman

Emily Kaye Freeman (born 24 November 1980) is a retired British athlete from West Yorkshire, England, personal trainer and co-founder of training and mindset company Totally Runable.

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Felicia Brown-Edwards

Felicia Brown-Edwards (born 27 October 1993), also known as Felicia Brown or Felicia Edwards, is an American sprinter.

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Frank Budd

Francis Joseph Budd (July 20, 1939 – April 29, 2014) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins.

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Fresno, California

Fresno is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States.

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Howard Drew

Howard Porter Drew (June 28, 1890 – February 19, 1957) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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James Ellington

James Ellington (born 6 September 1985) is a retired British sprinter, who raced in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

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Jaysuma Saidy Ndure

Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (born 1 January 1984) is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter.

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Jereem Richards

Jereem Richards (born 13 January 1994) is a Trinidadian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres events.

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Jerome Blake

Jerome Blake (born August 18, 1995) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the sprint events.

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Jesse Owens

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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Jessica Beard

Jessica Beard (born January 8, 1989) is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters.

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Joanna Atkins

Joanna Atkins (born January 31, 1989) is an American sprinter and American Record Holder who specializes in the 400 meter dash.

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Josephus Lyles

Josephus Lyles (born 22 July 1998) is an American sprinter.

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Kim Collins

Kim Collins (born 5 April 1976) is a former Kittitian track and field sprinter.

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Kimberlyn Duncan

Kimberlyn Duncan (born August 2, 1991) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the sprints.

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Kortnei Johnson

Kortnei LeAnn Johnson (born August 11, 1997) is an American sprinter.

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Kyle Greaux

Kyle Vernie Peter Greaux (born 26 April 1988) is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres.

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Lee McConnell

Lee McConnell (born 9 October 1978) is a retired Scottish athlete, who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles having started her career as a high jumper.

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Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Lynna Irby

Lynna Irby-Jackson (born December 6, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dash events.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Margaret Adeoye

Margaret Adetutu Adeoye (born 22 April 1985) is a British track and field athlete who competes in the 200 metres.

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Mel Patton

Melvin Emery Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an American sprinter, who set the world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100 yard dash in 1948.

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Michelle-Lee Ahye

Michelle-Lee Raquel Ahye (last name rhyming with Lee, thus, ah-ee) (born 10 April 1992) is a Trinidadian sprinter.

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Natasha Hastings

Natasha Monique Hastings (born July 23, 1986) is an American 400 meter track and field sprinter.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nicola Sanders

Nicola Clare Sanders (born 23 June 1982) is a former British track and field sprinter.

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Olivia Borlée

Olivia Borlée (born 10 April 1986 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert) is a retired Belgian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

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Panhandle track

A panhandle track (or pot handle track) is a slang expression for a running track built with a 220-yard straightaway.

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Paul Hession

Paul Hession (born 27 January 1983 in Galway) is an Irish international track and field athlete who is the fastest Irishman in history over 200 metres.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Phyllis Francis

Phyllis Chanez Francis (born May 4, 1992) is an American track and field athlete.

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Ralph Craig

Ralph Cook Craig (June 21, 1889 – July 21, 1972) was an American track and field athlete.

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Ralph Metcalfe

Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician.

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San Jose, California

San Jose, officially the paren), is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2022 population of 971,233, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area—which in 2022 had a population of 7.5 million and 9.0 million respectively—the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 13th-most populous in the United States.

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Sanger, California

Sanger is a city in Fresno County, California, United States.

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Sanya Richards-Ross

Sanya Richards-Ross (née Richards; born February 26, 1985) is a retired Jamaican born American track and field athlete, who competed internationally for the United States in the 400-meter sprint.

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Shakima Wimbley

Shakima Wimbley (born April 23, 1995) is an American sprinter.

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Shaunae Miller-Uibo

Shaunae Miller-Uibo (born 15 April 1994) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.

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Solomon Bockarie

Solomon Bockarie (born 18 May 1987), sometimes Solomon Bayoh (born 18 May 1990), is a male Dutch sprinter.

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Steven Gardiner

Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.

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Tommie Smith

Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field athlete and former wide receiver in the American Football League.

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Tony McQuay

Tony McQuay (born April 16, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters.

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Track and field

Athletics (or track and field in the United States) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills.

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Tynia Gaither

Tynia Gaither (born 16 March 1993) is a Bahamian athlete competing in sprinting events.

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Tyson Gay

Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters.

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United States Olympic trials (track and field)

The United States Olympic trials for the sport of track and field is the quadrennial meet to select the United States representatives at the Olympic Games.

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Villanova, Pennsylvania

Villanova is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Wadeline Jonathas

Wadeline Jonathas (born February 19, 1998) is an American track and field athlete.

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Wallace Spearmon

Wallace Spearmon Jr. (born December 24, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a retired American sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters.

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Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk (South African English:,; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.

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West Orange, Texas

West Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States.

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World Athletics

World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.

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Zharnel Hughes

Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is an Anguilla-born British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

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200 metres

The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. 200 metres straight and 200 metres are events in track and field and sprint running disciplines.

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See also

Sprint running disciplines

• 100 metres
• 100-yard dash
• 150 metres
• 200 metres
• 200 metres straight
• 300 metres
• 40-yard dash
• 400 metres
• 440-yard dash
• 50 metres
• 55 metres
• 60 metres
• 60-yard dash
• Sprint medley relay
• Swedish relay

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_metres_straight

Also known as 200 meters straight.

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