FAYETTEVILLE (Arkansas), Feb 16: American Wallace Spearmon posted the fifth-fastest time in history in the indoor 200m here Friday, clocking 20.19sec at the Tyson Invitational indoor athletics meeting.

Spearmon, who had already run 20.10sec on the same track in 2005, was 27-hundredths outside the world record held by Namibian Frankie Fredericks since 1996. The two men have produced the six best times at the distance indoors ever.

Spearmon, who ended up third in the 200m at the world championships last summer, was also fourth in the 60m in 6.73sec.

Fellow American Adam Nelson turned in a sparkling shot put performance.

The world and Olympic runner-up posted a throw of 22.40m, becoming the third-best indoor performer ever.—AFP