400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.
Athletics 400 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | Wayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016) |
Women | Marita Koch 47.60 (1985) |
Olympic records | |
Men | Wayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016) |
Women | Marie-José Pérec 48.25 (1996) |
World Championship records | |
Men | Michael Johnson 43.18 (1999) |
Women | Jarmila Kratochvílová 47.99 (1983) |
Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the 'ready' command, adopt a more efficient starting posture which isometrically preloads their muscles on the 'set' command, and stride forwards from the blocks upon hearing the starter's pistol. The blocks allow the runners to begin more powerfully and thereby contribute to their overall sprint speed capability. Maximum sprint speed capability is a significant contributing factor to success in the event, but athletes also require substantial speed endurance and the ability to cope well with high amounts of lactic acid to sustain a fast speed over a whole lap. While considered to be predominantly an anaerobic event, there is some aerobic involvement and the degree of aerobic training required for 400-metre athletes is open to debate.[1]
The current men's world record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, with a time of 43.03 seconds. Van Niekerk is also the Olympic record holder. Steven Gardiner is the reigning Olympic Champion. Michael Norman is the current world champion and the world indoor record holder with a time of 44.52 seconds. The current women's world record is held by Marita Koch, with a time of 47.60 seconds. Shaunae Miller-Uibo is the reigning women's Olympic champion and world champion. Jarmila Kratochvílová holds the world indoor record at 49.59 dating back to 1982. The men's T43 Paralympic world record of 45.07 seconds is held by Oscar Pistorius.[2]
An Olympic double of 200 metres and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later by Marie-José Pérec of France and Michael Johnson from the United States on the same evening in 1996. Alberto Juantorena of Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first and so far the only athlete to win both the 400 m and 800 m Olympic titles. Pérec became the first to defend the Olympic title in 1996, Johnson became the first and only man to do so in 2000. From 31 appearances in the Olympic Games, the men's gold medalist came from the US 19 times.
Continental records
Area | Men | Women | |||||
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Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | ||
Africa (records) | 43.03 WR | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | |
Asia (records) | 43.93 | Yousef Masrahi | Saudi Arabia | 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | |
Europe (records) | 44.33 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 47.60 WR | Marita Koch | East Germany | |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | United States | 48.36 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | |
Oceania (records) | 44.38 | Darren Clark | Australia | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | |
South America (records) | 43.93 | Anthony Zambrano | Colombia | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia |
All-time top 25
Men (outdoor)
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 14 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [7] |
2 | 2 | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | United States | 26 AUG 1999 | Seville | |
3 | 3 | 43.29 | Butch Reynolds | United States | 17 AUG 1988 | Zürich | |
4 | 43.39 | Johnson #2 | 09 AUG 1995 | Gothenburg | |||
5 | 43.44 | Johnson #3 | 19 JUN 1996 | Atlanta | |||
4 | 6 | 43.45 | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 31 AUG 2007 | Osaka | |
Michael Norman | United States | 20 APR 2019 | Torrance | [8] | |||
8 | 43.48 | van Niekerk #2 | 26 AUG 2015 | Beijing | |||
6 | 8 | 43.48 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 04 OCT 2019 | Doha | [9] |
10 | 43.49 | Johnson #4 | 29 JUL 1996 | Atlanta | |||
7 | 11 | 43.50 | Quincy Watts | United States | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | |
11 | 43.50 | Wariner #2 | 07 AUG 2007 | Stockholm | |||
13 | 43.56 | Norman #2 | 25 JUN 2022 | Eugene | [10] | ||
14 | 43.60 | Norman #3 | 28 MAY 2022 | Eugene | [11] | ||
15 | 43.61 | Norman #4 | 08 JUN 2018 | Eugene | |||
16 | 43.62 | Wariner #3 | 14 JUL 2006 | Rome | |||
van Niekerk #3 | 06 JUL 2017 | Lausanne | |||||
8 | 18 | 43.64 | Fred Kerley | United States | 27 JUL 2019 | Des Moines | [12] |
19 | 43.65 | Johnson #5 | 17 AUG 1993 | Stuttgart | |||
9 | 19 | 43.65 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 26 AUG 2015 | Beijing | [13] |
21 | 43.66 | Johnson #6 | 16 JUN 1995 | Sacramento | |||
Johnson #7 | 03 JUL 1996 | Lausanne | |||||
23 | 43.68 | Johnson #8 | 12 AUG 1998 | Zürich | |||
Johnson #9 | 16 JUL 2000 | Sacramento | |||||
25 | 43.70 | Kerley #2 | 26 MAY 2017 | Austin | |||
10 | 25 | 43.70 | Champion Allison | United States | 25 JUN 2022 | Eugene | [14] |
11 | 43.72 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 05 JUL 2015 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | [15] | |
12 | 43.74 | Kirani James | Grenada | 03 JUL 2014 | Lausanne | [16] | |
13 | 43.81 | Danny Everett | United States | 26 JUN 1992 | New Orleans | ||
14 | 43.85 | Randolph Ross | United States | 11 JUN 2021 | Eugene | [17] | |
15 | 43.86 A | Lee Evans | United States | 18 OCT 1968 | Mexico City | ||
16 | 43.87 | Steve Lewis | United States | 28 SEP 1988 | Seoul | ||
17 | 43.93 | Yousef Masrahi | Saudi Arabia | 23 AUG 2015 | Beijing | [18] | |
Rusheen McDonald | Jamaica | 23 AUG 2015 | Beijing | [18] | |||
Anthony Zambrano | Colombia | 02 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | [19] | |||
20 | 43.94 | Akeem Bloomfield | Jamaica | 08 JUN 2018 | Eugene | [20] | |
21 | 43.97 A | Larry James | United States | 18 OCT 1968 | Mexico City | ||
22 | 44.01 | Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [7] | |
23 | 44.02 | Baboloki Thebe | Botswana | 06 JUL 2017 | Lausanne | [21] | |
24 | 44.03 | Michael Cherry | United States | 03 SEP 2021 | Brussels | [22] | |
25 | 44.05 | Angelo Taylor | United States | 23 JUN 2007 | Indianapolis |
Women (outdoor)
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 47.60 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 06 OCT 1985 | Canberra | |
2 | 2 | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 10 AUG 1983 | Helsinki | |
3 | 3 | 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | 03 OCT 2019 | Doha | [25] |
4 | 48.16 | Koch #2 | 08 SEP 1982 | Athens | |||
Koch #3 | 16 AUG 1984 | Prague | |||||
6 | 48.22 | Koch #4 | 28 AUG 1986 | Stuttgart | |||
4 | 7 | 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 29 JUL 1996 | Atlanta | |
8 | 48.26 | Koch #5 | 27 JUL 1984 | Dresden | |||
5 | 9 | 48.27 | Olga Bryzgina | Soviet Union | 06 OCT 1985 | Canberra | |
6 | 10 | 48.36 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 06 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | |
11 | 48.37 | Miller-Uibo #2 | 03 OCT 2019 | Doha | |||
12 | 48.45 | Kratochvílová #2 | 23 JUL 1983 | Prague | |||
7 | 13 | 48.59 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 10 AUG 1983 | Helsinki | |
14 | 48.60 | Koch #6 | 04 AUG 1979 | Turin | |||
Bryzgina #2 | 17 AUG 1985 | Moscow | |||||
16 | 48.61 | Kratochvílová #3 | 06 SEP 1981 | Rome | |||
8 | 17 | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 29 JUL 1996 | Atlanta | |
18 | 48.65 | Bryzgina #3 | 26 SEP 1988 | Seoul | |||
9 | 19 | 48.70 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 16 SEP 2006 | Athens | |
20 | 48.73 | Kocembová #2 | 16 AUG 1984 | Prague | |||
21 | 48.77 | Koch #7 | 09 JUL 1982 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |||
22 | 48.82 | Kratochvílová #4 | 23 JUN 1983 | Prague | |||
10 | 23 | 48.83 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States | 06 AUG 1984 | Los Angeles | |
23 | 48.83 | Pérec #2 | 05 AUG 1992 | Barcelona | |||
Richards-Ross #2 | 04 SEP 2009 | Brussels | |||||
11 | 48.89 | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 27 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | ||
12 | 48.99 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | 08 SEP 2022 | Zürich | [26] | |
13 | 49.05 | Chandra Cheeseborough | United States | 06 AUG 1984 | Los Angeles | ||
14 | 49.07 | Tonique Williams-Darling | Bahamas | 12 SEP 2004 | Berlin | ||
15 | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 29 JUL 1996 | Atlanta | ||
16 | 49.11 | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union | 25 SEP 1988 | Seoul | ||
17 | 49.16 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 05 JUL 2012 | Cheboksary | ||
18 | 49.19 | Mariya Pinigina | Soviet Union | 10 AUG 1983 | Helsinki | ||
19 | 49.22 | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 17 APR 2021 | Windhoek | ||
20 | 49.24 | Sabine Busch | East Germany | 02 JUN 1984 | Erfurt | ||
21 | 49.26 | Allyson Felix | United States | 27 AUG 2015 | Beijing | [27] | |
22 | 49.28 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 29 JUL 1996 | Atlanta | ||
23 | 49.29 | Irena Szewińska | Poland | 29 JUL 1976 | Montreal | ||
Charity Opara | Nigeria | 14 JUL 1998 | Rome | ||||
25 | 49.30 | Petra Schersing | East Germany | 03 JUN 1988 | Jena | ||
Lorraine Fenton | Jamaica | 19 JUL 2002 | Monaco |
Annulled marks
- Christine Mboma ran 48.54 in Bydgoszcz on 30 June 2021, but her performance was removed from the World Athletics database because of Testosterone regulations in women's athletics.
- Aminatou Seyni ran 49.19 in Lausanne on 5 July 2019, but her performance was removed from the World Athletics database because of Testosterone regulations in women's athletics.
- Yuliya Gushchina ran 49.28 in Cheboksary on 5 July 2012, but her time was annulled after she tested positive for turinabol—a banned steroid—in a 2016 retest of a sample taken from the 2011 World Championships.[28]
Men (indoor)
- Correct as of March 2022.[29]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 44.52 | Michael Norman | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
2 | 44.57 | Kerron Clement | United States | 12 March 2005 | Fayetteville | |
3 | 44.62 | Randolph Ross | United States | 12 March 2022 | Birmingham | [30] |
4 | 44.63 | Michael Johnson | United States | 4 March 1995 | Atlanta | |
5 | 44.71 | Noah Williams | United States | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [31] |
6 | 44.80 | Kirani James | Grenada | 27 February 2011 | Fayetteville | |
7 | 44.82 | Tyrell Richard | United States | 9 March 2019 | Birmingham | [32] |
8 | 44.85 | Fred Kerley | United States | 11 March 2017 | College Station | |
9 | 44.86 | Akeem Bloomfield | Jamaica | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
10 | 44.88 | Bralon Taplin | Grenada | 3 February 2018 | College Station | |
11 | 44.93 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 11 February 2005 | Fayetteville | |
12 | 45.00 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [33] |
13 | 45.02 | Danny Everett | United States | 2 February 1992 | Stuttgart | |
14 | 45.03 | Torrin Lawrence | United States | 12 February 2010 | Fayetteville | |
Deon Lendore | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 March 2014 | College Station | |||
Kahmari Montgomery | United States | 9 March 2019 | Birmingham | [32] | ||
17 | 45.04 | Champion Allison | United States | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [34] |
18 | 45.05 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 5 February 1988 | Sindelfingen | |
Alvin Harrison | United States | 28 February 1998 | Atlanta | |||
Karsten Warholm | Norway | 2 March 2019 | Glasgow | [35] | ||
Trevor Bassitt | United States | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [36] | ||
22 | 45.11 | Nery Brenes | Costa Rica | 10 March 2012 | Istanbul | |
23 | 45.14 | Jacory Patterson | United States | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [31] |
24 | 45.16 | Mylik Kerley | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
Wilbert London | United States | 9 March 2019 | Birmingham |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 45.16:
- Michael Johnson also ran 44.66 (1996), 44.97 (1995) and 45.14 (1993).
- Randolph Ross also ran 44.83 (2022), 44.99 (2021).
- Michael Norman also ran 45.00 (2018).
- Fred Kerley also ran 45.02 (2017), 45.03 (2021).
- Akeem Bloomfield also ran 45.02 (2018).
- Kahmari Montgomery also ran 45.04 (2019).
