Women's 400 metres hurdles world record progression
The first world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1974. The current record is 51.46 seconds, set by American Sydney McLaughlin on August 4, 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971 but the event was officially introduced as a discipline in 1974.
To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 16 world records in the event.[1]
Progression[]
Ratified | |
Not ratified | |
Ratified but later rescinded | |
Pending ratification |
Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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56.51 | Krystyna Kacperczyk (POL) | July 13, 1974 | Augsburg[1] |
55.74 | (URS) | June 26, 1977 | Chemnitz[1] |
55.63 | Karin Rossley (GDR) | August 13, 1977 | Helsinki[1] |
55.44 | Krystyna Kacperczyk (POL) | August 18, 1978 | Berlin[1] |
55.31 | Tatyana Zelentsova (URS) | August 19, 1978 | Podolsk[1] |
54.89 | Tatyana Zelentsova (URS) | September 2, 1978 | Prague[1] |
54.78 | Marina Makeyeva (URS) | July 27, 1979 | Moscow[1] |
54.28 | Karin Rossley (GDR) | May 17, 1980 | Jena[1] |
54.02 | Anna Ambrazienė (URS) | June 11, 1983 | Moscow[1] |
53.58 | Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) | June 22, 1984 | Kiev[1] |
53.55 | Sabine Busch (GDR) | September 22, 1985 | Berlin[1] |
53.32 | Marina Stepanova (URS) | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart[1] |
52.94 | Marina Stepanova (URS) | September 19, 1986 | Tashkent[1] |
52.74 | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | August 19, 1993 | Stuttgart[1] |
52.61 | Kim Batten (USA) | August 11, 1995 | Gothenburg[1] |
52.34 | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | August 8, 2003 | Tula[1] |
52.20 | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | July 28, 2019 | Des Moines |
52.16 | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | October 4, 2019 | Doha |
51.90 | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | June 27, 2021 | Eugene |
51.46 | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | August 4, 2021 | Tokyo |
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- 400 Metres Hurdles All Time List from the IAAF
Categories:
- Women's world athletics record progressions
- 400 metres hurdles