400 metres

Athletics
400 metres
Athletics; 400 metres
	The closing stages of a men's 400 m race
World records
Men	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 (2016)
Women	Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 (1985)
Short track world records
Men	Kerron Clement (USA) 44.57 (2005)
Women	Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 (2024)
Olympic records
Men	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 (2016)
Women	Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 48.17 (2024)
World Championship records
Men	Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 (1999)
Women	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 47.78 (2025)
World junior (U20) records
Men	Steve Lewis (USA) 43.87 (1988)
Women	Grit Breuer (GER) 49.42 (1991)

The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many^{[clarification needed]} countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile (1,760 yards) and was referred to as the "quarter-mile"—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.

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 split (excluding reaction time). 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 do not need to react to the gun if they are not the leadoff leg. Considering van Niekerk's reaction time of 0.181 seconds in his run of 43.03, van Niekerk covered the 400-metre distance itself in 42.85 seconds, therefore being 0.09 seconds faster than Johnson's relay split.^[1]

Quincy Hall is the reigning men's Olympic champion. Collen Kebinatshipi is the current men's world champion. Kerron Clement is the men's world indoor record holder with a time of 44.57 seconds.^[2] The current women's world record is held by Marita Koch, with a time of 47.60 seconds. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the current women's world champion, holding the championship record of 47.78 seconds. Marileidy Paulino is the women's Olympic champion, and holds the Olympic record in a time of 48.17 seconds. Femke Bol holds the women's world indoor record at 49.17 (2024). The men's T43 Paralympic world record of 45.07 seconds is held by Oscar Pistorius.^[3]

An Olympic double of 200 metres and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Marie-José Pérec of France and Michael Johnson from the United States on the same evening in 1996. Alberto Juantorena of Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first and so far the only athlete to win both the 400 m and 800 m Olympic titles. Pérec became the first to defend the Olympic title in 1996, Johnson became the first and only man to do so in 2000. From 31 appearances in the Olympic Games, the men's gold medalist came from the US 19 times (as of 2019).

Sprint

Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the "ready" command, adopt a more efficient starting posture which isometrically preloads their muscles on the "set" command, and stride forwards from the blocks upon hearing the starter's pistol. The blocks allow the runners to begin more powerfully and thereby contribute to their overall sprint speed capability. Maximum sprint speed capability is a significant contributing factor to success in the event, but athletes also require substantial speed endurance and the ability to cope well with high amounts of lactic acid to sustain a fast speed over a whole lap. While considered to be predominantly an anaerobic event, there is some aerobic involvement and the degree of aerobic training required for 400-metre athletes is open to debate.^[4]

Area records

Updated 19 May 2026.^[5]^[6]

Area	Men			Women
Area	Time (s)	Season	Athlete	Time (s)	Season	Athlete
World	43.03	2016	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	47.60	1985	Marita Koch (GDR)
Area records
Africa (records)	43.03	2016	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	49.10	1996	Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
Asia (records)	43.93	2015	Yousef Masrahi (KSA)	48.14	2019	Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)
Europe (records)	43.44	2024	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)	47.60	1985	Marita Koch (GDR)
North, Central America and Caribbean (records)	43.18	1999	Michael Johnson (USA)	47.78	2025	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Oceania (records)	44.38	1988	Darren Clark (AUS)	48.63	1996	Cathy Freeman (AUS)
South America (records)	43.93	2021	Anthony Zambrano (COL)	49.64	1992	Ximena Restrepo (COL)

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 400 m times and the top 25 athletes:

- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 400 m times

- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 400 m times, by repeat athletes

- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 400 m times

Men (outdoor)

Correct as of June 2026.^[7]^[8]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time (s)	Reaction (s)	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	43.03	0.181	Wayde van Niekerk	South Africa	14 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	^[9]
2	2	43.18	0.150	Michael Johnson	United States	26 August 1999	Seville	^[10]
3	3	43.29		Butch Reynolds	United States	17 August 1988	Zürich
4	4	43.38		Samuel Ogazi	Nigeria	12 June 2026	Eugene	^[11]
	5	43.39		Johnson #2		9 August 1995	Gothenburg
5	6	43.40	0.168	Quincy Hall	United States	7 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[12]
	7	43.44		Johnson #3		19 June 1996	Atlanta
6	8	43.44	0.149	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Great Britain	7 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[12]
7	9	43.45	0.182	Jeremy Wariner	United States	31 August 2007	Osaka	^[13]
7	9	43.45		Michael Norman	United States	20 April 2019	Torrance	^[14]
	11	43.48	0.156	van Niekerk #2		26 August 2015	Beijing	^[15]
9	12	43.48	0.164	Steven Gardiner	Bahamas	4 October 2019	Doha	^[16]^[17]
	13	43.49		Johnson #4		29 July 1996	Atlanta
10	14	43.50		Quincy Watts	United States	5 August 1992	Barcelona
	15	43.50		Wariner #2		7 August 2007	Stockholm
11	16	43.53	0.134	Collen Kebinatshipi	Botswana	18 September 2025	Tokyo	^[18]
	17	43.54		Kebinatshipi #2		28 June 2026	Paris	^[19]
	18	43.56		Norman #2		25 June 2022	Eugene	^[20]
	19	43.60	0.130	Norman #3		28 May 2022	Eugene	^[21]^[22]
	20	43.61		Norman #4		8 June 2018	Eugene
	21	43.61	0.145	Kebinatshipi #3		16 September 2025	Tokyo	^[23]
	22	43.62		Wariner #3		14 July 2006	Rome
	22	43.62	0.164	van Niekerk #3		6 July 2017	Lausanne	^[24]
12	24	43.64		Fred Kerley	United States	27 July 2019	Des Moines	^[25]
	25	43.65		Johnson #5		17 August 1993	Stuttgart
13		43.65	0.195	LaShawn Merritt	United States	26 August 2015	Beijing	^[26]
14		43.70		Champion Allison	United States	25 June 2022	Eugene	^[20]
15		43.72		Isaac Makwala	Botswana	5 July 2015	La Chaux-de-Fonds	^[27]
15		43.72	0.145	Jereem Richards	Trinidad and Tobago	18 September 2025	Tokyo	^[18]
17		43.74		Kirani James	Grenada	3 July 2014	Lausanne	^[28]
17		43.74	0.185	Muzala Samukonga	Zambia	7 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[12]
19		43.76 A		Zakithi Nene	South Africa	31 May 2025	Nairobi	^[29]
20		43.81		Danny Everett	United States	26 June 1992	New Orleans
21		43.85		Randolph Ross	United States	11 June 2021	Eugene	^[30]
21		43.85	0.158	Jacory Patterson	United States	28 August 2025	Zurich	^[31]
23		43.86 A		Lee Evans	United States	18 October 1968	Mexico City
24		43.87		Steve Lewis	United States	28 September 1988	Seoul
25		43.91		Khaleb McRae	United States	22 June 2025	London	^[32]

Women (outdoor)

Correct as of June 2026.^[33]^[34]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time (s)	Reaction (s)	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	47.60		Marita Koch	East Germany	6 October 1985	Canberra
2	2	47.78	0.171	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	United States	18 September 2025	Tokyo	^[35]
3	3	47.98	0.183	Marileidy Paulino	Dominican Republic	18 September 2025	Tokyo	^[35]
4	4	47.99		Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	10 August 1983	Helsinki
5	5	48.14	0.186	Salwa Eid Naser	Bahrain	3 October 2019	Doha	^[36]
	6	48.16		Koch #2		8 September 1982	Athens
	6	48.16		Koch #3		16 August 1984	Prague
	8	48.17		Paulino #2		9 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[37]
	9	48.19	0.189	Naser #2		18 September 2025	Tokyo	^[35]
	10	48.22		Koch #4		28 August 1986	Stuttgart
6	11	48.25		Marie-José Pérec	France	29 July 1996	Atlanta
	12	48.26		Koch #5		27 July 1984	Dresden
7	13	48.27		Olga Bryzgina	Soviet Union	6 October 1985	Canberra
	14	48.29		McLaughlin-Levrone #2		16 September 2025	Tokyo	^[38]
8	15	48.36		Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Bahamas	6 August 2021	Tokyo
	16	48.37	0.145	Miller-Uibo #2		3 October 2019	Doha
	17	48.45		Kratochvílová #2		23 July 1983	Prague
	18	48.48		Paulino #3		28 June 2026	Paris	^[39]
	19	48.53		Naser #3		9 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[37]
9	20	48.57		Nickisha Pryce	Jamaica	20 July 2024	London	^[40]
10	21	48.59		Taťána Kocembová	Czechoslovakia	10 August 1983	Helsinki
	22	48.60		Koch #6		4 August 1979	Turin
	22	48.60		Bryzgina #2		17 August 1985	Moscow
	24	48.61		Kratochvílová #3		6 September 1981	Rome
11	25	48.63		Cathy Freeman	Australia	29 July 1996	Atlanta
12		48.70		Sanya Richards-Ross	United States	16 September 2006	Athens
13		48.79		Dejanea Oakley	Jamaica	13 June 2026	Eugene	^[41]
14		48.83		Valerie Brisco-Hooks	United States	6 August 1984	Los Angeles
15		48.89		Ana Guevara	Mexico	27 August 2003	Saint-Denis
16		48.90		Natalia Kaczmarek	Poland	20 July 2024	London	^[40]
17		48.97		Madison Whyte	United States	13 June 2026	Eugene	^[41]
18		49.05		Chandra Cheeseborough	United States	6 August 1984	Los Angeles
19		49.07		Tonique Williams-Darling	Bahamas	12 September 2004	Berlin
19		49.07		Rhasidat Adeleke	Ireland	10 June 2024	Rome	^[42]
21		49.09	0.200	Aaliyah Butler	United States	11 July 2025	Monaco	^[43]
22		49.10		Falilat Ogunkoya	Nigeria	29 July 1996	Atlanta
23		49.11		Olga Nazarova	Soviet Union	25 September 1988	Seoul
24		49.13		Britton Wilson	United States	13 May 2023	Baton Rouge	^[44]
24		49.13		Kaylyn Brown	United States	8 June 2024	Eugene	^[45]

Annulled marks

Christine Mboma ran 48.54 in Bydgoszcz on 30 June 2021, but her performance was removed from the World Athletics database due to testosterone regulations in women's athletics.

