Women · Sprints · All-Time
400 Metres
47.60
Best mark
World record
50.48
Top 50 cutoff
222 rows: tie at the cutoff
49.86
Median
Of the 222 best-by-athlete marks
46
Countries
USA 63 · RUS 24 · 44 others
Performance distribution
222 athletes from 47.60 to 50.48 · median 49.86
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
222 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marita Koch WR | GDR | 47.60 | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra | 28 |
| 2 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 47.78 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 3 | Marileidy Paulino | DOM | 47.98 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 4 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | CZE | 47.99 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 32 |
| 5 | Salwa Eid Naser | BRN | 48.14 | 3 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 21 |
| 6 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 48.25 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 7 | Olga Bryzgina | UKR | 48.27 | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra | 22 |
| 8 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH | 48.36 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 9 | Christine Mboma | NAM | 48.54 | 30 Jun 2021 | Bydgoszcz | 18 |
| 10 | Nickisha Pryce | JAM | 48.57 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 23 |
| 11 | Taťána Kocembová | CZE | 48.59 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 21 |
| 12 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 48.63 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 23 |
| 13 | Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 48.70 | 16 Sep 2006 | Athínai | 21 |
| 14 | Dejanea Oakley | JAM | 48.79 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 22 |
| 15 | Valerie Brisco | USA | 48.83 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 16 | Aailyah Butler | USA | 48.84 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | |
| 17 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 48.89 | 27 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 18 | Natalia Bukowiecka | POL | 48.90 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | |
| 19 | Madison Whyte | USA | 48.97 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 21 |
| 20 | Henriette Jæger | NOR | 49.04 | 15 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | 23 |
| 21 | Chandra Cheeseborough | USA | 49.05 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | 25 |
| 22 | Tonique Williams-Darling | BAH | 49.07 | 12 Sep 2004 | Berlin | 28 |
| 23 | Rhasidat Adeleke | IRL | 49.07 | 10 Jun 2024 | Roma | 21 |
| 24 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 49.10 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 27 |
| 25 | Olga Nazarova II | RUS | 49.11 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 26 | Britton Wilson | USA | 49.13 | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge | 22 |
| 27 | Kaylyn Brown | USA | 49.13 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 19 |
| 28 | Gabby Thomas | USA | 49.14 | 5 Apr 2025 | Kingston | 28 |
| 29 | Antonina Krivoshapka | RUS | 49.16 | 5 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 30 | Mariya Pinigina | UKR | 49.19 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | |
| 31 | Aminatou Seyni | NIG | 49.19 | 5 Jul 2019 | Lausanne | |
| 32 | Sabine Busch | GER | 49.24 | 2 Jun 1984 | Erfurt | |
| 33 | Allyson Felix | USA | 49.26 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 29 |
| 34 | Irena Szewinska | POL | 49.28 | 29 Jul 1976 | Montréal | |
