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400 metres

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 and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.

Athletics
400 metres
The closing stages of a men's 400 m race.
World records
Men Wayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016)
Women Marita Koch 47.60 (1985)
Olympic records
Men Wayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016)
Women Marie-José Pérec 48.25 (1996)
World Championship records
Men Michael Johnson 43.18 (1999)
Women Jarmila Kratochvílová 47.99 (1983)

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.[1]

The current men's world record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, with a time of 43.03 seconds. Van Niekerk is also the Olympic record holder. Steven Gardiner is the reigning Olympic Champion. Michael Norman is the current world champion and the world indoor record holder with a time of 44.52 seconds. The current women's world record is held by Marita Koch, with a time of 47.60 seconds. Shaunae Miller-Uibo is the reigning women's Olympic champion and world champion. Jarmila Kratochvílová holds the world indoor record at 49.59 dating back to 1982. The men's T43 Paralympic world record of 45.07 seconds is held by Oscar Pistorius.[2]

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.

Continental records

  • Updated 22 December 2020.[3][4]
Area Men Women
Time (s) Athlete Nation Time (s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 43.03 WR Wayde van Niekerk   South Africa 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya   Nigeria
Asia (records) 43.93 Yousef Masrahi   Saudi Arabia 48.14 Salwa Eid Naser   Bahrain
Europe (records) 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany 47.60 WR Marita Koch   East Germany
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
43.18 Michael Johnson   United States 48.36 Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas
Oceania (records) 44.38 Darren Clark   Australia 48.63 Cathy Freeman   Australia
South America (records) 43.93 Anthony Zambrano   Colombia 49.64 Ximena Restrepo   Colombia

All-time top 25

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of June 2022.[5][6]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk   South Africa 14 AUG 2016 Rio de Janeiro [7]
2 2 43.18 Michael Johnson   United States 26 AUG 1999 Seville
3 3 43.29 Butch Reynolds   United States 17 AUG 1988 Zürich
4 43.39 Johnson #2 09 AUG 1995 Gothenburg
5 43.44 Johnson #3 19 JUN 1996 Atlanta
4 6 43.45 Jeremy Wariner   United States 31 AUG 2007 Osaka
Michael Norman   United States 20 APR 2019 Torrance [8]
8 43.48 van Niekerk #2 26 AUG 2015 Beijing
6 8 43.48 Steven Gardiner   Bahamas 04 OCT 2019 Doha [9]
10 43.49 Johnson #4 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta
7 11 43.50 Quincy Watts   United States 05 AUG 1992 Barcelona
11 43.50 Wariner #2 07 AUG 2007 Stockholm
13 43.56 Norman #2 25 JUN 2022 Eugene [10]
14 43.60 Norman #3 28 MAY 2022 Eugene [11]
15 43.61 Norman #4 08 JUN 2018 Eugene
16 43.62 Wariner #3 14 JUL 2006 Rome
van Niekerk #3 06 JUL 2017 Lausanne
8 18 43.64 Fred Kerley   United States 27 JUL 2019 Des Moines [12]
19 43.65 Johnson #5 17 AUG 1993 Stuttgart
9 19 43.65 LaShawn Merritt   United States 26 AUG 2015 Beijing [13]
21 43.66 Johnson #6 16 JUN 1995 Sacramento
Johnson #7 03 JUL 1996 Lausanne
23 43.68 Johnson #8 12 AUG 1998 Zürich
Johnson #9 16 JUL 2000 Sacramento
25 43.70 Kerley #2 26 MAY 2017 Austin
10 25 43.70 Champion Allison   United States 25 JUN 2022 Eugene [14]
11 43.72 Isaac Makwala   Botswana 05 JUL 2015 La Chaux-de-Fonds [15]
12 43.74 Kirani James   Grenada 03 JUL 2014 Lausanne [16]
13 43.81 Danny Everett   United States 26 JUN 1992 New Orleans
14 43.85 Randolph Ross   United States 11 JUN 2021 Eugene [17]
15 43.86 A Lee Evans   United States 18 OCT 1968 Mexico City
16 43.87 Steve Lewis   United States 28 SEP 1988 Seoul
17 43.93 Yousef Masrahi   Saudi Arabia 23 AUG 2015 Beijing [18]
Rusheen McDonald   Jamaica 23 AUG 2015 Beijing [18]
Anthony Zambrano   Colombia 02 AUG 2021 Tokyo [19]
20 43.94 Akeem Bloomfield   Jamaica 08 JUN 2018 Eugene [20]
21 43.97 A Larry James   United States 18 OCT 1968 Mexico City
22 44.01 Machel Cedenio   Trinidad and Tobago 14 AUG 2016 Rio de Janeiro [7]
23 44.02 Baboloki Thebe   Botswana 06 JUL 2017 Lausanne [21]
24 44.03 Michael Cherry   United States 03 SEP 2021 Brussels [22]
25 44.05 Angelo Taylor   United States 23 JUN 2007 Indianapolis

Women (outdoor)

Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 47.60 Marita Koch   East Germany 06 OCT 1985 Canberra
2 2 47.99 Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia 10 AUG 1983 Helsinki
3 3 48.14 Salwa Eid Naser   Bahrain 03 OCT 2019 Doha [25]
4 48.16 Koch #2 08 SEP 1982 Athens
Koch #3 16 AUG 1984 Prague
6 48.22 Koch #4 28 AUG 1986 Stuttgart
4 7 48.25 Marie-José Pérec   France 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta
8 48.26 Koch #5 27 JUL 1984 Dresden
5 9 48.27 Olga Bryzgina   Soviet Union 06 OCT 1985 Canberra
6 10 48.36 Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas 06 AUG 2021 Tokyo
11 48.37 Miller-Uibo #2 03 OCT 2019 Doha
12 48.45 Kratochvílová #2 23 JUL 1983 Prague
7 13 48.59 Taťána Kocembová   Czechoslovakia 10 AUG 1983 Helsinki
14 48.60 Koch #6 04 AUG 1979 Turin
Bryzgina #2 17 AUG 1985 Moscow
16 48.61 Kratochvílová #3 06 SEP 1981 Rome
8 17 48.63 Cathy Freeman   Australia 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta
18 48.65 Bryzgina #3 26 SEP 1988 Seoul
9 19 48.70 Sanya Richards-Ross   United States 16 SEP 2006 Athens
20 48.73 Kocembová #2 16 AUG 1984 Prague
21 48.77 Koch #7 09 JUL 1982 Karl-Marx-Stadt
22 48.82 Kratochvílová #4 23 JUN 1983 Prague
10 23 48.83 Valerie Brisco-Hooks   United States 06 AUG 1984 Los Angeles
23 48.83 Pérec #2 05 AUG 1992 Barcelona
Richards-Ross #2 04 SEP 2009 Brussels
11 48.89 Ana Guevara   Mexico 27 AUG 2003 Saint-Denis
12 48.99 Marileidy Paulino   Dominican Republic 08 SEP 2022 Zürich [26]
13 49.05 Chandra Cheeseborough   United States 06 AUG 1984 Los Angeles
14 49.07 Tonique Williams-Darling   Bahamas 12 SEP 2004 Berlin
15 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya   Nigeria 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta
16 49.11 Olga Nazarova   Soviet Union 25 SEP 1988 Seoul
17 49.16 Antonina Krivoshapka   Russia 05 JUL 2012 Cheboksary
18 49.19 Mariya Pinigina   Soviet Union 10 AUG 1983 Helsinki
19 49.22 Christine Mboma   Namibia 17 APR 2021 Windhoek
20 49.24 Sabine Busch   East Germany 02 JUN 1984 Erfurt
21 49.26 Allyson Felix   United States 27 AUG 2015 Beijing [27]
22 49.28 Pauline Davis   Bahamas 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta
23 49.29 Irena Szewińska   Poland 29 JUL 1976 Montreal
Charity Opara   Nigeria 14 JUL 1998 Rome
25 49.30 Petra Schersing   East Germany 03 JUN 1988 Jena
Lorraine Fenton   Jamaica 19 JUL 2002 Monaco

Annulled marks

Men (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2023.[29]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 44.52 Michael Norman   United States 10 March 2018 College Station
2 44.57 Kerron Clement   United States 12 March 2005 Fayetteville
3 44.62 Randolph Ross   United States 12 March 2022 Birmingham [30]
4 44.63 Michael Johnson   United States 4 March 1995 Atlanta
5 44.71 Noah Williams   United States 13 March 2021 Fayetteville [31]
6 44.80 Kirani James   Grenada 27 February 2011 Fayetteville
7 44.82 Tyrell Richard   United States 9 March 2019 Birmingham [32]
8 44.85 Fred Kerley   United States 11 March 2017 College Station
9 44.86 Akeem Bloomfield   Jamaica 10 March 2018 College Station
10 44.88 Bralon Taplin   Grenada 3 February 2018 College Station
11 44.93 LaShawn Merritt   United States 11 February 2005 Fayetteville
12 45.00 Jereem Richards   Trinidad and Tobago 19 March 2022 Belgrade [33]
13 45.02 Danny Everett   United States 2 February 1992 Stuttgart
14 45.03 Torrin Lawrence   United States 12 February 2010 Fayetteville
Deon Lendore   Trinidad and Tobago 1 March 2014 College Station
Kahmari Montgomery   United States 9 March 2019 Birmingham [32]
17 45.04 Champion Allison   United States 26 February 2022 College Station [34]
18 45.05 Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany 5 February 1988 Sindelfingen
Alvin Harrison   United States 28 February 1998 Atlanta
Karsten Warholm   Norway 2 March 2019 Glasgow [35]
Trevor Bassitt   United States 19 March 2022 Belgrade [36]
22 45.09 Christopher Bailey   United States 28 January 2023 Fayetteville [37]
23 45.11 Nery Brenes   Costa Rica 10 March 2012 Istanbul
24 45.14 Jacory Patterson   United States 13 March 2021 Fayetteville [31]
25 45.16 Mylik Kerley   United States 10 March 2018 College Station
Wilbert London   United States 9 March 2019 Birmingham

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 45.16:

Women (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2023.[38]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 49.59 Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia 7 March 1982 Milan
2 49.68 Natalya Nazarova   Russia 18 February 2004 Moscow
3 49.76 Taťána Kocembová   Czechoslovakia 2 February 1984 Vienna
4 50.01 Sabine Busch   East Germany 2 February 1984 Vienna
5 50.02 Nicola Sanders   Great Britain 3 March 2007 Birmingham
6 50.04 Olesya Krasnomovets   Russia 18 February 2006 Moscow
12 March 2006 Moscow
7 50.15 Olga Zaytseva   Russia 25 January 2006 Moscow
8 50.21 Vania Stambolova   Bulgaria 12 March 2006 Moscow
Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas 13 February 2021 Staten Island [39]
10 50.23 Irina Privalova   Russia 12 March 1995 Barcelona
11 50.28 Petra Müller   East Germany 6 March 1988 Budapest
12 50.30 Femke Bol   Netherlands 27 February 2022 Apeldoorn [40]
13 50.34 Christine Amertil   Bahamas 12 March 2006 Moscow
Kendall Ellis   United States 10 March 2018 College Station
15 50.36 Sydney McLaughlin   United States 10 March 2018 College Station
16 50.37 Natalya Antyukh   Russia 18 February 2006 Moscow
17 50.40 Dagmar Neubauer   East Germany 2 February 1984 Vienna
18 50.41 Svetlana Pospelova   Russia 5 March 2005 Madrid
19 50.42 Olga Kotlyarova   Russia 27 January 2001 Moscow
20 50.45 Grit Breuer   Germany 1 March 1998 Valencia
50.45 A Rhasidat Adeleke   Ireland 4 February 2023 Albuquerque [41]
22 50.46 A Phyllis Francis   United States 15 March 2014 Albuquerque
23 50.52 Athing Mu   United States 6 February 2021 College Station [42]
24 50.53 Katharine Merry   Great Britain 18 February 2001 Birmingham
25 50.54 Francena McCorory   United States 12 March 2010 Fayetteville

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 50.00:

