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400 metres hurdles
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Women's 400m hurdles at the 2005 GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, Finland
World records
MenBrazil Alison dos Santos 45.80 (2026)
WomenUnited States Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.37 (2024)
Olympic records
MenNorway Karsten Warholm 45.94 (2021)
WomenUnited States Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.37 (2024)
World Championship records
MenBrazil Alison dos Santos 46.29 (2022)
WomenUnited States Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.68 (2022)

The 400 metres hurdles is a hurdling event in track and field. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.

On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lanes the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly spaced around the track. The hurdles are positioned and weighted so that they fall forward if bumped into with sufficient force, to prevent injury to the runners. Although there is no longer any penalty for knocking hurdles over, runners prefer to clear them cleanly, as touching them during the race slows runners down.

The current men's and women's world record holders are Alison dos Santos with 45.80 seconds and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone with 50.37 seconds. Compared to the 400 metres run, the hurdles race takes the men about three seconds longer and the women four seconds longer. Men clear hurdles that are 91.4 centimetres (36 in) high, while women negotiate 76.2 centimetres (30 in) barriers.

The 400 m hurdles was held for both sexes at the inaugural IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The first championship for women came at the 1980 World Championships in Athletics – being held as a one-off due to the lack of a race at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

History

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The first awards in a men's 400 m hurdles race were given in 1860 when a race was held in Oxford, England, over a course of 440 yards (402.336 m). While running the course, participants had to clear twelve wooden hurdles, over 100 centimetres tall, that had been spaced in even intervals.

To reduce the risk of injury, somewhat more lightweight constructions were introduced in 1895 that runners could push over. However, until 1935 runners were disqualified if they pushed over more than three hurdles in a race and records were only officially accepted if the runner in question had cleared all hurdles clean and left them all standing.

The 400 m hurdles became an Olympic event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. At the same time, the race was standardized; thus, virtually identical races could be held and the finish times compared to one other. As a result, the official distance was fixed to 400 metres, or one lap of the stadium, and the number of hurdles was reduced to ten. The official height of the hurdles was set to 91.4 centimetres (36 in). The hurdles are now placed on the course with a run-up to the first hurdle of 45 metres, distance between the hurdles of 35 metres each, and home stretch from the last hurdle to finish line of 40 metres.

The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971. In 1974, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, introduced the event officially as a discipline, with hurdles at the lower height of 76.2 centimetres (30 in). The women's race was not run at the Olympics until the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles where it was first staged with the first Men's World Champion having been crowned the year before at the inaugural World Athletics Championships. A special edition of the Women's 400m Hurdles took place in the 1980 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in response to the Women's 400m Hurdles not being included at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and Liberty Bell Classic.

Many athletic commentators and officials have often brought up the idea of lifting the height of the women's 400 m hurdles to incorporate a greater requirement of hurdling skill. This is a view held by German athletic coach Norbert Stein, "All this means that the women's hurdles for specialists, who are the target group to be dealt with in this discussion, is considerably depreciated in skill demands when compared to the men's hurdles. It should not be possible in the women's hurdles that the winner is an athlete whose performance in the flat sprint is demonstrably excellent but whose technique of hurdling is only moderate and whose anthropometric characteristics are not optimal. This was the case at the World Championships in Seville and the same problem can often be seen at international and national meetings."[citation needed]

Hurdling technique

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Home straight during a women's final at the 2016 Summer Olympics

In terms of technique and endurance, the 400-metre hurdles is arguably the most demanding event in the sprints and hurdles group.[1]: 4169 [2]: 9  Athletes must be able to run a fast 400-metre flat time, maintain a good hurdling technique, and have an awareness of stride pattern between hurdles.[2]: 9  The ideal time difference between an athlete's 400 time and their 400 hurdles time should be between 1.5 and 3 seconds. This variation depends on the specific attributes of the athlete: In adult races, the women's hurdles are lower (76.2 cm) than the men's (91.4 cm) which usually makes the average time difference smaller for female athletes. In 2024, the two fastest 400 hurdlers in the world (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol) were also two of the fastest women in the flat 400. To be able to maintain a good hurdling technique throughout the race it is important to work on step patterns. Most 400 hurdlers know how many steps they are going to take in between each hurdle. The distance between the start and the first hurdle is 45 meters, which allows the fastest women to take 21 to 23 steps, while the fastest men can get down to 19 or 20. After the first one, the hurdles are 35 meters apart, and the tenth one is placed at 40 meters from the finish line. The steps taken between hurdles varies depending on the athlete's abilities, speed, technique, and personal preferences. The most skilled athletes can change their rhythm depending on how fast they need, or want, to run. For example, Karsten Warholm ran 13 steps up to hurdle seven, then decided to switch to 15 steps for the last three hurdles at the Paris Olympics, because he is more comfortable going over hurdles with his dominant leg. An even number of steps in between the hurdles implies alternating which leg goes over it first (lead leg), while an odd number of steps allows for going over the hurdles with the same leg. Furthermore, athletes must possess anaerobic endurance over the final 150 to 100 metres of the race as, at this point, lactate (the conjugate base of lactic acid) will accumulate in the body from anaerobic glycolysis.[3]: 43 

Block start

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Sydney McLaughlin right after her block start in 2019

When preparing to hurdle, the blocks should be set so that the athlete arrives at the first hurdle leading on the desired leg without inserting a stutter step. A stutter step is when the runner has to chop their stride down to arrive on the "correct" leg for take off. Throughout the race, any adjustments to stride length stride speed should be made several strides out from the hurdle because a stutter or being too far from the hurdle at takeoff will result in loss of momentum and speed.

Hurdling

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Géo André jumps over a barrier during the 400 metres hurdles in 1922.

At the beginning of the take-off, the knee must be driven toward the hurdle and the foot then extended. The leg position when extended must be stretched out, in a position of a split. The knee should be slightly bent when crossing the hurdle. Unless an athlete's body has great flexibility, the knee must be slightly bent to allow a forward body lean. Unlike the 110m hurdles, a significant forward body lean is not that necessary due to the hurdles being lower. However, the trail leg must be kept bent and short to provide a quick lever action allowing a fast hurdle clearance. The knee should pull through under the armpit and should not be flat across the top of the hurdle.

It is also important that the hurdler does not reach out on the last stride before the hurdle as this will result in a longer bound being made to clear the hurdle. This will also result in a loss of momentum if the foot lands well in front of the center of gravity.

Stride length

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Using a left lead leg on the bends allows the hurdler to run closer to the inside of the lane and cover a shorter distance. Additionally, if the left leg is used for the lead, then the athlete's upper body can be leaned to the left, making it easier to bring the trail leg through. Additionally, an athlete hurdling with a right leg lead around the bends must take care that they do not inadvertently trail their foot or toe around the hurdle rather than passing over the top, which would lead to a disqualification from the race. Depending on the height and strength of the athlete, men work toward a stride pattern of 13 to 15 steps between each hurdle, and women work toward a stride pattern of 15 to 17. This does not include the landing step from the previous hurdle. Edwin Moses was the first man to keep 13 strides throughout an entire race. Weaker athletes will typically hold a longer step pattern throughout the race so that they do not bound or reach with each step, which also results in a loss of speed. These patterns are ideal because it allows the hurdler to take off from their predominant leg throughout the race without switching legs. However, fatigue from the race will knock athletes off their stride pattern and force them to switch legs. At an early age, many coaches train their athletes to hurdle with both legs. This is a useful skill to learn, since, as a runner tires, their stride length may decrease, resulting in the need either to add a stutter stride, or to take a hurdle on the other leg. Even though some athletes prefer using their dominant leg as lead, every professional knows how to go over hurdles with both legs. Some athletes have started choosing an even rhythm (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone does 14 steps for most of her race).

Area records

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Area Men Women
Time
(s)		 Season Athlete Time
(s)		 Season Athlete
World 45.802026Image Alison dos Santos (BRA) 50.372024Image Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Area records
Africa (records) 47.101991Image Samuel Matete (ZAM) 52.901999Image Nezha Bidouane (MAR)
Asia (records) 46.982018Image Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 53.092023Image Kemi Adekoya (BHR)
Europe (records) 45.942021Image Karsten Warholm (NOR) 50.952024Image Femke Bol (NED)
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		 46.172021Image Rai Benjamin (USA) 50.372024Image Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Oceania (records) 48.281996Image Rohan Robinson (AUS) 53.171988Image Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)
South America (records) 45.802026Image Alison dos Santos (BRA) 52.662025Image Gianna Woodruff (PAN)

All-time top 25

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 400m hurdles times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 400m hurdles times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 400m hurdles times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 400m hurdles times

Men

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  • Correct as of September 2026.[6][7]
All-time top 25 of the men's 400 metres hurdles
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 45.80 Alison dos Santos Image Brazil 27 August 2026 Zurich [8]
2245.94Karsten WarholmImage Norway3 August 2021Tokyo[9]
345.98dos Santos #213 September 2026Budapest[10]
3446.17Rai BenjaminImage United States3 August 2021Tokyo[9]
5 46.28 Warholm #2 16 August 2025 Chorzów [11]
646.29dos Santos #319 July 2022Eugene[12]
7 46.39 Benjamin #2 16 September 2023 Eugene [13]
8 46.40 Benjamin #3 13 September 2026 Budapest [14]
9 46.43 dos Santos #4 23 August 2026 Chorzów [15]
10 46.46 Benjamin #4 30 June 2024 Eugene [16]
Benjamin #5 9 August 2024 Saint-Denis [17]
12 46.48 dos Santos #5 26 July 2026 São Paulo [18]
13 46.51 Warholm #3 21 July 2023 Monaco [19]
14 46.52 Warholm #4 15 June 2023 Oslo [20]
Benjamin #6 19 September 2025 Tokyo [21]
16 46.53 Warholm #5 16 September 2023 Eugene [13]
Warholm #6 23 August 2026 Chorzów [15]
18 46.54 Benjamin #7 15 June 2025 Stockholm [22]
19 46.61 Warholm #7 18 July 2026 London
20 46.62 Benjamin #8 9 July 2023 Eugene [23]
21 46.63 dos Santos #6 30 May 2024 Oslo [24]
Warholm #8 14 August 2026 Birmingham
23 46.64 Benjamin #9 18 May 2024 Los Angeles [25]
24 46.65 dos Santos #7 5 July 2025 Eugene [26]
25 46.67 Benjamin #10 12 July 2024 Monaco [27]
Benjamin #11 21 August 2026 Lausanne
446.78Kevin YoungImage United States6 August 1992Barcelona
546.98Abderrahman SambaImage Qatar30 June 2018Paris[28]
647.02Edwin MosesImage United States31 August 1983Koblenz
747.03Bryan BronsonImage United States21 June 1998New Orleans
8 47.08 Kyron McMaster Image British Virgin Islands 3 August 2021 Tokyo [9]
947.10Samuel MateteImage Zambia7 August 1991Zurich
Emil AgyekumImage Germany13 September 2026Budapest[29]
1147.11Ezekiel NathanielImage Nigeria19 September 2025Tokyo[30]
1247.19Andre PhillipsImage United States25 September 1988Seoul
1347.23Amadou Dia BaImage Senegal25 September 1988Seoul
Caleb Dean Image United States 7 June 2024 Eugene [31]
1547.24Kerron ClementImage United States26 June 2005Carson
1647.25Félix SánchezImage Dominican Republic29 August 2003Saint-Denis
Angelo TaylorImage United States18 August 2008Beijing
18 47.26 Matheus Lima Image Brazil 23 August 2026 Chorzów [15]
1947.30Bershawn JacksonImage United States9 August 2005Helsinki
2047.34Roshawn ClarkeImage Jamaica21 August 2023Budapest[32]
2147.37Stéphane DiaganaImage France5 July 1995Lausanne
Trevor Bassitt Image United States 6 June 2026 College Station [33]
2347.38Danny HarrisImage United States10 July 1991Lausanne
24 47.41 Wilfried Happio Image France 19 July 2022 Eugene [12]
2547.42Malik James-KingImage Jamaica28 June 2024Kingston[34]
Clement DucosImage France25 August 2024Chorzów[35]

