Men · World record
400 Metres Hurdles
The current record and its documented progression: 24 ratified records from 1908 to 2026.
Current record
45.80
Alison dos SantosBRAZurich · 27 Aug 2026
0 years standing0.14 s improvementAll-time top 25 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record; red marks the fully automatic timing era
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Documented records
24 ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1371783986, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.80 | Alison dos Santos | BRA | Zurich | 27 Aug 2026 | 8 d |
| 45.94 | Karsten Warholm | NOR | Tokyo | 3 Aug 2021 | 5 yrs |
| 46.70 | Karsten Warholm | NOR | Oslo | 1 Jul 2021 | 33 d |
| 46.78 | Kevin Young | USA | Barcelona | 6 Aug 1992 | 28 yrs |
| 47.02 | Edwin Moses | USA | Koblenz | 31 Aug 1983 | 8 yrs |
| 47.13 | Edwin Moses | USA | Milan | 3 Jul 1980 | 3 yrs |
| 47.45 | Edwin Moses | USA | Westwood, Los Angeles | 11 Jun 1977 | 3 yrs |
| 47.64 | Edwin Moses | USA | Montreal | 25 Jul 1976 | 321 d |
| 47.8 | John Akii-Bua | UGA | Munich | 2 Sep 1972 | 3 yrs |
| 48.1 | David Hemery | GBR | Mexico City | 15 Oct 1968 | 3 yrs |
| 48.8 | Geoff Vanderstock | USA | Echo Summit | 11 Sep 1968 | 34 d |
| 49.1 | Rex Cawley | USA | Los Angeles | 13 Sep 1964 | 3 yrs |
| 49.2 | Salvatore Morale | ITA | Belgrade | 14 Sep 1962 | 1 yr |
| 49.2 | Glenn Davis | USA | Budapest | 6 Aug 1958 | 4 yrs |
| 49.5 | Glenn Davis | USA | Los Angeles | 29 Jun 1956 | 2 yrs |
| 50.4 | Yuriy Lituyev | Budapest | 20 Sep 1953 | 2 yrs | |
| 50.6 | Glenn Hardin | USA | Stockholm | 26 Jul 1934 | 19 yrs |
| 51.8 | Glenn Hardin | USA | Milwaukee | 30 Jun 1934 | 26 d |
| 52.0 | Glenn Hardin | USA | Los Angeles | 1 Aug 1932 | 1 yr |
| 52.0 | Morgan Taylor | USA | Philadelphia | 4 Jul 1928 | 4 yrs |
| 52.6 | John Gibson | USA | Lincoln | 2 Jul 1927 | 1 yr |
| 53.8 | Sten Pettersson | SWE | Paris | 4 Oct 1925 | 1 yr |
| 54.0 | Frank Loomis | USA | Antwerp | 16 Aug 1920 | 5 yrs |
| 55.0 | Charles Bacon | USA | London | 22 Jul 1908 | 12 yrs |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.