Jamaican track-and-field star Usain Bolt held the 200 meter dash world record.
Usain St Leo Bolt , OJ , CD ( [ ˈjuːseɪn ] born 21 August 1986 ) is a Jamaican sprinter . He is the first person to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time became mandatory . He has twice broken the 200 metres world record , setting 19.30 in 2008 and 19.19 in 2009 .