Women · Sprints · All-Time
400 Metres
47.60
Best mark
World record
48.63
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
48.27
Median
Of the 25 performances
10
Countries
GDR 6 · TCH 4 · 8 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 47.60 to 48.63 · median 48.27
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 | 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 | Marita Koch | GDR | 48.16 | 8 Sep 1982 | Athens | 25 |
| 6 | Marita Koch | GDR | 48.16 | 16 Aug 1984 | Prague | 27 |
| 8 | Marileidy Paulino | DOM | 48.17 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 9 | Salwa Eid Naser | BRN | 48.19 | 18 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 10 | Marita Koch | GDR | 48.22 | 28 Aug 1986 | Stuttgart | 29 |
| 11 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 48.25 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 12 | Marita Koch | GDR | 48.26 | 27 Jul 1984 | Dresden | 27 |
| 13 | Olga Bryzgina | URS | 48.27 | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra | 22 |
| 14 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 48.29 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 15 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH | 48.36 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 16 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH | 48.37 | 3 Oct 2019 | Doha | 25 |
| 17 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 48.45 | 23 Jul 1983 | Prague | 32 |
| 18 | Marileidy Paulino | DOM | 48.48 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 29 |
| 19 | Salwa Eid Naser | BRN | 48.53 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 20 | Nickisha Pryce | JAM | 48.57 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 23 |
| 21 | Taťána Kocembová | TCH | 48.59 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 21 |
| 22 | Marita Koch | GDR | 48.60 | 4 Aug 1979 | Turin | 22 |
| 22 | Olga Bryzgina | URS | 48.60 | 17 Aug 1985 | Moscow | 22 |
| 24 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 48.61 | 6 Sep 1981 | Rome | 30 |
| 25 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 48.63 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 23 |