Men · Sprints · All-Time
400 Metres
43.03
Best mark
World record
43.62
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
43.48
Median
Of the 25 performances
6
Countries
USA 14 · BOT 5 · 4 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 43.03 to 43.62 · median 43.48
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
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 1 Sep 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayde van Niekerk WR | RSA | 43.03 | 14 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 24 |
| 2 | Michael Johnson | USA | 43.18 | 26 Aug 1999 | Seville | 31 |
| 3 | Butch Reynolds | USA | 43.29 | 17 Aug 1988 | Zürich | 24 |
| 4 | Samuel Ogazi | NGR | 43.38 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 20 |
| 5 | Michael Johnson | USA | 43.39 | 9 Aug 1995 | Gothenburg | 27 |
| 6 | Quincy Hall | USA | 43.40 | 7 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 7 | Michael Johnson | USA | 43.44 | 19 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 7 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | GBR | 43.44 | 7 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 29 |
| 7 | Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 43.44 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | 22 |
| 10 | Jeremy Wariner | USA | 43.45 | 31 Aug 2007 | Osaka | 23 |
| 10 | Michael Norman | USA | 43.45 | 20 Apr 2019 | Torrance | 21 |
| 12 | Wayde van Niekerk | RSA | 43.48 | 26 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 23 |
| 13 | Steven Gardiner | BAH | 43.48 | 4 Oct 2019 | Doha | 24 |
| 14 | Michael Johnson | USA | 43.49 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 15 | Quincy Watts | USA | 43.50 | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 22 |
| 16 | Jeremy Wariner | USA | 43.50 | 7 Aug 2007 | Stockholm | 23 |
| 17 | Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 43.53 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 18 | Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 43.54 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 22 |
| 19 | Michael Norman | USA | 43.56 | 25 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 24 |
| 20 | Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 43.59 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 22 |
| 21 | Michael Norman | USA | 43.60 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | 24 |
| 22 | Michael Norman | USA | 43.61 | 8 Jun 2018 | Eugene | 20 |
| 23 | Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 43.61 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 24 | Jeremy Wariner | USA | 43.62 | 14 Jul 2006 | Rome | 22 |
| 24 | Wayde van Niekerk | RSA | 43.62 | 6 Jul 2017 | Lausanne | 24 |