Gatlin blazes to 200m win in 19.57sec

Justin Gatlin became the fifth-fastest 200m runner in history after he won final at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships on 28th June 2015. The 33-year-old American recorded a time of 19.57 seconds in Oregon.

“I wanted to go out and make a statement, and that’s what I did,” Gatlin said. He has also achieved the quickest time in the 100m (9.74 secs). completed a four-year doping ban in 2010.

The list of five fastest men in 200m

 

Usain Bolt 19.19 seconds (also run 19.30, 19.32, 19.40, 19.56 and 19.57)
Yohan Blake 19.26 secs (also run 19.44 and 19.54)
Michael Johnson 19.32 secs
Walter Dix 19.53 secs
Justin Gatlin 19.57 secs

USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships

  1. It is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field,
  2. Founded: 1980
  3. Country: USA