Fastest relay splits

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

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1896 Athens
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Thomas Burke
  United States
Herbert Jamison
  United States
Charles Gmelin
  Great Britain
1900 Paris
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Maxie Long
  United States
William Holland
  United States
Ernst Schultz
  Denmark
1904 St. Louis
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Harry Hillman
  United States
Frank Waller
  United States
Herman Groman
  United States
1908 London
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Wyndham Halswelle
  Great Britain
None awarded None awarded
1912 Stockholm
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Charles Reidpath
  United States
Hanns Braun
  Germany
Edward Lindberg
  United States
1920 Antwerp
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Bevil Rudd
  South Africa
Guy Butler
  Great Britain
Nils Engdahl
  Sweden
1924 Paris
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Eric Liddell
  Great Britain
Horatio Fitch
  United States
Guy Butler
  Great Britain
1928 Amsterdam
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Ray Barbuti
  United States
James Ball
  Canada
Joachim Büchner
  Germany
1932 Los Angeles
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Bill Carr
  United States
Ben Eastman
  United States
Alex Wilson
  Canada
1936 Berlin
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Archie Williams
  United States
Godfrey Brown
  Great Britain
James LuValle
  United States
1948 London
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Arthur Wint
  Jamaica
Herb McKenley
  Jamaica
Mal Whitfield
  United States
1952 Helsinki
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George Rhoden
  Jamaica
Herb McKenley
  Jamaica
Ollie Matson
  United States
1956 Melbourne
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Charles Jenkins
  United States
Karl-Friedrich Haas
  United Team of Germany
Voitto Hellstén
  Finland
Ardalion Ignatyev
  Soviet Union
1960 Rome
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Otis Davis
  United States
Carl Kaufmann
  United Team of Germany
Malcolm Spence
  South Africa
1964 Tokyo
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Mike Larrabee
  United States
Wendell Mottley
  Trinidad and Tobago
Andrzej Badeński
  Poland
1968 Mexico City
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Lee Evans
  United States
Larry James
  United States
Ron Freeman
  United States
1972 Munich
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Vincent Matthews
  United States
Wayne Collett
  United States
Julius Sang
  Kenya
1976 Montreal
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Alberto Juantorena
  Cuba
Fred Newhouse
  United States
Herman Frazier
  United States
1980 Moscow
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Viktor Markin
  Soviet Union
Rick Mitchell
  Australia
Frank Schaffer
  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles
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Alonzo Babers
  United States
Gabriel Tiacoh
  Ivory Coast
Antonio McKay
  United States
1988 Seoul
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Steve Lewis
  United States
Butch Reynolds
  United States
Danny Everett
  United States
1992 Barcelona
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Quincy Watts
  United States
Steve Lewis
  United States
Samson Kitur
  Kenya
1996 Atlanta
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Michael Johnson
  United States
Roger Black
  Great Britain
Davis Kamoga
  Uganda
2000 Sydney
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Michael Johnson
  United States
Alvin Harrison
  United States
Greg Haughton
  Jamaica
2004 Athens
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Jeremy Wariner
  United States
Otis Harris
  United States
Derrick Brew
  United States
2008 Beijing
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LaShawn Merritt
  United States
Jeremy Wariner
  United States
David Neville
  United States
2012 London
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Kirani James
  Grenada
Luguelín Santos
  Dominican Republic
Lalonde Gordon
  Trinidad and Tobago
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Wayde van Niekerk
  South Africa
Kirani James
  Grenada
LaShawn Merritt
  United States
2020 Tokyo
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Steven Gardiner
  Bahamas
Anthony Zambrano
  Colombia
Kirani James
  Grenada
2024 Paris
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Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Tokyo
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Betty Cuthbert
  Australia
Ann Packer
  Great Britain
Judy Amoore
  Australia
1968 Mexico City
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Colette Besson
  France
Lillian Board
  Great Britain
Natalya Pechonkina
  Soviet Union
1972 Munich
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Monika Zehrt
  East Germany
Rita Wilden
  West Germany
Kathy Hammond
  United States
1976 Montreal
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Irena Szewińska
  Poland
Christina Brehmer
  East Germany
Ellen Streidt
  East Germany
1980 Moscow
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Marita Koch
  East Germany
Jarmila Kratochvílová
  Czechoslovakia
Christina Lathan
  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles
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Valerie Brisco-Hooks
  United States
Chandra Cheeseborough
  United States
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
  Great Britain
1988 Seoul
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Olga Bryzgina
  Soviet Union
Petra Müller
  East Germany
Olga Nazarova
  Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona
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Marie-José Pérec
  France
Olga Bryzgina
  Unified Team
Ximena Restrepo
  Colombia
1996 Atlanta
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Marie-José Pérec
  France
Cathy Freeman
  Australia
Falilat Ogunkoya
  Nigeria
2000 Sydney
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Cathy Freeman
  Australia
Lorraine Graham
  Jamaica
Katharine Merry
  Great Britain
2004 Athens
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Tonique Williams-Darling
  Bahamas
Ana Guevara
  Mexico
Natalya Antyukh
  Russia
2008 Beijing
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Christine Ohuruogu
  Great Britain
Shericka Williams
  Jamaica
Sanya Richards
  United States
2012 London
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Sanya Richards-Ross
  United States
Christine Ohuruogu
  Great Britain
DeeDee Trotter
  United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Shaunae Miller
  Bahamas
Allyson Felix
  United States
Shericka Jackson
  Jamaica
2020 Tokyo
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo
  Bahamas
Marileidy Paulino
  Dominican Republic
Allyson Felix
  United States
2024 Paris
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World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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  Bert Cameron (JAM)   Michael Franks (USA)   Sunder Nix (USA)
1987 Rome
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  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)   Innocent Egbunike (NGA)   Harry Reynolds (USA)
1991 Tokyo
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  Antonio Pettigrew (USA)   Roger Black (GBR)   Danny Everett (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
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  Michael Johnson (USA)   Butch Reynolds (USA)   Samson Kitur (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
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  Michael Johnson (USA)   Butch Reynolds (USA)   Greg Haughton (JAM)
1997 Athens
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  Michael Johnson (USA)   Davis Kamoga (UGA)   Tyree Washington (USA)
1999 Seville
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  Michael Johnson (USA)   Sanderlei Parrela (BRA)   Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX)
2001 Edmonton
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  Avard Moncur (BAH)   Ingo Schultz (GER)   Greg Haughton (JAM)
2003 Saint-Denis
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  Tyree Washington (USA)   Marc Raquil (FRA)   Michael Blackwood (JAM)
2005 Helsinki
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  Jeremy Wariner (USA)   Andrew Rock (USA)   Tyler Christopher (CAN)
2007 Osaka
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  Jeremy Wariner (USA)   LaShawn Merritt (USA)   Angelo Taylor (USA)
2009 Berlin
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  LaShawn Merritt (USA)   Jeremy Wariner (USA)   Renny Quow (TRI)
2011 Daegu
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  Kirani James (GRN)   LaShawn Merritt (USA)   Kévin Borlée (BEL)
2013 Moscow
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  LaShawn Merritt (USA)   Tony McQuay (USA)   Luguelín Santos (DOM)
2015 Beijing
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  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)   LaShawn Merritt (USA)   Kirani James (GRN)
2017 London
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  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)   Steven Gardiner (BAH)   Abdalelah Haroun (QAT)
2019 Doha
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  Steven Gardiner (BAH)   Anthony Zambrano (COL)   Fred Kerley (USA)
2022 Eugene
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  Michael Norman (USA)   Kirani James (GRN)   Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)   Taťána Kocembová (TCH)   Mariya Pinigina (URS)
1987 Rome
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  Olga Bryzgina (URS)   Petra Muller (GDR)   Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
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  Marie-José Pérec (FRA)   Grit Breuer (GER)   Sandra Myers (ESP)
1993 Stuttgart
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  Jearl Miles (USA)   Natasha Kaiser-Brown (USA)   Sandie Richards (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg
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  Marie-José Pérec (FRA)   Pauline Davis (BAH)   Jearl Miles (USA)
1997 Athens
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  Cathy Freeman (AUS)   Sandie Richards (JAM)   Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
1999 Seville
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  Cathy Freeman (AUS)   Anja Rücker (GER)   Lorraine Graham-Fenton (JAM)
2001 Edmonton
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  Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN)   Lorraine Fenton (JAM)   Ana Guevara (MEX)
2003 Saint-Denis
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  Ana Guevara (MEX)   Lorraine Fenton (JAM)   Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN)
2005 Helsinki
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  Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)   Sanya Richards (USA)   Ana Guevara (MEX)
2007 Osaka
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  Christine Ohuruogu (GBR)   Nicola Sanders (GBR)   Novlene Williams (JAM)
2009 Berlin
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  Sanya Richards (USA)   Shericka Williams (JAM)   Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS)
2011 Daegu
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  Amantle Montsho (BOT)   Allyson Felix (USA)   Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)
2013 Moscow
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  Christine Ohuruogu (GBR)   Amantle Montsho (BOT)   Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS)
2015 Beijing
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  Allyson Felix (USA)   Shaunae Miller (BAH)   Shericka Jackson (JAM)
2017 London
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  Phyllis Francis (USA)   Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)   Allyson Felix (USA)
2019 Doha
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  Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)   Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)   Shericka Jackson (JAM)
2022 Eugene
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  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)   Marileidy Paulino (DOM)   Sada Williams (BAR)

