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The first world record in the men's 400 metres hurdles was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the performance by Charles Bacon at the 1908 Olympics. [1] Three athletes, all from the United States, have had long-standing records.
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) 48.84 Sokwakhana Zazini South Africa 17 March 2017 Gauteng North Championships Pretoria, South Africa 16 years, 175 days [15] 400 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 48.89 L. J. van Zyl South Africa 19 July 2002 World Junior Championships: Kingston, Jamaica 16 years, 364 days 1500 m steeplechase: 4:04.85 Antonio Álvarez Spain
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 ...
Rai Benjamin, who won silver in Tokyo, CJ Allen, and Trevor Bassitt clinched the spots for the men's 400-meter hurdles. Benjamin and Allen turned in the top two final times — a meet record of 46 ...
World U20 records in the sport of athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 20th birthday. Technically, in all under 20 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" [1] to avoid age group switching during a competitive season.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the 400-meter hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday, clocking 50.65 seconds at the US Olympic Trials.
Men's 400 metres hurdles World Championships record progression [2] Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 50.44 Andre Philips United States (USA) 1983: Heats 1983-08-07 50.12 Aleksandr Kharlov Soviet Union (URS) 1983: Heats 1983-08-07 49.54 Edwin Moses United States (USA) 1983: Heats 1983-08-07 48.11 Edwin Moses United States (USA) 1983: Semi-finals
For months, athletics fans have been anticipating the men's 400 meter hurdles at the World Championships, believing it would be another showdown between Norway's Karsten Warholm and American Rai ...