| 35 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 49.28 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 36 | Yuliya Gushchina | RUS | 49.28 | 5 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 37 | Charity Opara | NGR | 49.29 | 14 Jul 1998 | Roma | |
| 38 | Amber Anning | GBR | 49.29 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 39 | Petra Schersing | GER | 49.30 | 3 Jun 1988 | Jena | |
| 40 | Lorraine Fenton | JAM | 49.30 | 19 Jul 2002 | Monaco | |
| 41 | Shericka Williams | JAM | 49.32 | 18 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 42 | Amantle Montsho | BOT | 49.33 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 43 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | JAM | 49.34 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 44 | Jearl Miles-Clark | USA | 49.40 | 14 Jun 1997 | Indianapolis | |
| 45 | Christine Ohuruogu | GBR | 49.41 | 12 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 46 | Grit Breuer | GER | 49.42 | 27 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 47 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 49.43 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 48 | Fatima Yusuf | NGR | 49.43 | 15 Sep 1995 | Harare | |
| 49 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 49.44 | 17 Aug 2022 | München | 22 |
| 50 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | CZE | 49.44 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | |
| 51 | Kendall Ellis | USA | 49.46 | 23 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 52 | Aelita Yurchenko | UKR | 49.47 | 4 Sep 1988 | Moskva | |
| 53 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 49.47 | 3 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 25 |
| 54 | Ella Onojuvwewo | NGR | 49.47 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | |
| 55 | Francena McCorory | USA | 49.48 | 28 Jun 2014 | Sacramento | |
| 56 | Roxana Gómez | CUB | 49.48 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 57 | Stacey Ann Williams | JAM | 49.48 | 26 Jun 2026 | Zagreb | |
| 58 | Lieke Klaver | NED | 49.48 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 59 | Olga Zaytseva | RUS | 49.49 | 16 Jul 2006 | Tula | |
| 60 | Candice McLeod | JAM | 49.51 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 61 | Shakima Wimbley | USA | 49.52 | 23 Jun 2018 | Des Moines | |
| 62 | Vania Stambolova | BUL | 49.53 | 27 Aug 2006 | Rieti | |
| 63 | Beatrice Masilingi | NAM | 49.53 | 11 Apr 2021 | Lusaka | |
| 64 | Bärbel Wöckel | GDR | 49.56 | 30 May 1982 | Erfurt | |
| 65 | Monique Hennagan | USA | 49.56 | 17 Jul 2004 | Sacramento | |
| 66 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 49.57 | 10 Jul 1988 | Nice | 27 |
| 67 | Athing Mu-Nikolayev | USA | 49.57 | 12 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 68 | Dagmar Neubauer | GER | 49.58 | 2 Jun 1984 | Erfurt | |
| 69 | Sada Williams | BAR | 49.58 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 70 | Isabella Whittaker | USA | 49.58 | 12 Jun 2025 | Oslo | |
| 71 | Marion Jones | USA | 49.59 | 16 Apr 2000 | Walnut | 24 |
| 72 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 49.59 | 11 Jun 2001 | Athínai | |
| 73 | Wadeline Venlogh | USA | 49.60 | 3 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 74 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 49.61 | 5 Aug 1991 | La Habana | 28 |
| 75 | Phyllis Francis | USA | 49.61 | 3 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 76 | Caster Semenya | RSA | 49.62 | 8 Sep 2018 | Ostrava | 27 |
| 77 | Novlene Williams-Mills | JAM | 49.63 | 23 Sep 2006 | Shanghai | |
| 78 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 49.64 | 15 Jul 1992 | Nice | 27 |
| 79 | Ximena Restrepo | COL | 49.64 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 80 | Dee Dee Trotter | USA | 49.64 | 23 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 81 | Debbie Dunn | USA | 49.64 | 26 Jun 2010 | Des Moines | |
| 82 | Sanaria Butler | USA | 49.64 | 18 Apr 2026 | Walnut | |
| 83 | Natalya Nazarova | RUS | 49.65 | 31 Jul 2004 | Tula | |
| 84 | Nicola Sanders | GBR | 49.65 | 29 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 85 | Christina Lathan | GDR | 49.66 | 28 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 86 | Lillie Leatherwood | USA | 49.66 | 15 Jun 1991 | New York City | |
| 87 | Sandra Myers | ESP | 49.67 | 6 Jul 1991 | Oslo | |
| 88 | Shamier Little | USA | 49.68 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 28 |
| 89 | Courtney Okolo | USA | 49.71 | 23 Apr 2016 | Baton Rouge | |
| 90 | Quanera Hayes | USA | 49.72 | 24 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 91 | Rosaline Effiong | USA | 49.72 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 92 | Martina Weil | CHI | 49.72 | 28 Aug 2025 | Zürich | |
| 93 | Anja Rücker | GER | 49.74 | 26 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 94 | Gaby Bussmann | FRG | 49.75 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | |
| 95 | Olga Kotlyarova | RUS | 49.77 | 2 Jul 2004 | Roma | |
| 96 | Alexis Holmes | USA | 49.77 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 97 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 49.79 | 4 Aug 1997 | Athínai | |
| 98 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 49.79 | 25 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 99 | Svetlana Pospelova | RUS | 49.80 | 11 Jul 2005 | Tula | |
| 100 | Kseniya Ryzhova | RUS | 49.80 | 24 Jun 2013 | Cheboksary | |
| 101 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | USA | 49.80 | 9 Jun 2018 | Eugene | |
| 102 | Fiordaliza Cofil | DOM | 49.80 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | |
| 103 | Evelis Aguilar | COL | 49.80 | 6 Apr 2025 | Bogotá | |
| 104 | Ma Yuqin | CHN | 49.81 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 105 | Talitha Diggs | USA | 49.83 | 8 Jul 2023 | Eugene | |
| 106 | Diane Dixon | USA | 49.84 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 107 | Natasha Hastings | USA | 49.84 | 23 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 108 | Rosemarie Whyte | JAM | 49.84 | 6 Aug 2011 | London | |
| 109 | Natalya Antyukh | RUS | 49.85 | 31 Jul 2004 | Tula | 23 |
| 110 | Yemi Mary John | GBR | 49.85 | 17 May 2026 | Tokyo | |
| 111 | Ami Mbacké Thiam | SEN | 49.86 | 7 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 112 | Denean Hill | USA | 49.87 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 113 | LaTasha Colander | USA | 49.87 | 16 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | |
| 114 | Charokee Young | JAM | 49.87 | 16 Apr 2022 | Gainesville | |
| 115 | Laviai Nielsen | GBR | 49.87 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | |
| 116 | Ionela Târlea | ROU | 49.88 | 12 Jul 1999 | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 117 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 49.89 | 30 Jul 1993 | Moskva | 24 |
| 118 | Marita Payne | CAN | 49.91 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 119 | Jillian Richardson | CAN | 49.91 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 120 | Wadeline Venlogh | HAI | 49.91 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 121 | Kseniya Aksyonova | RUS | 49.92 | 30 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | |
| 122 | Monique Henderson | USA | 49.96 | 25 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 123 | Cynthia Bolingo | BEL | 49.96 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 124 | Jodie Williams | GBR | 49.97 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 125 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | RUS | 49.98 | 8 Jul 1997 | Tula | |