Women

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All-time top 25 of the women's 400 metres hurdles
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1150.37Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneImage United States8 August 2024Saint-Denis[38]
250.65McLaughlin-Levrone #230 June 2024Eugene[16]
350.68McLaughlin-Levrone #322 July 2022Eugene[39]
2450.95Femke BolImage Netherlands14 July 2024La Chaux-de-Fonds[40][41]
551.30Bol #220 July 2024London[42]
651.41McLaughlin-Levrone #425 June 2022Eugene[43]
751.45Bol #323 July 2023London[44]
851.46McLaughlin-Levrone #54 August 2021Tokyo[45]
951.54Bol #419 September 2025Tokyo[46]
31051.58Dalilah MuhammadImage United States4 August 2021Tokyo[45]
1151.61McLaughlin-Levrone #65 June 2022Nashville[47]
1251.68McLaughlin-Levrone #78 August 2022Székesfehérvár[48]
1351.70Bol #524 August 2023Budapest[49]
41451.87Anna CockrellImage United States8 August 2024Saint-Denis[38]
1551.90McLaughlin-Levrone #827 June 2021Eugene[50]
16 51.91 Bol #6 16 August 2025 Chorzów [51]
1751.95Bol #711 July 2025Monaco[52]
1851.98Bol #817 September 2023Eugene[53]
1952.03Bol #94 August 2021Tokyo[45]
2052.07McLaughlin-Levrone #93 May 2025Miramar[54]
52152.08Jasmine JonesImage United States19 September 2025Tokyo[46]
2252.10Bol #1019 July 2025London[55]
2352.11Bol #118 September 2023Brussels[56]
Bol #1215 June 2025Stockholm[57]
2552.13McLaughlin-Levrone #106 August 2024Saint-Denis[58]
Bol #1325 August 2024Chorzów[59]
Cockrell #227 August 2026Zurich
652.30 Emma Zapletalová Image Slovakia 19 June 2026 Doha [60]
752.34Yuliya PechonkinaImage Russia8 August 2003Tula
8 52.39Shamier LittleImage United States4 July 2021Stockholm [61]
9 52.42Melaine WalkerImage Jamaica20 August 2009Berlin
10 52.46Savannah SutherlandImage Canada14 June 2025Eugene [62]
11 52.47Lashinda DemusImage United States1 September 2011Daegu
12 52.51Rushell ClaytonImage Jamaica28 June 2024Kingston [63]
13 52.61Kim BattenImage United States11 August 1995Gothenburg
14 52.62Tonja Buford-BaileyImage United States11 August 1995Gothenburg
15 52.66Gianna WoodruffImage Panama17 September 2025Tokyo [64]
16 52.74Sally GunnellImage Great Britain19 August 1993Stuttgart
17 52.77Fani HalkiaImage Greece22 August 2004Athens
18 52.79Sandra Farmer-PatrickImage United States19 August 1993Stuttgart
Kaliese SpencerImage Jamaica5 August 2011London
20 52.82Deon HemmingsImage Jamaica31 July 1996Atlanta
21 52.83Zuzana HejnováImage Czech Republic15 August 2013Moscow
22 52.89Daimí PerníaImage Cuba25 August 1999Seville
23 52.90Nezha BidouaneImage Morocco25 August 1999Seville
24 52.92Natalya AntyukhImage Russia30 July 2010Barcelona
25 52.94Marina StepanovaImage Soviet Union17 September 1986Tashkent

Annulled marks

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The following athletes have had their personal best annulled due to doping offences:

Annulled marks from the all-time top 25 of the women's 400 metres hurdles
Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
52.70Natalya AntyukhImage Russia8 August 2012London[65]

Milestones

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Most successful athletes

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American athlete Glenn Davis had a prodigious start to his hurdling career, running his first race in April 1956 in 54.4 s. Two months later, he ran a new world record with 49.5 s and later that year he won the 400 m hurdles at the Olympics, and was also the first to repeat that feat in 1960.

In terms of success and longevity in competition, Edwin Moses' record is significant: he won 122 races in a row between 1977 and 1987 plus two gold medals, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was undefeated for exactly nine years nine months and nine days, from 26 August 1977 until 4 June 1987. He finished third in the 1988 Olympic final, the last race of his career. He also held the world record for sixteen years from when he first broke it at the Olympics on 25 July 1976 until it was finally broken by Kevin Young at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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Edwin Moses

* Note: Edwin Moses, Kevin Young and Karsten Warholm are the only male 400 m hurdlers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion, and broken the World Record.
* Note: Sally Gunnell, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are the only female 400 m hurdlers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion, and broken the World Record.

