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
52.13
Top 25 cutoff
27 rows: tie at the cutoff
51.87
Median
Of the 27 performances
2
Countries
USA 14 · NED 13
Performance distribution
27 performances from 50.37 to 52.13 · median 51.87
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 28 Aug 2026 · methodology
27 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone WR | USA | 50.37 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 2 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 50.65 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 24 |
| 3 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 50.68 | 22 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 22 |
| 4 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 50.95 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 24 |
| 5 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.30 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 24 |
| 6 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 51.41 | 25 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 22 |
| 7 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.45 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 23 |
| 8 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 51.46 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 9 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.54 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 25 |
| 10 | Dalilah Muhammad | USA | 51.58 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 11 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 51.61 | 5 Jun 2022 | Nashville | 22 |
| 12 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 51.68 | 8 Aug 2022 | Székesfehérvár | 23 |
| 13 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.70 | 24 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 23 |
| 14 | Anna Cockrell | USA | 51.87 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 15 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 51.90 | 27 Jun 2021 | Eugene | 21 |
| 16 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.91 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 25 |
| 17 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.95 | 11 Jul 2025 | Monaco | 25 |
| 18 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 51.98 | 17 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 23 |
| 19 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 52.03 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 20 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 52.07 | 3 May 2025 | Miramar | 25 |
| 21 | Jasmine Jones | USA | 52.08 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 22 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 52.10 | 19 Jul 2025 | London | 25 |
| 23 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 52.11 | 8 Sep 2023 | Brussels | 23 |
| 23 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 52.11 | 15 Jun 2025 | Stockholm | 25 |
| 25 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 52.13 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 24 |
| 25 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 52.13 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 24 |
| 25 | Anna Cockrell | USA | 52.13 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zurich | 28 |