Men · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
400 Metres Hurdles
45.80
Best mark
World record
48.52
Top 50 cutoff
190 rows: tie at the cutoff
48.09
Median
Of the 190 best-by-athlete marks
53
Countries
USA 56 · JAM 17 · 51 others
Performance distribution
190 athletes from 45.80 to 48.52 · median 48.09
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology
190 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison dos Santos WR | BRA | 45.80 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 26 |
| 2 | Karsten Warholm | NOR | 45.94 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 25 |
| 3 | Rai Benjamin | USA | 46.17 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 4 | Kevin Young | USA | 46.78 | 6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 25 |
| 5 | Abderrahman Samba | QAT | 46.98 | 30 Jun 2018 | Paris | 22 |
| 6 | Edwin Moses | USA | 47.02 | 31 Aug 1983 | Koblenz | 28 |
| 7 | Rai Benjamin | ANT | 47.02 | 8 Jun 2018 | Eugene | 20 |
| 8 | Bryan Bronson | USA | 47.03 | 21 Jun 1998 | New Orleans | 25 |
| 9 | Kyron Mcmaster | IVB | 47.08 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 10 | Samuel Matete | ZAM | 47.10 | 7 Aug 1991 | Zürich | 23 |
| 11 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | NGR | 47.11 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 22 |
| 12 | Andre Phillips | USA | 47.19 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 29 |
| 13 | Amadou Dia Ba | SEN | 47.23 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 30 |
| 14 | Caleb Dean | USA | 47.23 | 7 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 22 |
| 15 | Kerron Clement | USA | 47.24 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | 19 |
| 16 | Félix Sánchez | DOM | 47.25 | 29 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 17 | Angelo Taylor | USA | 47.25 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 29 |
| 18 | Matheus Lima | BRA | 47.26 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 19 | Bershawn Jackson | USA | 47.30 | 9 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | 22 |
| 20 | Roshawn Clarke | JAM | 47.34 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 19 |
| 21 | Stéphane Diagana | FRA | 47.37 | 5 Jul 1995 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 22 | Trevor Bassitt | USA | 47.37 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | 28 |
| 23 | Danny Harris | USA | 47.38 | 10 Jul 1991 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 24 | Wilfried Happio | FRA | 47.41 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 23 |
| 25 | Malik James-King | JAM | 47.42 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 25 |
| 26 | Clement Ducos | FRA | 47.42 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 27 | James Carter | USA | 47.43 | 9 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | |
| 28 | Emil Agyekum | GER | 47.45 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | |
| 29 | Harald Schmid | FRG | 47.48 | 8 Sep 1982 | Athínai | |
| 30 | Alessandro Sibilio | ITA | 47.50 | 11 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 31 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | KSA | 47.53 | 27 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 32 | Derrick Adkins | USA | 47.54 | 5 Jul 1995 | Lausanne | |
| 33 | Fabrizio Mori | ITA | 47.54 | 10 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 34 | Craig Allen | USA | 47.58 | 15 Jun 2023 | Oslo | |
| 35 | Emil Nana Kwama Agyekom | GER | 47.58 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 36 | Khallifah Rosser | USA | 47.59 | 21 Aug 2022 | Nassau | |
| 37 | Winthrop Graham | JAM | 47.60 | 4 Aug 1993 | Zürich | |
| 38 | Ismail Doudai Abakar | QAT | 47.61 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 39 | Chris Robinson | USA | 47.61 | 26 Jul 2026 | New York City | |
