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Athletics
400 metres hurdles
Women's 400m hurdles
World records
MenFile:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm 45.94 (2021)
WomenFile:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.37 (2024)
Olympic records
MenFile:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm 45.94 (2021)
WomenFile:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.37 (2024)
World Championship records
MenFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Alison dos Santos 46.29 (2022)
WomenFile:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.68 (2022)

The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lanes the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly spaced around the track. The hurdles are positioned and weighted so that they fall forward if bumped into with sufficient force, to prevent injury to the runners. Although there is no longer any penalty for knocking hurdles over, runners prefer to clear them cleanly, as touching them during the race slows runners down. The current men's and women's world record holders are Karsten Warholm with 45.94 seconds and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone with 50.37 seconds. Compared to the 400 metres run, the hurdles race takes the men about three seconds longer and the women four seconds longer. Men clear hurdles that are 36 inches (91.4 cm) high, while women negotiate 30 inches (76.2 cm) barriers. The 400 m hurdles was held for both sexes at the inaugural IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The first championship for women came at the 1980 World Championships in Athletics – being held as a one-off due to the lack of a race at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

History

The first awards in a men's 400 m hurdles race were given in 1860 when a race was held in Oxford, England, over a course of 440 yards (402.336 m). While running the course, participants had to clear twelve wooden hurdles, over 100 centimetres tall, that had been spaced in even intervals. To reduce the risk of injury, somewhat more lightweight constructions were introduced in 1895 that runners could push over. However, until 1935 runners were disqualified if they pushed over more than three hurdles in a race and records were only officially accepted if the runner in question had cleared all hurdles clean and left them all standing. The 400 m hurdles became an Olympic event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. At the same time, the race was standardized; thus, virtually identical races could be held and the finish times compared to one other. As a result, the official distance was fixed to 400 metres, or one lap of the stadium, and the number of hurdles was reduced to ten. The official height of the hurdles was set to 36 inches (91.4 cm). The hurdles are now placed on the course with a run-up to the first hurdle of 45 metres, distance between the hurdles of 35 metres each, and home stretch from the last hurdle to finish line of 40 metres. The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971. In 1974, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, introduced the event officially as a discipline, with hurdles at the lower height of 30 inches (76.2 cm). The women's race was not run at the Olympics until the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles where it was first staged with the first Men's World Champion having been crowned the year before at the inaugural World Athletics Championships. A special edition of the Women's 400m Hurdles took place in the 1980 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in response to the Women's 400m Hurdles not being included at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and Liberty Bell Classic. Many athletic commentators and officials have often brought up the idea of lifting the height of the women's 400 m hurdles to incorporate a greater requirement of hurdling skill. This is a view held by German athletic coach Norbert Stein, "All this means that the women's hurdles for specialists, who are the target group to be dealt with in this discussion, is considerably depreciated in skill demands when compared to the men's hurdles. It should not be possible in the women's hurdles that the winner is an athlete whose performance in the flat sprint is demonstrably excellent but whose technique of hurdling is only moderate and whose anthropometric characteristics are not optimal. This was the case at the World Championships in Seville and the same problem can often be seen at international and national meetings."[citation needed]

Hurdling technique

In terms of technique and endurance, the 400-metre hurdles is arguably the most demanding event in the sprints and hurdles group.[1]: 4169 [2]: 9  Athletes must be able to run a fast 400-metre flat time, maintain a good hurdling technique, and have a unique awareness of stride pattern between hurdles.[2]: 9  The ideal time difference between an athlete's 400 time and their 400 hurdles time should be between 1.5 to 3 seconds. This variation depends on the specific qualities of the athlete. At the professional level, the women's hurdles are smaller (76cm) than the men's (91cm) which usually makes the 400-400hs average time difference smaller for female athletes. In 2024, the two fastest 400 hurdlers in the world (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol) are also two of the fastest women in the open 400, based on their relay split compared to other athletes. To be able to maintain a good hurdling technique throughout the race it is important to work on step patterns. The number of steps an athlete takes during a 400 hurdles is called rhythm. Most 400 hurdlers know how many steps they are going to take in between each hurdle, starting from the block. The distance between the block and the first hurdle is 45 meters, which allows the fastest women to take 21 to 23 steps, while the fastest men can get down to 19 or 20. After the first one, the hurdles are 35 meters apart, and the tenth one is placed at 40 meters from the finish line. The internal steps from hurdle two to hurdle ten vary depending on the athlete's abilities, speed, technique, and personal preferences. The most skilled athletes can change their rhythm depending on how fast they need, or want, to run. For example, Karsten Warholm ran 13 steps up to hurdle seven, then decided to switch to 15 steps for the last three hurdles at the Paris Olympics, because he is more comfortable going over hurdles with his dominant leg. An even number of steps in between the hurdles implies alternating which leg goes over it first (lead leg), while an uneven number of steps allows for going over the hurdles with the same leg. Furthermore, athletes must possess anaerobic endurance over the final 150 to 100 metres of the race as, at this point, lactate (the conjugate base of lactic acid) will accumulate in the body from anaerobic glycolysis.[3]: 43 

Block start

When preparing to hurdle, the blocks should be set so that the athlete arrives at the first hurdle leading on the desired leg without inserting a stutter step. A stutter step is when the runner has to chop his or her stride down to arrive on the "correct" leg for take off. Throughout the race, any adjustments to stride length stride speed should be made several strides out from the hurdle because a stutter or being too far from the hurdle at takeoff will result in loss of momentum and speed.

Hurdling

File:Géo André Coolombes 1922.jpg
Géo André jumps over a barrier during the 400 metres hurdles in 1922

At the beginning of the take-off, the knee must be driven toward the hurdle and the foot then extended. The leg position when extended must be stretched out, in a position of a split. The knee should be slightly bent when crossing the hurdle. Unless an athlete's body has great flexibility, the knee must be slightly bent to allow a forward body lean. Unlike the 110m hurdles, a significant forward body lean is not that necessary due to the hurdles being lower. However, the trail leg must be kept bent and short to provide a quick lever action allowing a fast hurdle clearance. The knee should pull through under the armpit and should not be flat across the top of the hurdle. It is also important that the hurdler does not reach out on the last stride before the hurdle as this will result in a longer bound being made to clear the hurdle. This will also result in a loss of momentum if the foot lands well in front of the center of gravity.

Stride length

Using a left lead leg on the bends allows the hurdler to run closer to the inside of the lane and cover a shorter distance. Additionally, if the left leg is used for the lead, then the athlete's upper body can be leaned to the left, making it easier to bring the trail leg through. Additionally, an athlete hurdling with a right leg lead around the bends must take care that they do not inadvertently trail their foot or toe around the hurdle rather than passing over the top, which would lead to a disqualification from the race. Depending on the height and strength of the athlete, men work toward a stride pattern of 13 to 15 steps between each hurdle, and women work toward a stride pattern of 15 to 17. This does not include the landing step from the previous hurdle. Edwin Moses was the first man to keep 13 strides throughout an entire race. Weaker athletes will typically hold a longer step pattern throughout the race so that they do not bound or reach with each step, which also results in a loss of speed. These patterns are ideal because it allows the hurdler to take off from their predominant leg throughout the race without switching legs. However, fatigue from the race will knock athletes off their stride pattern and force runners to switch legs. At an early age, many coaches train their athletes to hurdle with both legs. This is a useful skill to learn since as a runner tires, their stride length may decrease, resulting in the need either to add a stutter stride, or to take a hurdle on the other leg. Even though some athletes prefer using their dominant leg as lead, every professional knows how to go over hurdles with both legs. Some athletes have started choosing an even rhythm (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone does 14 steps for most of her race).

Continental Records

Area Men Women
Time (s) Athlete Nation Time (s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 47.10 Samuel Matete File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 52.90 Nezha Bidouane File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Asia (records) 46.98 Abderrahman Samba File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 53.96 Han Qing File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Song Yinglan File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe (records) 45.94 WR Karsten Warholm File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 50.95 Femke Bol File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
46.17 Rai Benjamin File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 50.37 WR Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Oceania (records) 48.28 Rohan Robinson File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 53.17 Debbie Flintoff-King File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
South America (records) 46.29 Alison dos Santos File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 53.69 Gianna Woodruff File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 400m hurdles times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 400m hurdles times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 400m hurdles times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 400m hurdles times

Men

  • Correct as of August 2024.[6][7]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 45.94 Karsten Warholm File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3 August 2021 Tokyo [8]
2 2 46.17 Rai Benjamin File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 3 August 2021 Tokyo [8]
3 3 46.29 Alison dos Santos File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 19 July 2022 Eugene [9]
4 46.39 Benjamin #2 16 September 2023 Eugene [10]
5 46.46 Benjamin #3 30 June 2024 Eugene [11]
Benjamin #4 9 August 2024 Saint-Denis [12]
7 46.51 Warholm #2 21 July 2023 Monaco [13]
8 46.52 Warholm #3 15 June 2023 Oslo [14]
9 46.53 Warholm #4 16 September 2023 Eugene [10]
10 46.62 Benjamin #5 9 July 2023 Eugene [15]
11 46.63 dos Santos #2 30 May 2024 Oslo [16]
12 46.64 Benjamin #6 18 May 2024 Los Angeles [17]
13 46.67 Benjamin #7 12 July 2024 Monaco [18]
14 46.70 Warholm #5 1 July 2021 Oslo
Warholm #6 30 May 2024 Oslo [19]
16 46.72 dos Santos #3 3 August 2021 Tokyo [8]
17 46.73 Warholm #7 12 July 2024 Monaco [20]
18 46.76 Warholm #8 6 July 2023 Jessheim [21]
4 19 46.78 Kevin Young File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 6 August 1992 Barcelona
20 46.80 dos Santos #4 30 June 2022 Stockholm [22]
21 46.83 Benjamin #8 27 June 2021 Eugene
22 46.86 dos Santos #5 10 May 2024 Doha [23]
23 46.87 Warholm #9 23 August 2020 Stockholm
24 46.89 Benjamin #9 19 July 2022 Eugene [24]
Warholm #10 23 August 2023 Budapest [25]
5 46.98 Abderrahman Samba File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 30 June 2018 Paris [26]
6 47.02 Edwin Moses File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 31 August 1983 Koblenz
7 47.03 Bryan Bronson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 21 June 1998 New Orleans
8 47.08 Kyron McMaster File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 3 August 2021 Tokyo [8]
9 47.10 Samuel Matete File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 7 August 1991 Zürich
10 47.19 Andre Phillips File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 25 September 1988 Seoul
11 47.23 Amadou Dia Ba File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 25 September 1988 Seoul
Caleb Dean File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 7 June 2024 Eugene [27]
13 47.24 Kerron Clement File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 26 June 2005 Carson
14 47.25 Félix Sánchez File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 29 August 2003 Saint-Denis
Angelo Taylor File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 18 August 2008 Beijing
16 47.30 Bershawn Jackson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 9 August 2005 Helsinki
17 47.34 Roshawn Clarke File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 21 August 2023 Budapest [28]
18 47.37 Stéphane Diagana File:Flag of France.svg France 5 July 1995 Lausanne
19 47.38 Danny Harris File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 10 July 1991 Lausanne
Trevor Bassitt File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 21 August 2023 Budapest [29]
21 47.41 Wilfried Happio File:Flag of France.svg France 19 July 2022 Eugene [30]
22 47.42 Malik James-King File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 28 June 2024 Kingston [31]
Clement Ducos File:Flag of France.svg France 25 August 2024 Chorzów [32]
24 47.43 James Carter File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 9 August 2005 Helsinki
25 47.48 Harald Schmid File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 8 September 1982 Athens

Women

  • Correct as of August 2024.[33]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 50.37 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 8 August 2024 Saint-Denis [34]
2 50.65 McLaughlin-Levrone #2 30 June 2024 Eugene [11]
3 50.68 McLaughlin-Levrone #3 22 July 2022 Eugene [35][36]
2 4 50.95 Femke Bol File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 14 July 2024 La Chaux-de-Fonds [37][38]
5 51.30 Bol #2 20 July 2024 London [39]
6 51.41 McLaughlin-Levrone #4 25 June 2022 Eugene [40]
7 51.45 Bol #3 23 July 2023 London [41]
8 51.46 McLaughlin-Levrone #5 4 August 2021 Tokyo [42]
3 9 51.58 Dalilah Muhammad File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 4 August 2021 Tokyo [42]
10 51.61 McLaughlin-Levrone #6 5 June 2022 Nashville [43]
11 51.68 McLaughlin-Levrone #7 8 August 2022 Székesfehérvár [44]
12 51.70 Bol #4 24 August 2023 Budapest [45]
4 13 51.87 Anna Cockrell File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 8 August 2024 Saint-Denis [34]
14 51.90 McLaughlin-Levrone #8 27 June 2021 Eugene [46]
15 51.98 Bol #5 17 September 2023 Eugene [47]
16 52.03 Bol #6 4 August 2021 Tokyo [42]
17 52.11 Bol #7 8 September 2023 Brussels [48]
18 52.13 McLaughlin-Levrone #9 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [49]
Bol #8 25 August 2024 Chorzów [50]
20 52.15 Bol #9 8 August 2024 Saint-Denis [34]
21 52.16 Muhammad #2 4 October 2019 Doha [51]
22 52.17 McLaughlin-Levrone #10 20 July 2022 Eugene [52]
23 52.20 Muhammad #3 28 July 2019 Des Moines
24 52.23 McLaughlin-Levrone #11 4 October 2019 Doha [51]
25 52.25 Bol #10 22 August 2024 Lausanne [53]
5 52.29 Jasmine Jones File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 8 August 2024 Saint-Denis [34]
6 52.34 Yuliya Pechonkina File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 8 August 2003 Tula
7 52.39 Shamier Little File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 4 July 2021 Stockholm [54]
8 52.42 Melaine Walker File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 20 August 2009 Berlin
9 52.47 Lashinda Demus File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 1 September 2011 Daegu
10 52.51 Rushell Clayton File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 28 June 2024 Kingston [55]
11 52.61 Kim Batten File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 11 August 1995 Gothenburg
12 52.62 Tonja Buford-Bailey File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 11 August 1995 Gothenburg
13 52.74 Sally Gunnell File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 19 August 1993 Stuttgart
14 52.77 Fani Halkia File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 22 August 2004 Athens
15 52.79 Sandra Farmer-Patrick File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 19 August 1993 Stuttgart
Kaliese Spencer File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 5 August 2011 London
17 52.82 Deon Hemmings File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 31 July 1996 Atlanta
18 52.83 Zuzana Hejnová File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 15 August 2013 Moscow
19 52.89 Daimí Pernía File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 25 August 1999 Seville
20 52.90 Nezha Bidouane File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 25 August 1999 Seville
21 52.92 Natalya Antyukh File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 30 July 2010 Barcelona
22 52.94 Marina Stepanova File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 17 September 1986 Tashkent
23 52.95 Sheena Johnson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 11 July 2004 Sacramento
Kori Carter File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 25 June 2017 Sacramento
25 52.96 Anna Ryzhykova File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 4 July 2021 Stockholm [54]

Annulled marks

The following athletes have had their personal best annulled due to doping offences:

Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
52.70 Natalya Antyukh File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 08 August 2012 London [56]

Milestones

Most successful athletes

American athlete Glenn Davis had a prodigious start to his hurdling career, running his first race in April 1956 in 54.4 s. Two months later, he ran a new world record with 49.5 s and later that year he won the 400 m hurdles at the Olympics, and was also the first to repeat that feat in 1960. In terms of success and longevity in competition, Edwin Moses' record is significant: he won 122 races in a row between 1977 and 1987 plus two gold medals, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was undefeated for exactly nine years nine months and nine days, from 26 August 1977 until 4 June 1987. He finished third in the 1988 Olympic final, the last race of his career. He also held the world record for sixteen years from when he first broke it at the Olympics on 25 July 1976 until it was finally broken by Kevin Young at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Edwin Moses

* Note: Edwin Moses, Kevin Young and Karsten Warholm are the only male 400 m hurdlers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion, and broken the World Record.
* Note: Sally Gunnell, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are the only female 400 m hurdlers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion, and broken the World Record.

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1900 Paris
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Walter Tewksbury
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Henri Tauzin
File:Flag of France.svg France
George Orton
File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada
1904 St. Louis
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Harry Hillman
File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States
Frank Waller
File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States
George Poage
File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States
1908 London
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Charles Bacon
File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States
Harry Hillman
File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States
Jimmy Tremeer
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
1912 Stockholm not included in the Olympic program
1920 Antwerp
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Frank Loomis
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
John Norton
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
August Desch
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
1924 Paris
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Morgan Taylor
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Erik Wilén
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Ivan Riley
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
1928 Amsterdam
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David Burghley
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Frank Cuhel
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Morgan Taylor
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
1932 Los Angeles
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Bob Tisdall
File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland
Glenn Hardin
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Morgan Taylor
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
1936 Berlin
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Glenn Hardin
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
John Loaring
File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg Canada
Miguel White
File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines
1948 London
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Roy Cochran
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Duncan White
File:Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg Ceylon
Rune Larsson
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
1952 Helsinki
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Charles Moore
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Yuriy Lituyev
File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
John Holland
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
1956 Melbourne
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Glenn Davis
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Eddie Southern
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Josh Culbreath
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
1960 Rome
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Glenn Davis
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Clifton Cushman
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Dick Howard
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
1964 Tokyo
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Rex Cawley
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
John Cooper
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Salvatore Morale
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1968 Mexico City
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David Hemery
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Gerhard Hennige
File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg West Germany
John Sherwood
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
1972 Munich
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John Akii-Bua
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Ralph Mann
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
David Hemery
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
1976 Montreal
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Edwin Moses
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Michael Shine
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Yevgeniy Gavrilenko
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
1980 Moscow
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Volker Beck
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Vasyl Arkhypenko
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Gary Oakes
File:Olympic flag.svg Great Britain
1984 Los Angeles
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Edwin Moses
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Danny Harris
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Harald Schmid
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
1988 Seoul
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André Phillips
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Amadou Dia Ba
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Edwin Moses
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
1992 Barcelona
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Kevin Young
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Winthrop Graham
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Kriss Akabusi
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
1996 Atlanta
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Derrick Adkins
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Samuel Matete
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Calvin Davis
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2000 Sydney
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Angelo Taylor
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Hadi Al-Somaily
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Llewellyn Herbert
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2004 Athens
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Félix Sánchez
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Danny McFarlane
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Naman Keïta
File:Flag of France.svg France
2008 Beijing
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Angelo Taylor
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Kerron Clement
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Bershawn Jackson
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2012 London
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Félix Sánchez
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Michael Tinsley
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Javier Culson
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Kerron Clement
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Boniface Mucheru Tumuti
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Yasmani Copello
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
2020 Tokyo
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Karsten Warholm
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Rai Benjamin
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Alison dos Santos
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2024 Paris
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Rai Benjamin
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Karsten Warholm
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Alison dos Santos
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1984 Los Angeles
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Nawal El Moutawakel
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Judi Brown
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Cristieana Cojocaru
File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania
1988 Seoul
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Debbie Flintoff-King
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Tatyana Ledovskaya
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Ellen Fiedler
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
1992 Barcelona
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Sally Gunnell
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Sandra Farmer-Patrick
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Janeene Vickers
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
1996 Atlanta
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Deon Hemmings
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Kim Batten
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Tonja Buford-Bailey
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2000 Sydney
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Irina Privalova
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Deon Hemmings
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Nezha Bidouane
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
2004 Athens
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Fani Halkia
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Ionela Târlea-Manolache
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
2008 Beijing
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Melaine Walker
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Sheena Tosta
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Tasha Danvers
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
2012 London
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Lashinda Demus
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Zuzana Hejnová
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Kaliese Spencer
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Dalilah Muhammad
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Sara Petersen
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Ashley Spencer
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2020 Tokyo
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Sydney McLaughlin
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Dalilah Muhammad
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Femke Bol
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2024 Paris
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Anna Cockrell
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Femke Bol
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World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) File:Flag of Germany.svg Harald Schmid (FRG) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
1987 Rome
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Danny Harris (USA) File:Flag of Germany.svg Harald Schmid (FRG)
1991 Tokyo
details
File:Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg Samuel Matete (ZAM) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Winthrop Graham (JAM) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
1993 Stuttgart
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) File:Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg Samuel Matete (ZAM) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Winthrop Graham (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Adkins (USA) File:Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg Samuel Matete (ZAM) File:Flag of France.svg Stéphane Diagana (FRA)
1997 Athens
details
File:Flag of France.svg Stéphane Diagana (FRA) File:Flag of South Africa.svg Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Bronson (USA)
1999 Seville
details
File:Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Mori (ITA) File:Flag of France.svg Stéphane Diagana (FRA) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Schelbert (SUI)
2001 Edmonton
details
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) File:Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Mori (ITA) File:Flag of Japan.svg Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) File:Flag of the United States.svg Joey Woody (USA) File:Flag of Greece.svg Periklis Iakovakis (GRE)
2005 Helsinki
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg James Carter (USA) File:Flag of Japan.svg Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2007 Osaka
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) File:Flag of Poland.svg Marek Plawgo (POL)
2009 Berlin
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Culson (PUR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 Daegu
details
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dai Greene (GBR) File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Culson (PUR) File:Flag of South Africa.svg L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
2013 Moscow
details
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jehue Gordon (TRI) File:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Tinsley (USA) File:Flag of Serbia.svg Emir Bekrić (SRB)
2015 Beijing
details
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Nicholas Bett (KEN) File:Flag of Russia.svg Denis Kudryavtsev (RUS) File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Jeffery Gibson (BAH)
2017 London
details
File:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm (NOR) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Yasmani Copello (TUR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA)
2019 Doha
details
File:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm (NOR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Rai Benjamin (USA) File:Flag of Qatar.svg Abderrahman Samba (QAT)
2022 Eugene
details
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Alison dos Santos (BRA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Rai Benjamin (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Bassitt (USA)
2023 Budapest
details
File:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm (NOR) File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Kyron McMaster (BVI) File:Flag of the United States.svg Rai Benjamin (USA)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA)76518
2File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)3003
3File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (DOM)2103
4File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (ZAM)1203
5File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)1113
6File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)1102
7File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)1012
8File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)1001
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)1001
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)1001
11File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (PUR)0202
12File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)0112
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (JAM)0112
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA)0112
15File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (BVI)0101
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS)0101
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR)0101
18File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)0022
19File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (BAH)0011
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE)0011
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL)0011
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (QAT)0011
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia (SRB)0011
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)0011
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (25 entries)19191957

Women

  • The official World Athletics Championships began in 1983 as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, but in 1980, the women's 3000 metres and 400 metres hurdles events had a World Championship competition in Sittard, Netherlands. This was due to these events not yet being on the Olympic program (the same had happened in 1976 for the men's 50 km walk).[58]
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1980 Sittard
details
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Bärbel Broschat (GDR) File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ellen Neumann (GDR) File:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Pfaff (GDR)
1983 Helsinki
details
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yekaterina Fesenko (URS) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ana Ambrazienė (URS) File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ellen Neumann-Fiedler (GDR)
1987 Rome
details
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Sabine Busch (GDR) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Debbie Flintoff (AUS) File:Flag of East Germany.svg Cornelia Feuerbach (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
details
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell (GBR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Janeene Vickers (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
details
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell (GBR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kim Batten (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Tonja Buford (USA) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Deon Hemmings (JAM)
1997 Athens
details
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Nezha Bidouane (MAR) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Deon Hemmings (JAM) File:Flag of the United States.svg Kim Batten (USA)
1999 Seville
details
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Daimí Pernía (CUB) File:Flag of Morocco.svg Nezha Bidouane (MAR) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Deon Hemmings (JAM)
2001 Edmonton
details
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Nezha Bidouane (MAR) File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) File:Flag of Cuba.svg Daimí Pernía (CUB)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jana Pittman (AUS) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Glover (USA) File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
details
File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Glover (USA)
2007 Osaka
details
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jana Rawlinson (AUS) File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) File:Flag of Poland.svg Anna Jesień (POL)
2009 Berlin
details
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Melaine Walker (JAM) File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Josanne Lucas (TRI)
2011 Daegu
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Melaine Walker (JAM) File:Flag of Russia.svg Natalya Antyukh (RUS)
2013 Moscow
details
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA)
2015 Beijing
details
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) File:Flag of the United States.svg Shamier Little (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Cassandra Tate (USA)
2017 London
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kori Carter (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Ristananna Tracey (JAM)
2019 Doha
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin (USA) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Rushell Clayton (JAM)
2022 Eugene
details
File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin (USA) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Femke Bol (NED) File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA)
2023 Budapest
details
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Femke Bol (NED) File:Flag of the United States.svg Shamier Little (USA) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Rushell Clayton (JAM)

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 5 10 6 21
2 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 2 1 4 7
3 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) 2 1 3 6
4 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) 2 1 0 3
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) 2 1 0 3
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 2 1 0 3
7 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) 2 0 0 2
8 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (JAM) 1 2 4 7
9 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 1 2 3 6
10 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 0 2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) 1 1 0 2
12 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) 1 0 1 2
13 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN) 1 0 0 1
14 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) 0 1 0 1
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR) 0 1 0 1
16 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 0 0 1 1
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 0 0 1 1

Season's bests

Men's
Year Time Athlete Place
1971 48.9h File:Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Mann (USA) Helsinki
1972 47.82 File:Flag of Uganda.svg John Akii-Bua (UGA) Munich
1973 48.54 File:Flag of Uganda.svg John Akii-Bua (UGA) Lagos
1974 48.1h File:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Bolding (USA) Milan
1975 48.4h File:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Bolding (USA) Milan
1976 47.63 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Montreal
1977 47.45 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Westwood
1978 47.94 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Zürich
1979 47.53 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Montreal
1980 47.13 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Milan
1981 47.14 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Lausanne
1982 47.48 File:Flag of Germany.svg Harald Schmid (FRG) Athens
1983 47.02 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Koblenz
1984 47.32 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Koblenz
1985 47.63 File:Flag of the United States.svg Danny Harris (USA) Zürich
1986 47.38 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Lausanne
1987 47.46 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) Rome
1988 47.19 File:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Phillips (USA) Seoul
1989 47.86 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) Berlin
1990 47.49 File:Flag of the United States.svg Danny Harris (USA) Lausanne
1991 47.10 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Samuel Matete (ZAM) Zürich
1992 46.78 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) Barcelona
1993 47.18 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) Stuttgart
1994 47.70 File:Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Adkins (USA) Linz
1995 47.37 File:Flag of France.svg Stéphane Diagana (FRA) Lausanne
1996 47.54 File:Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Adkins (USA) Atlanta
1997 47.64 File:Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Bronson (USA) Monaco
1998 47.03 File:Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Bronson (USA) New Orleans
1999 47.72 File:Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Mori (ITA) Seville
2000 47.50 File:Flag of the United States.svg Angelo Taylor (USA) Sydney
2001 47.38 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) Zürich
2002 47.35 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) Zürich
2003 47.25 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) Saint-Denis
2004 47.63 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) Athens
2005 47.24 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) Carson
2006 47.39 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) Indianapolis
2007 47.61 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) Osaka
2008 47.25 File:Flag of the United States.svg Angelo Taylor (USA) Beijing
2009 47.91 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) Berlin
2010 47.32 File:Flag of the United States.svg Bershawn Jackson (USA) Des Moines
2011 47.66 File:Flag of South Africa.svg L. J. van Zyl (RSA) Pretoria
Ostrava
2012 47.63 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM) London
2013 47.69 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jehue Gordon (TRI) Moscow
2014 48.03 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Culson (PUR) New York City
2015 47.79 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Nicholas Bett (KEN) Beijing
2016 47.73 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA) Rio de Janeiro
2017 47.80 File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Kyron McMaster (IVB) Kingston
2018 46.98 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Abderrahman Samba (QAT) Paris
2019 46.92 File:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm (NOR) Zürich
2020 46.87 File:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm (NOR) Stockholm
2021 45.94 File:Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm (NOR) Tokyo
2022 46.29 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Alison dos Santos (BRA) Eugene
2023 46.39 File:Flag of the United States.svg Rai Benjamin (USA) Eugene
2024 46.46 File:Flag of the United States.svg Rai Benjamin (USA) Eugene
Women's
Year Time Athlete Place
1971
1972
1973 56.7h File:Flag of Poland.svg Danuta Piecyk (POL) Warsaw
1974 56.51 File:Flag of Poland.svg Krystyna Kacperczyk (POL) Augsburg
1975
1976
1977 55.63 File:Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Roßley (GDR) Helsinki
1978 54.89 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Zelentsova (URS) Prague
1979 54.78 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Stepanova (URS) Moscow
1980 54.28 File:Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Roßley (GDR) Jena
1981 54.79 File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ellen Fiedler (GDR) Jena
1982 54.57 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE) Athens
1983 54.02 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anna Ambrazienė (URS) Moscow
1984 53.58 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) Kyiv
1985 53.55 File:Flag of East Germany.svg Sabine Busch (GDR) Berlin
1986 52.94 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Stepanova (URS) Tashkent
1987 53.24 File:Flag of East Germany.svg Sabine Busch (GDR) Potsdam
1988 53.17 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) Seoul
1989 53.37 File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) New York City
1990 53.62 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) Split
1991 53.11 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) Tokyo
1992 53.23 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell (GBR) Barcelona
1993 52.74 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell (GBR) Stuttgart
1994 53.33 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell (GBR) Helsinki
1995 52.61 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kim Batten (USA) Gothenburg
1996 52.82 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Deon Hemmings (JAM) Atlanta
1997 52.97 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kim Batten (USA) Indianapolis
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Nezha Bidouane (MAR) Athens
1998 52.74 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kim Batten (USA) Monaco
1999 52.89 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Daimí Pernía (CUB) Seville
2000 53.02 File:Flag of Russia.svg Irina Privalova (RUS) Sydney
2001 53.34 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Nezha Bidouane (MAR) Edmonton
2002 53.10 File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) Tula
2003 52.34 File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) Tula
2004 52.77 File:Flag of Greece.svg Faní Halkiá (GRE) Athens
2005 52.90 File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) Helsinki
2006 53.02 File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) Athens
2007 53.28 File:Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany Williams (USA) Indianapolis
2008 52.64 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Melaine Walker (JAM) Beijing
2009 52.42 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Melaine Walker (JAM) Berlin
2010 52.82 File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) Rome
2011 52.47 File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) Daegu
2012 52.77 File:Flag of the United States.svg Lashinda Demus (USA) London
2013 52.83 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) Moscow
2014 53.41 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Kaliese Spencer (JAM) Kingston
2015 53.50 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) Beijing
2016 52.88 File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA) Eugene
2017 52.64 File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA) Sacramento
2018 52.75 File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin (USA) Knoxville
2019 52.16 File:Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad (USA) Doha
2020 53.79 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Femke Bol (NED) Arnhem
2021 51.46 File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin (USA) Tokyo
2022 50.68 File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) Eugene
2023 51.45 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Femke Bol (NED) London
2024 50.37 File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) Paris

National records

Men

  • Updated 6 July 2024.[59]

Equal or superior to 48.00 s:

Nation Time Athlete Date Place
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 45.94 Karsten Warholm 3 August 2021 Tokyo
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 46.17 Rai Benjamin 3 August 2021 Tokyo
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 46.29 Alison dos Santos 19 July 2022 Eugene
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 46.98 Abderrahman Samba 30 June 2018 Paris
File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 47.08 Kyron McMaster 3 August 2021 Tokyo
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 47.10 Samuel Matete 7 August 1991 Zürich
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 47.23 Amadou Dia Ba 25 September 1988 Seoul
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 47.25 Félix Sánchez 29 August 2003 Saint-Denis
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 47.34 Roshawn Clarke 21 August 2023 Budapest
File:Flag of France.svg France 47.37 Stéphane Diagana 5 July 1995 Lausanne
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 47.48 Harald Schmid 8 September 1982 Athens
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 47.50 Alessandro Sibilio 11 June 2024 Rome
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 47.53 Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 27 September 2000 Sydney
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 47.66 L. J. van Zyl 25 February 2011 Pretoria
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 47.69 Jehue Gordon 15 August 2013 Moscow
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 47.72 Javier Culson 8 May 2010 Ponce
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 47.78 Boniface Mucheru 18 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 47.81 Yasmani Copello 9 August 2018 Berlin
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 47.82 John Akii-Bua 2 September 1972 Munich
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 47.82 Kriss Akabusi 6 August 1992 Barcelona
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 47.82 Periklis Iakovakis 6 May 2006 Osaka
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 47.82 Rasmus Mägi 14 June 2022 Turku
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 47.84 Bayano Kamani 7 August 2005 Helsinki
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 47.89 Dai Tamesue 10 August 2001 Edmonton
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 47.93 Omar Cisneros 13 August 2013 Moscow
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 47.94 Carl Bengtström 11 June 2024 Rome
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 47.97 Thomas Barr 18 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 48.00 Ezekiel Nathaniel 11 May 2024 Waco

Women

  • Updated 8 August 2024.[60]

Equal or superior to 54.00 s:

Nation Time Athlete Date Place
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 50.37 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 8 August 2024 Paris
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 50.95 Femke Bol 14 July 2024 La Chaux-de-Fonds
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 52.34 Yuliya Pechonkina 8 August 2003 Tula
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 52.42 Melaine Walker 20 August 2009 Berlin
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 52.74 Sally Gunnell 19 August 1993 Stuttgart
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 52.77 Fani Halkia 22 August 2004 Athens
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 52.83 Zuzana Hejnová 15 August 2013 Moscow
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 52.89 Daimí Pernía 25 August 1999 Seville
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 52.90 Nezha Bidouane 25 August 1999 Seville
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 52.94 Marina Stepanova 17 September 1986 Tashkent
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 52.96 Anna Ryzhykova 4 July 2021 Stockholm
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 53.09 Kemi Adekoya 24 August 2023 Budapest
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 53.17 Debbie Flintoff-King 28 September 1988 Seoul
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 53.20 Josanne Lucas 20 August 2009 Berlin
File:Flag of France.svg France 53.21 Marie-José Pérec 16 August 1995 Zürich
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 53.24 Sabine Busch 21 August 1987 Potsdam
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 53.25 Ionela Târlea 7 July 1999 Rome
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 53.26 Savannah Sutherland 8 June 2024 Eugene
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 53.36 Andrea Blackett 25 August 1999 Sevilla
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 53.55 Sara Slott Petersen 18 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 53.68 Vanya Stambolova 5 June 2011 Rabat
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 53.69 Gianna Woodruff 20 July 2022 Eugene
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 53.74 Myrtle Bothma 18 April 1986 Johannesburg
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 53.86 Anna Jesień 28 August 2007 Osaka
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 53.89 Ayomide Folorunso 22 August 2023 Budapest
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 53.91 Line Kloster 3 July 2022 La Chaux-de-Fonds
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 53.96 Han Qing 9 September 1993 Beijing
Song Yinglan 17 November 2001 Guangzhou

Notes and references

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