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On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. To most trained runners, this is a pure power race. A slightly shorter race, run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the Ancient Olympics . The current men's world record holder is Michael Johnson, who ran 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Olympic Games . The reigning Olympic champions are Shawn Crawford and Veronica Campbell . FAMOUS 200 M RUNNERS Men
Top ten All time athletes on the 200 meters - men Updated July 27 , 2005 . Note that the fastest time represents an average speed of 10.35 m/s, faster than the average speed for the current 100 m world record (9.77 s, average speed 10.24 m/s). Women Top ten All time athletes on the 200 meters - women Updated June 10 , 2005 |
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