Men · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
400 Metres Hurdles
45.80
Best mark
World record
47.42
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
47.23
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
11
Countries
USA 11 · FRA 3 · 9 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 45.80 to 47.42 · median 47.23
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 28 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison dos Santos WR | BRA | 45.80 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zurich | 26 |
| 2 | Karsten Warholm | NOR | 45.94 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 25 |
| 3 | Rai Benjamin | USA | 46.17 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 4 | Kevin Young | USA | 46.78 | 6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 25 |
| 5 | Abderrahman Samba | QAT | 46.98 | 30 Jun 2018 | Paris | 22 |
| 6 | Edwin Moses | USA | 47.02 | 31 Aug 1983 | Koblenz | 28 |
| 7 | Bryan Bronson | USA | 47.03 | 21 Jun 1998 | New Orleans | 25 |
| 8 | Kyron Mcmaster | IVB | 47.08 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 9 | Samuel Matete | ZAM | 47.10 | 7 Aug 1991 | Zurich | 23 |
| 10 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | NGR | 47.11 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 22 |
| 11 | Andre Phillips | USA | 47.19 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 29 |
| 12 | Amadou Dia Ba | SEN | 47.23 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 30 |
| 12 | Caleb Dean | USA | 47.23 | 7 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 22 |
| 14 | Kerron Clement | USA | 47.24 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | 19 |
| 15 | Félix Sánchez | DOM | 47.25 | 29 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 15 | Angelo Taylor | USA | 47.25 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 29 |
| 17 | Matheus Lima | BRA | 47.26 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 18 | Bershawn Jackson | USA | 47.30 | 9 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | 22 |
| 19 | Roshawn Clarke | JAM | 47.34 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 19 |
| 20 | Stéphane Diagana | FRA | 47.37 | 5 Jul 1995 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 20 | Trevor Bassitt | USA | 47.37 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | 28 |
| 22 | Danny Harris | USA | 47.38 | 10 Jul 1991 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 23 | Wilfried Happio | FRA | 47.41 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 23 |
| 24 | Malik James-King | JAM | 47.42 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 25 |
| 24 | Clement Ducos | FRA | 47.42 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 23 |