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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 ...
Except in road events (road running and race walking), the performance must be set in a single-sex race, [2] with the sole exception of the mixed-sex 4 × 400 m relay, introduced by World Athletics in 2017. [3] All team members in a relay race must be of the same nationality.
4 × 400 m relay: 2:57.74 Emmanuel Bamidele Jacory Patterson Jevaughn Powell 44.94 Ryan Willie 44.28: University of Florida: June 9, 2023 NCAA Division I Championships: Austin, Texas [27] 2:58.53 Jacory Patterson 44.4 Ryan Willie 44.5 Jacob Miley 46.0 Champion Allison 43.6: University of Florida: April 16, 2022 Tom Jones Invitational ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
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.
The current women's championship record stood as the women's world record for two years and remains the only time that feat has been accomplished at the championships. Michael Johnson is the most successful athlete of the World Championships 400 m, having won four straight titles from 1993 to 1999.
400 m: 44.26 Matthew Hudson-Smith: 22 August 2023 World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [6] 44.07 Matthew Hudson-Smith: 30 May 2024 Bislett Games: Oslo, Norway [7] 43.74 Matthew Hudson-Smith: 20 July 2024 London Athletics Meet: London, United Kingdom [8] 43.44 Matthew Hudson-Smith: 7 August 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Denis, France [9] 500 m: 59 ...