400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been seen in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women.
It happens on a standard outdoor running track and the race is one lap around the track.
Continental records[change]
| Area | Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | ||
| Africa (records) | 43.03 WR | Wayde van Niekerk | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | |
| Asia (records) | 43.93 | Yousef Masrahi | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | |
| Europe (records) | 43.44 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg Great Britain | 47.60 WR | Marita Koch | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
43.18 | Michael Johnson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 48.17 | Marileidy Paulino | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | |
| Oceania (records) | 44.38 | Darren Clark | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | |
| South America (records) | 43.93 | Anthony Zambrano | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | |
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References[change]
- ↑ "Men's outdoor 400 Metres". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "Women's outdoor 400 Metres". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