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]   Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)   Todd Bennett (GBR)   Mark Rowe (USA)
1987 Indianapolis
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  Antonio McKay (USA)   Roberto Hernández (CUB)   Michael Franks (USA)
1989 Budapest
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  Antonio McKay (USA)   Ian Morris (TTO)   Cayetano Cornet (ESP)
1991 Seville
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  Devon Morris (JAM)   Samson Kitur (KEN)   Cayetano Cornet (ESP)
1993 Toronto
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  Butch Reynolds (USA)   Sunday Bada (NGR)   Darren Clark (AUS)
1995 Barcelona
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  Darnell Hall (USA)   Sunday Bada (NGR)   Mikhail Vdovin (RUS)
1997 Paris
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  Sunday Bada (NGR)   Jamie Baulch (GBR)   Shunji Karube (JPN)
1999 Maebashi
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  Jamie Baulch (GBR)   Milton Campbell (USA)   Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX)
2001 Lisbon
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  Daniel Caines (GBR)   Milton Campbell (USA)   Danny McFarlane (JAM)
2003 Birmingham
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  Tyree Washington (USA)   Daniel Caines (GBR)   Paul McKee (IRL)
  Jamie Baulch (GBR)
2004 Budapest
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  Alleyne Francique (GRN)   Davian Clarke (JAM)   Gary Kikaya (COD)
2006 Moscow
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  Alleyne Francique (GRN)   California Molefe (BOT)   Chris Brown (BAH)
2008 Valencia
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  Tyler Christopher (CAN)   Johan Wissman (SWE)   Chris Brown (BAH)
2010 Doha
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  Chris Brown (BAH)   William Collazo (CUB)   Jamaal Torrance (USA)
2012 Istanbul
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  Nery Brenes (CRC)   Demetrius Pinder (BAH)   Chris Brown (BAH)
2014 Sopot
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  Pavel Maslák (CZE)   Chris Brown (BAH)   Kyle Clemons (USA)
2016 Portland
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  Pavel Maslák (CZE)   Abdalelah Haroun (QAT)   Deon Lendore (TTO)
2018 Birmingham
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  Pavel Maslák (CZE)   Michael Cherry (USA)   Deon Lendore (TTO)
2022 Belgrade
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  Jereem Richards (TTO)   Trevor Bassitt (USA)   Carl Bengtström (SWE)