Olympic medalists

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Men

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
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1900 Paris
details		 Walter Tewksbury
Image United States		 Henri Tauzin
Image France		 George Orton
Image United States
1904 St. Louis
details		 Harry Hillman
Image United States		 Frank Waller
Image United States		 George Poage
Image United States
1908 London
details		 Charles Bacon
Image United States		 Harry Hillman
Image United States		 Jimmy Tremeer
Image Great Britain
1912 Stockholmnot included in the Olympic program
1920 Antwerp
details		 Frank Loomis
Image United States		 John Norton
Image United States		 August Desch
Image United States
1924 Paris
details		 Morgan Taylor
Image United States		 Erik Wilén
Image Finland		 Ivan Riley
Image United States
1928 Amsterdam
details		 David Burghley
Image Great Britain		 Frank Cuhel
Image United States		 Morgan Taylor
Image United States
1932 Los Angeles
details		 Bob Tisdall
Image Ireland		 Glenn Hardin
Image United States		 Morgan Taylor
Image United States
1936 Berlin
details		 Glenn Hardin
Image United States		 John Loaring
Image Canada		 Miguel White
Image Philippines
1948 London
details		 Roy Cochran
Image United States		 Duncan White
Image Ceylon		 Rune Larsson
Image Sweden
1952 Helsinki
details		 Charles Moore
Image United States		 Yuriy Lituyev
Image Soviet Union		 John Holland
Image New Zealand
1956 Melbourne
details		 Glenn Davis
Image United States		 Eddie Southern
Image United States		 Josh Culbreath
Image United States
1960 Rome
details		 Glenn Davis
Image United States		 Clifton Cushman
Image United States		 Dick Howard
Image United States
1964 Tokyo
details		 Rex Cawley
Image United States		 John Cooper
Image Great Britain		 Salvatore Morale
Image Italy
1968 Mexico City
details		 David Hemery
Image Great Britain		 Gerhard Hennige
Image West Germany		 John Sherwood
Image Great Britain
1972 Munich
details		 John Akii-Bua
Image Uganda		 Ralph Mann
Image United States		 David Hemery
Image Great Britain
1976 Montreal
details		 Edwin Moses
Image United States		 Michael Shine
Image United States		 Yevgeniy Gavrilenko
Image Soviet Union
1980 Moscow
details		 Volker Beck
Image East Germany		 Vasyl Arkhypenko
Image Soviet Union		 Gary Oakes
Image Great Britain
1984 Los Angeles
details		 Edwin Moses
Image United States		 Danny Harris
Image United States		 Harald Schmid
Image West Germany
1988 Seoul
details		 André Phillips
Image United States		 Amadou Dia Ba
Image Senegal		 Edwin Moses
Image United States
1992 Barcelona
details		 Kevin Young
Image United States		 Winthrop Graham
Image Jamaica		 Kriss Akabusi
Image Great Britain
1996 Atlanta
details		 Derrick Adkins
Image United States		 Samuel Matete
Image Zambia		 Calvin Davis
Image United States
2000 Sydney
details		 Angelo Taylor
Image United States		 Hadi Al-Somaily
Image Saudi Arabia		 Llewellyn Herbert
Image South Africa
2004 Athens
details		 Félix Sánchez
Image Dominican Republic		 Danny McFarlane
Image Jamaica		 Naman Keïta
Image France
2008 Beijing
details		 Angelo Taylor
Image United States		 Kerron Clement
Image United States		 Bershawn Jackson
Image United States
2012 London
details		 Félix Sánchez
Image Dominican Republic		 Michael Tinsley
Image United States		 Javier Culson
Image Puerto Rico
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details		 Kerron Clement
Image United States		 Boniface Mucheru Tumuti
Image Kenya		 Yasmani Copello
Image Turkey
2020 Tokyo
details		 Karsten Warholm
Image Norway		 Rai Benjamin
Image United States		 Alison dos Santos
Image Brazil
2024 Paris
details		 Rai Benjamin
Image United States		 Karsten Warholm
Image Norway		 Alison dos Santos
Image Brazil
2028 Los Angeles
details