Men (indoor)

Correct as of March 2026.^[46]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time (s)	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	44.49	Christopher Morales Williams	Canada	24 February 2024	Fayetteville	^[47]
2	2	44.52	Michael Norman	United States	10 March 2018	College Station
2	2	44.52	Khaleb McRae	United States	13 February 2026	Fayetteville	^[48]
4	4	44.57	Kerron Clement	United States	12 March 2005	Fayetteville
4	4	44.57	Samuel Ogazi	Nigeria	14 March 2026	Fayetteville	^[49]
6	6	44.62	Randolph Ross	United States	12 March 2022	Birmingham	^[50]
6	6	44.62	Jonathan Simms	United States	10 January 2026	Clemson	^[51]
8	8	44.63	Michael Johnson	United States	4 March 1995	Atlanta
	9	44.66	Johnson #2		2 March 1996	Atlanta
	10	44.67	Morales Williams #2		7 March 2024	Boston
9	10	44.67	Justin Braun	United States	14 March 2026	Fayetteville	^[49]
10	12	44.70	Christopher Bailey	United States	14 February 2025	Fayetteville	^[52]
11	13	44.71	Noah Williams	United States	13 March 2021	Fayetteville	^[53]
	14	44.72	Ogazi #2		28 February 2026	College Station	^[54]
12	15	44.74	Ezekiel Nathaniel	Nigeria	1 March 2025	Lubbock	^[55]
13	16	44.75	Elija Godwin	United States	25 February 2023	Fayetteville	^[56]
	17	44.75 A	Godwin #2		11 March 2023	Albuquerque	^[57]
	18	44.76	Morales Williams #3		21 March 2026	Toruń	^[58]
14	19	44.80	Kirani James	Grenada	27 February 2011	Fayetteville
	20	44.80	Morales Williams #4		13 February 2026	Clemson	^[59]
15	21	44.82	Tyrell Richard	United States	9 March 2019	Birmingham	^[60]
	22	44.83	Ross #2		11 February 2022	Clemson
16	23	44.85	Fred Kerley	United States	11 March 2017	College Station
16	23	44.85	Jordan Pierre	United States	14 March 2026	Fayetteville	^[49]
	23	44.85 A	Ogazi #2		7 February 2026	Albuquerque	^[61]
18		44.86	Akeem Bloomfield	Jamaica	10 March 2018	College Station
19		44.88	Bralon Taplin	Grenada	3 February 2018	College Station
20		44.91	Auhmad Robinson	United States	9 March 2024	Boston	^[62]
21		44.93	LaShawn Merritt	United States	11 February 2005	Fayetteville
21		44.93 A	Ryan Willie	United States	11 March 2023	Albuquerque	^[63]
23		44.95	Jayden Davis	United States	1 March 2025	Lubbock	^[55]
24		45.00	Jereem Richards	Trinidad and Tobago	19 March 2022	Belgrade	^[64]
25		45.01	Attila Molnár	Hungary	3 February 2026	Ostrava	^[65]

Women (indoor)

Correct as of March 2026.^[66]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time (s)	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	49.17	Femke Bol	Netherlands	2 March 2024	Glasgow	^[67]
	2	49.24	Bol #2		18 February 2024	Apeldoorn	^[68]
2	2	49.24	Isabella Whittaker	United States	15 March 2025	Virginia Beach	^[69]
	4	49.26	Bol #3		19 February 2023	Apeldoorn	^[70]
3	5	49.48 A	Britton Wilson	United States	11 March 2023	Albuquerque	^[57]
4	6	49.59	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	7 March 1982	Milan
	7	49.63	Bol #4		10 February 2024	Liévin	^[71]
	8	49.64	Kratochvílová #2		28 January 1981	Vienna
5	9	49.68	Natalya Nazarova	Russia	18 February 2004	Moscow
	10	49.69	Kratochvílová #3		6 March 1983	Budapest
	10	49.69	Bol #5		1 February 2024	Metz	^[72]
6	12	49.76	Taťána Kocembová	Czechoslovakia	2 February 1984	Vienna
7	13	49.78	Aaliyah Butler	United States	1 March 2025	College Station	^[73]
	14	49.85	Bol #6		4 March 2023	Istanbul	^[74]
	15	49.90	Whittaker #2		1 March 2025	College Station	^[73]
	16	49.96	Bol #7		11 February 2023	Metz	^[75]
	17	49.97	Kocembová #2		4 March 1984	Gothenburg
	17	49.97	Butler #2		15 March 2025	Virginia Beach	^[69]
	19	49.98	Nazarova #2		18 February 2006	Moscow
	20	50.00	Kratochvílová #4		10 February 1983	Vienna
8	21	50.01	Sabine Busch	East Germany	2 February 1984	Vienna
9	22	50.02	Nicola Sanders	Great Britain	3 March 2007	Birmingham
10	23	50.04	Olesya Krasnomovets	Russia	18 February 2006	Moscow
	24	50.04	Krasnomovets #2		12 March 2006	Moscow
	25	50.07	Kratochvílová #5		22 February 1981	Grenoble
11		50.10	Lieke Klaver	Netherlands	18 February 2024	Apeldoorn	^[76]
12		50.15	Olga Zaytseva	Russia	25 January 2006	Moscow
12		50.15	Talitha Diggs	United States	25 February 2023	Fayetteville	^[77]
14		50.21	Vania Stambolova	Bulgaria	12 March 2006	Moscow
14		50.21	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Bahamas	13 February 2021	New York City	^[78]
16		50.23	Irina Privalova	Russia	12 March 1995	Barcelona
17		50.24	Alexis Holmes	United States	2 March 2024	Glasgow	^[67]
18		50.28	Petra Müller	East Germany	6 March 1988	Budapest
18		50.28	Ella Onojuvwevwo	Nigeria	13 March 2026	Fayetteville	^[79]
20		50.33	Rhasidat Adeleke	Ireland	25 February 2023	Lubbock	^[77]
21		50.34	Christine Amertil	Bahamas	12 March 2006	Moscow
21		50.34	Kendall Ellis	United States	10 March 2018	College Station
23		50.36	Sydney McLaughlin	United States	10 March 2018	College Station
24		50.37	Natalya Antyukh	Russia	18 February 2006	Moscow
25		50.40	Dagmar Neubauer	East Germany	2 February 1984	Vienna

Fastest relay splits

Men

Split ^A	Athlete	Leg	Date	Event	Place	Ref.
42.66	Lythe Pillay (RSA)	L2	3 May 2026	World Athletics Relays	Gaborone	^[80]
42.94 ^B	Michael Johnson (USA)	L4	22 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart	^[81]
42.99	Jonathan Simms (USA)	L4	12 June 2026	2026 Outdoor Championships	Eugene	^[82]
43.04	Letsile Tebogo (BOT)	L4	10 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Saint-Denis	^[83]
43.06	Michael Norman (USA)	L4	27 May 2018	NCAA West Prelims	Sacramento	^[84]
43.09	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)	L4	10 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Saint-Denis	^[83]
43.10	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	L4	2 September 2007	World Championships	Osaka	^[85]
43.1	Quincy Watts (USA)	L2	8 August 1992	Summer Olympics	Barcelona	^[86]
43.18	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	L4	23 August 2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing	^[86]
	James Benson II (USA)	L4	7 June 2024	NCAA Championships	Eugene	^[87]
	Rai Benjamin (USA)	L4	10 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Saint-Denis	^[83]
43.20	Auhmad Robinson (USA)	L4	7 June 2024	NCAA Championships	Eugene	^[87]
43.2	Ronald Freeman (USA)	L2	20 October 1968	Summer Olympics	Mexico City	^[86]
	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	L2	8 April 2006	Texas Relays	Austin	^[86]
	Tony McQuay (USA)	L2	20 August 2016	Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	^[88]
43.23	Butch Reynolds (USA)	L3	22 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart	^[81]
43.24	Jonathan Jones (BAR)	L4	10 June 2022	NCAA Championships	Eugene	^[89]
43.26	Vernon Norwood (USA)	L2	10 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Saint-Denis	^[83]
43.26	Wayde Van Niekerk (SAF)	L3	21 September 2025	World Championships	Tokyo	^[90]
43.3	Demetrius Pinder (BAH)	L2	10 August 2012	Summer Olympics	London	^[86]

Annulled marks

The American athlete Antonio Pettigrew recorded a split time of 43.1 at the 1997 World Championships men's 4 x 400 m finals in Athens, but his time was annulled in 2008, after Pettigrew admitted to multiple doping violations between 1997 and 2003.^[91]

Women

Split ^A	Athlete	Leg	Date	Event	Place	Ref.
47.6	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	L4	11 September 1982	European Championships	Athens	^[92]
47.70	Marita Koch (GDR)	L4	3 June 1984	National Championships	Erfurt	^[92]
47.71	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)	L2	10 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Saint-Denis	^[93]
47.72	Allyson Felix (USA)	L3	30 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing	^[94]
47.75	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	L4	14 August 1983	World Championships	Helsinki	^[95]
47.8	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	L4	1 October 1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul	^[92]
47.82	Olga Nazarova (URS)	L2	1 October 1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul	^[92]
47.82	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)	L4	21 September 2025	World Championships	Tokyo	^[96]
47.84	Taťána Kocembová (TCH)	L4	18 August 1984	Friendship Games	Prague	^[92]
47.9	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	L4	5 July 1981	European Cup Semifinal	Frankfurt	^[92]
	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	L4	2 August 1981	European Cup B Final	Pescara	^[92]
	Marita Koch (GDR)	L4	11 September 1982	European Championships	Athens	^[92]
	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	L4	21 August 1983	European Cup Final	London	^[92]
	Marita Koch (GDR)	L4	4 October 1985	IAAF World Cup	Canberra	^[97]
47.91	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)	L4	24 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene	^[98]
48.00	Femke Bol (NED)	L4 ^C	3 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Saint-Denis	^[99]
48.01	Allyson Felix (USA)	L2	2 September 2007	World Championships	Osaka	^[100]
48.08	Florence Griffith Joyner (USA)	L4	1 October 1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul	^[92]
48.1	Alicia Brown (CAN)	L3	12 May 2019	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama	^[101]

^{^A} Relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and do not need to react to the gun if they are not the leadoff leg.
^{^B} World Athletics reports a split time of 42.94, which is based on "photo-finish pictures taken at the start and finish of Johnson's leg supplied by Seiko. Using different methods, the DLV Biomechanics Report from Stuttgart 1993 variously showed timings of 42.91 and 42.92.^[81]
^{^C} Run in a mixed 4 x 400 metres relay race.

Most successful athletes

3 or more 400-metre victories at the Olympic Games and World Championships:

6 wins: Michael Johnson (USA) - Olympic champion in 1996 and 2000, world champion in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999.
4 wins: Marie-Jose Perec (FRA) - Olympic champion in 1992 and 1996, world champion in 1991 and 1995.
3 wins: Cathy Freeman (AUS) - Olympic champion in 2000, world champion in 1997 and 1999.
3 wins: Jeremy Wariner (USA) - Olympic champion in 2004, world champion in 2005 and 2007.
3 wins: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) - Olympic champion in 2008, world champion in 2007 and 2013.
3 wins: LaShawn Merritt (USA) - Olympic champion in 2008, world champion in 2009 and 2013.
3 wins: Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) - Olympic champion in 2016, world champion in 2015 and 2017.
3 wins: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) - Olympic champion in 2016 and 2020, world champion in 2022.

The Olympic champion has frequently won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. This has been accomplished 14 times by men; Charles Reidpath, Ray Barbuti, Bill Carr, George Rhoden, Charles Jenkins, Otis Davis, Mike Larrabee, Lee Evans, Viktor Markin, Alonzo Babers, Steve Lewis, Quincy Watts, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt; and 4 times by women; Monika Zehrt, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Olga Bryzgina and Sanya Richards-Ross. All but Rhoden, Markin, Zehrt and Bryzgina ran on American relay teams. Injured after his double in 1996, Johnson also accomplished the feat in 2000 only to have it disqualified when his teammate Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping.

Olympic medalists

Men

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1896 Athens details	Thomas Burke United States	Herbert Jamison United States	Charles Gmelin Great Britain
1900 Paris details	Maxie Long United States	William Holland United States	Ernst Schultz Denmark
1904 St. Louis details	Harry Hillman United States	Frank Waller United States	Herman Groman United States
1908 London details	Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain	None awarded	None awarded
1912 Stockholm details	Charles Reidpath United States	Hanns Braun Germany	Edward Lindberg United States
1920 Antwerp details	Bevil Rudd South Africa	Guy Butler Great Britain	Nils Engdahl Sweden
1924 Paris details	Eric Liddell Great Britain	Horatio Fitch United States	Guy Butler Great Britain
1928 Amsterdam details	Ray Barbuti United States	James Ball Canada	Joachim Büchner Germany
1932 Los Angeles details	Bill Carr United States	Ben Eastman United States	Alex Wilson Canada
1936 Berlin details	Archie Williams United States	Godfrey Brown Great Britain	James LuValle United States
1948 London details	Arthur Wint Jamaica	Herb McKenley Jamaica	Mal Whitfield United States
1952 Helsinki details	George Rhoden Jamaica	Herb McKenley Jamaica	Ollie Matson United States
1956 Melbourne details	Charles Jenkins United States	Karl-Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany	Voitto Hellsten Finland
1956 Melbourne details	Charles Jenkins United States	Karl-Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany	Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union
1960 Rome details	Otis Davis United States	Carl Kaufmann United Team of Germany	Malcolm Spence South Africa
1964 Tokyo details	Mike Larrabee United States	Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago	Andrzej Badeński Poland
1968 Mexico City details	Lee Evans United States	Larry James United States	Ron Freeman United States
1972 Munich details	Vincent Matthews United States	Wayne Collett United States	Julius Sang Kenya
1976 Montreal details	Alberto Juantorena Cuba	Fred Newhouse United States	Herman Frazier United States
1980 Moscow details	Viktor Markin Soviet Union	Rick Mitchell Australia	Frank Schaffer East Germany
1984 Los Angeles details	Alonzo Babers United States	Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast	Antonio McKay United States
1988 Seoul details	Steve Lewis United States	Butch Reynolds United States	Danny Everett United States
1992 Barcelona details	Quincy Watts United States	Steve Lewis United States	Samson Kitur Kenya
1996 Atlanta details	Michael Johnson United States	Roger Black Great Britain	Davis Kamoga Uganda
2000 Sydney details	Michael Johnson United States	Alvin Harrison United States	Greg Haughton Jamaica
2004 Athens details	Jeremy Wariner United States	Otis Harris United States	Derrick Brew United States
2008 Beijing details	LaShawn Merritt United States	Jeremy Wariner United States	David Neville United States
2012 London details	Kirani James Grenada	Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic	Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Wayde van Niekerk South Africa	Kirani James Grenada	LaShawn Merritt United States
2020 Tokyo details	Steven Gardiner Bahamas	Anthony Zambrano Colombia	Kirani James Grenada
2024 Paris details	Quincy Hall United States	Matthew Hudson Smith Great Britain	Muzala Samukonga Zambia

Women

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1964 Tokyo details	Betty Cuthbert Australia	Ann Packer Great Britain	Judy Amoore Australia
1968 Mexico City details	Colette Besson France	Lillian Board Great Britain	Natalya Pechonkina Soviet Union
1972 Munich details	Monika Zehrt East Germany	Rita Wilden West Germany	Kathy Hammond United States
1976 Montreal details	Irena Szewińska Poland	Christina Brehmer East Germany	Ellen Streidt East Germany
1980 Moscow details	Marita Koch East Germany	Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia	Christina Lathan East Germany
1984 Los Angeles details	Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States	Chandra Cheeseborough United States	Kathy Smallwood-Cook Great Britain
1988 Seoul details	Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union	Petra Müller East Germany	Olga Nazarova Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona details	Marie-José Pérec France	Olga Bryzgina Unified Team	Ximena Restrepo Colombia
1996 Atlanta details	Marie-José Pérec France	Cathy Freeman Australia	Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria
2000 Sydney details	Cathy Freeman Australia	Lorraine Graham Jamaica	Katharine Merry Great Britain
2004 Athens details	Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas	Ana Guevara Mexico	Natalya Antyukh Russia
2008 Beijing details	Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain	Shericka Williams Jamaica	Sanya Richards United States
2012 London details	Sanya Richards-Ross United States	Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain	DeeDee Trotter United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Shaunae Miller Bahamas	Allyson Felix United States	Shericka Jackson Jamaica
2020 Tokyo details	Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas	Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic	Allyson Felix United States
2024 Paris details	Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic	Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain	Natalia Kaczmarek Poland

