Who is the fastest 400 meter runner?
Who is the fastest 400 meter runner?
Wayde VAN NIEKERK
men – SENIOR – outdoor
Type | Mark | Competitor |
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World Records | 43.03 | Wayde VAN NIEKERK |
World Championships in Athletics Records | 43.18 | Michael JOHNSON |
World Leading 2022 | 45.78 | Bayapo NDORI |
Olympic Games Records | 43.03 | Wayde VAN NIEKERK |
What is a good time for 400m running?
According to the USATF website, the average time for a high school male runner in a 400-meter race is 54 seconds and 58 seconds for females of that age group. For the average Joe off the streets, 70 to 90 seconds would be an average time for the 400m. With elite runners running between 45 and 47 seconds.

Who is the best women’s 400m runner?
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Place | Competitor | Event List |
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1 | Marileidy PAULINO | 400m |
2 | Shaunae MILLER-UIBO | 400m [400m ind.] |
3 | Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON | 400m |
4 | Quanera HAYES | 400m |
What’s the 400 m world record?
43.03
400 metres
Athletics 400 metres | |
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The closing stages of a men’s 400 m race. | |
World records | |
Men | Wayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016) |
Women | Marita Koch 47.60 (1985) |
Is a 2 minute 400m good?

Originally Answered: Is 2:00 minutes for 400m bad for a new track runner that has never played sports or done lots of physical activity? Yes. If you are aiming to do the 400m competitively, 2 minutes is more then double what the other runners will be doing. So Yes it is a bad time.
What is the fastest 400 meter time women’s?
Filter All Time Top Lists
Rank | Mark | Competitor |
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1 | 47.60 | Marita KOCH |
2 | 47.99 | Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ |
3 | 48.14 | Salwa Eid NASER |
4 | 48.25 | Marie-José PÉREC |
What is the fastest 400m women’s run?
The current women’s world record is held by Marita Koch, with a time of 47.60 seconds. Salwa Eid Naser is the reigning women’s world champion, while Shaunae Miller-Uibo holds the women’s Olympic title. Jarmila Kratochvílová holds the world indoor record at 49.59 dating back to 1982.