Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
400 Metres Hurdles
World record
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneUSASaint-Denis · 8 Aug 2024
2 years standingRecord progression →
50.37
Best mark
World record
52.94
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
52.61
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
13
Countries
USA 9 · JAM 4 · 11 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 50.37 to 52.94 · median 52.61
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 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone WR | USA | 50.37 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 2 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 50.95 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 24 |
| 3 | Dalilah Muhammad | USA | 51.58 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 4 | Anna Cockrell | USA | 51.87 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 5 | Jasmine Jones | USA | 52.08 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 6 | Emma Zapletalová | SVK | 52.30 | 19 Jun 2026 | Doha | 26 |
| 7 | Yuliya Pechonkina | RUS | 52.34 | 8 Aug 2003 | Tula | 25 |
| 8 | Shamier Little | USA | 52.39 | 4 Jul 2021 | Stockholm | 26 |
| 9 | Melaine Walker | JAM | 52.42 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 26 |
| 10 | Savannah Sutherland | CAN | 52.46 | 14 Jun 2025 | Eugene | 21 |
| 11 | Lashinda Demus | USA | 52.47 | 1 Sep 2011 | Daegu | 28 |
| 12 | Rushell Clayton | JAM | 52.51 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 31 |
| 13 | Kim Batten | USA | 52.61 | 11 Aug 1995 | Gothenburg | 26 |
| 14 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | USA | 52.62 | 11 Aug 1995 | Gothenburg | 24 |
| 15 | Gianna Woodruff | PAN | 52.66 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 16 | Sally Gunnell | GBR | 52.74 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 27 |
| 17 | Fani Halkia | GRE | 52.77 | 22 Aug 2004 | Athens | 25 |
| 18 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | USA | 52.79 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 31 |
| 18 | Kaliese Spencer | JAM | 52.79 | 5 Aug 2011 | London | 24 |
| 20 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 52.82 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 27 |
| 21 | Zuzana Hejnová | CZE | 52.83 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moscow | 26 |
| 22 | Daimí Pernía | CUB | 52.89 | 25 Aug 1999 | Seville | 22 |
| 23 | Nezha Bidouane | MAR | 52.90 | 25 Aug 1999 | Seville | 29 |
| 24 | Natalya Antyukh | RUS | 52.92 | 30 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | 29 |
| 25 | Marina Stepanova | URS | 52.94 | 17 Sep 1986 | Tashkent | 36 |