| 126 | Pam Marshall | USA | 49.99 | 17 May 1986 | Westwood | |
| 127 | Tatyana Veshkurova | RUS | 49.99 | 16 Jul 2006 | Tula | |
| 128 | LI Jing | CHN | 50.01 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 129 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | RUS | 50.02 | 10 Jul 2008 | Moskva | |
| 130 | Roneisha McGregor | JAM | 50.02 | 27 Jun 2021 | Kingston | |
| 131 | Gesine Walther | GDR | 50.03 | 13 May 1984 | Jena | |
| 132 | Maicel Malone | USA | 50.05 | 6 Jul 1994 | Lausanne | |
| 133 | Heidi Seyerling | RSA | 50.05 | 25 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 134 | Rochelle Stevens | USA | 50.06 | 22 Jun 1992 | New Orleans | |
| 135 | Irina Nazarova | RUS | 50.07 | 28 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 136 | Kirsten Emmelmann | GDR | 50.07 | 23 Aug 1985 | Berlin | |
| 137 | Tatyana Firova | RUS | 50.08 | 16 Jul 2006 | Tula | |
| 138 | Jessica Beard | USA | 50.08 | 23 Jun 2018 | Des Moines | |
| 139 | Rachel Joseph | USA | 50.08 | 16 May 2026 | Tucson | |
| 140 | Christiane Amertil | BAH | 50.09 | 19 Sep 2005 | Yokohama | |
| 141 | Bassant Hemida | EGY | 50.10 | 21 Jun 2026 | Hengelo | |
| 142 | Juliet Campbell | JAM | 50.11 | 3 Jul 1993 | Kingston | |
| 143 | Michelle Collins | USA | 50.11 | 13 May 2000 | Osaka | |
| 144 | Myrtle Bothma | RSA | 50.12 | 11 Apr 1986 | Germiston | |
| 145 | Chrisann Gordon | JAM | 50.13 | 25 Jun 2017 | Kingston | |
| 146 | Riitta Salin | FIN | 50.14 | 4 Sep 1974 | Roma | |
| 147 | Christine Day | JAM | 50.14 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 148 | Polina Tkalich | RUS | 50.14 | 17 Aug 2024 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 149 | Margaret Okayo | KEN | 50.14 | 31 May 2025 | Nairobi | |
| 150 | Sharlene Mawdsley | IRL | 50.14 | 21 Jun 2026 | Hengelo | |
| 151 | Ellen Streidt | GDR | 50.15 | 10 Jul 1976 | Berlin | |
| 152 | Oleysa Zykina | RUS | 50.15 | 13 Jul 2001 | Tula | |
| 153 | Javonya Valcourt | BAH | 50.16 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 154 | Nina Zyuskova | UKR | 50.17 | 28 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 155 | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | USA | 50.17 | 17 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 156 | Mercy Oketch | KEN | 50.17 | 24 Apr 2026 | Nairobi | |
| 157 | Irina Baskakova | RUS | 50.19 | 21 Jun 1983 | Moskva | |
| 158 | Renee Poetschka | AUS | 50.19 | 12 Mar 1994 | Sydney | |
| 159 | Olesya Krasnomovets | RUS | 50.19 | 5 Jun 2004 | Tula | |
| 160 | Kaliese Spencer | JAM | 50.19 | 8 Sep 2013 | Rieti | 26 |
| 161 | Aliyah Abrams | GUY | 50.20 | 13 May 2023 | Freeport | |
| 162 | Helena Fuchsová | CZE | 50.21 | 21 Aug 1998 | Budapest | |
| 163 | Paula Sevilla | ESP | 50.21 | 13 Jun 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 164 | Kabange Mupopo | ZAM | 50.22 | 15 Sep 2015 | Brazzaville | |
| 165 | Svetlana Goncharenko | RUS | 50.23 | 23 Jul 2000 | Tula | |
| 166 | Maree Holland | AUS | 50.24 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 167 | Mary Wineberg | USA | 50.24 | 23 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 168 | Daniela Georgieva | BUL | 50.25 | 20 May 1995 | Sofia | |
| 169 | Taylor Ellis-Watson | USA | 50.25 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | |
| 170 | Vimbayi Maisvorewa | ZIM | 50.25 | 19 Apr 2025 | Gainesville | |
| 171 | JaMeesia Ford | USA | 50.25 | 15 May 2026 | Auburn | |
| 172 | Favour Oyinye Onyah | NGR | 50.25 | 30 May 2026 | Lexington | |
| 173 | Brigitte Rohde | GDR | 50.26 | 1 May 1976 | Split | |