- Torrin Lawrence also ran 45.10 (2010).
- Deon Lendore also ran 45.15 (2013).
Women (indoor)
- Correct as of February 2021.[37]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 49.59 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 7 March 1982 | Milan | |
2 | 49.68 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | 18 February 2004 | Moscow | |
3 | 49.76 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 2 February 1984 | Vienna | |
4 | 50.01 | Sabine Busch | East Germany | 2 February 1984 | Vienna | |
5 | 50.02 | Nicola Sanders | Great Britain | 3 March 2007 | Birmingham | |
6 | 50.04 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 18 February 2006 | Moscow | |
12 March 2006 | Moscow | |||||
7 | 50.15 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow | |
8 | 50.21 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 13 February 2021 | Staten Island | [38] | ||
10 | 50.23 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 12 March 1995 | Barcelona | |
11 | 50.28 | Petra Müller | East Germany | 6 March 1988 | Budapest | |
12 | 50.30 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 27 February 2022 | Apeldoorn | [39] |
13 | 50.34 | Christine Amertil | Bahamas | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | |
Kendall Ellis | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |||
15 | 50.36 | Sydney McLaughlin | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
16 | 50.37 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 18 February 2006 | Moscow | |
17 | 50.40 | Dagmar Neubauer | East Germany | 2 February 1984 | Vienna | |
18 | 50.41 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia | 5 March 2005 | Madrid | |
19 | 50.42 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 27 January 2001 | Moscow | |
20 | 50.45 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 1 March 1998 | Valencia | |
21 | 50.46 A | Phyllis Francis | United States | 15 March 2014 | Albuquerque | |
22 | 50.52 | Athing Mu | United States | 6 February 2021 | College Station | [40] |
23 | 50.53 | Katharine Merry | Great Britain | 18 February 2001 | Birmingham | |
24 | 50.54 | Francena McCorory | United States | 12 March 2010 | Fayetteville | |
25 | 50.55 | Svetlana Usovich | Belarus | 5 March 2005 | Madrid | |
Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 14 February 2009 | Moscow | |||
Courtney Okolo | United States | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 50.00:
- Jarmila Kratochvílová also ran 49.64 (1981) and 49.69 (1983).
- Taťána Kocembová also ran 49.97 (1984).
- Natalya Nazarova also ran 49.98 (2006).
Fastest relay splits
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Most successful athletes
3 or more 400-metre victories at the Olympic Games and World Championships:
- 6 wins: Michael Johnson (USA) - Olympic Champion in 1996 and 2000, World Champion in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999.
- 4 wins: Marie-Jose Perec (FRA) - Olympic Champion in 1992 and 1996, World Champion in 1991 and 1995.
- 3 wins: Cathy Freeman (AUS) - Olympic Champion in 2000, World Champion in 1997 and 1999.
- 3 wins: Jeremy Wariner (USA) - Olympic Champion in 2004, World Champion in 2005 and 2007.
- 3 wins: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) - Olympic Champion in 2008, World Champion in 2007 and 2013.
- 3 wins: LaShawn Merritt (USA) - Olympic Champion in 2008, World Champion in 2009 and 2013.
- 3 wins: Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) - Olympic Champion in 2016, World Champion in 2015 and 2017.
- 3 wins: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) - Olympic Champion in 2016 and 2020, World Champion in 2022.
The Olympic champion has frequently won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. This has been accomplished 14 times by men; Charles Reidpath, Ray Barbuti, Bill Carr, George Rhoden, Charles Jenkins, Otis Davis, Mike Larrabee, Lee Evans, Viktor Markin, Alonzo Babers, Steve Lewis, Quincy Watts, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt; and 4 times by women; Monika Zehrt, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Olga Bryzgina and Sanya Richards-Ross. All but Rhoden, Markin, Zehrt and Bryzgina ran on American relay teams. Injured after his double in 1996, Johnson also accomplished the feat in 2000 only to have it disqualified when his teammate Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping.
