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
| Ratified | |
| Not ratified | |
| Ratified but later rescinded | |
| Pending ratification |
| Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- 400 Metres Hurdles All Time List from the IAAF
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