| 40 | Johnny Dutch | USA | 47.63 | 26 Jun 2010 | Des Moines | |
| 41 | Louis van Zyl | RSA | 47.66 | 25 Feb 2011 | Pretoria | |
| 42 | Bennie Brazell | USA | 47.67 | 11 Jun 2005 | Sacramento | |
| 43 | Jehue Gordon | TTO | 47.69 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 44 | Michael Tinsley | USA | 47.70 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 45 | Javier Culson | PUR | 47.72 | 8 May 2010 | Ponce | |
| 46 | David Patrick | USA | 47.75 | 17 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 47 | Clement Duiguo | FRA | 47.76 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 48 | Yeral Nuñez | DOM | 47.77 | 16 Jul 2026 | Madrid | |
| 49 | Boniface Tumuti | KEN | 47.78 | 18 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 50 | Nicholas Bett | KEN | 47.79 | 25 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 51 | Matic Ian Gucek | SLO | 47.80 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | |
| 52 | Llewellyn Herbert | RSA | 47.81 | 27 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 53 | Yasmani Copello | TUR | 47.81 | 9 Aug 2018 | Berlin | |
| 54 | Oskar Edlund | SWE | 47.81 | 12 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 55 | John Akii-Bua | UGA | 47.82 | 2 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 56 | Kriss Akabusi | GBR | 47.82 | 6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 57 | Periklís Iakovákis | GRE | 47.82 | 6 May 2006 | Osaka | |
| 58 | Rasmus Mägi | EST | 47.82 | 14 Jun 2022 | Turku | |
| 59 | Bayano Kamani | PAN | 47.84 | 7 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | |
| 60 | David Greene | GBR | 47.84 | 6 Jul 2012 | Saint-Denis | |
| 61 | Sean Burrell | USA | 47.85 | 11 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 62 | Ludvy Vaillant | FRA | 47.85 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | |
| 63 | Dai Tamesue | JPN | 47.89 | 10 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 64 | Calvin Davis | USA | 47.91 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 65 | Aleksandr Vasilyev | BLR | 47.92 | 17 Aug 1985 | Moskva | |
| 66 | Kenji Narisako | JPN | 47.93 | 6 May 2006 | Osaka | |
| 67 | Jeshua Anderson | USA | 47.93 | 26 Jun 2011 | Eugene | |
| 68 | Omar Cisneros | CUB | 47.93 | 13 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 69 | Eric Thomas | USA | 47.94 | 30 Jun 2000 | Roma | |
| 70 | Carl Bengtström | SWE | 47.94 | 11 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 71 | Fyodor Ivanov | RUS | 47.94 | 9 Aug 2025 | Kazan | |
| 72 | Maurice Mitchell | USA | 47.97 | 14 Aug 1996 | Zürich | |
| 73 | Joey Woody | USA | 47.97 | 21 Jun 1998 | New Orleans | |
| 74 | Thomas Barr | IRL | 47.97 | 18 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 75 | Sven Nylander | SWE | 47.98 | 1 Aug 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 76 | Ken Toyoda | JPN | 47.99 | 28 Jun 2024 | Niigata | |
| 77 | Danny McFarlane | JAM | 48.00 | 24 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 78 | Nathaniel Ezekiel | NGR | 48.00 | 11 May 2024 | Waco | |
| 79 | Owe Fisher-Breiholz | GER | 48.01 | 19 Jul 2025 | Bergen | |
| 80 | Ockert Cilliers | RSA | 48.02 | 20 Feb 2004 | Pretoria | |
| 81 | Jaheel Hyde | JAM | 48.03 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 82 | Eronilde Nunes de Araújo | BRA | 48.04 | 12 Jul 1995 | Nice | |
| 83 | Kenneth Harnden | ZIM | 48.05 | 29 Jul 1998 | Paris | |
| 84 | Kemel Thompson | JAM | 48.05 | 8 Aug 2003 | London | |
| 85 | Isa Phillips | JAM | 48.05 | 27 Jun 2009 | Kingston | |
| 86 | Emir Bekric | SRB | 48.05 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 87 | Denis Kudryavtsev | RUS | 48.05 | 25 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 88 | Oleg Tverdokhleb | UKR | 48.06 | 10 Aug 1994 | Helsinki | |
| 89 | Ruslan Mashchenko | RUS | 48.06 | 13 Jun 1998 | Helsinki | |
| 90 | Vance Nilsson | USA | 48.06 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 91 | Annsert Whyte | JAM | 48.07 | 18 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 92 | Kenneth Selmon | USA | 48.08 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 93 | Ismail Nezir | TUR | 48.08 | 21 Aug 2026 | Lausanne | |
| 94 | Alwyn Myburgh | RSA | 48.09 | 31 Aug 2001 | Beijing | |
| 95 | Taiju Goto | JPN | 48.09 | 14 Jun 2026 | Nagoya | |
| 96 | Quincy Hall | USA | 48.10 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | 23 |
| 97 | Bassem Hemeida | QAT | 48.10 | 21 Jul 2026 | Banská Bystrica | |
| 98 | Gerald Drummond | CRC | 48.11 | 6 May 2023 | San José | |
| 99 | Jesús David Delgado | ESP | 48.11 | 16 Jun 2026 | Ostrava | |
| 100 | David Hemery | GBR | 48.12 | 15 Oct 1968 | Ciudad de México | |
| 101 | Marek Plawgo | POL | 48.12 | 28 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 102 | Joshua Abuaku | GER | 48.12 | 3 Sep 2023 | Berlin | |
| 103 | Dinsdale Morgan | JAM | 48.13 | 14 Jul 1998 | Roma | |
| 104 | Marcel Schelbert | SUI | 48.13 | 27 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 105 | Quincy Downing | USA | 48.13 | 10 Jun 2017 | Kingston | |
| 106 | Chris Rawlinson | GBR | 48.14 | 11 Aug 1999 | Zürich | |
| 107 | Cornel Fredericks | RSA | 48.14 | 10 Apr 2011 | Durban | |
| 108 | Berke Akcam | TUR | 48.14 | 10 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 109 | Kenneth Ferguson | USA | 48.15 | 20 May 2007 | Carson | |
| 110 | Tony Rambo | USA | 48.16 | 17 Jun 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 111 | Rickey Harris | USA | 48.16 | 31 May 2002 | Baton Rouge | |
| 112 | Pawel Januszewski | POL | 48.17 | 20 Aug 1998 | Budapest | |
| 113 | Mubarak Faraj Al-Nubi | QAT | 48.17 | 11 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | |
| 114 | Naman Keïta | FRA | 48.17 | 23 Jul 2004 | Saint-Denis | |
| 115 | Jeffery Gibson | BAH | 48.17 | 25 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 116 | Torrance Zellner | USA | 48.18 | 14 Aug 1996 | Zürich | |
| 117 | Eric Futch | USA | 48.18 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 118 | Timothy J Holmes | USA | 48.20 | 30 Sep 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 119 | Tyri Donovan | GBR | 48.21 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 120 | Ja'Qualon Scott | USA | 48.22 | 17 Apr 2026 | Gainesville | |
| 121 | Tyrece Hyman | JAM | 48.23 | 20 Aug 2025 | Asunción | |
| 122 | Erick Keter | KEN | 48.24 | 17 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 123 | Adam Kunkel | CAN | 48.24 | 27 Jul 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 124 | Kazuhiko Yamazaki | JPN | 48.26 | 8 May 1999 | Osaka | |
| 125 | Derrick Williams | USA | 48.26 | 23 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 126 | Michael Stigler | USA | 48.26 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 127 | Ayden Owens-Delerme | PUR | 48.26 | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge | 22 |
| 128 | Kody Blackwood | USA | 48.26 | 16 May 2026 | Auburn | |
| 129 | Jirí Muzík | CZE | 48.27 | 3 Aug 1997 | Athínai | |
| 130 | Wiseman Mukhobe | KEN | 48.27 | 15 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 131 | Tranel Hawkins | USA | 48.28 | 18 Jun 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 132 | Everson da Silva Teixeira | BRA | 48.28 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 133 | Rohan Robinson | AUS | 48.28 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 134 | Andre Clarke | JAM | 48.29 | 9 Jun 2018 | Montverde | |
| 135 | Assinie Wilson | JAM | 48.29 | 21 Mar 2026 | Kingston | |
| 136 | Neil Gardner | JAM | 48.30 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 137 | Ibou Faye | SEN | 48.30 | 17 Sep 1999 | Johannesburg | |
| 138 | Alastair Chalmers | GBR | 48.30 | 8 Jun 2025 | Rehlingen | |
