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 edit
| 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| Ratified but later rescinded | |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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 400 Metres Hurdles All Time List from the IAAF