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]   Diane Dixon (USA)   Regine Berg (BEL)   Charmaine Crooks (CAN)
1987 Indianapolis
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  Sabine Busch (GDR)   Lillie Leatherwood (USA)   Judit Forgács (HUN)
1989 Budapest
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  Helga Arendt (FRG)   Diane Dixon (USA)   Jillian Richardson (TTO)
1991 Seville
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  Diane Dixon (USA)   Sandra Myers (ESP)   Anita Protti (SUI)
1993 Toronto
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  Sandie Richards (JAM)   Tatyana Alekseyeva (RUS)   Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
1995 Barcelona
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  Irina Privalova (RUS)   Sandie Richards (JAM)   Daniela Georgieva (BUL)
1997 Paris
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  Jearl Miles Clark (USA)   Sandie Richards (JAM)   Helena Fuchsová (CZE)
1999 Maebashi
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  Grit Breuer (GER)   Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)   Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
2001 Lisbon
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  Sandie Richards (JAM)   Olga Kotlyarova (RUS)   Olesya Zykina (RUS)
2003 Birmingham
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  Natalya Nazarova (RUS)   Christine Amertil (BAH)   Grit Breuer (GER)
2004 Budapest
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  Natalya Nazarova (RUS)   Olesya Forsheva (RUS)   Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)
2006 Moscow
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  Olesya Forsheva (RUS)   Vania Stambolova (BUL)   Christine Amertil (BAH)
2008 Valencia
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  Olesya Zykina (RUS)   Natalya Nazarova (RUS)   Shareese Woods (USA)
2010 Doha
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  Debbie Dunn (USA)   Tatyana Firova (RUS)   Vania Stambolova (BUL)
2012 Istanbul
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  Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)   Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS)
metres, meter, dash, sprint, event, track, field, competitions, been, featured, athletics, programme, summer, olympics, since, 1896, since, 1964, women, standard, outdoor, running, track, around, track, runners, start, staggered, positions, race, separate, lan. 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 and was referred to as the quarter mile instead of the 400 m 437 445 yards though this distance is now obsolete Athletics400 metresThe closing stages of a men s 400 m race World recordsMenWayde van Niekerk 43 03 2016 WomenMarita Koch 47 60 1985 Olympic recordsMenWayde van Niekerk 43 03 2016 WomenMarie Jose Perec 48 25 1996 World Championship recordsMenMichael Johnson 43 18 1999 WomenJarmila Kratochvilova 47 99 1983 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 1 The current men s world record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa with a time of 43 03 seconds Van Niekerk is also the Olympic record holder Steven Gardiner is the reigning Olympic Champion Michael Norman is the current world champion and the world indoor record holder with a time of 44 52 seconds The current women s world record is held by Marita Koch with a time of 47 60 seconds Shaunae Miller Uibo is the reigning women s Olympic champion and world champion Jarmila Kratochvilova holds the world indoor record at 49 59 dating back to 1982 The men s T43 Paralympic world record of 45 07 seconds is held by Oscar Pistorius 2 An Olympic double of 200 metres and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco Hooks in 1984 and later by Marie Jose Perec 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 Perec 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 Contents 1 Continental records 2 All time top 25 2 1 Men outdoor 2 2 Women outdoor 2 2 1 Annulled marks 2 3 Men indoor 2 3 1 Notes 2 4 Women indoor 2 4 1 Notes 3 Fastest relay splits 3 1 Men 3 2 Women 4 Most successful athletes 5 Olympic medalists 5 1 Men 5 2 Women 6 World Championships medalists 6 1 Men 6 2 Women 7 World Indoor Championships medalists 7 1 Men 7 2 Women 8 Season s bests 8 1 Men 8 2 Women 9 Notes and references 10 External linksContinental records EditUpdated 22 December 2020 3 4 Area Men WomenTime s Athlete Nation Time s Athlete NationAfrica records 43 03 WR Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 49 10 Falilat Ogunkoya NigeriaAsia records 43 93 Yousef Masrahi Saudi Arabia 48 14 Salwa Eid Naser BahrainEurope records 44 33 Thomas Schonlebe East Germany 47 60 WR Marita Koch East GermanyNorth Central America and Caribbean records 43 18 Michael Johnson United States 48 36 Shaunae Miller Uibo BahamasOceania records 44 38 Darren Clark Australia 48 63 Cathy Freeman AustraliaSouth America records 43 93 Anthony Zambrano Colombia 49 64 Ximena Restrepo ColombiaAll time top 25 EditMen outdoor Edit See also Men s 400 metres world record progression Correct as of June 2022 5 6 Ath Perf Time s Athlete Nation Date Place Ref 1 1 43 03 Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 14 AUG 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 2 2 43 18 Michael Johnson United States 26 AUG 1999 Seville3 3 43 29 Butch Reynolds United States 17 AUG 1988 Zurich4 43 39 Johnson 2 09 AUG 1995 Gothenburg5 43 44 Johnson 3 19 JUN 1996 Atlanta4 6 43 45 Jeremy Wariner United States 31 AUG 2007 OsakaMichael Norman United States 20 APR 2019 Torrance 8 8 43 48 van Niekerk 2 26 AUG 2015 Beijing6 8 43 48 Steven Gardiner Bahamas 04 OCT 2019 Doha 9 10 43 49 Johnson 4 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta7 11 43 50 Quincy Watts United States 05 AUG 1992 Barcelona11 43 50 Wariner 2 07 AUG 2007 