300 metres
Athletics event
The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions.
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.
All-time top 25
- + = en route to 400 m performance
- i = indoor performance
- A = affected by altitude
- OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference)
- h = hand timing
Men (outdoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 30.69 A | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 17 February 2024 | Pretoria | [3] |
2 | 30.81 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [4] |
3 | 30.85 A | Michael Johnson | United States | 24 March 2000 | Pretoria | |
4 | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [5] |
5 | 31.20+ | Kirani James | Grenada | 14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [6] |
LaShawn Merritt | United States | |||||
7 | 31.44 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [4] |
8 | 31.48 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba | 3 September 1990 | Jerez de la Frontera | [7] |
Danny Everett | United States | [8] | ||||
10 | 31.52 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 12 May 2022 | Ponce | [9] |
11 | 31.56 | Douglas Walker | Great Britain | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |
12 | 31.58+ | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 31 August 2007 | Osaka | [10] |
13 | 31.61 | Anthuan Maybank | United States | 13 July 1996 | Durham | |
Clarence Munyai | South Africa | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [4] | ||
15 | 31.64 | Tony McQuay | United States | 11 June 2016 | Kingston | |
16 | 31.67 | John Regis | Great Britain | 17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |
17 | 31.70 | Kirk Baptiste | United States | 18 August 1984 | London | |
18 | 31.73 | Thomas Jefferson | United States | 22 August 1987 | London | |
19 | 31.74 | Gabriel Tiacoh | Ivory Coast | 6 August 1986 | A Coruña | |
20 | 31.77 | Tyler Christopher | Canada | 20 May 2004 | Sainte Anne | |
21 | 31.80 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [11] |
22 | 31.81 | Gil Roberts | United States | 11 June 2016 | Kingston | |
Vernon Norwood | United States | 12 May 2022 | Ponce | [12] | ||
24 | 31.82 | Steve Lewis | United States | 17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |
25 | 31.87 | Mark Richardson | Great Britain | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |
Jonathan Borlée | Belgium | 5 July 2012 | Naimette-Xhovémont |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 31.87:
- Wayde Van Niekerk also ran 31.03 (2016), 31.04+ (2016) and 31.63 (2015).
- LaShawn Merritt also ran 31.23 (2016), 31.30 (2009), 31.31 (2006), 31.53 (2015), 31.68+ (2007).
- Letsile Tebogo also ran 31.54 A (2023).
- Michael Johnson also ran 31.55+ (1995), 31.56 (1994), 31.64+ (1996), 31.66+ (1999), 31.72 (1993).
- Steven Gardiner also ran 31.56 i (2022), 31.59 (2023), 31.83 (2020).
- Roberto Hernández also ran 31.69 (1990).
- Isaac Makwala also ran 31.77 (2018).
- Jeremy Wariner also ran 31.72 (2008).
Men (indoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 31.56 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 27 January 2022 | Columbia | |
2 | 31.87 A | Noah Lyles | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | [16] |
3 | 31.88 | Wallace Spearmon | United States | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
4 | 31.92 A | Paul Dedewo | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
5 | 31.94 | Kerron Clement | United States | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
LaShawn Merritt | United States | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |||
7 | 31.97 | Bralon Taplin | Grenada | 13 February 2017 | Ostrava | |
8 | 31.99 | Jacory Patterson | United States | 14 January 2022 | Clemson | |
9 | 32.10 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad & Tobago | 9 February 2018 | Boston | |
10 | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 8 February 2014 | Gent | |
11 | 32.19 | Robson Caetano da Silva | Brazil | 23 February 1989 | Karlsruhe | |
12 | 32.32 | Torrin Lawrence | United States | 21 January 2010 | Blacksburg | |
13 | 32.35 | Rai Benjamin | United States | 7 February 2020 | New York | |
14 | 32.36 | Frank Fredericks | Namibia | 27 February 2003 | Karlsruhe | |
Brian Faust | United States | 13 January 2024 | Clemson | [17] | ||
16 | 32.37 | Lalonde Gordon | Trinidad & Tobago | 3 February 2017 | New York | |
17 | 32.38 | Greg Nixon | United States | 9 February 2009 | Liévin | |
18 | 32.39 | Óscar Husillos | Spain | 19 January 2018 | Salamanca | |
19 | 32.40 | Matthew Boling | United States | 13 January 2023 | Clemson | |
20 | 32.42 | Kahmari Montgomery | United States | 11 February 2022 | Louisville | |
21 | 32.46 A | Dontavius Wright | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
32.46 | James Benson II | United States | 12 January 2023 | Fayetteville | ||
23 | 32.47 | Leslie Djhone | France | 4 March 2010 | Liévin | |
Karsten Warholm | Norway | 27 February 2021 | Bærum | |||
Christopher Morales Williams | Canada | 13 January 2024 | Clemson | [18] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 32.47:
- Stephen Gardiner also ran 32.06 (2022) and 32.26 (2019).
- Noah Lyles also ran 32.16 (2017)
- Pavel Maslák also ran 32.19 (2017).
- Jacory Patterson also 32.28 (2020).
- Paul Dedewo also ran 32.38 (2017).
- Lalonde Gordon also ran 32.47 (2014, 2017).
Women (outdoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 34.14+ | Marita Koch | East Germany | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [21] |
2 | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [22] |
3 | 34.6h | Rita Wilden | West Germany | 18 August 1975 | Dortmund | |
4 | 34.60 A | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | 18 February 2023 | Pretoria | [23] |
5 | 34.94+ | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | United States | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [24] |
6 | 34.95+ | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 18 August 1982 | Zürich | [25] |
7 | 35.00+ | Marie-José Pérec | France | 27 August 1991 | Tokyo | [26] |
8 | 35.01+ | Olga Bryzgina | Ukraine | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [27] |
9 | 35.16 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | 17 March 2023 | Carolina | [28] |
10 | 35.24+ | Tatána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 10 August 1983 | Helsinki | [29] |
11 | 35.30 A | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 3 May 2003 | Mexico City | |
12 | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | Great Britain | 18 August 1984 | London | |
Chandra Cheeseborough | United States | 18 August 1984 | London | |||
14 | 35.47+ | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States | 26 September 1988 | Seoul | [30] |
15 | 35.52 | Natalia Kaczmarek | Poland | 30 January 2024 | Potchefstroom | [31] |
17 | 35.61+ | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 23 August 2023 | Budapest | [32] |
17 | 35.63+ | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 18 August 2009 | Berlin | [33] |
18 | 35.70 | Irena Szewinska | Poland | 4 July 1975 | London | |
Léa Sprunger | Switzerland | 25 May 2017 | Langenthal | [34] | ||
35.70+ | Sada Williams | Barbados | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [35] | |
21 | 35.71 | Donna Fraser | Great Britain | 28 August 2000 | Gateshead | |
22 | 35.73+ | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica | 29 August 2007 | Osaka | [36] |
23 | 35.74 | Courtney Okolo | United States | 23 July 2016 | Houston | |
24 | 35.75+ | Shamier Little | United States | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [37] |
25 | 35.78+ | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union | 26 September 1988 | Seoul | [38] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 35.78:
- Marita Koch also ran 34.66+ (1984).
- Jarmila Kratochvílová also ran 35.06+ (1983).
- Marileidy Paulino also ran 35.40+ (2023).
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.55+ (2022), 35.61+ (2022), and 35.71+ (2022).
- Olga Bryzgina also ran 35.47+ (1988).
- Kathy Cook also ran 35.51 (1983).
Women (indoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 35.45 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 16 January 1993 | Moscow | |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 2 February 2018 | New York | |||
3 | 35.54 | Abby Steiner | United States | 10 February 2023 | New York | |
4 | 35.69 | Patricia Hall-Pritchett | Jamaica | 13 February 2012 | Liévin | |
5 | 35.71 | Quanera Hayes | United States | 6 January 2017 | Clemson | |
6 | 35.73 | Gabby Thomas | United States | 12 February 2021 | Staten Island | |
7 | 35.83 A | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 13 March 1981 | Pocatello | |
35.83 | JaMeesia Ford | United States | 8 December 2023 | Clemson | [41] | |
9 | 35.95 | Brittany Brown | United States | 22 February 2019 | Staten Island | |
10 | 35.99 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | United States | 12 February 2021 | Staten Island | |
Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [42] | ||
12 | 36.12 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | United States | 7 December 2017 | Bloomington | |
Talitha Diggs | United States | 13 January 2023 | Clemson | |||
14 | 36.15 A | Phyllis Francis | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
15 | 36.18 A | Joanna Atkins | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
16 | 36.20 | Natalia Kaczmarek | Poland | 4 February 2022 | Spala | |
17 | 36.25 | Natasha Hastings | United States | 13 February 2016 | Boston | |
18 | 36.27 | Ashley Spencer | United States | 10 February 2017 | New York | |
19 | 36.30 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 6 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
20 | 36.33 | Allyson Felix | United States | 8 February 2007 | Fayetteville | |
Amantle Montsho | Botswana | 4 March 2010 | Liévin | |||
22 | 36.38 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 31 January 2009 | Moscow | |
23 | 36.41 | Bianca Knight | United States | 11 February 2011 | Fayetteville | |
Anna Kiełbasińska | Poland | 3 February 2023 | Brighton | |||
25 | 36.42 | Deedee Trotter | United States | 8 February 2007 | Fayetteville | |
Rhasidat Adeleke | Ireland | 11 February 2024 | New York City | [43] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 36.45:
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.71 (2017), 36.10 (2014), and 36.40 (2014).
- Gabby Thomas also ran 35.75 (2024), 35.92 (2021), 35.98 (2019), 36.21 (2022), and 36.31 (2023).
- Abby Steiner also ran 35.80 (2017).
- Lynna Irby-Jackson also ran 36.05 (2024), 36.42 (2022).
- Brittany Brown also ran 36.13 (2023) and 36.30 (2019).
- Natalia Kaczmarek also ran 36.25 (2023).
- Talitha Diggs also ran 36.21 (2024), 36.37 (2022).
- Antonina Krivoshapka also ran 36.42 (2012).
References
- ^ "All-time men's best 300m". alltime-athletics.com. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "All-time men's best 300m en route to 400m". alltime-athletics.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Tebogo breaks world 300m best with 30.69 in Pretoria". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Bob Ramsak (28 June 2017). "Van Niekerk breaks 300m world best in Ostrava". IAAF. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "300 Metres Results" (PDF). www.zlatatretra.cz. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Stride Length vs Stride Frequency in the 400 Metres". Žiga P. Škraba. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Danny Everett 300m 31.48 RM 3-Sep-1990". 15 March 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Danny Everett 300m 31.48 RM 3-Sep-1990". 15 March 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Javier Clavelo Robinson (13 May 2022). "Crouser crushes world lead and Johnson gets shock win in Ponce". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "All-time men's best 300m en route to 400m". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "300m Results" (PDF). zlatatretra.cz. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Javier Clavelo Robinson (13 May 2022). "Crouser crushes world lead and Johnson gets shock win in Ponce". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "All-time men's best 300m". alltime-athletics.com. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "All-time men's best 300m en route to 400m". alltime-athletics.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "World alltime indoor list men 300m". www.tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Gwen Berry, Noah Lyles break world indoor records". foxsports.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "300m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "300m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "All-time women's best 300m". alltime-athletics.com. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "All-time women's best 300m en route to 400m". alltime-athletics.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "All-time women's best 300m en route to 400m". alltime-athletics.com. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (20 June 2019). "Miller-Uibo breaks 300m world best, Lasitskene tops 2.06m and Kirt joins 90-metre club in Ostrava". IAAF. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "MASILINGI & COETZEE BREAK 300M RECORDS". newtonagency.co.za. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Meeting de Paris - Women's 400m Race Analysis" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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- ^ Gary Smith (18 March 2023). "Steven Gardiner and Marileidy Paulino win fast 300m in Puerto Rico". world-track.org. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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- ^ "All-time women's best 300m en route to 400m". alltime-athletics.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "300m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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- ^ "300m Result". World Athletics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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