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

1908 · 55.0 Charles Bacon1920 · 54.0 Frank Loomis1925 · 53.8 Sten Pettersson1927 · 52.6 John Gibson1928 · 52.0 Morgan Taylor1932 · 52.0 Glenn Hardin1934 · 51.8 Glenn Hardin1934 · 50.6 Glenn Hardin1953 · 50.4 Yuriy Lituyev1956 · 49.5 Glenn Davis1958 · 49.2 Glenn Davis1962 · 49.2 Salvatore Morale1964 · 49.1 Rex Cawley1968 · 48.8 Geoff Vanderstock1968 · 48.1 David Hemery1972 · 47.8 John Akii-Bua1976 · 47.64 Edwin Moses1977 · 47.45 Edwin Moses1980 · 47.13 Edwin Moses1983 · 47.02 Edwin Moses1992 · 46.78 Kevin Young2021 · 46.70 Karsten Warholm2021 · 45.94 Karsten Warholm2026 · 45.80 Alison dos Santos 45.8055.00

19081934 · Hardin 51.81964 · Cawley 49.11980 · Moses 47.132026 · Santos 45.80

Documented records

24 ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1371783986, imported 2 Sep 2026

MarkAthleteNationVenueDateStood
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

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 Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them.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.