Time Wind Auto Athlete Nationality Location of race Date 19.83 A 0.9 Tommie Smith United States Mexico City, Mexico October 16, 1968 19.72 A 1.8 Pietro Mennea Italy Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 1979 19.66 1.7 Michael Johnson United States Atlanta, United States June 23, 1996 19.32 0.4 19.313 Michael Johnson United States Atlanta, United States August 1, 1996 19.30 − 0.9 19.296 Usain Bolt Jamaica Beijing, China August 20, 2008 19.19 − 0.3 19.190 Usain Bolt Jamaica Berlin, Germany August 20, 2009
who held the 200m world record before usain bolt
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