200m
Half-lap track event
The 200m is a sprint race covering 200 meters, run on a curved track that tests both speed and the ability to maintain form through a turn.
One of track and field's marquee events at the Olympics and other competitions: She won gold in the 200m.
Also written 200 meters or 200-meter dash.
Quick burst or pinch
- raceCompetition of speed
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- accelerationRate velocity changes
blocks · lanes · staggered · start · finish · straightaway · spikes · heats
Designated travel strip
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- ovalElongated rounded shape
marking · indoor · outdoor · all-weather · stadium · surface · banked · straightaway
dash
Quick burst or pinch
acceleration · blocks · lanes · staggered · start · finish · straightaway · spikes · heats · semifinals
lane
Designated travel strip
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
oval · marking · indoor · outdoor · all-weather · stadium · surface · banked · straightaway · infield
gold
Element seventy-nine
podium · champion · record · ceremony · anthem · flag · nations · athletics · qualifying · heat
meters
Measuring devices
- race distances100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters
- multisporttriathlon, decathlete, decathlon, heptathlete, pentathlon
200mmarathon
Long-distance footrace
5000m · half marathon · cross country · 1500m · 800m
200mmarathon
Long-distance footrace
endurance running · distance running · 24-hour race · road racing