Women's 400 metres hurdles world record progression
The first world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1974. The current record is 52.16 seconds, set by American Dalilah Muhammad on October 4, 2019 at the World Championships in Doha.
The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971 but the event was officially introduced as a discipline in 1974.
To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 16 world records in the event.[1]
Progression
| Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56.51 |  Krystyna Kacperczyk (POL) | July 13, 1974 | Augsburg[1] |
| 55.74 |  Tatyana Storozheva (URS) | June 26, 1977 | Chemnitz[1] |
| 55.63 |  Karin Rossley (GDR) | August 13, 1977 | Helsinki[1] |
| 55.44 | Krystyna Kacperczyk (POL) | August 18, 1978 | Berlin[1] |
| 55.31 | Tatyana Zelentsova (URS) | August 19, 1978 | Podolsk[1] |
| 54.89 | Tatyana Zelentsova (URS) | September 2, 1978 | Prague[1] |
| 54.78 | Marina Makeyeva (URS) | July 27, 1979 | Moscow[1] |
| 54.28 | Karin Rossley (GDR) | May 17, 1980 | Jena[1] |
| 54.02 | Anna Ambrazienė (URS) | June 11, 1983 | Moscow[1] |
| 53.58 | Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) | June 22, 1984 | Kiev[1] |
| 53.55 | Sabine Busch (GDR) | September 22, 1985 | Berlin[1] |
| 53.32 | Marina Stepanova (URS) | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart[1] |
| 52.94 | Marina Stepanova (URS) | September 19, 1986 | Tashkent[1] |
| 52.74 |  Sally Gunnell (GBR) | August 19, 1993 | Stuttgart[1] |
| 52.61 |  Kim Batten (USA) | August 11, 1995 | Gothenburg[1] |
| 52.34 |  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | August 8, 2003 | Tula[1] |
| 52.20 | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | July 28, 2019 | Des Moines |
| 52.16 | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | October 4, 2019 | Doha |
References
- "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Page 644. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
External links
- 400 Metres Hurdles All Time List from the IAAF
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