Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
400 Metres Hurdles
World record
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneUSASaint-Denis · 8 Aug 2024
2 years standingRecord progression →
50.37
Best mark
World record
54.61
Top 50 cutoff
171 rows: tie at the cutoff
54.01
Median
Of the 171 best-by-athlete marks
45
Countries
USA 40 · JAM 15 · 43 others
Performance distribution
171 athletes from 50.37 to 54.61 · median 54.01
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
171 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone WR | USA | 50.37 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 2 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 50.95 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 24 |
| 3 | Dalilah Muhammad | USA | 51.58 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 4 | Anna Cockrell | USA | 51.87 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 5 | Jasmine Jones | USA | 52.08 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 6 | Emma Zapletalová | SVK | 52.30 | 19 Jun 2026 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 7 | Yuliya Pechonkina | RUS | 52.34 | 8 Aug 2003 | Tula | 25 |
| 8 | Shamier Little | USA | 52.39 | 4 Jul 2021 | Stockholm | 26 |
| 9 | Melaine Walker | JAM | 52.42 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 26 |
| 10 | Savannah Sutherland | CAN | 52.46 | 14 Jun 2025 | Eugene | 21 |
| 11 | Lashinda Demus | USA | 52.47 | 1 Sep 2011 | Daegu | 28 |
| 12 | Rushell Clayton | JAM | 52.51 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 31 |
| 13 | Kim Batten | USA | 52.61 | 11 Aug 1995 | Göteborg | 26 |
| 14 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | USA | 52.62 | 11 Aug 1995 | Göteborg | 24 |
| 15 | Gianna Woodruff | PAN | 52.66 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 16 | Sally Gunnell | GBR | 52.74 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 27 |
| 17 | Fani Halkia | GRE | 52.77 | 22 Aug 2004 | Athínai | 25 |
| 18 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | USA | 52.79 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 31 |
| 19 | Kaliese Spencer | JAM | 52.79 | 5 Aug 2011 | London | 24 |
| 20 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 52.82 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 27 |
| 21 | Zuzana Hejnová | CZE | 52.83 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | 26 |
| 22 | Daimí Pernía | CUB | 52.89 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | 22 |
| 23 | Nezha Bidouane | MAR | 52.90 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | 29 |
| 24 | Natalya Antyukh | RUS | 52.92 | 30 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | 29 |
| 25 | Marina Stepanova | RUS | 52.94 | 17 Sep 1986 | Tashkent | 36 |
| 26 | Sheena Tosta | USA | 52.95 | 11 Jul 2004 | Sacramento | |
| 27 | Kori Carter | USA | 52.95 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 28 | Anna Ryzhykova | UKR | 52.96 | 4 Jul 2021 | Stockholm | |
| 29 | Shiann Salmon | JAM | 52.97 | 5 Sep 2024 | Zürich | |
| 30 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 53.02 | 27 Sep 2000 | Sydney | 31 |
| 31 | Janieve Russell | JAM | 53.08 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 32 | Britton Wilson | USA | 53.08 | 25 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 21 |
| 33 | Oluwakemi Adekoya | BRN | 53.09 | 24 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 34 | Tatyana Ledovskaya | BLR | 53.11 | 29 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 35 | Ashley Spencer | USA | 53.11 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 36 | Georganne Moline | USA | 53.14 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 37 | Debbie Flintoff-King | AUS | 53.17 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 38 | Josanne Lucas | TTO | 53.20 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 39 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 53.21 | 16 Aug 1995 | Zürich | 27 |
| 40 | Jana Rawlinson | AUS | 53.22 | 28 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 41 | Sabine Busch | GER | 53.24 | 21 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | |
| 42 | Ionela Târlea | ROU | 53.25 | 7 Jul 1999 | Roma | |
| 43 | Andrenette Knight | JAM | 53.26 | 18 Jul 2023 | Székesfehérvár | |
| 44 | Tiffany Williams | USA | 53.28 | 24 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 45 | Paulien Couckuyt | BEL | 53.28 | 21 Aug 2026 | Lausanne | |
| 46 | Fatoumata Diallo | POR | 53.30 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | |
| 47 | Sandra Glover | USA | 53.32 | 13 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | |
| 48 | Akala Garrett | USA | 53.32 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 49 | Emily Newnham | GBR | 53.33 | 12 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 50 | Andrea Blackett | BAR | 53.36 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 51 | Brenda Taylor | USA | 53.36 | 11 Jul 2004 | Sacramento | |
| 52 | Tatyana Tereschuk-Antipova | UKR | 53.37 | 22 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 53 | Rachel Glenn | USA | 53.46 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 54 | Janeene Vickers | USA | 53.47 | 29 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 55 | Margarita Ponomaryova | RUS | 53.48 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 56 | Sara Petersen | DEN | 53.55 | 18 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 57 | Fatoumata Binta Diallo | POR | 53.55 | 12 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 58 | Cornelia Ullrich | GER | 53.58 | 21 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | |
| 59 | Amelliah Birdow | USA | 53.60 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 60 | Ellen Fiedler | GDR | 53.63 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 61 | Naomi van den Broeck | BEL | 53.65 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 62 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | GBR | 53.67 | 26 Jul 2013 | London | |
| 63 | Vania Stambolova | BUL | 53.68 | 5 Jun 2011 | Rabat | |
| 64 | Louise Maraval | FRA | 53.71 | 30 Jun 2024 | Angers | |
| 65 | Yekaterina Bikert | RUS | 53.72 | 30 Jul 2004 | Tula | |
| 66 | Myrtle Bothma | RSA | 53.74 | 18 Apr 1986 | Johannesburg | |
| 67 | Ristananna Tracey | JAM | 53.74 | 10 Aug 2017 | London | |
| 68 | Viktoriya Tkachuk | UKR | 53.76 | 9 Sep 2021 | Zürich | |
| 69 | Irina Davydova | RUS | 53.77 | 29 Jun 2012 | Helsinki | |
| 70 | Shana Grebo | FRA | 53.78 | 30 Jun 2024 | Angers | |
| 71 | Natasha Danvers | GBR | 53.84 | 20 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 72 | Angela Morosanu | ROU | 53.85 | 18 May 2013 | Shanghai | |
| 73 | Anna Jesien | POL | 53.86 | 28 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 74 | Debbie-Ann Parris | JAM | 53.88 | 6 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 75 | Ayomide Folorunso | ITA | 53.89 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 76 | Zenéy van der Walt | RSA | 53.90 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 77 | Lieke Klaver | NED | 53.91 | 3 Jul 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 78 | Yevgeniya Isakova | RUS | 53.93 | 9 Aug 2006 | Göteborg | |
| 79 | Deonca Bookman | USA | 53.95 | 26 Jul 2026 | New York City | |
| 80 | Han Qing | CHN | 53.96 | 9 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 81 | Song Yinglan | CHN | 53.96 | 22 Nov 2001 | Guangzhou | |
| 82 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk | UKR | 53.96 | 20 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 83 | Nickeisha Wilson | JAM | 53.97 | 28 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 84 | Huang Xiaoxiao | CHN | 54.00 | 28 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 85 | Sanique Walker | JAM | 54.00 | 31 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | |
| 86 | Cassandra Tate | USA | 54.01 | 28 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 87 | Anna Ambraziené | LTU | 54.02 | 11 Jun 1983 | Moskva | |
| 88 | Judith Szekeres | HUN | 54.02 | 23 Jan 1998 | Roodepoort | |
| 89 | Heike Meißner | GER | 54.03 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 90 | Gudrun Abt | GER | 54.04 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 91 | Lina Nielsen | GBR | 54.04 | 11 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 92 | Surita Febbraio | RSA | 54.05 | 4 Apr 2003 | Pretoria | |
| 93 | Léa Sprunger | SUI | 54.06 | 4 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 94 | Ashley Miller | ZIM | 54.08 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | |
| 95 | Kendra Harrison | USA | 54.09 | 13 Jun 2015 | Eugene | 22 |
| 96 | Eilidh Doyle | GBR | 54.09 | 15 Jul 2016 | Monaco | |
| 97 | Jessie Knight | GBR | 54.09 | 28 May 2022 | Oordegem | |
| 98 | Amalie Iuel | NOR | 54.09 | 19 Jun 2026 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 99 | Anna Knoroz | RUS | 54.11 | 18 Jul 1994 | Nice | |
| 100 | Rogail Joseph | RSA | 54.12 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 101 | Yekaterina Grun | RUS | 54.14 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | |
| 102 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | SWE | 54.15 | 30 Aug 1986 | Stuttgart | |
| 103 | Michelle Johnson | USA | 54.15 | 11 Aug 1999 | Zürich | |
| 104 | Raasin McIntosh | USA | 54.16 | 11 Jul 2004 | Sacramento | |
| 105 | Tonya Williams | USA | 54.17 | 3 Jul 1996 | Lausanne | |
| 106 | Tia Adana Belle | BAR | 54.18 | 29 Mar 2019 | Gainesville | |
| 107 | Anita Neil | GBR | 54.20 | 7 Jul 2026 | Barcelona | |
