The 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by women since 1980 and by men since 1983.
| 400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships | |
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 The finish of the 2019 women's final. | |
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1980 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 46.29 Alison dos Santos (2022) |
| Women | 50.68 Sydney McLaughlin (2022) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Karsten Warholm (NOR) |
| Women |  Femke Bol (NED) |
The championship records for the event are 46.29 for men, set by Alison dos Santos in 2022, and 50.68 s for women, set by Sydney McLaughlin, also in 2022. The women's world record has been broken four times at the World Championships: by Sally Gunnell in 1993, Kim Batten in 1995, Dalilah Muhammad in 2019, and Sydney McLaughlin in 2022. The men's world record has never been broken at the competition.
Karsten Warholm is the most successful athlete in the history of the event, winning three medals between 2017 and 2023. Félix Sánchez is the second most successful athlete, winning two gold medals and one silver medal between 2001 and 2007. Nezha Bidouane has the same medal tally as Sanchez and is the most successful female athlete, winning two golds and one silver between 1997 and 2001. Yuliya Pechonkina, Lashinda Demus and Dalilah Muhammad have won the most medals in the event, with four total; all won one gold, two silver and one bronze.
The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, winning 7 gold medals in the men's discipline, 5 gold medals in the women's discipline and 39 medals in total. Great Britain is the only other nation that has won gold in both the men's and the women's event.
Age records edit
- All information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
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| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion | Karsten Warholm (NOR) |
21 years, 165 days | 9 Aug 2017 |  Jana Pittman (AUS) |
20 years, 292 days | 15 Aug 2003 |
| Youngest medalist |  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) |
20 years, 14 days | 4 Aug 1997 |  Petra Pfaff (GDR) |
19 years, 305 days | 16 Aug 1980 |
| Youngest finalist |  Jehue Gordon (TTO)
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17 years, 246 days | 18 Aug 2009 |  Esther Mahr (USA)
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19 years, 137 days | 16 Aug 1980 |
| Youngest participant | Jehue Gordon (TTO) |
17 years, 243 days | 15 Aug 2009 |  Mirenda Francourt (SEY) |
16 years, 99 days | 26 Aug 1991 |
| Oldest champion | Edwin Moses (USA) |
32 years, 1 day | 1 Sep 1987 |  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
31 years, 324 days | 8 Aug 2001 |
| Oldest medalist |  Kriss Akabusi (GBR) |
32 years, 272 days | 27 Aug 1991 | Sandra Glover (USA) |
36 years, 226 days | 13 Aug 2005 |
| Oldest finalist |  Danny McFarlane (JAM)
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37 years, 185 days | 18 Aug 2009 | Sandra Glover (USA)
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36 years, 226 days | 13 Aug 2005 |
| Oldest participant |  Mahau Suguimati (BRA) |
37 years, 245 days | 16 July 2022 |  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR) |
37 years, 321 days | 28 Aug 2007 |
Medalists edit
Men edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  British Virgin Islands (BVI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Multiple medalists edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karsten Warholm | Norway (NOR) |
2017–2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic (DOM) |
2001–2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Edwin Moses | United States (USA) |
1983–1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kerron Clement | United States (USA) |
2007–2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Samuel Matete | Zambia (ZAM) |
1991–1995 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Stéphane Diagana | France (FRA) |
1995–1999 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Mori | Italy (ITA) |
1999–2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Bershawn Jackson | United States (USA) |
2005–2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Rai Benjamin | United States (USA)
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2019-2023 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico (PUR) |
2009–2011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Harald Schmid | West Germany (FRG) |
1983–1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Winthrop Graham | Jamaica (JAM) |
1991–1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Dai Tamesue | Japan (JPN) |
2001–2005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Women edit
Medals by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
5 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Morocco (MAR)
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2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Soviet Union (URS)
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2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jamaica (JAM) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED)
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey (TUR)
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Multiple medalists edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nezha Bidouane | Morocco (MAR) |
1997–2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Jana Pittman | Australia (AUS) |
2003–2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic (CZE) |
2013–2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Yuliya Pechonkina | Russia (RUS) |
2001–2007 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lashinda Demus | United States (USA) |
2005–2013 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Dalilah Muhammad | United States (USA) |
2013–2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sally Gunnell | Great Britain (GBR) |
1991–1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Melaine Walker | Jamaica (JAM) |
2009–2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sydney McLaughlin | United States (USA)
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2019-2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Femke Bol | Netherlands (NED)
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2022-2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Kim Batten | United States (USA) |
1995–1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daimí Pernía | Cuba (CUB) |
1999–2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Shamier Little | United States (USA)
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2015-2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica (JAM) |
1995–1999 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Ellen Fiedler | East Germany (GDR) |
1980–1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sandra Glover | United States (USA) |
2003–2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Rushell Clayton | Jamaica (JAM)
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2019-2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Finishing times edit
Top ten fastest World Championship times edit
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