200 metres hurdles explained

Event:200 metres hurdles
Wrmen: Don Styron 21.9 (1960)
Ormen: Harry Hillman 24.6 (1904)
Wrwomen: Yadisleidy Pedroso 24.8 (2013)

The 200 metres hurdles is a rarely run hurdling event in track and field competitions. Sometimes, this event is referred to as the low hurdles. It was run twice in the Summer Olympics, in 1900 and 1904.

All-time top 25

Men

RankTimeTypeWindAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
121.9y straight+1.4Don Styron2 April 1960Baton Rouge[2]
222.10straight+2.0Andy Turner15 May 2011Manchester[3]
+1.8L. J. van Zyl9 May 2015Manchester[4]
422.1y straightElias Gilbert17 May 1958Raleigh
522.12 straight-0.6Alison dos Santos23 May 2021Boston[5]
622.18straight-0.6Amere Lattin23 May 2021Boston[6]
722.2y straight+1.4David Sime5 May 1956Durham, NC
+1.3Ancel Robinson15 June 1957Austin
Calvin Cooley16 April 1960Abilene
1022.26straight+2.0Bershawn Jackson15 May 2011Manchester[7]
1122.3y straightHarrison Dillard21 June 1947Salt Lake City
22.3y Fran Washington17 May 1958Raleigh
Dick Howard16 April 1960Abilene
Irvin Roberson27 May 1961Modesto
1522.4y straightRalph Boston28 May 1960Fort Campbell
1622.48straightJohnny Dutch26 May 2017Manchester[8]
1722.5y straightFred Wolcott8 June 1940Princeton
William Porter21 June 1947Salt Lake City
Craig Dixon9 April 1949Los Angeles
Rod Perry14 June 1957Austin
Hayes Jones30 May 1959Austin
Rex Stucker21 May 1960Ames
Rex Cawley15 April 1961Tempe
John Bethea3 June 1962Baltimore
22.5 bend+1.2Martin Lauer7 July 1959Zürich

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.50:

Women

RankTimeTypeWindAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
124.8 bend+0.4Yadisleidy Pedroso6 April 2013Caserta[9]
224.86straight+0.1Shiann Salmon23 May 2021Boston[10] [11]
324.91straight+0.1Shamier Little23 May 2021Boston[12] [13]
425.05straight+1.0Meghan Beesley17 May 2014Manchester[14]
525.31straight+0.5Katarina Johnson-Thompson9 May 2015Manchester[15]
625.6 bend–0.7Patricia Girard23 August 2001Nantes[16]
725.7 bend–1.5Pam Kilborn-Ryan25 November 1971Melbourne[17]
825.71straight+0.1Rhonda Whyte23 May 2021Boston[18]
925.74straight–1.1Perri Shakes-Drayton25 May 2013Manchester[19]
1025.79bend+0.5Noemi Zbären17 May 2014Basel[20]
–0.6Lauren Wells21 January 2017Canberra[21]
1225.8 bend+0.6Annelie Jahns-Erdhardt5 July 1970Erfurt[22]
–0.9Teresa Sukniewicz9 August 1970Warsaw[23]
25.80straight+0.6Ebony Morrison20 May 2018Boston[24]
1525.81bend–1.5Zuzana Hejnová13 September 2017Kutné Hoře[25]
1625.84straight+1.0Eilidh Child17 May 2014Manchester[26]
1725.86straight+1.0Denisa Rosolová17 May 2014Manchester[27]
1825.9 bendValeria Bufanu21 October 1970Bucharest
25.90straight+1.0Dalilah Muhammad17 May 2014Manchester[28]
2026.0 bendDanuta Sraszynska9 August 1970Warsaw[29]
2126.1 bendPat Hawkins10 July 1971Bakersfield
2226.11bend–0.9Line Kloster11 June 2020Oslo[30]
2326.12straight–0.2Gianna Woodruff4 June 2017Boston[31]
straight+0.3Cassandra Tate16 June 2019Boston[32]
2526.16straight+0.3Zeney van der Walt16 June 2019Boston[33]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 26.16:

Masters athletics

The event is the official distance for the M80+ and W70+ divisions of Masters athletics. The height for all hurdles in these age groups is 27" (69 cm) and arrangement of the hurdles is different from the previous version. The distance to the first hurdle is 20 metres, which corresponds with the markings for the last half of a 400 metres hurdle race, standard on most tracks. Because, like the flat 200 metres, the race only covers half a standard track, a wind reading is required.

27-inch hurdles

The idea of using 27-inch (68.6 cm) hurdles was introduced in Europe in 2000.[34] [35] The increment does not exist on standard hurdles, which caused resistance from some NGBs, but the rules were adopted worldwide.[36] Many modern hurdles will not go to that height or would at least require modification to cut the hurdle. Most facilities that have spent thousands of dollars to buy regulation hurdles would certainly not let their hurdles be damaged like this. Since it is a requirement,[37] major championship meets have purchased a few sets of modern modified hurdles, which then creates the logistical problem of shipping these few hurdles between meets in order for the competitors to have an opportunity to race over proper hurdles. As a substitute, many older hurdle designs are easier to modify to get to the proper height and most facilities are less protective of the old, rusty hurdles in the junk pile. Also many training hurdles (used to teach smaller, youth beginners) will go to 27 inches and lower.

Records

After setting the world record for the 300 metres hurdles during its last year on the official program at age 80, at age 81, Canadian Earl Fee set the still standing world record of 36.95 (+0.0) at the NCCWMA Regional Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on September 5, 2010. Almost four years later, Fee also set the M85 record of 42.70 (+0.4) in the same meet, this time being held in San Jose, Costa Rica on August 23, 2014. The M90 record of 51.31 was set a month earlier by American Ralph Maxwell with the benefit of high altitude in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA at the Rocky Mountain Masters Games.

Australian Marge Allison holds the W70 record of 36.71 (+0.7), set August 12, 2015 in Lyon, France, at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships. Allison also holds the W65 record set four years earlier at the same championships. Canadian Christa Bortignon set the W75 record of 39.89 (+0.0) at a domestic meet in Kamloops, British Columbia on May 18, 2013. American sprinting legend Irene Obera learned hurdles sufficiently to set the W80 record 42.24 (+1.2) on July 20, 2014, at the USATF Masters Championships in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 200 Meter and 220 Yard Low Hurdles. www.woodhurdles.com. 1 February 2017. 3 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503020944/http://www.woodhurdles.com/200meterLowHurdles/1.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Great Manchester City Games 2011 Results. greatcitygames.org. 15 May 2011. 1 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Great Manchester City Games 2015 Results. greatcitygames.org. 9 May 2015. 1 February 2017.
  5. News: Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 24 May 2021. 18 June 2021.
  6. News: Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 24 May 2021. 18 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Great Manchester City Games 2011 Results. greatcitygames.org. 15 May 2011. 1 February 2017.
  8. Web site: 200m Hurdles Results. greatcitygames.org. 26 May 2017. 12 April 2020.
  9. News: Pedroso 24.8 ""mondiale"" nei 200hs. FIDAL. it. 6 April 2013. 1 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Adidas Boston Boost Games Boston, Massachusetts. 23 May 2021. 2 June 2021.
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  12. Web site: Adidas Boston Boost Games Boston, Massachusetts. 23 May 2021. 2 June 2021.
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  14. Web site: Manchester City Games 2014 Results. greatcitygames.org. 17 May 2014. 1 February 2017.
  15. Web site: Manchester City Games 2015 Results. greatcitygames.org. 9 May 2015. 1 February 2017.
  16. News: WORLD RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES. www.gbrathletics.com. 9 August 2006. 1 February 2017.
  17. News: Perri Shakes-Drayton lays down marker with victory over Natalya Antyukh at CityGames in Manchester. The Daily Telegraph. Simon Hart. 25 May 2013. 18 February 2017.
  18. Web site: Adidas Boston Boost Games Boston, Massachusetts. 23 May 2021. 2 June 2021.
  19. Web site: Manchester City Games 2013 Results. greatcitygames.org. 25 May 2013. 1 February 2017.
  20. News: Hürden-Cup Basel: EM-Limite für Noemi Zbären. sportklublangnau.ch. 17 May 2014. 3 June 2017.
  21. News: Lauren Wells breaks Australian 200m hurdles Record. qldathletics.org.au. 23 January 2017. 18 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184402/http://qldathletics.org.au/News/National-News/lauren-wells-breaks-australian-200m-hurdles-record. 5 February 2018. dead.
  22. Web site: EUROPEAN ALL-TIME LISTS - UNDER 23 WOMEN. gbrathletics.com. 9 August 2006. 5 March 2017.
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  24. Web site: 200m Hurdles Results. adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. 23 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523150826/http://www.adidasboostboston.com/events/may-20/womens-200mh.php. 23 May 2018. dead.
  25. News: Nevyšlo to o dvě setiny. Hejnová rekord na 200 m překážek nezaběhla. idnes.cz. cs. 13 September 2017. 24 September 2017.
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  29. News: adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets. trackandfieldnews.com. Roy Conrad. 16 June 2019. 24 June 2019.
  30. News: Warholm smashes 300m hurdles world best in Oslo. World Athletics. Thomas Byrne. 11 June 2020. 13 June 2020.
  31. News: adidas Boost Boston Games Day 2: Tori Bowie (16.30 150) & Shaunae Miller-Uibo (21.76 200) Set World Bests in Straight Sprints as Wayde van Niekerk RUns 19.84. letsrun.com. Jonathan Gault. 4 June 2017. 5 June 2017.
  32. News: adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets. trackandfieldnews.com. Roy Conrad. 16 June 2019. 24 June 2019.
  33. News: adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets. trackandfieldnews.com. Roy Conrad. 16 June 2019. 24 June 2019.
  34. Web site: Ivar Söderlind updates Eurovets records masterfully — yet again. masterstrack.com. 1 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152946/http://masterstrack.com/2010/09/15631/. 2015-04-02. dead.
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  37. Web site: Bidder's Guidelines Outdoor-Indoor . 2014-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143232/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/championships/bid_guidelines.pdf . 2014-07-14 . dead .