Stockholm13 43 56 Norman 2 25 JUN 2022 Eugene 10 14 43 60 Norman 3 28 MAY 2022 Eugene 11 15 43 61 Norman 4 08 JUN 2018 Eugene16 43 62 Wariner 3 14 JUL 2006 Romevan Niekerk 3 06 JUL 2017 Lausanne8 18 43 64 Fred Kerley United States 27 JUL 2019 Des Moines 12 19 43 65 Johnson 5 17 AUG 1993 Stuttgart9 19 43 65 LaShawn Merritt United States 26 AUG 2015 Beijing 13 21 43 66 Johnson 6 16 JUN 1995 SacramentoJohnson 7 03 JUL 1996 Lausanne23 43 68 Johnson 8 12 AUG 1998 ZurichJohnson 9 16 JUL 2000 Sacramento25 43 70 Kerley 2 26 MAY 2017 Austin10 25 43 70 Champion Allison United States 25 JUN 2022 Eugene 14 11 43 72 Isaac Makwala Botswana 05 JUL 2015 La Chaux de Fonds 15 12 43 74 Kirani James Grenada 03 JUL 2014 Lausanne 16 13 43 81 Danny Everett United States 26 JUN 1992 New Orleans14 43 85 Randolph Ross United States 11 JUN 2021 Eugene 17 15 43 86 A Lee Evans United States 18 OCT 1968 Mexico City16 43 87 Steve Lewis United States 28 SEP 1988 Seoul17 43 93 Yousef Masrahi Saudi Arabia 23 AUG 2015 Beijing 18 Rusheen McDonald Jamaica 23 AUG 2015 Beijing 18 Anthony Zambrano Colombia 02 AUG 2021 Tokyo 19 20 43 94 Akeem Bloomfield Jamaica 08 JUN 2018 Eugene 20 21 43 97 A Larry James United States 18 OCT 1968 Mexico City22 44 01 Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago 14 AUG 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 23 44 02 Baboloki Thebe Botswana 06 JUL 2017 Lausanne 21 24 44 03 Michael Cherry United States 03 SEP 2021 Brussels 22 25 44 05 Angelo Taylor United States 23 JUN 2007 IndianapolisWomen outdoor Edit See also Women s 400 metres world record progression Correct as of September 2022 23 24 Ath Perf Time s Athlete Nation Date Place Ref 1 1 47 60 Marita Koch East Germany 06 OCT 1985 Canberra2 2 47 99 Jarmila Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia 10 AUG 1983 Helsinki3 3 48 14 Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain 03 OCT 2019 Doha 25 4 48 16 Koch 2 08 SEP 1982 AthensKoch 3 16 AUG 1984 Prague6 48 22 Koch 4 28 AUG 1986 Stuttgart4 7 48 25 Marie Jose Perec France 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta8 48 26 Koch 5 27 JUL 1984 Dresden5 9 48 27 Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union 06 OCT 1985 Canberra6 10 48 36 Shaunae Miller Uibo Bahamas 06 AUG 2021 Tokyo11 48 37 Miller Uibo 2 03 OCT 2019 Doha12 48 45 Kratochvilova 2 23 JUL 1983 Prague7 13 48 59 Tatana Kocembova Czechoslovakia 10 AUG 1983 Helsinki14 48 60 Koch 6 04 AUG 1979 TurinBryzgina 2 17 AUG 1985 Moscow16 48 61 Kratochvilova 3 06 SEP 1981 Rome8 17 48 63 Cathy Freeman Australia 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta18 48 65 Bryzgina 3 26 SEP 1988 Seoul9 19 48 70 Sanya Richards Ross United States 16 SEP 2006 Athens20 48 73 Kocembova 2 16 AUG 1984 Prague21 48 77 Koch 7 09 JUL 1982 Karl Marx Stadt22 48 82 Kratochvilova 4 23 JUN 1983 Prague10 23 48 83 Valerie Brisco Hooks United States 06 AUG 1984 Los Angeles23 48 83 Perec 2 05 AUG 1992 BarcelonaRichards Ross 2 04 SEP 2009 Brussels11 48 89 Ana Guevara Mexico 27 AUG 2003 Saint Denis12 48 99 Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic 08 SEP 2022 Zurich 26 13 49 05 Chandra Cheeseborough United States 06 AUG 1984 Los Angeles14 49 07 Tonique Williams Darling Bahamas 12 SEP 2004 Berlin15 49 10 Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta16 49 11 Olga Nazarova Soviet Union 25 SEP 1988 Seoul17 49 16 Antonina Krivoshapka Russia 05 JUL 2012 Cheboksary18 49 19 Mariya Pinigina Soviet Union 10 AUG 1983 Helsinki19 49 22 Christine Mboma Namibia 17 APR 2021 Windhoek20 49 24 Sabine Busch East Germany 02 JUN 1984 Erfurt21 49 26 Allyson Felix United States 27 AUG 2015 Beijing 27 22 49 28 Pauline Davis Bahamas 29 JUL 1996 Atlanta23 49 29 Irena Szewinska Poland 29 JUL 1976 MontrealCharity Opara Nigeria 14 JUL 1998 Rome25 49 30 Petra Schersing East Germany 03 JUN 1988 JenaLorraine Fenton Jamaica 19 JUL 2002 MonacoAnnulled marks Edit Christine Mboma ran 48 54 in Bydgoszcz on 30 June 2021 but her performance was removed from the World Athletics database because of Testosterone regulations in women s athletics Aminatou Seyni ran 49 19 in Lausanne on 5 July 2019 but her performance was removed from the World Athletics database because of Testosterone regulations in women s athletics Yuliya Gushchina ran 49 28 in Cheboksary on 5 July 2012 but her time was annulled after she tested positive for turinabol a banned steroid in a 2016 retest of a sample taken from the 2011 World Championships 28 Men indoor Edit Correct as of February 2023 29 Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref1 44 52 Michael Norman United States 10 March 2018 College Station2 44 57 Kerron Clement United States 12 March 2005 Fayetteville3 44 62 Randolph Ross United States 12 March 2022 Birmingham 30 4 44 63 Michael Johnson United States 4 March 1995 Atlanta5 44 71 Noah Williams United States 13 March 2021 Fayetteville 31 6 44 80 Kirani James Grenada 27 February 2011 Fayetteville7 44 82 Tyrell Richard United States 9 March 2019 Birmingham 32 8 44 85 Fred Kerley United States 11 March 2017 College Station9 44 86 Akeem Bloomfield Jamaica 10 March 2018 College Station10 44 88 Bralon Taplin Grenada 3 February 2018 College Station11 44 93 LaShawn Merritt United States 11 February 2005 Fayetteville12 45 00 Jereem Richards Trinidad and Tobago 19 March 2022 Belgrade 33 13 45 02 Danny Everett United States 2 February 1992 Stuttgart14 45 03 Torrin Lawrence United States 12 February 2010 FayettevilleDeon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago 1 March 2014 College StationKahmari Montgomery United States 9 March 2019 Birmingham 32 17 45 04 Champion Allison United States 26 February 2022 College Station 34 18 45 05 Thomas Schonlebe East Germany 5 February 1988 SindelfingenAlvin Harrison United States 28 February 1998 AtlantaKarsten Warholm Norway 2 March 2019 