| 139 | Kemorena Tisang | BOT | 48.32 | 28 Jun 2026 | Poznan | |
| 140 | Vasiliy Arkhipenko | UKR | 48.34 | 4 Aug 1979 | Torino | |
| 141 | McClinton Neal | USA | 48.34 | 8 Jul 1992 | Lausanne | |
| 142 | Shunji Karube | JPN | 48.34 | 5 Oct 1997 | Tokyo | |
| 143 | Niklas Wallenlind | SWE | 48.35 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 144 | Kazuki Kurokawa | JPN | 48.35 | 10 May 2026 | Osaka | |
| 145 | Nick Smidt | NED | 48.36 | 2 Jul 2023 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 146 | Reuben McCoy | USA | 48.37 | 28 Jun 2008 | Eugene | |
| 147 | Dennick Luke | DMA | 48.37 | 21 Mar 2026 | Kingston | |
| 148 | David Kendziera | USA | 48.38 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 149 | Taylor McLaughlin | USA | 48.38 | 3 Jun 2023 | Nashville | |
| 150 | Quentin Wheeler | USA | 48.39 | 17 Jun 1979 | Walnut | |
| 151 | Octavius Terry | USA | 48.39 | 15 Jun 1997 | Indianapolis | |
| 152 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | ALG | 48.39 | 28 Sep 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 153 | Hennadiy Horbenko | UKR | 48.40 | 25 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 154 | Patryk Dobek | POL | 48.40 | 23 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 155 | Mamoudou Kasse Hanne | FRA | 48.40 | 10 Jun 2017 | Genève | |
| 156 | Takayuki Kishimoto | JPN | 48.41 | 9 Jun 2012 | Osaka | |
| 157 | Vit Müller | CZE | 48.41 | 30 Jun 2024 | Zlin | |
| 158 | David Lee | USA | 48.42 | 24 Aug 1983 | Zürich | |
| 159 | Roxroy Cato | JAM | 48.42 | 4 Jun 2024 | Guelph | |
| 160 | Seamus Derbyshire | GBR | 48.42 | 21 Jun 2025 | Genève | |
| 161 | Bayano Kamani | USA | 48.43 | 2 Jun 2000 | Durham | |
| 162 | Harry Schulting | NED | 48.44 | 12 Sep 1979 | Ciudad de México | |
| 163 | Saad Hinti | MAR | 48.44 | 17 May 2025 | Lexington | |
| 164 | Dusán Kovács | HUN | 48.45 | 3 Aug 1997 | Athínai | |
| 165 | Kariem Hussein | SUI | 48.45 | 8 Aug 2015 | Zug | |
| 166 | Constantin Cislari | GER | 48.45 | 9 Jul 2023 | Kassel | |
| 167 | Larry Cowling | USA | 48.46 | 4 Jun 1982 | Provo | |
| 168 | Dries Vorster | RSA | 48.46 | 11 Apr 1989 | Pretoria | |
| 169 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko | KAZ | 48.46 | 31 Aug 2001 | Beijing | |
| 170 | Pieter de Villiers | RSA | 48.46 | 5 Jul 2005 | Lausanne | |
| 171 | Justin Gaymon | USA | 48.46 | 29 Jun 2008 | Eugene | |
| 172 | Shunta Inoue | JPN | 48.46 | 21 Sep 2024 | Kawasaki | |
| 173 | Leford Green | JAM | 48.47 | 27 Jul 2010 | Mayagüez | |
| 174 | James Walker | USA | 48.48 | 13 May 1979 | Tuscaloosa | |
| 175 | Toma Tomov | BUL | 48.48 | 11 Aug 1986 | Budapest | |
| 176 | Olaf Hense | GER | 48.48 | 26 Jun 1993 | Roma | |
| 177 | Edgar Itt | GER | 48.48 | 3 Jul 1994 | Erfurt | |
| 178 | Haron Koech | KEN | 48.49 | 16 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 179 | Kemar Mowatt | JAM | 48.49 | 9 Jun 2017 | Eugene | |
| 180 | Isaiah Levingston | USA | 48.49 | 11 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 181 | Uwe Ackermann | GDR | 48.50 | 9 Jul 1982 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 182 | Henry Amike | NGR | 48.50 | 31 Aug 1987 | Roma | |
| 183 | Boris Gorban | RUS | 48.50 | 8 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 184 | Markino Buckley | JAM | 48.50 | 16 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 185 | Mamadou Kassé Hann | SEN | 48.50 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 186 | Byron Robinson | USA | 48.50 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 187 | Ralph Mann | USA | 48.51 | 2 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 188 | Shu Watanabe | JPN | 48.51 | 21 Sep 2024 | Kawasaki | |
| 189 | Reggie Davis | USA | 48.52 | 23 May 1987 | Knoxville | |
| 190 | Laurent Ottoz | ITA | 48.52 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta |