Women · Sprints · All-Time
400 Metres
47.60
Best mark
World record
49.13
Top 25 cutoff
26 rows: tie at the cutoff
48.81
Median
Of the 26 best-by-athlete marks
15
Countries
USA 8 · TCH 2 · 13 others
Performance distribution
26 athletes from 47.60 to 49.13 · median 48.81
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 1 Sep 2026 · methodology
26 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marita Koch WR | GDR | 47.60 | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra | 28 |
| 2 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 47.78 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 3 | Marileidy Paulino | DOM | 47.98 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 4 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 47.99 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 32 |
| 5 | Salwa Eid Naser | BRN | 48.14 | 3 Oct 2019 | Doha | 21 |
| 6 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 48.25 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 7 | Olga Bryzgina | URS | 48.27 | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra | 22 |
| 8 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH | 48.36 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 9 | Nickisha Pryce | JAM | 48.57 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 23 |
| 10 | Taťána Kocembová | TCH | 48.59 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 21 |
| 11 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 48.63 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 23 |
| 12 | Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 48.70 | 16 Sep 2006 | Athens | 21 |
| 13 | Dejanea Oakley | JAM | 48.79 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 22 |
| 14 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 48.83 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | 24 |
| 15 | Aaliyah Butler | USA | 48.84 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | 22 |
| 16 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 48.89 | 27 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 17 | Natalia Kaczmarek | POL | 48.90 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 26 |
| 18 | Madison Whyte | USA | 48.97 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 21 |
| 19 | Henriette Jæger | NOR | 49.04 | 15 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | 23 |
| 20 | Chandra Cheeseborough | USA | 49.05 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | 25 |
| 21 | Tonique Williams-Darling | BAH | 49.07 | 12 Sep 2004 | Berlin | 28 |
| 21 | Rhasidat Adeleke | IRL | 49.07 | 10 Jun 2024 | Rome | 21 |
| 23 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 49.10 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 27 |
| 24 | Olga Nazarova | URS | 49.11 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 23 |
| 25 | Britton Wilson | USA | 49.13 | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge | 22 |
| 25 | Kaylyn Brown | USA | 49.13 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 19 |