Women

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
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1984 Los Angeles
details		 Nawal El Moutawakel
Image Morocco		 Judi Brown
Image United States		 Cristieana Cojocaru
Image Romania
1988 Seoul
details		 Debbie Flintoff-King
Image Australia		 Tatyana Ledovskaya
Image Soviet Union		 Ellen Fiedler
Image East Germany
1992 Barcelona
details		 Sally Gunnell
Image Great Britain		 Sandra Farmer-Patrick
Image United States		 Janeene Vickers
Image United States
1996 Atlanta
details		 Deon Hemmings
Image Jamaica		 Kim Batten
Image United States		 Tonja Buford-Bailey
Image United States
2000 Sydney
details		 Irina Privalova
Image Russia		 Deon Hemmings
Image Jamaica		 Nezha Bidouane
Image Morocco
2004 Athens
details		 Fani Halkia
Image Greece		 Ionela Târlea-Manolache
Image Romania		 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova
Image Ukraine
2008 Beijing
details		 Melaine Walker
Image Jamaica		 Sheena Tosta
Image United States		 Tasha Danvers
Image Great Britain
2012 London
details		 Lashinda Demus
Image United States		 Zuzana Hejnová
Image Czech Republic		 Kaliese Spencer
Image Jamaica
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details		 Dalilah Muhammad
Image United States		 Sara Petersen
Image Denmark		 Ashley Spencer
Image United States
2020 Tokyo
details		 Sydney McLaughlin
Image United States		 Dalilah Muhammad
Image United States		 Femke Bol
Image Netherlands
2024 Paris
details		 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Image United States		 Anna Cockrell
Image United States		 Femke Bol
Image Netherlands
2028 Los Angeles
details

World Championships medalists

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Men

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Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details		 Image Edwin Moses (USA) Image Harald Schmid (FRG) Image Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
1987 Rome
details		 Image Edwin Moses (USA) Image Danny Harris (USA) Image Harald Schmid (FRG)
1991 Tokyo
details		 Image Samuel Matete (ZAM) Image Winthrop Graham (JAM) Image Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
1993 Stuttgart
details		 Image Kevin Young (USA) Image Samuel Matete (ZAM) Image Winthrop Graham (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg
details		 Image Derrick Adkins (USA) Image Samuel Matete (ZAM) Image Stéphane Diagana (FRA)
1997 Athens
details		 Image Stéphane Diagana (FRA) Image Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) Image Bryan Bronson (USA)
1999 Seville
details		 Image Fabrizio Mori (ITA) Image Stéphane Diagana (FRA) Image Marcel Schelbert (SUI)
2001 Edmonton
details		 Image Félix Sánchez (DOM) Image Fabrizio Mori (ITA) Image Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2003 Saint-Denis
details		 Image Félix Sánchez (DOM) Image Joey Woody (USA) Image Periklis Iakovakis (GRE)
2005 Helsinki
details		 Image Bershawn Jackson (USA) Image James Carter (USA) Image Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2007 Osaka
details		 Image Kerron Clement (USA) Image Félix Sánchez (DOM) Image Marek Plawgo (POL)
2009 Berlin
details		 Image Kerron Clement (USA) Image Javier Culson (PUR) Image Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 Daegu
details		 Image Dai Greene (GBR) Image Javier Culson (PUR) Image L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
2013 Moscow
details		 Image Jehue Gordon (TRI) Image Michael Tinsley (USA) Image Emir Bekrić (SRB)
2015 Beijing
details		 Image Nicholas Bett (KEN) Image Denis Kudryavtsev (RUS) Image Jeffery Gibson (BAH)
2017 London
details		 Image Karsten Warholm (NOR) Image Yasmani Copello (TUR) Image Kerron Clement (USA)
2019 Doha
details		 Image Karsten Warholm (NOR) Image Rai Benjamin (USA) Image Abderrahman Samba (QAT)
2022 Eugene
details		 Image Alison dos Santos (BRA) Image Rai Benjamin (USA) Image Trevor Bassitt (USA)
2023 Budapest
details		 Image Karsten Warholm (NOR) Image Kyron McMaster (BVI) Image Rai Benjamin (USA)
2025 Tokyo
details		 Image Rai Benjamin (USA) Image Alison dos Santos (BRA) Image Abderrahman Samba (QAT)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Image United States (USA)86519
2Image Norway (NOR)3003
3Image Dominican Republic (DOM)2103
4Image Zambia (ZAM)1203
5Image France (FRA)1113
6Image Brazil (BRA)1102
Image Italy (ITA)1102
8Image Great Britain (GBR)1012
9Image Kenya (KEN)1001
Image Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)1001
11Image Puerto Rico (PUR)0202
12Image Germany (GER)0112
Image Jamaica (JAM)0112
Image South Africa (RSA)0112
15Image British Virgin Islands (BVI)0101
Image Russia (RUS)0101
Image Turkey (TUR)0101
18Image Japan (JPN)0022
Image Qatar (QAT)0022
20Image Bahamas (BAH)0011
Image Greece (GRE)0011
Image Poland (POL)0011
Image Serbia (SRB)0011
Image Soviet Union (URS)0011
Image Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (25 entries)20202060

Women

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  • The official World Athletics Championships began in 1983 as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, but in 1980, the women's 3000 metres and 400 metres hurdles events had a World Championship competition in Sittard, Netherlands. This was due to these events not yet being on the Olympic program (the same had happened in 1976 for the men's 50 km walk).[67]
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1980 Sittard
details		 Image Bärbel Broschat (GDR) Image Ellen Neumann (GDR) Image Petra Pfaff (GDR)
1983 Helsinki
details		 Image Yekaterina Fesenko (URS) Image Ana Ambrazienė (URS) Image Ellen Neumann-Fiedler (GDR)
1987 Rome
details		 Image Sabine Busch (GDR) Image Debbie Flintoff (AUS) Image Cornelia Feuerbach (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
details		 Image Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) Image Sally Gunnell (GBR) Image Janeene Vickers (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
details		 Image Sally Gunnell (GBR) Image Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) Image Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
details		 Image Kim Batten (USA) Image Tonja Buford (USA) Image Deon Hemmings (JAM)
1997 Athens
details		 Image Nezha Bidouane (MAR) Image Deon Hemmings (JAM) Image Kim Batten (USA)
1999 Seville
details		 Image Daimí Pernía (CUB) Image Nezha Bidouane (MAR) Image Deon Hemmings (JAM)
2001 Edmonton
details		 Image Nezha Bidouane (MAR) Image Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) Image Daimí Pernía (CUB)
2003 Saint-Denis
details		 Image Jana Pittman (AUS) Image Sandra Glover (USA) Image Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
details		 Image Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) Image Lashinda Demus (USA) Image Sandra Glover (USA)
2007 Osaka
details		 Image Jana Rawlinson (AUS) Image Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) Image Anna Jesień (POL)
2009 Berlin
details		 Image Melaine Walker (JAM) Image Lashinda Demus (USA) Image Josanne Lucas (TRI)
2011 Daegu
details		 Image Lashinda Demus (USA) Image Melaine Walker (JAM) Image Natalya Antyukh (RUS)
2013 Moscow
details		 Image Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) Image Dalilah Muhammad (USA) Image Lashinda Demus (USA)
2015 Beijing
details		 Image Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) Image Shamier Little (USA) Image Cassandra Tate (USA)
2017 London
details		 Image Kori Carter (USA) Image Dalilah Muhammad (USA) Image Ristananna Tracey (JAM)
2019 Doha
details		 Image Dalilah Muhammad (USA) Image Sydney McLaughlin (USA) Image Rushell Clayton (JAM)
2022 Eugene
details		 Image Sydney McLaughlin (USA) Image Femke Bol (NED) Image Dalilah Muhammad (USA)
2023 Budapest
details		 Image Femke Bol (NED) Image Shamier Little (USA) Image Rushell Clayton (JAM)
2025 Tokyo
details		 Image Femke Bol (NED) Image Jasmine Jones (USA) Image Emma Zapletalová (SVK)

Medal table

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Image United States (USA)511622
2Image East Germany (GDR)2136
3Image Australia (AUS)2103
Image Morocco (MAR) 2 1 0 3
Image Soviet Union (URS) 2 1 0 3
Image Netherlands (NED) 2 1 0 3
7Image Czech Republic (CZE)2002
8Image Jamaica (JAM)1247
9Image Russia (RUS)1236
10Image Great Britain (GBR)1102
11Image Cuba (CUB)1012
12Image Denmark (DEN)1001
13Image Spain (ESP)0101
Image Turkey (TUR) 0 1 0 1
17Image Poland (POL)0011
Image Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 0 0 1 1
Image Slovakia (SVK) 0 0 1 1

World leading times

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See also

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Notes and references

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  2. 1 2 Schiffer, Jürgen (2012). "The 400m Hurdles". New Studies in Athletics. 27 (1–2). International Amateur Athletic Federation. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer Sport: 9–25. ISSN 0961-933X. OCLC 751170802. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Iskra, Janus (1991). "Endurance in the 400 metres Hurdles". New Studies in Athletics. 6 (2). International Amateur Athletic Federation. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer Sport: 43–50. ISSN 0961-933X. OCLC 751170802. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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  6. ↑ Larsson, Peter (10 August 2019). "All-time men's best 400m hurdles". Track and Field all-time Performances. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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  45. 1 2 3 "Athletics - Final Results". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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