Women's 400 metres hurdles world record progression
How world records have varied over time
The first world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1974.[1] The current record is 50.68 seconds, set by American Sydney McLaughlin on July 22, 2022 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971 but the event was officially introduced as a discipline in 1974.
Progression
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Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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56.51 | Krystyna Kacperczyk (POL) | July 13, 1974 | Augsburg[1] |
55.74 | Tatyana Storozheva (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 |
51.41 | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | June 25, 2022 | Eugene[2] |
50.68 | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | July 22, 2022 | Eugene |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Page 644. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Karen Rosen (26 June 2022). "McLaughlin breaks world 400m hurdles record with 51.41 at US Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
External links
- 400 Metres Hurdles All Time List from the IAAF
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