| 174 | Lyudmila Litvinova | RUS | 50.27 | 24 Jul 2009 | Cheboksary | |
| 175 | Liliya Novoseltsova | RUS | 50.28 | 20 Jul 1984 | Moskva | |
| 176 | Ute Thimm | FRG | 50.28 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 177 | Ashley Spencer | USA | 50.28 | 7 Jun 2013 | Eugene | |
| 178 | Anna Kielbasinska | POL | 50.28 | 18 Jun 2022 | Paris | |
| 179 | Oluwakemi Adekoya | BRN | 50.28 | 18 Apr 2026 | Addis Ababa | |
| 180 | Kaylin Whitney | USA | 50.29 | 20 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 181 | Olabisi Afolabi | NGR | 50.30 | 22 Jul 2000 | Lagos | |
| 182 | Svetlana Pospelyova | RUS | 50.30 | 25 Jun 2005 | Kazan | |
| 183 | Libania Grenot | ITA | 50.30 | 2 Jul 2009 | Pescara | |
| 184 | Ilona Usovich | BLR | 50.31 | 27 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 185 | Jan´Taijah Jones | USA | 50.31 | 8 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 186 | Sydney Segalla | USA | 50.31 | 10 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 187 | Helena Ponette | BEL | 50.31 | 13 Jun 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 188 | Lydia Jele | BOT | 50.32 | 25 Mar 2017 | Pretoria | |
| 189 | Emily Newnham | GBR | 50.32 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | |
| 190 | Lyudmila Dzhigalova | UKR | 50.33 | 6 Jul 1990 | Kyiv | |
| 191 | Uta Rohländer-Fromm | GER | 50.33 | 19 Jul 1998 | Stuttgart | |
| 192 | Jermaisha Arnold | USA | 50.33 | 27 May 2023 | Sacramento | |
| 193 | Doris Maletzki | GDR | 50.34 | 10 Jul 1976 | Berlin | |
| 194 | Makenzie Dunmore | USA | 50.35 | 22 Apr 2023 | Baton Rouge | |
| 195 | Helga Arendt | GER | 50.36 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 196 | Victoria Ohuruogu | GBR | 50.36 | 10 Jun 2023 | Montverde | |
| 197 | Anna Polinari | ITA | 50.36 | 16 Jul 2026 | Madrid | |
| 198 | Bianca Razor | ROU | 50.37 | 24 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 199 | Kaltouma Nadjina | CHA | 50.38 | 6 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 200 | Moushami Robinson | USA | 50.38 | 25 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 201 | Mary Moraa | KEN | 50.38 | 7 Jul 2023 | Nairobi | |
| 202 | Du Xiujie | CHN | 50.39 | 18 Aug 1995 | Beijing | |
| 203 | Joanna Atkins | USA | 50.39 | 13 Jun 2009 | Fayetteville | |
| 204 | Monica Hargrove | USA | 50.39 | 13 Jul 2009 | Athínai | |
| 205 | Sherri Howard | USA | 50.40 | 19 Jun 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 206 | Phylis Smith | GBR | 50.40 | 3 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 207 | Ziyah Holman | USA | 50.40 | 8 Jun 2023 | Austin | |
| 208 | Justyna Swiety-Ersetic | POL | 50.41 | 11 Aug 2018 | Berlin | |
| 209 | Bailey Lear | USA | 50.42 | 17 May 2026 | Tokyo | |
| 210 | Jana Rawlinson | AUS | 50.43 | 22 Mar 2003 | Sydney | |
| 211 | Amandine Brossier | FRA | 50.43 | 12 Jul 2024 | Monaco | |
| 212 | Charmaine Crooks | CAN | 50.45 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 213 | María Belibasáki | GRE | 50.45 | 11 Aug 2018 | Berlin | |
| 214 | Kennedy Simon | USA | 50.45 | 9 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 215 | Charlotte Henrich | GBR | 50.45 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | |
| 216 | Kendra Mackey | USA | 50.46 | 21 Jun 1992 | New Orleans | |
| 217 | Dannette Young | USA | 50.46 | 24 Jun 1992 | New Orleans | |
| 218 | Kendall Baisden | USA | 50.46 | 18 May 2014 | Lubbock | |
| 219 | Blanca Hervás | ESP | 50.46 | 16 Jul 2026 | Madrid | |
| 220 | Lauren Gale | CAN | 50.47 | 4 Jun 2024 | Guelph | |
| 221 | Isabelle Black | FRA | 50.47 | 24 Jul 2026 | Albi | |
| 222 | Christine Botlogetswe | BOT | 50.48 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat |