200 Metres World Leads by Year

For each year, name the athlete who scored the best time in the 200 meter event.
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Year
Men
Time
Country
2017
Isaac Makwala
19.77
Botswana
2016
LaShawn Merritt
19.74
United States
2015
Usain Bolt
19.55
Jamaica
2014
Justin Gatlin
19.68
United States
2013
Usain Bolt
19.66
Jamaica
2012
19.32
2011
19.26
2010
19.56
2009
19.19
2008
19.30
2007
Tyson Gay
19.62
United States
2006
Xavier Carter
19.63
United States
2005
Wallace Spearmon
19.89
United States
2004
Shawn Crawford
19.79
United States
2003
Bernard Williams
20.01
United States
2002
Shawn Crawford
19.85
United States
Konstadinos Keteris
Greece
2001
Joshua J. Johnson
19.88
United States
2000
Michael Johnson
19.71
United States
1999
Francis Obikwelu
19.84
Nigeria
1998
Ato Boldon
19.88
Trinidad & Tobago
1997
19.77
1996
Michael Johnson
19.32
United States
1995
19.39
1994
John Regis
19.87
United Kingdom
1993
Frank Fredericks
19.85
Namibia
1992
Michael Marsh
19.73
United States
1991
Michael Johnson
19.88
United States
1990
19.85
1989
Robson Caetano da Silva
19.96
Brazil
1988
Joe DeLoach
19.75
United States
1987
Carl Lewis
19.92
United States
1986
Floyd Heard
20.12
United States
1985
Lorenzo Daniel
20.07
United States
1984
Carl Lewis
19.80
United States
1983
19.75
1982
Mike Miller
20.15
United States
1981
James Sanford
20.20
United States
1980
Pietro Mennea
19.96
Italy
1979
19.72
1978
Clancy Edwards
20.03
United States
1977
Silvio Leonard
20.08
Cuba
Year
Women
Time
Country
2017
Tori Bowie
21.77
United States
2016
Elaine Thompson
21.78
Jamaica
2015
Dafne Schippers
21.63
Netherlands
2014
Allyson Felix
22.02
United States
2013
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
22.13
Jamaica
2012
Allyson Felix
21.69
United States
2011
Shalonda Solomon
22.15
United States
2010
Veronica Campbell-Brown
21.98
Jamaica
2009
Allyson Felix
21.88
United States
2008
Veronica Campbell-Brown
21.74
Jamaica
2007
Allyson Felix
21.81
United States
2006
Sherone Simpson
22.00
Jamaica
2005
Allyson Felix
22.13
United States
2004
Veronica Campbell
22.05
Jamaica
2003
Allyson Felix
22.11
United States
2002
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
22.20
Bahamas
2001
LaTasha Jenkins
22.39
United States
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
Bahamas
2000
Marion Jones
21.94
United States
1999
Inger Miller
21.77
United States
1998
Marion Jones
21.62
United States
1997
21.76
1996
Marie-José Perec
22.07
France
Mary Onyali
Nigeria
1995
Gwen Torrence
21.77
United States
1994
21.85
1993
Merlene Ottey
21.77
Jamaica
1992
Gwen Torrence
21.72
United States
1991
Merlene Ottey
21.64
Jamaica
1990
21.66
1989
Dawn Sowell
22.04
United States
1988
Florence Griffith-Joyner
21.34
United States
1987
Silke Möller
21.74
East Germany
1986
Heike Drechsler
21.71
East Germany
1985
Marita Koch
21.78
East Germany
1984
21.71
1983
21.82
1982
21.76
1981
Evelyn Ashford
21.84
United States
1980
Bärbel Wöckel
22.01
East Germany
1979
Marita Koch
21.71
East Germany
1978
22.06
1977
Irena Szewinska
22.37
Poland
2 Comments
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Level 51
Aug 22, 2017
didn't realize it was for both males and females
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Level 60
Aug 22, 2017
My mistake. I forgot to change the titles of the answer columns. Fixed.