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400 metres

Sprint running event

Sprint running event

FieldValue
event400 metres
image400m CIF San Diego Championship 2007.jpg
image_upright1.25
captionThe closing stages of a men's 400 m race
WRmenWayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016)
ORmenWayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016)
CRmenMichael Johnson 43.18 (1999)
WRwomenMarita Koch 47.60 (1985)
ORwomenMarileidy Paulino 48.17 (2024)
CRwomenSydney McLaughlin-Levrone 47.78 (2025)
ShWRwomenFemke Bol 49.17 (2024)ShWRmen=Kerron Clement 44.57 (2005)WU20Rmen=Steve Lewis 43.87 (1988)WU20Rwomen=Grit Breuer 49.42 (1991)

The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile (1,760 yards) and was referred to as the "quarter-mile"—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.

The current men's world record and Olympic record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa; his time of 43.03 seconds is the fastest 400 m ever run, in either an open 400 m or a relay split (excluding reaction time). While Michael Johnson holds the fastest 400 m relay split with a time of 42.94, relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and do not need to react to the gun if they are not the leadoff leg. Considering van Niekerk's reaction time of 0.181 seconds in his run of 43.03, van Niekerk covered the 400-metre distance itself in 42.85 seconds, therefore being 0.09 s faster than Johnson's relay split.

Quincy Hall is the reigning men's Olympic champion. Collen Kebinatshipi is the current men's world champion. Kerron Clement is the men's world indoor record holder with a time of 44.57 seconds. The current women's world record is held by Marita Koch, with a time of 47.60 seconds. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the current women's world champion, holding the championship record of 47.78 seconds. Marileidy Paulino is the women’s Olympic champion, and holds the Olympic record in a time of 48.17 seconds. Femke Bol holds the women's world indoor record at 49.17 (2024). The men's T43 Paralympic world record of 45.07 seconds is held by Oscar Pistorius.

An Olympic double of 200 metres and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Marie-José Pérec of France and Michael Johnson from the United States on the same evening in 1996. Alberto Juantorena of Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first and so far the only athlete to win both the 400 m and 800 m Olympic titles. Pérec became the first to defend the Olympic title in 1996, Johnson became the first and only man to do so in 2000. From 31 appearances in the Olympic Games, the men's gold medalist came from the US 19 times (as of 2019).

Sprint

Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the "ready" command, adopt a more efficient starting posture which isometrically preloads their muscles on the "set" command, and stride forwards from the blocks upon hearing the starter's pistol. The blocks allow the runners to begin more powerfully and thereby contribute to their overall sprint speed capability. Maximum sprint speed capability is a significant contributing factor to success in the event, but athletes also require substantial speed endurance and the ability to cope well with high amounts of lactic acid to sustain a fast speed over a whole lap. While considered to be predominantly an anaerobic event, there is some aerobic involvement and the degree of aerobic training required for 400-metre athletes is open to debate.

Continental records

  • Updated 18 September 2025.
AreaMenWomenTime (s)AthleteNationTime (s)AthleteNationAfrica (records)Asia (records)Europe (records)North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)Oceania (records)South America (records)
43.03Wayde van NiekerkSouth Africa49.10Falilat OgunkoyaNigeria
43.93Yousef MasrahiSaudi Arabia48.14Salwa Eid NaserBahrain
43.44Matthew Hudson-SmithGreat Britain47.60Marita KochEast Germany
43.18Michael JohnsonUnited States47.78Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneUnited States
44.38Darren ClarkAustralia48.63Cathy FreemanAustralia
43.93Anthony ZambranoColombia49.64Ximena RestrepoColombia

All-time top 25

*- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 400 m times*

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of September 2025.
Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)Reaction (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
1143.030.181Wayde van Niekerk14 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
2243.180.150Michael Johnson26 August 1999Seville
3343.29Butch Reynolds17 August 1988Zürich
443.39Johnson #29 August 1995Gothenburg
4543.400.168Quincy Hall7 August 2024Saint-Denis
643.44Johnson #319 June 1996Atlanta
5643.440.149Matthew Hudson-Smith7 August 2024Saint-Denis
6843.450.182Jeremy Wariner31 August 2007Osaka
Michael Norman20 April 2019Torrance
1043.480.156van Niekerk #226 August 2015Beijing
81143.480.164Steven Gardiner4 October 2019Doha
1243.49Johnson #429 July 1996Atlanta
91343.50Quincy Watts5 August 1992Barcelona
1443.50Wariner #27 August 2007Stockholm
101543.530.134Collen Kebinatshipi18 September 2025Tokyo
1643.56Norman #225 June 2022Eugene
1743.600.130Norman #328 May 2022Eugene
1843.61Norman #48 June 2018Eugene
1943.610.145Kebinatshipi #216 September 2025Tokyo
2043.62Wariner #314 July 2006Rome
0.164van Niekerk #36 July 2017Lausanne
112243.64Fred Kerley27 July 2019Des Moines
2343.65Johnson #517 August 1993Stuttgart
122443.650.195LaShawn Merritt26 August 2015Beijing
2543.66Johnson #616 June 1995Sacramento
Johnson #73 July 1996Lausanne
1343.70Champion Allison25 June 2022Eugene
1443.72Isaac Makwala5 July 2015La Chaux-de-Fonds
0.145Jereem Richards18 September 2025Tokyo
1643.74Kirani James3 July 2014Lausanne
0.185Muzala Samukonga7 August 2024Saint-Denis
1843.76Zakithi Nene31 May 2025Nairobi
1943.81Danny Everett26 June 1992New Orleans
2043.85Randolph Ross11 June 2021Eugene
0.158Jacory Patterson28 August 2025Zurich
2243.86Lee Evans18 October 1968Mexico City
2343.87Steve Lewis28 September 1988Seoul
2443.91Khaleb McRae22 June 2025London
2543.93Yousef Masrahi23 August 2015Beijingtitle=400m Men - Heats Resultsurl=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/400-metres/heats/result#resultheaderpublisher=IAAFdate=23 August 2015access-date=23 August 2015}}
Rusheen McDonald23 August 2015Beijing
Anthony Zambrano2 August 2021Tokyo

Women (outdoor)

  • Correct as of September 2025.
Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)Reaction (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
1147.60Marita Koch6 October 1985Canberra
2247.780.171Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone18 September 2025Tokyo
3347.980.183Marileidy Paulino18 September 2025Tokyo
4447.99Jarmila Kratochvílová10 August 1983Helsinki
5548.140.186Salwa Eid Naser3 October 2019Doha
648.16Koch #28 September 1982Athens
Koch #316 August 1984Prague
848.17Paulino #29 August 2024Saint-Denistitle=Paulino powers to Olympic record to win 400m gold in Paris News Paris 24 Olympic Gamesurl=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/news/article/paris-2024-olympics-report-women-400maccess-date=2024-08-09website=worldathletics.orglanguage=en}}
948.190.189Naser #218 September 2025Tokyo
1048.22Koch #428 August 1986Stuttgart
61148.25Marie-José Pérec29 July 1996Atlanta
1248.26Koch #527 July 1984Dresden
71348.27Olga Bryzgina6 October 1985Canberra
1448.29McLaughlin-Levrone #216 September 2025Tokyo
81548.36Shaunae Miller-Uibo6 August 2021Tokyo
1648.370.145Miller-Uibo #23 October 2019Doha
1748.45Kratochvílová #223 July 1983Prague
1848.53Naser #39 August 2024Saint-Denis
91948.57Nickisha Pryce20 July 2024London
102048.59Taťána Kocembová10 August 1983Helsinki
2148.60Koch #64 August 1979Turin
Bryzgina #217 August 1985Moscow
2348.61Kratochvílová #36 September 1981Rome
112448.63Cathy Freeman29 July 1996Atlanta
2548.65Bryzgina #326 September 1988Seoul
1248.70Sanya Richards-Ross16 September 2006Athens
1348.83Valerie Brisco-Hooks6 August 1984Los Angeles
1448.89Ana Guevara27 August 2003Saint-Denis
1548.90Natalia Kaczmarek20 July 2024London
1649.05Chandra Cheeseborough6 August 1984Los Angeles
1749.07Tonique Williams-Darling12 September 2004Berlin
Rhasidat AdelekeIreland10 June 2024Rometitle=400m Resultsurl=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7158244?eventId=10229511&gender=Wwebsite=World Athleticsaccess-date=11 June 2024}}
1949.090.200Aaliyah Butler11 July 2025Monaco
2049.10Falilat Ogunkoya29 July 1996Atlanta
2149.11Olga Nazarova25 September 1988Seoul
2249.13Britton Wilson13 May 2023Baton Rouge
Kaylyn Brown8 June 2024Eugenetitle=Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships REPORT World Athleticsurl=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/ncaa-championships-2024-pryce-long-jones-valbyaccess-date=2024-06-09website=worldathletics.org}}
2449.14Gabrielle Thomas5 April 2025Kingston
2549.16Antonina Krivoshapka5 July 2012Cheboksary

Annulled marks

  • Christine Mboma ran 48.54 in Bydgoszcz on 30 June 2021, but her performance was removed from the World Athletics database due to testosterone regulations in women's athletics.

Men (indoor)

  • Correct as of September 2024.
Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
1144.49Christopher Morales WilliamsCanada24 February 2024Fayetteville
2244.52Michael NormanUnited States10 March 2018College Station
3344.57Kerron ClementUnited States12 March 2005Fayetteville
4444.62Randolph RossUnited States12 March 2022Birmingham
5544.63Michael JohnsonUnited States4 March 1995Atlanta
644.66Johnson #22 March 1996Atlanta
744.67Morales Williams #27 March 2024Boston
6844.71Noah WilliamsUnited States13 March 2021Fayetteville
7944.75Elija GodwinUnited States25 February 2023Fayetteville
1044.75Godwin #211 March 2023Albuquerque
81144.80Kirani JamesGrenada27 February 2011Fayetteville
91244.82Tyrell RichardUnited States9 March 2019Birmingham
1344.83Ross #211 February 2022Clemson
101444.85Fred KerleyUnited States11 March 2017College Station
111544.86Akeem BloomfieldJamaica10 March 2018College Station
121644.88Bralon TaplinGrenada3 February 2018College Station
131744.91Auhmad RobinsonUnited States9 March 2024Boston
141844.93LaShawn MerrittUnited States11 February 2005Fayetteville
44.93Ryan WillieUnited States11 March 2023Albuquerquedate=11 March 2023title=400m Resulturl=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2023/003-2.pdfaccess-date=18 March 2023work=Flash Results}}
2044.94Kerley #225 February 2017Nashville
2144.97Johnson #310 February 1995Reno
2244.99Ross #313 March 2021Fayetteville
2345.00Norman #29 February 2018Clemson
162345.00Jereem RichardsTrinidad and Tobago19 March 2022Belgrade
172545.02Danny EverettUnited States2 February 1992Stuttgart
2545.02Kerley #310 February 2017Clemson
Bloomfield #29 February 2018Clemson
172545.02Khaleb McCraeUnited States3 February 2024Albuquerque
1945.03Torrin LawrenceUnited States12 February 2010Fayetteville
Deon LendoreTrinidad and Tobago1 March 2014College Station
Kahmari MontgomeryUnited States9 March 2019Birmingham
2245.04Champion AllisonUnited States26 February 2022College Stationdate=26 February 2022title=400m Resulturl=https://results.flashresults.com/2022_02-25_SEC/023-2.pdfaccess-date=27 February 2022work=flashresults.com}}
2345.05Thomas SchönlebeEast Germany5 February 1988Sindelfingen
Alvin HarrisonUnited States28 February 1998Atlanta
Karsten WarholmNorway2 March 2019Glasgowdate=2 March 2019title=400m Final Resultsurl=https://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM004101_C73A.pdfurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323034601/https://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM004101_C73A.pdfarchive-date=23 March 2019access-date=10 March 2019publisher=EAA}}
Trevor BassittUnited States19 March 2022Belgrade
Jacory PattersonUnited States25 February 2023Fayetteville

Women (indoor)

  • Correct as of March 2025.
Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
1149.17Femke BolNetherlands2 March 2024Glasgow
249.24Bol #217 February 2024Apeldoorn
2249.24Isabella WhittakerUnited States15 March 2025Virginia Beach
449.26Bol #319 February 2023Apeldoorn
3549.48Britton WilsonUnited States11 March 2023Albuquerque
4649.59Jarmila KratochvílováCzechoslovakia7 March 1982Milan
749.63Bol #410 February 2024Liévin
849.64Kratochvílová #228 January 1981Vienna
5949.68Natalya NazarovaRussia18 February 2004Moscow
1049.69Kratochvílová #36 March 1983Budapest
Bol #51 February 2024Metz
61249.76Taťána KocembováCzechoslovakia2 February 1984Vienna
71349.78Aaliyah ButlerUnited States1 March 2025College Station
1449.85Bol #64 March 2023Istanbul
1549.90Whittaker #21 March 2025College Station
1649.96Bol #711 February 2023Metz
1749.97Kocembová #24 March 1984Gothenburg
Butler #215 March 2025Virginia Beach
1949.98Nazarova #218 February 2006Moscow
2050.00Kratochvílová #410 February 1983Vienna
82150.01Sabine BuschEast Germany2 February 1984Vienna
92250.02Nicola SandersGreat Britain3 March 2007Birmingham
102350.04Olesya KrasnomovetsRussia18 February 2006Moscow
2450.04Krasnomovets #212 March 2006Moscow
2550.07Kratochvílová #522 February 1981Grenoble
1150.10Lieke KlaverNetherlands18 February 2024Apeldoorn
1250.15Olga ZaytsevaRussia25 January 2006Moscow
Talitha DiggsUnited States25 February 2023Fayettevilledate=25 February 2023title=Weekend Recap: All-Time Marks Canvas Conference Championships Weekendurl=https://www.ustfccca.org/2023/02/featured/weekend-recap-all-time-marks-canvas-conference-championships-weekendaccess-date=25 February 2023website=USTFCCCAlanguage=en}}
1450.21Vania StambolovaBulgaria12 March 2006Moscow
Shaunae Miller-UiboBahamas13 February 2021New York Cityauthor=Taylor Dutchdate=14 February 2021title=Three American Records and 10 National Records Fall at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prixurl=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a35499064/new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-results/access-date=23 February 2021website=runnersworld.com}}
1650.23Irina PrivalovaRussia12 March 1995Barcelona
1750.24Alexis HolmesUnited States2 March 2024Glasgow
1850.28Petra MüllerEast Germany6 March 1988Budapest
1950.33Rhasidat AdelekeIreland25 February 2023Lubbock
2050.34Christine AmertilBahamas12 March 2006Moscow
Kendall EllisUnited States10 March 2018College Station
2250.36Sydney McLaughlinUnited States10 March 2018College Station
2350.37Natalya AntyukhRussia18 February 2006Moscow
2450.40Dagmar NeubauerEast Germany2 February 1984Vienna
2550.41Svetlana PospelovaRussia5 March 2005Madrid

Fastest relay splits

Men

SplitAthleteLegDateEventPlaceRef.42.9442.9343.0443.0643.0943.1043.143.1143.1843.2043.243.2343.2443.2643.3
Michael JohnsonL422 August 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgartdate=11 July 2022title=World Athletics Championships Oregon22 Statistics Handbookurl=https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/Oregon22/Oregon%20stats%20book.pdfeditor-last=Butlereditor-first=Markpublisher=World Athleticsothers=Association of Track and Field Statisticianspages=254-255access-date=21 September 2025}}Jeremy Wariner2 September 2007Osaka
Letsile TebogoL410 August 2024Summer OlympicsSaint-Denistitle=Men's 4 x 400m Relay Resultswork=olympics.comdate=10 August 2024access-date=17 August 2024url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73D_ATHM4X400M------------FNL-000100--.pdf}}
Michael NormanL427 May 2018NCAA West PrelimsSacramento
Matthew Hudson-SmithL410 August 2024Summer OlympicsSaint-Denis
Jeremy WarinerL42 September 2007World ChampionshipsOsaka
Quincy WattsL28 August 1992Summer OlympicsBarcelonaChristopher BaileyL120 September 2025World ChampionshipsTokyo"World Athletics Championships Tokyo'25 - Men's 4X400m Relay - Heat 1 (revised)", World Athletics, 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025. --
Jeremy WarinerL423 August 2008Summer OlympicsBeijing
James Benson IIL47 June 2024NCAA ChampionshipsEugene
Rai BenjaminL410 August 2024Summer OlympicsSaint-Denis
Auhmad RobinsonL47 June 2024NCAA ChampionshipsEugene
Ronald FreemanL220 October 1968Summer OlympicsMexico City
Jeremy WarinerL28 April 2006Texas RelaysAustin
Tony McQuayL220 August 2016Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro
Butch ReynoldsL322 August 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart
Jonathan JonesL410 June 2022NCAA ChampionshipsEugene
Vernon NorwoodL210 August 2024Summer OlympicsSaint-Denis
Wayde Van NiekerkL321 September 2025World ChampionshipsTokyo
Demetrius PinderL210 August 2012Summer OlympicsLondon

-- Annulled marks

  • The American athlete Antonio Pettigrew recorded a split time of 43.1 at the 1997 World Championships men's 4 x 400 m finals in Athens, but his time was annulled in 2008, after Pettigrew admitted to multiple doping violations between 1997 and 2003.

Women

SplitAthleteLegDateEventPlaceRef.47.647.7047.7147.7247.7547.847.8247.8447.947.9148.0048.0148.0848.1
Jarmila KratochvílováL411 September 1982European ChampionshipsAthens
Marita KochL43 June 1984National ChampionshipsErfurt
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneL210 August 2024Summer OlympicsSaint-Denis
Allyson FelixL330 August 2015World ChampionshipsBeijing
Jarmila KratochvílováL414 August 1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki
Olga BryzginaL41 October 1988Summer OlympicsSeoul
Olga NazarovaL21 October 1988Summer OlympicsSeoul
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneL421 September 2025World ChampionshipsTokyo
Taťána KocembováL418 August 1984Friendship GamesPrague
Jarmila KratochvílováL45 July 1981European Cup SemifinalFrankfurt
Jarmila KratochvílováL42 August 1981European Cup B FinalPescara
Marita KochL411 September 1982European ChampionshipsAthens
Jarmila KratochvílováL421 August 1983European Cup FinalLondon
Marita KochL44 October 1985IAAF World CupCanberra
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneL424 July 2022World ChampionshipsEugene
Femke BolL43 August 2024Summer OlympicsSaint-Denis
Allyson FelixL22 September 2007World ChampionshipsOsaka
Florence Griffith-JoynerL41 October 1988Summer OlympicsSeoul
Alicia BrownL412 May 2019IAAF World RelaysYokohama
  • Relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and do not need to react to the gun if they are not the leadoff leg.
  • World Athletics reports a split time of 42.94, which is based on "photo-finish pictures taken at the start and finish of Johnson’s leg supplied by Seiko. Using different methods, the DLV Biomechanics Report from Stuttgart 1993 variously showed timings of 42.91 and 42.92.
  • Run in a mixed 4 x 400 metres relay race.

Most successful athletes

3 or more 400-metre victories at the Olympic Games and World Championships:

  • 6 wins: Michael Johnson (USA) - Olympic champion in 1996 and 2000, world champion in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999.
  • 4 wins: Marie-Jose Perec (FRA) - Olympic champion in 1992 and 1996, world champion in 1991 and 1995.
  • 3 wins: Cathy Freeman (AUS) - Olympic champion in 2000, world champion in 1997 and 1999.
  • 3 wins: Jeremy Wariner (USA) - Olympic champion in 2004, world champion in 2005 and 2007.
  • 3 wins: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) - Olympic champion in 2008, world champion in 2007 and 2013.
  • 3 wins: LaShawn Merritt (USA) - Olympic champion in 2008, world champion in 2009 and 2013.
  • 3 wins: Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) - Olympic champion in 2016, world champion in 2015 and 2017.
  • 3 wins: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) - Olympic champion in 2016 and 2020, world champion in 2022.

The Olympic champion has frequently won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. This has been accomplished 14 times by men; Charles Reidpath, Ray Barbuti, Bill Carr, George Rhoden, Charles Jenkins, Otis Davis, Mike Larrabee, Lee Evans, Viktor Markin, Alonzo Babers, Steve Lewis, Quincy Watts, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt; and 4 times by women; Monika Zehrt, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Olga Bryzgina and Sanya Richards-Ross. All but Rhoden, Markin, Zehrt and Bryzgina ran on American relay teams. Injured after his double in 1996, Johnson also accomplished the feat in 2000 only to have it disqualified when his teammate Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping.

Olympic medalists

Men

Women

World Championships medalists

Men

Women

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

2025 Nanjing
Christopher BaileyBrian FaustJacory Patterson

Women

2025 Nanjing
Amber AnningAlexis HolmesHenriette Jæger
  • Known as the World Indoor Games

Season's bests

Men

YearTimeAthletePlace196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
44.82Wendell MottleyKingston
44.74Tommie SmithSan Jose
43.86Lee EvansMexico City
44.67Curtis MillsKnoxville
45.01Charles AsatiEdinburgh
44.44John SmithEugene
44.34Wayne CollettEugene
44.85Maurice PeoplesBaton Rouge
44.94Alberto JuantorenaMexico City
44.45Ronnie RayMexico City
44.26Alberto JuantorenaMontreal
44.65Alberto JuantorenaLa Habana
44.27Alberto JuantorenaMedellín
44.92Harald SchmidStuttgart
44.60Viktor MarkinMoscow
44.58Bert CameronBaton Rouge
44.68Sunder NixIndianapolis
44.50Erwin SkamrahlMünchen
44.27Alonzo BabersLos Angeles
44.47Michael FranksCanberra
44.30Gabriel TiacohIndianapolis
44.10Butch ReynoldsColumbus
43.29Butch ReynoldsZurich
44.27Antonio PettigrewHouston
44.06Danny EverettSeville
44.17Michael JohnsonLausanne
43.50Quincy WattsBarcelona
43.65Michael JohnsonStuttgart
43.90Michael JohnsonMadrid
43.39Michael JohnsonGothenburg
43.44Michael JohnsonAtlanta
43.75Michael JohnsonWaco
43.68Michael JohnsonZürich
43.18Michael JohnsonSevilla
43.68Michael JohnsonSacramento
44.28Tyree WashingtonLos Angeles
44.45Leonard ByrdBelém
44.33Tyree WashingtonPalo Alto
44.00Jeremy WarinerAthens
43.93Jeremy WarinerHelsinki
43.62Jeremy WarinerRome
43.45Jeremy WarinerOsaka
43.75LaShawn MerrittBeijing
44.06LaShawn MerrittBerlin
44.13Jeremy WarinerZürich
44.35LaShawn MerrittDaegu
43.94Kirani JamesLondon
43.74LaShawn MerrittMoscow
43.74Kirani JamesLausanne
43.48Wayde van NiekerkBeijing
43.03Wayde van NiekerkRio de Janeiro
43.62Wayde van NiekerkLausanne
43.61Michael NormanEugene
43.45Michael NormanTorrance
44.91Justin RobinsonMarietta
43.85Randolph RossEugene
Steven GardinerTokyo
43.56Michael NormanEugene
43.74Steven GardinerSzékesfehérvár
43.40Quincy HallSaint-Denis
43.53Collen KebinatshipiTokyo

Women

YearTimeAthletePlace196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
52.03Colette BessonMexico City
51.72Nicole DuclosAthens
51.02Marilyn NeufvilleEdinburgh
52.14Helga SeidlerHelsinki
51.08Monika ZehrtMunich
51.27Mona-Lisa PursiainenHelsinki
50.14Riitta SalinRome
50.50Irena SzewinskaNice
49.28Irena SzewinskaMontreal
49.52Irena SzewinskaDüsseldorf
48.94Marita KochPrague
48.60Marita KochPotsdam
48.88Marita KochMoscow
48.61Jarmila KratochvílováRome
48.16Marita KochAthens
47.99Jarmila KratochvílováHelsinki
48.16Marita KochPrague
47.60Marita KochCanberra
48.22Marita KochStuttgart
49.38Olga BryzginaRome
48.65Olga BryzginaSeoul
50.01Ana Fidelia QuirotDuisburg
49.50Grit BreuerSplit
49.32Marie-José PérecFrankfurt
48.83Marie-José PérecFrankfurt
49.81Ma YuqinBeijing
49.77Marie-José PérecParis
49.28Marie-José PérecGothenburg
48.25Marie-José PérecAtlanta
49.39Cathy FreemanOslo
49.29Charity OparaRome
49.62Falilat OgunkoyaLagos
49.11Cathy FreemanSydney
49.59Katharine MerryAthens
49.16Ana GuevaraZürich
48.89Ana GuevaraSaint-Denis
49.07Tonique Williams-DarlingBerlin
48.92Sanya Richards-RossZürich
48.70Sanya Richards-RossAthens
49.27Sanya Richards-RossBerlin
Stuttgart
49.62Christine OhuruoguBeijing
48.83Sanya Richards-RossBrussels
49.64Debbie DunnDes Moines
49.35Anastasiya KapachinskayaCheboksary
49.16Antonina KrivoshapkaCheboksary
49.33Amantle MontshoMonaco
49.48Francena McCororySacramento
49.26Allyson FelixBeijing
49.44Shaunae MillerRio de Janeiro
49.46Shaunae Miller-UiboBrussels
48.97Shaunae Miller-UiboMonaco
48.14Salwa Eid NaserDoha
50.42Beatrice MasilingiPretoria
48.36Shaunae Miller-UiboTokyo
48.99Marileidy PaulinoZürich
48.74Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneEugene
48.17Marileidy PaulinoSaint-Denis
47.78Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneTokyo

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