Glasgow 35 Trevor Bassitt United States 19 March 2022 Belgrade 36 22 45 09 Christopher Bailey United States 28 January 2023 Fayetteville 37 23 45 11 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 10 March 2012 Istanbul24 45 14 Jacory Patterson United States 13 March 2021 Fayetteville 31 25 45 16 Mylik Kerley United States 10 March 2018 College StationWilbert London United States 9 March 2019 BirminghamNotes Edit Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 45 16 Michael Johnson also ran 44 66 1996 44 97 1995 and 45 14 1993 Randolph Ross also ran 44 83 2022 44 99 2021 Michael Norman also ran 45 00 2018 Fred Kerley also ran 45 02 2017 45 03 2021 Akeem Bloomfield also ran 45 02 2018 Kahmari Montgomery also ran 45 04 2019 Torrin Lawrence also ran 45 10 2010 Deon Lendore also ran 45 15 2013 Women indoor Edit Correct as of February 2023 38 Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref1 49 59 Jarmila Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia 7 March 1982 Milan2 49 68 Natalya Nazarova Russia 18 February 2004 Moscow3 49 76 Tatana Kocembova Czechoslovakia 2 February 1984 Vienna4 50 01 Sabine Busch East Germany 2 February 1984 Vienna5 50 02 Nicola Sanders Great Britain 3 March 2007 Birmingham6 50 04 Olesya Krasnomovets Russia 18 February 2006 Moscow12 March 2006 Moscow7 50 15 Olga Zaytseva Russia 25 January 2006 Moscow8 50 21 Vania Stambolova Bulgaria 12 March 2006 MoscowShaunae Miller Uibo Bahamas 13 February 2021 Staten Island 39 10 50 23 Irina Privalova Russia 12 March 1995 Barcelona11 50 28 Petra Muller East Germany 6 March 1988 Budapest12 50 30 Femke Bol Netherlands 27 February 2022 Apeldoorn 40 13 50 34 Christine Amertil Bahamas 12 March 2006 MoscowKendall Ellis United States 10 March 2018 College Station15 50 36 Sydney McLaughlin United States 10 March 2018 College Station16 50 37 Natalya Antyukh Russia 18 February 2006 Moscow17 50 40 Dagmar Neubauer East Germany 2 February 1984 Vienna18 50 41 Svetlana Pospelova Russia 5 March 2005 Madrid19 50 42 Olga Kotlyarova Russia 27 January 2001 Moscow20 50 45 Grit Breuer Germany 1 March 1998 Valencia50 45 A Rhasidat Adeleke Ireland 4 February 2023 Albuquerque 41 22 50 46 A Phyllis Francis United States 15 March 2014 Albuquerque23 50 52 Athing Mu United States 6 February 2021 College Station 42 24 50 53 Katharine Merry Great Britain 18 February 2001 Birmingham25 50 54 Francena McCorory United States 12 March 2010 FayettevilleNotes Edit Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 50 00 Jarmila Kratochvilova also ran 49 64 1981 and 49 69 1983 Tatana Kocembova also ran 49 97 1984 Natalya Nazarova also ran 49 98 2006 Fastest relay splits EditMen Edit Split Athlete Date Place42 91 Michael Johnson USA 22 August 1993 Stuttgart42 93 Jeremy Wariner USA 2 September 2007 Osaka 43 43 06 Michael Norman USA 27 May 2018 Sacramento 44 43 1 Quincy Watts USA 8 August 1992 Barcelona Jeremy Wariner USA 2 September 2007 Osaka43 2 Ronald Freeman USA 20 October 1968 Mexico City Butch Reynolds USA 22 August 1993 Stuttgart Tony McQuay USA 20 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 45 43 3 Demetrius Pinder BAH 10 August 2012 London Women Edit Split Athlete Date Place47 6 Jarmila Kratochvilova CZE 11 September 1982 Athens47 7 Marita Koch GDR 3 June 1984 Erfurt Allyson Felix USA 30 August 2015 Beijing47 8 Tatana Kocembova CZE 18 August 1984 Prague Olga Bryzgina URS 1 October 1988 Seoul Olga Nazarova URS 48 0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Most successful athletes Edit3 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 EditMen Edit Games Gold Silver Bronzeedit 1896 Athensdetails Thomas Burke United States Herbert Jamison United States Charles Gmelin Great Britain1900 Parisdetails Maxie Long United States William Holland United States Ernst Schultz Denmark1904 St Louisdetails Harry Hillman United States Frank Waller United States Herman Groman United States1908 Londondetails Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain None awarded None awarded1912 Stockholmdetails Charles Reidpath United States Hanns Braun Germany Edward Lindberg United States1920 Antwerpdetails Bevil Rudd South Africa Guy Butler Great Britain Nils Engdahl Sweden1924 Parisdetails Eric Liddell Great Britain Horatio Fitch United States Guy Butler Great Britain1928 Amsterdamdetails Ray Barbuti United States James Ball Canada Joachim Buchner Germany1932 Los Angelesdetails Bill Carr United States Ben Eastman United States Alex Wilson Canada1936 Berlindetails Archie Williams United States Godfrey Brown Great Britain James LuValle United States1948 Londondetails Arthur Wint Jamaica Herb McKenley Jamaica Mal Whitfield United States1952 Helsinkidetails George Rhoden Jamaica Herb McKenley Jamaica Ollie Matson United States1956 Melbournedetails Charles Jenkins United States Karl Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany Voitto Hellsten FinlandArdalion Ignatyev Soviet Union1960 Romedetails Otis Davis United States Carl Kaufmann United Team of Germany Malcolm Spence South Africa1964 Tokyodetails Mike Larrabee United States Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago Andrzej Badenski Poland1968 Mexico Citydetails Lee Evans United States Larry James United States Ron Freeman United States1972 Munichdetails Vincent Matthews United States Wayne Collett United States Julius Sang Kenya1976 Montrealdetails Alberto Juantorena Cuba Fred Newhouse United States Herman Frazier United States1980 Moscowdetails Viktor Markin Soviet Union Rick Mitchell Australia Frank Schaffer East Germany1984 Los Angelesdetails Alonzo Babers United States Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast Antonio McKay United States1988 Seouldetails Steve Lewis United States Butch Reynolds United States Danny Everett United States1992 Barcelonadetails Quincy Watts United States Steve Lewis United States Samson Kitur Kenya1996 Atlantadetails Michael Johnson United States Roger Black Great Britain Davis Kamoga Uganda2000 Sydneydetails Michael Johnson United States Alvin Harrison United States Greg Haughton Jamaica2004 Athensdetails Jeremy Wariner United States Otis Harris United States Derrick Brew United States2008 Beijingdetails LaShawn Merritt United States Jeremy Wariner United States David Neville United States2012 Londondetails Kirani James Grenada Luguelin Santos Dominican Republic Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago2016 Rio de Janeirodetails Wayde van Niekerk South Africa Kirani James Grenada LaShawn Merritt United States2020 Tokyodetails Steven Gardiner Bahamas Anthony Zambrano Colombia Kirani James Grenada2024 ParisdetailsWomen Edit Games Gold Silver Bronzeedit 1964 Tokyodetails Betty Cuthbert Australia Ann Packer Great Britain Judy Amoore Australia1968 Mexico Citydetails Colette Besson France Lillian Board Great Britain Natalya Pechonkina Soviet Union1972 Munichdetails Monika Zehrt East Germany Rita Wilden West Germany Kathy Hammond United States1976 Montrealdetails Irena Szewinska Poland Christina Brehmer East Germany Ellen Streidt East Germany1980 Moscowdetails Marita Koch East Germany Jarmila Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia Christina Lathan East Germany1984 Los Angelesdetails Valerie Brisco Hooks United States Chandra Cheeseborough United States Kathy Smallwood Cook Great Britain1988 Seouldetails Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union Petra Muller East Germany Olga Nazarova Soviet Union1992 Barcelonadetails Marie Jose Perec France Olga Bryzgina Unified Team Ximena Restrepo Colombia1996 Atlantadetails Marie Jose Perec France Cathy Freeman Australia Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria2000 Sydneydetails Cathy Freeman Australia Lorraine Graham Jamaica Katharine Merry Great Britain2004 Athensdetails Tonique Williams Darling Bahamas Ana Guevara Mexico Natalya Antyukh Russia2008 Beijingdetails Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain Shericka Williams Jamaica Sanya Richards United States2012 Londondetails Sanya Richards Ross United States Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain DeeDee Trotter United States2016 Rio de Janeirodetails Shaunae Miller Bahamas Allyson Felix United States Shericka Jackson Jamaica2020 Tokyodetails Shaunae Miller Uibo Bahamas Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic Allyson Felix United States2024 ParisdetailsWorld Championships medalists EditMen Edit Championships Gold Silver Bronze1983 Helsinkidetails Bert Cameron JAM Michael Franks USA Sunder Nix USA 1987 Romedetails Thomas Schonlebe GDR Innocent Egbunike NGA Harry Reynolds USA 1991 Tokyodetails Antonio Pettigrew USA Roger Black GBR Danny Everett USA 1993 Stuttgartdetails Michael Johnson USA Butch Reynolds USA Samson Kitur KEN 1995 Gothenburgdetails Michael Johnson USA Butch Reynolds USA Greg Haughton JAM 1997 Athensdetails Michael Johnson USA Davis Kamoga UGA Tyree Washington USA 1999 Sevilledetails Michael Johnson USA Sanderlei Parrela BRA Alejandro Cardenas MEX 2001 Edmontondetails Avard Moncur BAH Ingo Schultz GER Greg Haughton JAM 2003 Saint Denisdetails Tyree Washington USA Marc Raquil FRA Michael Blackwood JAM 2005 Helsinkidetails Jeremy Wariner USA Andrew Rock USA Tyler Christopher CAN 2007 Osakadetails Jeremy Wariner USA LaShawn Merritt USA Angelo Taylor USA 2009 Berlindetails LaShawn Merritt USA Jeremy Wariner USA Renny Quow TRI 2011 Daegudetails Kirani James GRN LaShawn Merritt USA Kevin Borlee BEL 2013 Moscowdetails LaShawn Merritt USA Tony McQuay USA Luguelin Santos DOM 2015 Beijingdetails Wayde van Niekerk RSA LaShawn Merritt USA Kirani James GRN 2017 Londondetails Wayde van Niekerk RSA Steven Gardiner BAH Abdalelah Haroun QAT 2019 Dohadetails Steven Gardiner BAH Anthony Zambrano COL Fred Kerley USA 2022 Eugenedetails Michael Norman USA Kirani James GRN Matthew Hudson Smith GBR Women Edit Championships Gold Silver Bronze1983 Helsinkidetails Jarmila Kratochvilova TCH Tatana Kocembova TCH Mariya Pinigina URS 1987 Romedetails Olga Bryzgina URS Petra Muller GDR Kirsten Emmelmann GDR 1991 Tokyodetails Marie Jose Perec FRA Grit Breuer GER Sandra Myers ESP 1993 Stuttgartdetails Jearl Miles USA Natasha Kaiser Brown USA Sandie Richards JAM 1995 Gothenburgdetails Marie Jose Perec FRA Pauline Davis BAH Jearl Miles USA 1997 Athensdetails Cathy Freeman AUS Sandie Richards JAM Jearl Miles Clark USA 1999 Sevilledetails Cathy Freeman AUS Anja Rucker GER Lorraine Graham Fenton JAM 2001 Edmontondetails Amy Mbacke Thiam SEN Lorraine Fenton JAM Ana Guevara MEX 2003 Saint Denisdetails Ana Guevara MEX Lorraine Fenton JAM Amy Mbacke Thiam SEN 2005 Helsinkidetails Tonique Williams Darling BAH Sanya Richards USA Ana Guevara MEX 2007 Osakadetails Christine Ohuruogu GBR Nicola Sanders GBR Novlene Williams JAM 2009 Berlindetails Sanya Richards USA Shericka Williams JAM Antonina Krivoshapka RUS 2011 Daegudetails Amantle Montsho BOT Allyson Felix USA Anastasiya Kapachinskaya RUS 2013 Moscowdetails Christine Ohuruogu GBR Amantle Montsho BOT Antonina Krivoshapka RUS 2015 Beijingdetails Allyson Felix USA Shaunae Miller BAH Shericka Jackson JAM 2017 Londondetails Phyllis Francis USA Salwa Eid Naser BHR Allyson Felix USA 2019 Dohadetails Salwa Eid Naser BHR Shaunae Miller Uibo BAH Shericka Jackson JAM 2022 Eugenedetails Shaunae Miller Uibo BAH Marileidy Paulino DOM Sada Williams BAR World Indoor Championships medalists EditMen Edit Games Gold Silver Bronze1985 Paris A Thomas Schonlebe GDR Todd Bennett GBR Mark Rowe USA 1987 Indianapolisdetails Antonio McKay USA Roberto Hernandez CUB Michael Franks USA 1989 Budapestdetails Antonio McKay USA Ian Morris TTO Cayetano Cornet ESP 1991 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