Women · Sprints · All-Time
400 Metres
47.60
Best mark
World record
49.44
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
49.12
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
22
Countries
USA 11 · JAM 5 · 20 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 47.60 to 49.44 · median 49.12
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 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 | CZE | 47.99 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 32 |
| 5 | Salwa Eid Naser | BRN | 48.14 | 3 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 21 |
| 6 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 48.25 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 28 |
| 7 | Olga Bryzgina | UKR | 48.27 | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra | 22 |
| 8 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH | 48.36 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 9 | Christine Mboma | NAM | 48.54 | 30 Jun 2021 | Bydgoszcz | 18 |
| 10 | Nickisha Pryce | JAM | 48.57 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | 23 |
| 11 | Taťána Kocembová | CZE | 48.59 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | 21 |
| 12 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 48.63 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 23 |
| 13 | Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 48.70 | 16 Sep 2006 | Athínai | 21 |
| 14 | Dejanea Oakley | JAM | 48.79 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 22 |
| 15 | Valerie Brisco | USA | 48.83 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 16 | Aailyah Butler | USA | 48.84 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | |
| 17 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 48.89 | 27 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 18 | Natalia Bukowiecka | POL | 48.90 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | |
| 19 | Madison Whyte | USA | 48.97 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 21 |
| 20 | Henriette Jæger | NOR | 49.04 | 15 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | 23 |
| 21 | Chandra Cheeseborough | USA | 49.05 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | 25 |
| 22 | Tonique Williams-Darling | BAH | 49.07 | 12 Sep 2004 | Berlin | 28 |
| 23 | Rhasidat Adeleke | IRL | 49.07 | 10 Jun 2024 | Roma | 21 |
| 24 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 49.10 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 27 |
| 25 | Olga Nazarova | RUS | 49.11 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 23 |
| 26 | Britton Wilson | USA | 49.13 | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge | 22 |
| 27 | Kaylyn Brown | USA | 49.13 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 19 |
| 28 | Gabby Thomas | USA | 49.14 | 5 Apr 2025 | Kingston | 28 |
| 29 | Antonina Krivoshapka | RUS | 49.16 | 5 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 30 | Mariya Pinigina | UKR | 49.19 | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki | |
| 31 | Aminatou Seyni | NIG | 49.19 | 5 Jul 2019 | Lausanne | |
| 32 | Sabine Busch | GER | 49.24 | 2 Jun 1984 | Erfurt | |
| 33 | Allyson Felix | USA | 49.26 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 29 |
| 34 | Irena Szewinska | POL | 49.28 | 29 Jul 1976 | Montréal | |
| 35 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 49.28 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 36 | Yuliya Gushchina | RUS | 49.28 | 5 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 37 | Charity Opara | NGR | 49.29 | 14 Jul 1998 | Roma | |
| 38 | Amber Anning | GBR | 49.29 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 39 | Petra Schersing | GER | 49.30 | 3 Jun 1988 | Jena | |
| 40 | Lorraine Fenton | JAM | 49.30 | 19 Jul 2002 | Monaco | |
| 41 | Shericka Williams | JAM | 49.32 | 18 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 42 | Amantle Montsho | BOT | 49.33 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 43 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | JAM | 49.34 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 44 | Jearl Miles-Clark | USA | 49.40 | 14 Jun 1997 | Indianapolis | |
| 45 | Christine Ohuruogu | GBR | 49.41 | 12 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 46 | Grit Breuer | GER | 49.42 | 27 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 47 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 49.43 | 6 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 48 | Fatima Yusuf | NGR | 49.43 | 15 Sep 1995 | Harare | |
| 49 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 49.44 | 17 Aug 2022 | München | 22 |
| 50 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | CZE | 49.44 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco |