400m hurdles
Event stats
Top mark
50.37
10th-place mark
51.58
100th-place mark
52.88
Median age, top 100
25.3 yrs
Distinct athletes
229
Years contested
1978β2026
World-record progression
Canonical list: All-time womens best 400 m hurdles. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.
Best mark per year
The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.
Entries per year
Decade leaders
- 1970s 54.78 π·πΊ Marina Stepanova 1979-07-27
- 1980s 52.94 π·πΊ Marina Stepanova 1986-09-17
- 1990s 52.61 πΊπΈ Kim Batten 1995-08-11
- 2000s 52.34 π·πΊ Yuliya Pechonkina 2003-08-08
- 2010s 52.16 πΊπΈ Dalilah Muhammad 2019-10-04
- 2020s 50.37 πΊπΈ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 2024-08-08