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Bert Cameron (JAM)	Michael Franks (USA)	Sunder Nix (USA)
1987 Rome details	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	Innocent Egbunike (NGA)	Harry Reynolds (USA)
1991 Tokyo details	Antonio Pettigrew (USA)	Roger Black (GBR)	Danny Everett (USA)
1993 Stuttgart details	Michael Johnson (USA)	Butch Reynolds (USA)	Samson Kitur (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg details	Michael Johnson (USA)	Butch Reynolds (USA)	Greg Haughton (JAM)
1997 Athens details	Michael Johnson (USA)	Davis Kamoga (UGA)	Tyree Washington (USA)
1999 Seville details	Michael Johnson (USA)	Sanderlei Parrela (BRA)	Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX)
2001 Edmonton details	Avard Moncur (BAH)	Ingo Schultz (GER)	Greg Haughton (JAM)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Tyree Washington (USA)	Marc Raquil (FRA)	Michael Blackwood (JAM)
2005 Helsinki details	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Andrew Rock (USA)	Tyler Christopher (CAN)
2007 Osaka details	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Angelo Taylor (USA)
2009 Berlin details	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Renny Quow (TRI)
2011 Daegu details	Kirani James (GRN)	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Kévin Borlée (BEL)
2013 Moscow details	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Tony McQuay (USA)	Luguelín Santos (DOM)
2015 Beijing details	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Kirani James (GRN)
2017 London details	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	Steven Gardiner (BAH)	Abdalelah Haroun (QAT)
2019 Doha details	Steven Gardiner (BAH)	Anthony Zambrano (COL)	Fred Kerley (USA)
2022 Eugene details	Michael Norman (USA)	Kirani James (GRN)	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
2023 Budapest details	Antonio Watson (JAM)	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)	Quincy Hall (USA)
2025 Tokyo details	Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT)	Jereem Richards (TTO)	Bayapo Ndori (BOT)

Medalists by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	11	9	6	27
2	Bahamas (BAH)	2	1	0	3
3	Jamaica (JAM)	2	0	3	5
4	South Africa (RSA)	2	0	0	2
5	Grenada (GRN)	1	1	1	3
6	Botswana (BOT)	1	0	1	2
7	East Germany (GDR)	1	0	0	1
8	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	1	3
9	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	0	1	1	2
10	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
	Colombia (COL)	0	1	0	1
	France (FRA)	0	1	0	1
	Germany (GER)	0	1	0	1
	Nigeria (NGR)	0	1	0	1
	Uganda (UGA)	0	1	0	1
16	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Canada (CAN)	0	0	1	1
	Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	0	1	1
	Kenya (KEN)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	Qatar (QAT)	0	0	1	1

Women

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	Taťána Kocembová (TCH)	Mariya Pinigina (URS)
1987 Rome details	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	Petra Muller (GDR)	Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Grit Breuer (GER)	Sandra Myers (ESP)
1993 Stuttgart details	Jearl Miles (USA)	Natasha Kaiser-Brown (USA)	Sandie Richards (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg details	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Pauline Davis (BAH)	Jearl Miles (USA)
1997 Athens details	Cathy Freeman (AUS)	Sandie Richards (JAM)	Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
1999 Seville details	Cathy Freeman (AUS)	Anja Rücker (GER)	Lorraine Graham-Fenton (JAM)
2001 Edmonton details	Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN)	Lorraine Fenton (JAM)	Ana Guevara (MEX)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Ana Guevara (MEX)	Lorraine Fenton (JAM)	Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN)
2005 Helsinki details	Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)	Sanya Richards (USA)	Ana Guevara (MEX)
2007 Osaka details	Christine Ohuruogu (GBR)	Nicola Sanders (GBR)	Novlene Williams (JAM)
2009 Berlin details	Sanya Richards (USA)	Shericka Williams (JAM)	Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS)
2011 Daegu details	Amantle Montsho (BOT)	Allyson Felix (USA)	Francena McCorory (USA)§
2013 Moscow details	Christine Ohuruogu (GBR)	Amantle Montsho (BOT)	Stephanie McPherson (JAM)^§
2015 Beijing details	Allyson Felix (USA)	Shaunae Miller (BAH)	Shericka Jackson (JAM)
2017 London details	Phyllis Francis (USA)	Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)	Allyson Felix (USA)
2019 Doha details	Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)	Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)	Shericka Jackson (JAM)
2022 Eugene details	Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)	Marileidy Paulino (DOM)	Sada Williams (BAR)
2023 Budapest details	Marileidy Paulino (DOM)	Natalia Kaczmarek (POL)	Sada Williams (BAR)
2025 Tokyo details	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)	Marileidy Paulino (DOM)	Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)

§ : awarded following doping disqualification.

Medalists by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	5	3	4	12
2	Bahamas (BAH)	2	3	0	5
3	Great Britain (GBR)	2	1	0	3
5	Australia (AUS)	2	0	0	2
5	France (FRA)	2	0	0	2
6	Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	2	0	3
7	Bahrain (BHR)	1	1	1	3
8	Botswana (BOT)	1	1	0	2
8	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
10	Mexico (MEX)	1	0	2	3
11	Senegal (SEN)	1	0	1	2
11	Soviet Union (URS)	1	0	1	2
13	Jamaica (JAM)	0	4	6	10
14	Germany (GER)	0	2	0	2
15	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	1	2
16	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
17	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	2	2
17	Russia (RUS)	0	0	2	2
13	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris^[A]	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	Todd Bennett (GBR)	Mark Rowe (USA)
1987 Indianapolis details	Antonio McKay (USA)	Roberto Hernández (CUB)	Michael Franks (USA)
1989 Budapest details	Antonio McKay (USA)	Ian Morris (TTO)	Cayetano Cornet (ESP)
1991 Seville details	Devon Morris (JAM)	Samson Kitur (KEN)	Cayetano Cornet (ESP)
1993 Toronto details	Butch Reynolds (USA)	Sunday Bada (NGR)	Darren Clark (AUS)
1995 Barcelona details	Darnell Hall (USA)	Sunday Bada (NGR)	Mikhail Vdovin (RUS)
1997 Paris details	Sunday Bada (NGR)	Jamie Baulch (GBR)	Shunji Karube (JPN)
1999 Maebashi details	Jamie Baulch (GBR)	Milton Campbell (USA)	Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX)
2001 Lisbon details	Daniel Caines (GBR)	Milton Campbell (USA)	Danny McFarlane (JAM)
2003 Birmingham details	Tyree Washington (USA)	Daniel Caines (GBR)	Paul McKee (IRL) Jamie Baulch (GBR)
2004 Budapest details	Alleyne Francique (GRN)	Davian Clarke (JAM)	Gary Kikaya (COD)
2006 Moscow details	Alleyne Francique (GRN)	California Molefe (BOT)	Chris Brown (BAH)
2008 Valencia details	Tyler Christopher (CAN)	Johan Wissman (SWE)	Chris Brown (BAH)
2010 Doha details	Chris Brown (BAH)	William Collazo (CUB)	Jamaal Torrance (USA)
2012 Istanbul details	Nery Brenes (CRC)	Demetrius Pinder (BAH)	Chris Brown (BAH)
2014 Sopot details	Pavel Maslák (CZE)	Chris Brown (BAH)	Kyle Clemons (USA)
2016 Portland details	Pavel Maslák (CZE)	Abdalelah Haroun (QAT)	Deon Lendore (TTO)
2018 Birmingham details	Pavel Maslák (CZE)	Michael Cherry (USA)	Deon Lendore (TTO)
2022 Belgrade details	Jereem Richards (TTO)	Trevor Bassitt (USA)	Carl Bengtström (SWE)
2024 Glasgow details	Alexander Doom (BEL)	Karsten Warholm (NOR)	Rusheen McDonald (JAM)
2025 Nanjing details	Christopher Bailey (USA)	Brian Faust (USA)	Jacory Patterson (USA)
2026 Toruń details	Christopher Morales Williams (CAN)	Khaleb McRae (USA)	Jereem Richards (TTO)

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris^[A]	Diane Dixon (USA)	Regine Berg (BEL)	Charmaine Crooks (CAN)
1987 Indianapolis details	Sabine Busch (GDR)	Lillie Leatherwood (USA)	Judit Forgács (HUN)
1989 Budapest details	Helga Arendt (FRG)	Diane Dixon (USA)	Jillian Richardson (TTO)
1991 Seville details	Diane Dixon (USA)	Sandra Myers (ESP)	Anita Protti (SUI)
1993 Toronto details	Sandie Richards (JAM)	Tatyana Alekseyeva (RUS)	Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
1995 Barcelona details	Irina Privalova (RUS)	Sandie Richards (JAM)	Daniela Georgieva (BUL)
1997 Paris details	Jearl Miles Clark (USA)	Sandie Richards (JAM)	Helena Fuchsová (CZE)
1999 Maebashi details	Grit Breuer (GER)	Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)	Jearl Miles Clark (USA)
2001 Lisbon details	Sandie Richards (JAM)	Olga Kotlyarova (RUS)	Olesya Zykina (RUS)
2003 Birmingham details	Natalya Nazarova (RUS)	Christine Amertil (BAH)	Grit Breuer (GER)
2004 Budapest details	Natalya Nazarova (RUS)	Olesya Forsheva (RUS)	Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)
2006 Moscow details	Olesya Forsheva (RUS)	Vania Stambolova (BUL)	Christine Amertil (BAH)
2008 Valencia details	Olesya Zykina (RUS)	Natalya Nazarova (RUS)	Shareese Woods (USA)
2010 Doha details	Debbie Dunn (USA)	Vania Stambolova (BUL)	Amantle Montsho (BOT)
2012 Istanbul details	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS)	Natasha Hastings (USA)
2014 Sopot details	Francena McCorory (USA)	Kaliese Spencer (JAM)	Shaunae Miller (BAH)
2016 Portland details	Kemi Adekoya (BHR)	Ashley Spencer (USA)	Quanera Hayes (USA)
2018 Birmingham details	Courtney Okolo (USA)	Shakima Wimbley (USA)	Eilidh Doyle (GBR)
2022 Belgrade details	Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)	Femke Bol (NED)	Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM)
2024 Glasgow details	Femke Bol (NED)	Lieke Klaver (NED)	Alexis Holmes (USA)
2025 Nanjing details	Amber Anning (GBR)	Alexis Holmes (USA)	Henriette Jæger (NOR)
2026 Toruń details	Lurdes Gloria Manuel (CZE)	Natalia Bukowiecka (POL)	Lieke Klaver (NED)

