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The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.336 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
The current men's world record and Olympic record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa; his time of 43.03 seconds is the fastest 400 m ever run, in either an open 400 m or a relay. While Michael Johnson holds the fastest 400 m relay split with a time of 42.94, relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and ...
His winning time of 43.48 s from the 2019 World Championships is the Bahamian record and makes him the eighth‑fastest man in the history of the event. [4] Gardiner also owns the Bahamian records in the outdoor 300 m and 200 m, with times of 31.83 s and 19.75 s respectively, and the world best in the indoor 300 m at 31.56 s.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the world's top 400-meter hurdler, wins the 400-meter dash at U.S. nationals in 49.74 seconds, 10th-fastest time in history.
[citation needed] He set a new world record in the 400m T43 classification in a time of 45.25. [7] Although Leeper was chosen by the US Paralympics to represent Team USA in Rio 2016, he did participate in the tournament. [8] Leeper placed fourth in the men's 400m T62 final in a personal best time of 47.32 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris ...
Quincy Wilson competes in the Men's 4 x 400m relay preliminary round. ... The 5-foot-9 Wilson is the world’s 11th-fastest man in the 400 meters this year and the fourth-fastest American ...
Norway's Karsten Warholm needed a world record to beat Rai Bejamin in the men's 400m hurdles.
By contrast, in 2015, sixteen athletes broke 45 in the semi-final round. 2015 was the second World Championships for two of the finalists, both former champions, Kirani James and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk. After what should have been a career-ending knee injury, it was remarkable for van Niekerk to get this far, each race an ...