400 metres women legal analytics

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Top mark
47.60
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marita Koch
Canberra · 1985-10-06
10th-place mark
48.22
gap: +0.62
100th-place mark
49.17
gap: +1.57
Median age, top 100
26.2 yrs
Distinct athletes
387
4120 canonical perfs
Years contested
1974–2026
14 historical WRs
World-record progression 14 world records since 1974

Canonical list: All-time women's best 400m. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 53 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1974: 6 performances1975: 5 performances1976: 45 performances1977: 11 performances1978: 18 performances1979: 17 performances1980: 31 performances1981: 13 performances1982: 40 performances1983: 47 performances1984: 109 performances1985: 50 performances1986: 66 performances1987: 59 performances1988: 103 performances1989: 22 performances1990: 49 performances1991: 76 performances1992: 106 performances1993: 37 performances1994: 50 performances1995: 54 performances1996: 111 performances1997: 82 performances1998: 114 performances1999: 83 performances2000: 128 performances2001: 60 performances2002: 50 performances2003: 60 performances2004: 137 performances2005: 96 performances2006: 114 performances2007: 108 performances2008: 101 performances2009: 93 performances2010: 79 performances2011: 79 performances2012: 98 performances2013: 92 performances2014: 69 performances2015: 89 performances2016: 82 performances2017: 78 performances2018: 92 performances2019: 61 performances2020: 5 performances2021: 125 performances2022: 139 performances2023: 187 performances2024: 240 performances2025: 238 performances2026: 16 performances19801990200020102020024019742026
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1970s 48.60 πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marita Koch 1979-08-04
  2. 1980s 47.60 πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marita Koch 1985-10-06
  3. 1990s 48.25 πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Marie-JosΓ© PΓ©rec 1996-07-29
  4. 2000s 48.70 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Sanya Richards-Ross 2006-09-16
  5. 2010s 48.14 πŸ‡§πŸ‡³ Salwa Eid Naser 2019-10-03
  6. 2020s 47.78 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 2025-09-18
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 18
  2. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GDR 18
  3. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ CZE 12
  4. πŸ‡§πŸ‡³ BRN 10
  5. πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ DOM 10
  6. πŸ‡§πŸ‡Έ BAH 8
  7. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ UKR 6
  8. πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ MEX 3
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marita Koch 18
  2. πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Marileidy Paulino 10
  3. πŸ‡§πŸ‡³ Salwa Eid Naser 10
  4. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ Jarmila KratochvΓ­lovΓ‘ 10
  5. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Olga Bryzgina 6
  6. πŸ‡§πŸ‡Έ Shaunae Miller-Uibo 6
  7. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Sanya Richards-Ross 6
  8. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 6
Mark vs age 800 points