^{^A} Known as the World Indoor Games

World leading times

Men

Year	Time	Athlete	Place
1966	44.82 y	Wendell Mottley (TTO)	Kingston
1967	44.74 + h	Tommie Smith (USA)	San Jose
1968	43.86 A	Lee Evans (USA)	Mexico City
1969	44.67 y	Curtis Mills (USA)	Knoxville
1970	45.01	Charles Asati (KEN)	Edinburgh
1971	44.44 y h	John Smith (USA)	Eugene
1972	44.34 h	Wayne Collett (USA)	Eugene
1973	44.85 y	Maurice Peoples (USA)	Baton Rouge
1974	44.94 h A	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	Mexico City
1975	44.45 A	Ronnie Ray (USA)	Mexico City
1976	44.26	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	Montreal
1977	44.65	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	La Habana
1978	44.27 A	Alberto Juantorena (CUB)	Medellín
1979	44.92	Harald Schmid (FRG)	Stuttgart
1980	44.60	Viktor Markin (RUS)	Moscow
1981	44.58	Bert Cameron (JAM)	Baton Rouge
1982	44.68	Sunder Nix (USA)	Indianapolis
1983	44.50	Erwin Skamrahl (FRG)	München
1984	44.27	Alonzo Babers (USA)	Los Angeles
1985	44.47	Michael Franks (USA)	Canberra
1986	44.30	Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV)	Indianapolis
1987	44.10	Butch Reynolds (USA)	Columbus
1988	43.29	Butch Reynolds (USA)	Zurich
1989	44.27	Antonio Pettigrew (USA)	Houston
1990	44.06	Danny Everett (USA)	Seville
1991	44.17	Michael Johnson (USA)	Lausanne
1992	43.50	Quincy Watts (USA)	Barcelona
1993	43.65	Michael Johnson (USA)	Stuttgart
1994	43.90	Michael Johnson (USA)	Madrid
1995	43.39	Michael Johnson (USA)	Gothenburg
1996	43.44	Michael Johnson (USA)	Atlanta
1997	43.75	Michael Johnson (USA)	Waco
1998	43.68	Michael Johnson (USA)	Zürich
1999	43.18	Michael Johnson (USA)	Sevilla
2000	43.68	Michael Johnson (USA)	Sacramento
2001	44.28	Tyree Washington (USA)	Los Angeles
2002	44.45	Leonard Byrd (USA)	Belém
2003	44.33	Tyree Washington (USA)	Palo Alto
2004	44.00	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Athens
2005	43.93	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Helsinki
2006	43.62	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Rome
2007	43.45	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Osaka
2008	43.75	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Beijing
2009	44.06	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Berlin
2010	44.13	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	Zürich
2011	44.35	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Daegu
2012	43.94	Kirani James (GRN)	London
2013	43.74	LaShawn Merritt (USA)	Moscow
2014	43.74	Kirani James (GRN)	Lausanne
2015	43.48	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	Beijing
2016	43.03	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	Rio de Janeiro
2017	43.62	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	Lausanne
2018	43.61	Michael Norman (USA)	Eugene
2019	43.45	Michael Norman (USA)	Torrance
2020	44.91	Justin Robinson (USA)	Marietta
2021	43.85	Randolph Ross (USA)	Eugene
2021	43.85	Steven Gardiner (BAH)	Tokyo
2022	43.56	Michael Norman (USA)	Eugene
2023	43.74	Steven Gardiner (BAH)	Székesfehérvár
2024	43.40	Quincy Hall (USA)	Saint-Denis
2025	43.53	Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT)	Tokyo
2026	43.82	Samuel Ogazi (NGR)	Lexington

Women

Year	Time	Athlete	Place
1966	—	—	—
1967	—	—	—
1968	52.03 A	Colette Besson (FRA)	Mexico City
1969	51.72	Nicole Duclos (FRA)	Athens
1970	51.02	Marilyn Neufville (JAM)	Edinburgh
1971	52.14	Helga Seidler (GDR)	Helsinki
1972	51.08	Monika Zehrt (GDR)	Munich
1973	51.27	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (FIN)	Helsinki
1974	50.14	Riitta Salin (FIN)	Rome
1975	50.50	Irena Szewinska (POL)	Nice
1976	49.28	Irena Szewinska (POL)	Montreal
1977	49.52	Irena Szewinska (POL)	Düsseldorf
1978	48.94	Marita Koch (GDR)	Prague
1979	48.60	Marita Koch (GDR)	Potsdam
1980	48.88	Marita Koch (GDR)	Moscow
1981	48.61	Jarmila Kratochvílová (CZE)	Rome
1982	48.16	Marita Koch (GDR)	Athens
1983	47.99	Jarmila Kratochvílová (CZE)	Helsinki
1984	48.16	Marita Koch (GDR)	Prague
1985	47.60	Marita Koch (GDR)	Canberra
1986	48.22	Marita Koch (GDR)	Stuttgart
1987	49.38	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	Rome
1988	48.65	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	Seoul
1989	50.01	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Duisburg
1990	49.50	Grit Breuer (GER)	Split
1991	49.32	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Frankfurt
1992	48.83	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Frankfurt
1993	49.81	Ma Yuqin (CHN)	Beijing
1994	49.77	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Paris
1995	49.28	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Gothenburg
1996	48.25	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Atlanta
1997	49.39	Cathy Freeman (AUS)	Oslo
1998	49.29	Charity Opara (NGR)	Rome
1999	49.62	Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)	Lagos
2000	49.11	Cathy Freeman (AUS)	Sydney
2001	49.59	Katharine Merry (GBR)	Athens
2002	49.16	Ana Guevara (MEX)	Zürich
2003	48.89	Ana Guevara (MEX)	Saint-Denis
2004	49.07	Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)	Berlin
2005	48.92	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	Zürich
2006	48.70	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	Athens
2007	49.27	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	Berlin
2007	49.27	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	Stuttgart
2008	49.62	Christine Ohuruogu (GBR)	Beijing
2009	48.83	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	Brussels
2010	49.64	Debbie Dunn (USA)	Des Moines
2011	49.35	Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS)	Cheboksary
2012	49.16	Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS)	Cheboksary
2013	49.33	Amantle Montsho (BOT)	Monaco
2014	49.48	Francena McCorory (USA)	Sacramento
2015	49.26	Allyson Felix (USA)	Beijing
2016	49.44	Shaunae Miller (BAH)	Rio de Janeiro
2017	49.46	Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)	Brussels
2018	48.97	Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)	Monaco
2019	48.14	Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)	Doha
2020	50.42 A	Beatrice Masilingi (NAM)	Pretoria
2021	48.36	Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)	Tokyo
2022	48.99	Marileidy Paulino (DOM)	Zürich
2023	48.74	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)	Eugene
2024	48.17	Marileidy Paulino (DOM)	Saint-Denis
2025	47.78	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)	Tokyo
2026	48.48	Marileidy Paulino (DOM)	Paris

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