| 108 | Ryan Tolbert | USA | 54.21 | 14 Jun 1997 | Indianapolis | |
| 109 | Shauna Smith | USA | 54.21 | 25 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 110 | Christine Spence | USA | 54.21 | 8 May 2008 | Fort-de-France | |
| 111 | T'Erea Brown | USA | 54.21 | 6 Aug 2012 | London | |
| 112 | Cara Nnenya Hailey | USA | 54.21 | 5 Sep 2021 | Chorzów | |
| 113 | Sylvia Rieger | GER | 54.22 | 11 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | |
| 114 | Judi Brown-King | USA | 54.23 | 12 Aug 1987 | Indianapolis | |
| 115 | Susanne Losch | GDR | 54.24 | 19 Jun 1988 | Düsseldorf | |
| 116 | Denisa Rosolová | CZE | 54.24 | 29 Jun 2012 | Helsinki | |
| 117 | Anita Protti | SUI | 54.25 | 29 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 118 | Genowefa Blaszak | POL | 54.27 | 2 Jul 1985 | Stockholm | |
| 119 | Karin Roßley | GDR | 54.28 | 17 May 1980 | Jena | |
| 120 | Hilla Uusimäki | FIN | 54.28 | 12 Jul 2026 | Tampere | |
| 121 | Ronda Whyte | JAM | 54.29 | 23 Jun 2017 | Kingston | |
| 122 | Sarah Carli | AUS | 54.29 | 13 Apr 2025 | Perth | |
| 123 | Eileen Demes | GER | 54.29 | 27 Jul 2025 | Berlin | |
| 124 | Susan Smith | IRL | 54.31 | 12 Aug 1998 | Zürich | |
| 125 | Cathelijn Peeters | NED | 54.31 | 28 May 2024 | Ostrava | |
| 126 | Sofia Lavreshina | POR | 54.31 | 11 Jul 2026 | Braga | |
| 127 | Nicole Leach | USA | 54.32 | 9 Jun 2007 | Sacramento | |
| 128 | Sage Watson | CAN | 54.32 | 2 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 129 | Carolina Krafzik | GER | 54.32 | 17 Aug 2022 | München | |
| 130 | Hanne Claes | BEL | 54.33 | 2 Jul 2023 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 131 | Tatyana Pavlova | UZB | 54.34 | 2 Aug 1985 | Leningrad | |
| 132 | Sara Gallego | ESP | 54.34 | 25 Jun 2022 | Nerja | |
| 133 | Petra Krug | GDR | 54.35 | 15 Jul 1989 | Bryansk | |
| 134 | LaTanya Sheffield | USA | 54.36 | 26 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 135 | Natalya Ivanova | RUS | 54.36 | 1 Aug 2007 | Tula | |
| 136 | Alice Muraro | ITA | 54.36 | 15 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 137 | Saira Prince | USA | 54.36 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 138 | Vera Ordina | RUS | 54.37 | 3 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 139 | Gudrun Arnardóttir | ISL | 54.37 | 5 Aug 2000 | London | |
| 140 | Wenda Nel | RSA | 54.37 | 20 May 2015 | Beijing | |
| 141 | Noura Ennadi | MAR | 54.37 | 22 Jul 2023 | Madrid | |
| 142 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | JAM | 54.38 | 3 Sep 1987 | Roma | 25 |
| 143 | Tatyana Kurochkina | BLR | 54.39 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 144 | Rosey Edeh | CAN | 54.39 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 145 | Wang Xing | CHN | 54.40 | 21 Oct 2005 | Nanjing | |
| 146 | Ajoke Odumosu | NGR | 54.40 | 6 Aug 2012 | London | |
| 147 | Viivi Lehikoinen | FIN | 54.40 | 6 Jun 2023 | Huelva | |
| 148 | Anna Hall | USA | 54.42 | 2 Jun 2023 | Firenze | 22 |
| 149 | Leah Nugent | JAM | 54.45 | 18 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 150 | Shevon Stoddart | JAM | 54.47 | 11 Jun 2005 | Sacramento | |
| 151 | Markita James | USA | 54.47 | 10 Jun 2006 | Sacramento | |
| 152 | Vera Rudakova | RUS | 54.48 | 21 Jul 2016 | Zhukovskiy | |
| 153 | Natalya Alimzhanova | KAZ | 54.50 | 27 May 2000 | Vila Real de Santo António | |
| 154 | Ling Xueyan | CHN | 54.52 | 9 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 155 | Meghan Beesley | GBR | 54.52 | 23 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 156 | Anja Dlauhy | AUT | 54.52 | 25 Jul 2026 | Innsbruck | |
| 157 | Natalya Torshina | KAZ | 54.53 | 17 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 158 | Yadisleidis Pedroso | CUB | 54.54 | 18 May 2013 | Shanghai | |
| 159 | Bärbel Broschat | GDR | 54.55 | 16 Aug 1980 | Sittard | |
| 160 | Christieana Matei | ROU | 54.55 | 7 Jul 1986 | Moskva | |
| 161 | Queen Claye | USA | 54.55 | 11 Jun 2010 | Eugene | |
| 162 | Lena Pressler | AUT | 54.55 | 25 Jul 2026 | Innsbruck | |
| 163 | Yelena Filipishina | RUS | 54.56 | 20 Jul 1984 | Moskva | |
| 164 | Hanna Titimets | UKR | 54.56 | 16 Aug 2014 | Zürich | |
| 165 | Petra Fontanive | SUI | 54.56 | 10 Jun 2017 | Genève | |
| 166 | Line Kloster | NOR | 54.56 | 10 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 167 | Michelle Smith | ISV | 54.56 | 3 Apr 2025 | Gainesville | |
| 168 | Joanna Hayes | USA | 54.57 | 10 Jul 1999 | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 169 | Ulrike Urbansky | GER | 54.57 | 25 Jul 2000 | Barcelona | |
| 170 | Nikoleta Jíchová | CZE | 54.59 | 10 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 171 | Nawal El Moutawakil | MAR | 54.61 | 8 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles |