<page_title> List of British records in athletics </page_title> <section_title> Men </section_title> <table> <cell> 200 m <col_header> Event </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19.87 (+1.8 m/s) # <col_header> Record </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Regis <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19.94 (+0.3 m/s) <col_header> Event </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Regis <col_header> Record </col_header> </cell> </table>
John Regis was the first British athlete to run under 20 seconds at the 200 m distance and holds the UK record for the 200 m event.