Olympic medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1896 Athens |
Thomas Burke United States |
Herbert Jamison United States |
Charles Gmelin Great Britain |
1900 Paris |
Maxie Long United States |
William Holland United States |
Ernst Schultz Denmark |
1904 St. Louis |
Harry Hillman United States |
Frank Waller United States |
Herman Groman United States |
1908 London |
Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain |
None awarded | None awarded |
1912 Stockholm |
Charles Reidpath United States |
Hanns Braun Germany |
Edward Lindberg United States |
1920 Antwerp |
Bevil Rudd South Africa |
Guy Butler Great Britain |
Nils Engdahl Sweden |
1924 Paris |
Eric Liddell Great Britain |
Horatio Fitch United States |
Guy Butler Great Britain |
1928 Amsterdam |
Ray Barbuti United States |
James Ball Canada |
Joachim Büchner Germany |
1932 Los Angeles |
Bill Carr United States |
Ben Eastman United States |
Alex Wilson Canada |
1936 Berlin |
Archie Williams United States |
Godfrey Brown Great Britain |
James LuValle United States |
1948 London |
Arthur Wint Jamaica |
Herb McKenley Jamaica |
Mal Whitfield United States |
1952 Helsinki |
George Rhoden Jamaica |
Herb McKenley Jamaica |
Ollie Matson United States |
1956 Melbourne |
Charles Jenkins United States |
Karl-Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany |
Voitto Hellstén Finland |
Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union | |||
1960 Rome |
Otis Davis United States |
Carl Kaufmann United Team of Germany |
Malcolm Spence South Africa |
1964 Tokyo |
Mike Larrabee United States |
Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago |
Andrzej Badeński Poland |
1968 Mexico City |
Lee Evans United States |
Larry James United States |
Ron Freeman United States |
1972 Munich |
Vincent Matthews United States |
Wayne Collett United States |
Julius Sang Kenya |
1976 Montreal |
Alberto Juantorena Cuba |
Fred Newhouse United States |
Herman Frazier United States |
1980 Moscow |
Viktor Markin Soviet Union |
Rick Mitchell Australia |
Frank Schaffer East Germany |
1984 Los Angeles |
Alonzo Babers United States |
Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast |
Antonio McKay United States |
1988 Seoul |
Steve Lewis United States |
Butch Reynolds United States |
Danny Everett United States |
1992 Barcelona |
Quincy Watts United States |
Steve Lewis United States |
Samson Kitur Kenya |
1996 Atlanta |
Michael Johnson United States |
Roger Black Great Britain |
Davis Kamoga Uganda |
2000 Sydney |
Michael Johnson United States |
Alvin Harrison United States |
Greg Haughton Jamaica |
2004 Athens |
Jeremy Wariner United States |
Otis Harris United States |
Derrick Brew United States |
2008 Beijing |
LaShawn Merritt United States |
Jeremy Wariner United States |
David Neville United States |
2012 London |
Kirani James Grenada |
Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic |
Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Wayde van Niekerk South Africa |
Kirani James Grenada |
LaShawn Merritt United States |
2020 Tokyo |
Steven Gardiner Bahamas |
Anthony Zambrano Colombia |
Kirani James Grenada |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1964 Tokyo |
Betty Cuthbert Australia |
Ann Packer Great Britain |
Judy Amoore Australia |
1968 Mexico City |
Colette Besson France |
Lillian Board Great Britain |
Natalya Pechonkina Soviet Union |
1972 Munich |
Monika Zehrt East Germany |
Rita Wilden West Germany |
Kathy Hammond United States |
1976 Montreal |
Irena Szewińska Poland |
Christina Brehmer East Germany |
Ellen Streidt East Germany |
1980 Moscow |
Marita Koch East Germany |
Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia |
Christina Lathan East Germany |
1984 Los Angeles |
Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States |
Chandra Cheeseborough United States |
Kathy Smallwood-Cook Great Britain |
1988 Seoul |
Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union |
Petra Müller East Germany |
Olga Nazarova Soviet Union |
1992 Barcelona |
Marie-José Pérec France |
Olga Bryzgina Unified Team |
Ximena Restrepo Colombia |
1996 Atlanta |
Marie-José Pérec France |
Cathy Freeman Australia |
Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria |
2000 Sydney |
Cathy Freeman Australia |
Lorraine Graham Jamaica |
Katharine Merry Great Britain |
2004 Athens |
Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas |
Ana Guevara Mexico |
Natalya Antyukh Russia |
2008 Beijing |
Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain |
Shericka Williams Jamaica |
Sanya Richards United States |
2012 London |
Sanya Richards-Ross United States |
Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain |
DeeDee Trotter United States |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Shaunae Miller Bahamas |
Allyson Felix United States |
Shericka Jackson Jamaica |
2020 Tokyo |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas |
Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic |
Allyson Felix United States |
World Championships medalists
Men
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
Bert Cameron (JAM) | Michael Franks (USA) | Sunder Nix (USA) |
1987 Rome |
Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | Innocent Egbunike (NGA) | Harry Reynolds (USA) |
1991 Tokyo |
Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | Roger Black (GBR) | Danny Everett (USA) |
1993 Stuttgart |
Michael Johnson (USA) | Butch Reynolds (USA) | Samson Kitur (KEN) |
1995 Gothenburg |
Michael Johnson (USA) | Butch Reynolds (USA) | Greg Haughton (JAM) |
1997 Athens |
Michael Johnson (USA) | Davis Kamoga (UGA) | Tyree Washington (USA) |
1999 Seville |
Michael Johnson (USA) | Sanderlei Parrela (BRA) | Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) |
2001 Edmonton |
Avard Moncur (BAH) | Ingo Schultz (GER) | Greg Haughton (JAM) |
2003 Saint-Denis |
Tyree Washington (USA) | Marc Raquil (FRA) | Michael Blackwood (JAM) |
2005 Helsinki |
Jeremy Wariner (USA) | Andrew Rock (USA) | Tyler Christopher (CAN) |
2007 Osaka |
Jeremy Wariner (USA) | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Angelo Taylor (USA) |
2009 Berlin |
LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Jeremy Wariner (USA) | Renny Quow (TRI) |
2011 Daegu |
Kirani James (GRN) | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Kévin Borlée (BEL) |
2013 Moscow |
LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Tony McQuay (USA) | Luguelín Santos (DOM) |
2015 Beijing |
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Kirani James (GRN) |
2017 London |
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | Steven Gardiner (BAH) | Abdalelah Haroun (QAT) |
2019 Doha |
Steven Gardiner (BAH) | Anthony Zambrano (COL) | Fred Kerley (USA) |
2022 Eugene |
Michael Norman (USA) | Kirani James (GRN) | Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) |
Women
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | Taťána Kocembová (TCH) | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
1987 Rome |
Olga Bryzgina (URS) | Petra Muller (GDR) | Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR) |
1991 Tokyo |
Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | Grit Breuer (GER) | Sandra Myers (ESP) |
1993 Stuttgart |
Jearl Miles (USA) | Natasha Kaiser-Brown (USA) | Sandie Richards (JAM) |
1995 Gothenburg |
Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | Pauline Davis (BAH) | Jearl Miles (USA) |
1997 Athens |
Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
1999 Seville |
Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Anja Rücker (GER) | Lorraine Graham-Fenton (JAM) |
2001 Edmonton |
Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) | Lorraine Fenton (JAM) | Ana Guevara (MEX) |
2003 Saint-Denis |
Ana Guevara (MEX) | Lorraine Fenton (JAM) | Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) |
2005 Helsinki |
Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) | Sanya Richards (USA) | Ana Guevara (MEX) |
2007 Osaka |
Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | Nicola Sanders (GBR) | Novlene Williams (JAM) |
2009 Berlin |
Sanya Richards (USA) | Shericka Williams (JAM) | Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS) |
2011 Daegu |
Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Allyson Felix (USA) | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) |
2013 Moscow |
Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS) |
2015 Beijing |
Allyson Felix (USA) | Shaunae Miller (BAH) | Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
2017 London |
Phyllis Francis (USA) | Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | Allyson Felix (USA) |
2019 Doha |
Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
2022 Eugene |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Marileidy Paulino (DOM) | Sada Williams (BAR) |
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 Paris[A] | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | Todd Bennett (GBR) | Mark Rowe (USA) |
1987 Indianapolis |
Antonio McKay (USA) | Roberto Hernández (CUB) | Michael Franks (USA) |
1989 Budapest |
Antonio McKay (USA) | Ian Morris (TTO) | Cayetano Cornet (ESP) |
1991 Seville |
Devon Morris (JAM) | Samson Kitur (KEN) | Cayetano Cornet (ESP) |
1993 Toronto |
Butch Reynolds (USA) | Sunday Bada (NGR) | Darren Clark (AUS) |
1995 Barcelona |
Darnell Hall (USA) | Sunday Bada (NGR) | Mikhail Vdovin (RUS) |
1997 Paris |
Sunday Bada (NGR) | Jamie Baulch (GBR) | Shunji Karube (JPN) |
1999 Maebashi |
Jamie Baulch (GBR) | Milton Campbell (USA) | Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) |
2001 Lisbon |
Daniel Caines (GBR) | Milton Campbell (USA) | Danny McFarlane (JAM) |
2003 Birmingham |
Tyree Washington (USA) | Daniel Caines (GBR) | Paul McKee (IRL) Jamie Baulch (GBR) |
2004 Budapest |
Alleyne Francique (GRN) | Davian Clarke (JAM) | Gary Kikaya (COD) |
2006 Moscow |
Alleyne Francique (GRN) | California Molefe (BOT) | Chris Brown (BAH) |
2008 Valencia |
Tyler Christopher (CAN) | Johan Wissman (SWE) | Chris Brown (BAH) |
2010 Doha |
Chris Brown (BAH) | William Collazo (CUB) | Jamaal Torrance (USA) |
2012 Istanbul |
Nery Brenes (CRC) | Demetrius Pinder (BAH) | Chris Brown (BAH) |
2014 Sopot |
Pavel Maslák (CZE) | Chris Brown (BAH) | Kyle Clemons (USA) |
2016 Portland |
Pavel Maslák (CZE) | Abdalelah Haroun (QAT) | Deon Lendore (TTO) |
2018 Birmingham |
Pavel Maslák (CZE) | Michael Cherry (USA) | Deon Lendore (TTO) |
2022 Belgrade |
Jereem Richards (TTO) | Trevor Bassitt (USA) | Carl Bengtström (SWE) |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1985 Paris[A] | Diane Dixon (USA) | Regine Berg (BEL) | Charmaine Crooks (CAN) |
1987 Indianapolis |
Sabine Busch (GDR) | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) | Judit Forgács (HUN) |
1989 Budapest |
Helga Arendt (FRG) | Diane Dixon (USA) | Jillian Richardson (TTO) |
1991 Seville |
Diane Dixon (USA) | Sandra Myers (ESP) | Anita Protti (SUI) |
1993 Toronto |
Sandie Richards (JAM) | Tatyana Alekseyeva (RUS) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
1995 Barcelona |
Irina Privalova (RUS) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Daniela Georgieva (BUL) |
1997 Paris |
Jearl Miles Clark (USA) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Helena Fuchsová (CZE) |
1999 Maebashi |
Grit Breuer (GER) | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
2001 Lisbon |
Sandie Richards (JAM) | Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) | Olesya Zykina (RUS) |
2003 Birmingham |
Natalya Nazarova (RUS) | Christine Amertil (BAH) | Grit Breuer (GER) |
2004 Budapest |
Natalya Nazarova (RUS) | Olesya Forsheva (RUS) | Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) |
2006 Moscow |
Olesya Forsheva (RUS) | Vania Stambolova (BUL) | Christine Amertil (BAH) |
2008 Valencia |
Olesya Zykina (RUS) | Natalya Nazarova (RUS) | Shareese Woods (USA) |
2010 Doha |
Debbie Dunn (USA) | Tatyana Firova (RUS) | Vania Stambolova (BUL) |
2012 Istanbul |
Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) | Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS) | Natasha Hastings (USA) |
2014 Sopot |
Francena McCorory (USA) | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) | Shaunae Miller (BAH) |
2016 Portland |
Kemi Adekoya (BHR) | Ashley Spencer (USA) | Quanera Hayes (USA) |
2018 Birmingham |
Courtney Okolo (USA) | Shakima Wimbley (USA) | Eilidh Doyle (GBR) |
2022 Belgrade |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Femke Bol (NED) | Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) |
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Jeremy Wariner: The two-time world 400m champion was a key member of the USA 4x400m squad in the 2000s, picking up two Olympic relay golds and three world titles. He also boasts the second-fastest relay split in history with his 42.93 from the 2007 World Championships.
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