National records in the 400 metres
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The following table is an overview of national records in the 400 metres.
Men
| Country | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk | 14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [1][2] |
 United States | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | 26 August 1999 | Seville | [1] |
 Great Britain | 43.44 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | 7 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [1][3] |
 Bahamas | 43.48 | Steven Gardiner | 4 October 2019 | Doha | [1][4] |
 Botswana | 43.53 | Collen Kebinatshipi | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [1] |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 43.72 | Jereem Richards | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [1] |
 Grenada | 43.74 | Kirani James | 3 July 2014 | Lausanne | [1][5] |
 Zambia | 43.74 | Muzala Samukonga | 7 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [1][3] |
 Jamaica | 43.93 | Rusheen McDonald | 23 August 2015 | Beijing | [1][6][7] |
 Saudi Arabia | 43.93 | Yousef Masrahi | 23 August 2015 | Beijing | [1][6] |
 Colombia | 43.93 | Anthony Zambrano | 2 August 2021 | Tokyo | [1][8] |
 Canada | 44.05 | Christopher Morales-Williams | 11 May 2024 | Gainesville | [1] |
 Qatar | 44.07 | Abdalelah Haroun | 21 July 2018 | London | [1][9] |
 Congo DR | 44.10 | Gary Kikaya | 9 September 2006 | Stuttgart | [1] |
 Dominican Republic | 44.11 | Luguelín Santos | 26 August 2015 | Beijing | [1][10] |
 Cuba | 44.14 | Roberto Hernández | 30 May 1990 | Seville | [1] |
 Belgium | 44.15 | Alexander Doom | 10 June 2024 | Rome | [1][11] |
 Nigeria | 44.17 | Innocent Egbunike | 19 August 1987 | Zurich | [1] |
 Kenya | 44.18 | Samson Kitur | 3 August 1992 | Barcelona | [1][12] |
 Brazil | 44.29 | Sanderlei Parrela | 26 August 1999 | Seville | [1] |
 Ivory Coast | 44.30 | Gabriel Tiacoh | 7 June 1986 | Indianapolis | [1] |
 Mexico | 44.31 | Alejandro Cárdenas | 26 August 1999 | Seville | [1] |
 Germany | 44.33 44.50 | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) Erwin Skamrahl (FRG) | 3 September 1987 26 July 1983 | Rome Munich | [1] |
 Bahrain | 44.36 | Ali Khamis | 14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [1][2] |
 Uganda | 44.37 | Davis Kamoga | 5 August 1997 | Athens | [1][13] |
 Australia | 44.38 | Darren Clark | 26 September 1988 | Seoul | [1] |
 Norway | 44.39 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | 20 August 2023 | Budapest | [1][14] |
 Barbados | 44.43 | Jonathan Jones | 15 May 2022 | Lubbock | [1][15] |
 Japan | 44.44 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | 14 September 2025 | Tokyo | [1] |
 Italy | 44.45 | Edoardo Scotti | 14 September 2025 | Tokyo | [1] |
 France | 44.46 | Leslie Djhone | 29 August 2007 | Osaka | [1][16] |
 Netherlands | 44.48 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | 21 August 2021 | Bern | [1] |
 Argentina | 44.53 | Elián Larregina | 19 July 2025 | Madrid | [1] |
 Hungary | 44.55 | Attila Molnár | 14 September 2025 | Tokyo | [1] |
 Oman | 44.56 | Mohammed Al-Malki | 12 August 1988 | Budapest | [1] |
 Sweden | 44.56 | Johan Wissman | 29 August 2007 | Osaka | [1][16] |
 Russia | 44.56 | Aleksey Danilov | 21 July 2025 | Brest | [1] |
 Zimbabwe | 44.58 | Lewis Banda | 15 May 2004 | Tucson | [1] |
 Costa Rica | 44.60 | Nery Brenes | 23 June 2016 | Madrid | [1][17] |
 Sri Lanka | 44.61 | Sugath Thilakaratne | 20 July 1998 | Fukuoka | [1] |
 Poland | 44.62 | Tomasz Czubak | 24 August 1999 | Seville | [1] |
 Mauritius | 44.69 | Eric Milazar | 7 July 2001 | Madrid | [1] |
 Spain | 44.69 | Bruno Hortelano | 22 June 2018 | Madrid | [1][18] |
 Slovenia | 44.70 | Rok Ferlan | 28 June 2025 | Maribor | [1] |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 44.74[a] 45.6 h | Rai Benjamin Fred Sowerby | 21 April 2018 8 May 1976 | Torrance Knoxville | [20] [1] |
 Romania | 44.74 | Mihai Dringo | 28 June 2025 | Maribor | [1] |
 Sudan | 44.76 | Hassan El Kashief | 3 June 1982 | Provo | [1] |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 44.77 | Tabarie Henry | 23 May 2009 | Hutchinson | [1] |
 Ireland | 44.77 | David Gillick | 4 July 2009 | Madrid | [1] |
 Saint Lucia | 44.77 | Michael Joseph | 13 May 2023 | Norman, OK | [1] |
 Czechia | 44.79 | Pavel Maslák | 9 May 2014 | Doha | [1] |
 Portugal | 44.79 | João Coelho | 3 August 2023 | Chengdu | [1][21] |
 Ukraine | 44.81 | Oleksandr Pohorilko | 27 June 2025 | Madrid | [1] |
 Kuwait | 44.84 | Yousef Karam | 22 April 2019 | Doha | [1] |
 Scotland | 44.93 | David Jenkins | 21 June 1975 | Eugene | - |
 Senegal | 44.94 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [1][22] |
 Libya | 44.98 | Mohamed Khouaja | 30 July 2010 | Nairobi | [1][23] |
 Switzerland | 44.99 | Mathias Rusterholz | 3 July 1996 | Lausanne | [1] |
 Cayman Islands | 44.99 | Jamal Walton | 21 July 2017 | Trujillo | [1][24] |
 Uruguay | 45.02 | Andrés Silva | 17 May 2006 | Fortaleza | [1] |
 Morocco | 45.03 | Benyounés Lahlou | 9 September 1992 | Latakia | [1] |
 Israel | 45.04 | Donald Sanford | 19 July 2015 | Zhukovsky | [1][25] |
 China | 45.06 | Liu Kai | 3 August 2025 | Quzhou | [1] |
 Venezuela | 45.06 | Kelvis Padrino | 22 August 2025 | Caracas | [1] |
 Puerto Rico | 45.07 | Ayden Owens-Delerme | 23 July 2022 | Eugene | [1] |
 Greece | 45.11 | Dimitrios Regas | 16 September 2006 | Athens | [1] |
 India | 45.12 | Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi | 22 August 2025 | Chennai | [1][26] |
 Ghana | 45.13 | Ibrahim Hassan | 21 April 1996 | Walnut | [1] |
 Algeria | 45.13 | Malik Louahla | 4 August 2001 | Edmonton | [1][27] |
 Guyana | 45.16 | Winston George | 15 July 2017 | Leonora | [1] |
 Saint Vincent | 45.19 | Eswort Coombs | 20 April 1997 | Walnut | [1] |
 Tunisia | 45.19 | Sofiane Labidi | 5 June 2004 | Seville | [1] |
 Kazakhstan | 45.25 | Mikhail Litvin | 22 April 2019 | Doha | [1] |
 Bermuda | 45.26 | Troy Douglas | 27 July 1996 | Atlanta | [1] |
 South Sudan | 45.27 | Stephen Dinho Mallual | 5 July 2025 | Huizingen | [1] |
 Panama | 45.29 | Héctor Daley | 15 August 1981 | Ciudad Bolívar | [1] |
 Peru | 45.30 A | Fernando Acevedo | 1 August 1971 | Cali | [1] |
 Serbia | 45.30 | Slobodan Branković | 29 August 1990 | Split | [1] |
 Dominica | 45.31 | Bruce Phillip | 1 June 1989 | Provo | [1] |
 Slovakia | 45.32 | Štefan Balošák | 27 July 1996 | Atlanta | [1] |
 Bulgaria | 45.32 | Iliya Dzhivondov | 3 June 2000 | Sofia | [1] |
 Estonia | 45.35 | Rasmus Mägi | 25 June 2022 | Tallinn | [1][28] |
 Iceland | 45.36 | Oddur Sigurdsson | 12 May 1984 | Austin | [1] |
 Uzbekistan | 45.37 | Sergey Lovachov | 22 June 1984 | Kyiv | [1] |
 South Korea | 45.37 | Shon Ju-il | 17 June 1994 | Seoul | [1] |
 Egypt | 45.40 | Anas Beshr | 11 June 2016 | Montverde | [1][29] |
 Iran | 45.40 | Sajjad Hashemi | 13 June 2021 | Erzurum | [1] |
 Denmark | 45.41 | Gustav Lundholm Nielsen | 14 July 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | [30] |
 Ethiopia | 45.42 A | Tegegne Bezabeh | 18 October 1968 | Mexico City | [1] |
 Liberia | 45.42 | Akeem Sirleaf | 4 May 2019 | Greensboro | [1][31] |
 Belarus | 45.43 | Aliaksandr Linnik | 20 June 2015 | Cheboksary | [1][32] |
 Lesotho | 45.46 | Henry Mohoanyane | 18 March 1988 | Bloemfontein | [1] |
 Lithuania | 45.4 h 45.46 45.4 h | Remigijus Valiulis Tomas Motiejunas Jonas Motiejunas | 4 June 1980 24 May 1997 3 August 2000 | Leningrad Atlanta Kaunas | [1] |
 Gambia | 45.48 | Dawda Jallow | 3 April 1993 | Atlanta | [1] |
 Finland | 45.49 | Markku Kukkoaho | 7 September 1972 | Munich | [1] |
 Turkey | 45.51 | Yavuz Can | 7 July 2016 | Amsterdam | [1][33] |
 Latvia | 45.53 | Jānis Leitis | 8 August 2018 | Berlin | [1][34] |
 Philippines | 45.57 | Isidro del Prado | 1 December 1984 | Manila | [1] |
 United Arab Emirates | 45.58 | Suleiman Abdulrahman | 3 May 2024 | Dubai | [1] |
 Curaçao | 45.60 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | 4 August 2012 | London | [35] |
 Croatia | 45.64 | Željko Knapić | 19 September 1981 | Sarajevo | [1] |
 Congo Republic | 45.64 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | 25 June 2019 | Montgeron | [1] |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.68 | Warren Hazel | 22 July 2017 | Freeport | [1][36] |
 Austria | 45.69 | Clemens Zeller | 3 June 2010 | Sankt Pölten | [1][37][38] |
 Haiti | 45.71 | Gerald Clervil | 16 May 1999 | Athens, GA | [1] |
 Sierra Leone | 45.72 | Va-Sheku Sheriff | 14 May 2017 | El Paso | [1] |
 Tanzania | 45.74 A | Claver Kamanya | 16 October 1968 | Mexico City | [1] |
 Iraq | 45.74 | Taha Hussein Yassen | 22 April 2019 | Doha | [1][39] |
 Namibia | 45.80 A | Mahmad Alexander Bock | 30 April 2022 | Gaborone | [1] |
 Fiji | 45.82 | Saimoni Tamani | 23 July 1970 | Edinburgh | [1][40] |
 Benin | 45.82 | Mathieu Gnanligo | 30 June 2012 | Porto-Novo | [1] |
 Azerbaijan | 45.83 | Yuriy Dudkin | 18 September 1986 | Tashkent | [41] |
 Georgia | 45.86 | Alif Aliyev Mindia Endeladze | 28 August 1983 29 May 2021 | Kyiv Tbilisi | [1] |
 Turkmenistan | 45.86 | Vitaliy Fedotov | 26 August 1981 | Kyiv | [41] |
 Faroe Islands | 45.86 | Jónas Gunnleivsson Isaksen | 9 August 2023 | Jerusalem | [42] |
 Albania | 45.87 | Franko Burraj | 24 June 2025 | Maribor | [1] |
 New Zealand | 45.87 | Lex Revell-Lewis | 14 March 2026 | Adelaide | [43] |
 Chile | 45.92 | Ricardo Roach | 21 March 1998 | Santiago | [1] |
 El Salvador | 45.99 A | Takeshi Fujiwara | 28 April 2012 | Medellín | [44] |
 Vietnam | 45.99 | Quách Công Lịch | 29 June 2015 | Chanthaburi | [1] |
 Thailand | 46.00 | Kunanon Sukkaew | 12 June 2015 | Kallang | [1] |
 Cameroon | 46.03 | Aboubakar Tetnap Nsangou | 23 June 2018 | Yaoundé | [1] |
 British Virgin Islands | 46.04 45.84 i | Dean Greenaway Kyron McMaster | 19 May 1979 14 February 2020 | Lincoln Clemson | [1] |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | 46.07 | Filipe Lomba | 5 July 1987 | Lisbon | [1] |
 Malaysia | 46.09 45.81[b] | Umar Osman Nordin Mohamed Jadi | 2 August 2023 3 September 1988 | Chengdu Los Angeles | [1] |
 Netherlands Antilles | 46.13 | Churandy Martina | 31 March 2007 | El Paso | |
 Mali | 46.14 | Yaya Seyba | 20 July 1988 | Bad Blankenburg | [1] |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.15 | Amel Tuka | 28 June 2019 | Nembro | [1][45] |
 Cyprus | 46.16 | Evripides Demosthenous | 10 July 1999 | Palma de Mallorca | [1] |
 North Macedonia | 46.27 | Ismail Mačev | 13 September 1983 | Casablanca | [46] |
 Ecuador | 46.28 | Álex Quiñónez | 29 June 2019 | Braga | [1][47] |
 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) | 46.31 | Wu Zheng-yan | 7 June 2025 | Taipei | [48] |
 Burundi | 46.32 | Jean-Patrick Nduwimana | 30 March 1999 | Tucson | [1] |
 Eswatini | 46.36 A | Andile Lusenga | 27 April 2019 | Gaborone | [1] |
 Indonesia | 46.37 | Elieser Wattebosi | 14 June 1993 | Singapore | [1] |
 Chad | 46.43 | Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf | 30 June 2016 | São Bernardo do Campo | [1][49] |
 Mozambique | 46.50 | Kurt Couto | 13 April 2007 | Windhoek | [1] |
 Guatemala | 46.50 | José Humberto Bermúdez | 23 June 2019 | Managua | [1][50] |
 Turks and Caicos | 46.54 | Colby Jennings | 26 March 2022 | Tempe | [41] |
 Moldova | 46.57 | Sergey Grigoryev | 5 July 1984 | Kyiv | [41] |
 Gabon | 46.60 | Guy Maganga Gorra | 27 March 2021 | Mount Olive | [51] |
 Paraguay | 46.62 | Augusto José Stanley | 8 June 2012 | Barquisimeto | [52] |
 Malta | 46.63 | Matthew Galea Soler | 22 July 2025 | Bochum | [53] |
 Burkina Faso | 46.66 | Bienvenu Sawadogo | 18 June 2019 | Bonneuil-sur-Marne | [54] |
 Kyrgyzstan | 46.67 46.29 i | Nikolay Chernetskiy | 7 July 1978 2 March 1980 | Berkeley Sindelfingen | [41] [55] |
 Papua New Guinea | 46.70 | Nelson Stone | 8 October 2010 | Delhi | [40][56] |
 Pakistan | 46.73 | Abdul Mueed Baloch | 29 May 2022 | Mashhad | [57][58] |
 Guinea | 46.76 | Amara Conte | 26 May 2023 | Rochester | [59] |
 Equatorial Guinea | 46.78 | Gustavo Envela | 14 June 1986 | Sacramento | [41] |
 Madagascar | 46.80 | Todiasoa Rabearison | 1 October 2019 | Doha | [60] |
 Montenegro | 46.82 | Slaviša Vraneš | 19 August 2000 | Belgrade | [41] |
 Lebanon | 46.87 | Marc Anthony Ibrahim | 18 May 2024 | Beirut | [61] |
 Suriname | 46.89 | Tommy Asinga | 4 August 1991 | Havana | [41] |
 Togo | 46.92 | Kossi Akoto | 16 July 1995 | Viry-Châtillon | [41] |
 North Korea | 46.95 | Hwang Il-Sok | 25 June 2000 | Odawara | [62] |
 Armenia | 46.99 | Akraik Hovanesian | 14 July 1986 | Kyiv | [41] |
 Singapore | 47.02 | Zubin Muncherji | 13 May 2018 | Bloomington | [63] |
 Eritrea | 48.24 | Haben Teklemichal | 29 May 2025 | [[]] | [64] |
 Comoros | 47.04 | Hadhari Djaffar | 7 May 2000 | Franconville | [41] |
 Honduras | 47.06 | Yariel Matute | 21 April 2018 | Houston | [65] |
 Seychelles | 47.08 | Joseph Adam | 16 May 1993 | Clemson | [41] |
 Hong Kong | 47.09 | Chan Chun Ho | 17 November 2025 | Guangzhou | [66] |
 Bolivia | 47.12 A | Fernando Copa | 6 June 2018 | Cochabamba | [67] |
 French Polynesia | 47.13 | Isaac Yaya | 26 June 2005 | Nice | [40] |
 Syria | 47.18 | Zahr-el-Din El-Najem | 30 June 1999 | Beirut | [68] |
 Niger | 47.27 47.89 | Mohamedine Mahamadou | 17 June 2012 27 June 2012 | Accra Porto-Novo | [41] [69] |
 Anguilla | 47.29 | Kirthley Richardson | 19 May 1995 | Odesa | [41] |
 Angola | 47.2 h 47.38 | Barceló de Carvalho João Paulo | 16 September 1969 23 July 1995 | Athens Lisbon | [41] |
 Bangladesh | 47.34 46.86 # | Mohammad Jahir Rayhan | 3 November 2019 25 January 2019 | Mangalagiri Dhaka | [70][71] [70][72] |
 Gibraltar | 47.41 | Jessy Franco | 1 October 2019 | Doha | [60] |
 Belize | 47.42 | Benjamin Fairweather | 9 May 2015 | Utica | [41] |
 Tajikistan | 47.44 | Grigoriy Derepaskin | 7 July 2019 | Almaty | [41] |
 Maldives | 47.48 | Hassan Saaid | 1 June 2013 | Kingston | [73] |
 Luxembourg | 47.4 h 47.76 | Emile Jung David Fiegen | 16 August 1969 20 August 2006 | Font-Romeu La Chaux-de-Fonds | [41] |
 Macau | 47.61 | Lei Vai Kun | 21 July 1996 | Hong Kong | [41] |
 Vanuatu | 47.62 | Baptiste Firiam | 7 March 1996 | Sydney | [41] |
 Nicaragua | 47.62 | Yeykell Romero | 22 June 2024 | San José | [74] |
 Jordan | 47.67 | Abdelsalam Khalifa Al-Haj | 11 September 1999 | Amman | [41] |
 San Marino | 47.67 | Alessandro Gasperoni | 1 June 2023 | Marsa | [75] |
 Guinea-Bissau | 47.70 | Edivaldo Monteiro | 17 July 1996 | Lisbon | [41] |
 Aruba | 47.73 | Anthony Rasmijn | 26 May 2018 | Oordegem | [41] |
 Kosovo | 47.75 | Leon Thaqi | 2 July 2025 | Novo Mesto | [76] |
 Solomon Islands | 47.76 | Chris Walasi | 27 January 2006 | Christchurch | [40] |
 Central African Republic | 47.82 | Martial Biguet | 1 August 1992 | Barcelona | [41] |
 Malawi | 47.85 | Golden Gunde | 28 July 2014 | Glasgow | [77] |
 Mauritania | 47.87 | Youba Hmeida | 4 August 2001 | Edmonton | [27] |
 Somalia | 47.91 | Ibrahim Okash Omar | 4 August 1984 | Los Angeles | [41] |
 Rwanda | 47.93 A | Emmanuel Nitakiyimana | 7 July 2016 | Kampala | [41] |
 Cape Verde | 47.96 | Salvador Lopes Goncalves | 10 September 2000 | Luxembourg | [41] |
 Andorra | 48.00 47.94 i | Pau Blasi Daniel Gómez | 9 July 2023 6 February 2000 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Seville | [78] [41] |
 Mongolia | 48.15 | Tsendsuren Erdene-Munkh | 14 June 1989 | Bratislava | [41] |
 Yemen | 48.27 | Ahmed Al-Yaari | 21 April 2019 | Doha | [79] |
 Guam | 48.29 47.59 # | David Wilson Aaron Whitaker | 12 April 1997 13 May 2017 | Palo Alto Monmouth | [80] [81] |
 Tonga | 48.31 | Henele Taliai | 1 March 1997 | Melbourne | [40] |
 Nepal | 48.32 | Asha Ram Chaudhari | 28 September 1990 | Beijing | [41] |
 Palestine | 48.4 h 48.61 | Fareed Faraj Mohammed Abukhousa | 5 March 1989 25 February 2017 | Kuwait City Réduit | [41] |
 Brunei | 48.53 | Mohamed Arman Hj Sanip | 10 July 1999 | Taverny | [41] |
 American Samoa | 48.4 h | Kelsey Nakanelua | 10 June 2000 | Honolulu | [40] |
 Montserrat | 48.55 48.00 i | Stephen Lewis Julius Morris | 1 May 1992 2 December 2017 | Spokane Nashville | [41] |
 Monaco | 48.63 | Brice Etès | 3 June 2011 | Schaan | [82] |
 Myanmar | 48.63 | Htay Win | 30 November 1991 | Manila | [41] |
 Norfolk Island | 48.63 | Jonathan McKee | 4 July 1987 | Varberg | [40] |
 Samoa | 48.67 | Siologa Sepa | 4 September 2013 | Mata-Utu | [83] |
 Cambodia | 48.82 47.4 h# | Chhem Savin | 3 September 1972 4 August 1967 | Munich Phnom Penh | [41] |
 New Caledonia | 48.8 h 49.11 | Frédéric Erin | 18 February 2000 13 May 2011 | Hamilton Nouméa | [40] |
 Afghanistan | 49.0 h 49.59 | Habib Zareef Said Gilani | 1963 25 June 2017 | Kabul Berlin | [84] |
 Palau | 49.17 | Conrad Rdechor | 25 August 2000 | Adelaide | [40] |
 Cook Islands | 49.19 | Alex Beddoes | 1 March 2019 | Melbourne | [41] |
 Djibouti | 49.22 | Fathi Moussa Robleh | 20 May 2023 | Radès | [85] |
 Liechtenstein | 49.32 47.9 h# | Fabian Haldner Günther Hasler | 7 September 2014 1 June 1975 | Geneva Bern | [41] |
 Laos | 49.73 | Kingkeo Inthavong | 24 August 2017 | Bukit Jalil | [86] |
 Micronesia | 50.22 50.1 h | Jack Howard | 25 July 2002 7 December 2002 | Kolonia, Pohnpei Ballarat | [40] |
 Kiribati | 50.25 | Kenaz Kaniwete | 5 July 2025 | Koror, Palau | [87] |
 Marshall Islands | 50.4 h | Martin Motu'ahala | 30 July 1994 | Majuro | [40] |
| Wallis and Futuna | 50.6 h | Patita Fotutata | 25 September 1985 | Fiua | [40] |
 East Timor | 50.79 | Domingos Salio dos Santos | 12 June 2015 | Kallang | [88] |
 Bhutan | 51.16 | Tshering Penjor | 15 September 2021 | Yokoyama | [41] |
 Nauru | 51.3 h 51.47 | Tryson Duburiya Jonah Harris | c. 1991 1 December 2018 | Meneng Brisbane | [40] [41] |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 52.74 | Beouch Ngirchongor | 1 July 2014 | Palikir | [89] |
 Niue | 52.87 | Kalapu Liutose Liuvaie | 13 September 1991 | Port Moresby | [40] |
 Tuvalu | 54.81 | Telava Folitau | 6 August 2009 | Gold Coast | [40] |
Women
| Country | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 47.60 | Marita Koch | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [90] |
| United States | 47.78 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [90] |
| Dominican Republic | 47.98 | Marileidy Paulino | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [90] |
| Czechia | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 10 August 1983 | Helsinki | [90] |
| Bahrain | 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser | 3 October 2019 | Doha | [90][91] |
| France | 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec | 29 July 1996 | Atlanta | [90] |
| Ukraine | 48.27 | Olha Bryzhina | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [90] |
| Bahamas | 48.36 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 6 August 2021 | Tokyo | [90] |
| Jamaica | 48.57 | Nickisha Pryce | 20 July 2024 | London | [90] |
| Australia | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | 29 July 1996 | Atlanta | [90] |
| Mexico | 48.89 | Ana Gabriela Guevara | 27 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | [90] |
| Poland | 48.90 | Natalia Kaczmarek | 20 July 2024 | London | [90] |
| Ireland | 49.07 | Rhasidat Adeleke | 10 June 2024 | Roma | [90] |
| Nigeria | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya | 29 July 1996 | Atlanta | [90] |
| Russia | 49.11 48.9 h# | Olga Nazarova | 25 September 1988 13 September 1988 | Seoul Vladivostok | [92] |
| Kyrgyzstan | 49.19 | Mariya Pinigina | 10 August 1983 | Helsinki | [93] |
| Namibia | 49.22 48.54 # | Christine Mboma | 17 April 2021 30 June 2021 | Windhoek Bydgoszcz | [90][94] |
| Great Britain | 49.29 | Amber Anning | 9 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [90] |
| Botswana | 49.33 | Amantle Montsho | 19 July 2013 | Monaco | [90] |
| Cuba | 49.2 h | Ana Fidelia Quirot | 13 August 1989 | Bogotá | [90] |
| Netherlands | 49.44 49.17 i | Femke Bol | 17 August 2022 2 March 2024 | Munich Glasgow | [90][95] |
| Norway | 49.49 | Henriette Jæger | 28 August 2025 | Zürichs | [90] |
| Bulgaria | 49.53 | Vanya Stambolova | 27 August 2006 | Rieti | [90] |
| Barbados | 49.58 | Sada Williams | 21 August 2023 | Budapest | [90] |
| South Africa | 49.62 | Caster Semenya | 8 September 2018 | Ostrava | [90] |
| Colombia | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | 5 August 1992 | Barcelona | [90] |
| Spain | 49.67 | Sandra Myers | 6 July 1991 | Oslo | [90] |
| Chile | 49.72 | Martina Weil | 28 August 2025 | Zurich | [96][97] |
| China | 49.81 | Yuqin Ma | 11 September 1993 | Beijing | [90] |
| Senegal | 49.86 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | 7 August 2001 | Edmonton | [90] |
| Romania | 49.88 | Ionela Târlea | 12 July 1999 | Palma de Mallorca | [90] |
| Canada | 49.91 | Marita Payne Jillian Richardson-Briscoe | 6 August 1984 25 September 1988 | Los Angeles Seoul | [90] |
| Belgium | 49.96 | Cynthia Bolingo | 21 August 2023 | Budapest | [90][98] |
| Finland | 50.14 | Riitta Salin | 4 September 1974 | Roma | [90] |
| Kenya | 50.14 A | Mercy Oketch | 31 May 2025 | Nairobi | [90] |
| Guyana | 50.20 | Aliyah Abrams | 13 May 2023 | Freeport | [90] |
| Zambia | 50.22 | Kabange Mupopo | 15 September 2015 | Brazzaville | [90] |
| Zimbabwe | 50.25 | Vimbayi Maisvoreva | 19 April 2025 | Gainesville, Florida | [90] |
| Italy | 50.30 | Libania Grenot | 2 July 2009 | Pescara | [90] |
| Belarus | 50.31 | Ilona Usovich | 27 August 2007 | Osaka | [90] |
| Egypt | 50.36 | Bassant Hemida | 14 September 2025 | Tokyo | [90] |
| Chad | 50.38 | Kaltouma Nadjina | 6 August 2001 | Edmonton | [90] |
| Greece | 50.45 | Maria Belimpasaki | 11 August 2018 | Berlin | [90] |
| Lithuania | 50.49 | Modesta Justė Morauskaitė | 25 May 2022 | Huelva | [90] |
| Uzbekistan | 50.52 | Marina Shmonina | 6 July 1990 | Kyiv | [90] |
| Switzerland | 50.52 | Lea Sprunger | 1 July 2018 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | [90] |
| Puerto Rico | 50.52 | Gabby Scott | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [90][99] |
| Portugal | 50.59 | Cátia Azevedo | 3 June 2021 | Huelva | [90][100] |
| Austria | 50.60 | Susanne Gogl-Walli | 5 September 2024 | Zürich | [101] |
| Brazil | 50.62 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo | 21 August 1990 | Rovereto | [90] |
| Saint Vincent | 50.63 | Shafiqua Maloney | 14 July 2024 | Lignano Sabbiadoro | [90] |
| Grenada | 50.64 | Hazel-Ann Regis | 16 May 2004 | Oxford | [90] |
| Kazakhstan | 50.68 | Tatyana Roslanova | 5 June 2004 | Almaty | [90] |
| Cameroon | 50.69 | Mireille Nguimgo | 13 August 2000 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | [90] |
| Niger | 50.69 49.19 # | Aminatou Seyni | 23 August 2018 5 July 2019 | Rovereto Lausanne | [90] |
| Slovakia | 50.76 | Emma Zapletalová | 28 June 2025 | Maribor | [90] |
| Croatia | 50.78 | Danijela Grgić | 17 August 2006 | Beijing | [90][102] |
| India | 50.79 | Hima Das | 26 August 2018 | Jakarta | [90] |
| Cyprus | 50.80 | Eleni Artymata | 4 August 2021 | Tokyo | [90] |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.83 | Tiandra Ponteen | 11 June 2005 | Sacramento | [90] |
| Latvia | 50.83 | Gunta Vaičule | 29 June 2024 | Valmiera | [90] |
| Uganda | 50.93 A | Leni Shida | 31 May 2025 | Nairobi | [90] |
| Sri Lanka | 51.05 | Damayanthi Dharsha | 30 August 2000 | Jakarta | [90] |
| Bermuda | 51.11 | Caitlyn Bobb | 17 May 2025 | Winston-Salem | [103] |
| Sweden | 51.13 | Moa Hjelmer | 29 June 2012 | Helsinki | [90][104] |
| Sudan | 51.19 | Nawal El Jack | 15 July 2005 | Marrakech | [90] |
| Slovenia | 51.22 | Anita Horvat | 20 July 2018 | Monaco | [90] |
| Haiti | 51.23 | Marlena Wesh | 7 July 2012 | Irapuato | [90] |
| British Virgin Islands | 51.31 | Kaelyaah Liburd | 31 May 2025 | Jacksonville, Florida | [90] |
| Sierra Leone | 51.36 | Maggie Barrie | 13 May 2018 | Bloomington, Indiana | [90] |
| Mozambique | 51.37 | Maria Mutola | 2 August 1994 | Monaco | [90] |
| Ethiopia | 51.44 | Genet Lire | 13 June 2014 | Addis Abeba | [90] |
| Ghana | 51.46 | Rafiatu Nuhu | 25 May 2018 | Hutchinson, Kansas | [90] |
| Benin | 51.47 | Fabienne Feraez | 14 July 2006 | Roma | [90] |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 51.47 | Laverne Jones-Ferrette | 21 April 2007 | Lawrence, Kansas | [90] |
| Hungary | 51.50 | Ilona Pál Barbara Petráhn | 11 August 1980 13 May 2006 | Budapest Xalapa | [90] |
| Ecuador | 51.53 | Nicole Caicedo | 29 July 2023 | São Paulo | [90] |
| Liberia | 51.55 | Kia Davis | 17 May 2008 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | [90] |
| Malawi | 51.55 | Asimenye Simwaka | 7 August 2022 | Birmingham | [90] |
| New Zealand | 51.60 | Kim Robertson | 19 January 1980 | Christchurch | [90] |
| Tunisia | 51.66 | Awatef Ben Hassine | 24 June 2004 | Algiers | [90] |
| Burkina Faso | 51.66 | Sita Sibiri | 19 July 2025 | Saint-Étienne | [90] |
| Morocco | 51.67 | Nezha Bidouane | 1 September 1998 | Berlin | [90] |
| Peru | 51.71 | Arie Aoki | 3 May 2025 | Fukuroi, Shizuoka | [90][105] |
| Japan | 51.75 | Asami Tanno | 3 May 2008 | Shizuoka | [90] |
| Malaysia | 51.79 | Shereen Vallabouy | 1 June 2024 | Murfreesboro | [90] |
| Vietnam | 51.83 | Nguyen Thi Tinh | 8 December 2003 | Hanoi | [90] |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 51.83 | Janeil Bellille | 21 June 2014 | Port of Spain | [90] |
| Fiji | 51.89 | Makelesi Batimala | 26 June 2004 | Brisbane | [90] |
| Serbia | 51.89 | Tamara Salaški | 9 June 2016 | Stara Zagora | [90][106] |
| Estonia | 51.91 | Egle Uljas | 21 August 2004 | Athens | [90] |
| Venezuela | 51.94 | Nercely Soto | 26 November 2013 | Trujillo, Peru | [90][107] |
| Ivory Coast | 51.94 | Jessika Gbai | 13 April 2024 | Gainesville | [90] |
| Moldova | 52.00 | Olesea Cojuhari | 15 June 2012 | Bucharest | [90] |
| Suriname | 52.01 | Letitia Vriesde | 12 July 1997 | Arnhem | [90] |
| North Korea | 51.9 h 56.23 | Sin Kim-dan Chi Jong Ok | 23 October 1962 15 October 1991 | Pyongyang | [90] [108] |
| Madagascar | 52.05 | Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy | 19 July 1998 | Paris | [90] |
| Israel | 52.06 | Anna Tkach | 24 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | [109] |
| Turkmenistan | 52.10 | Alyona Petrova | 23 June 2001 | Almaty | [90] |
| Georgia | 52.13 | Maia Azarashvili | 12 June 1988 | Leningrad | [90] |
| Turkey | 52.15 | Birsen Bekgöz | 30 July 2011 | Ankara | [90] |
| Mali | 52.16 | Djénébou Danté | 16 July 2017 | Marseille | [90] |
| Cayman Islands | 52.17 | Shalysa Wray | 14 May 2022 | Lubbock | [90] |
| Saint Lucia | 52.21 | Verneta Lesforis | 25 June 1999 | Bridgetown | [90] |
| Lesotho | 52.31 | Mamakoli Senauouane | 12 April 2025 | Gaborone | [90] |
| Argentina | 52.2 h | Olga Conte | 23 March 1997 | Buenos Aires | [90] |
| Malta | 52.37 | Janet Richard | 20 June 2023 | Chorzów | [90][110] |
| Panama | 52.43 | Gianna Woodruff | 23 April 2022 | Waco, Texas | [90] |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 52.49 | Afia Charles | 12 May 2013 | Houston | [90] |
| Togo | 52.50 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | 24 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | [90] |
| Turks and Caicos | 52.50 | Yanique Haye-Smith | 10 April 2021 | Greensboro | [111] |
| Uruguay | 52.53 | Déborah Rodríguez | 3 October 2014 | Montevideo | [90][112] |
| Costa Rica | 52.57 | Zoila Stewart | 25 November 1993 | Ponce | [108] |
| Thailand | 52.60 | Noodang Phimphoo | 14 June 1993 | Singapore | [90] |
| Myanmar | 52.69 | Yin Yin Khine | 29 November 2005 | Manila | [90] |
| Tajikistan | 52.70 | Gulsumbi Sharifova | 7 July 2019 | Almaty | [90] |
| Lebanon | 53.72 | Rasha Badrani | 19 April 2025 | Walnut | [90] |
| Chinese Taipei | 52.74 | Chi Cheng | 29 July 1970 | Stockholm | [90] |
| Kuwait | 52.80 | Mona Al-Mubarak | 16 May 2022 | Kuwait | [90] |
| Iceland | 52.83 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 14 August 1997 | London | [90] |
| Denmark | 52.84 52.59 i | Rikke Rønholt Sara Slott Petersen | 6 July 2006 13 February 2016 | Århus Växjö | [90] |
| Luxembourg | 52.84 | Fanny Arendt | 1 May 2025 | Lubbock, Texas | [90][113] |
| Albania | 52.86 | Klodiana Shala | 8 August 2006 | Gothenburg | [90] |
| Iran | 52.95 | Maryam Tousi | 8 May 2012 | Bangkok | [90] |
| Algeria | 52.98 | Zahra Bouras | 1 June 2009 | Rehlingen | [90] |
| Eswatini | 53.02 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | 14 September 2015 | Brazzaville | [108] |
| Congo Republic | 53.03 | Elodie Malessara | 21 June 2024 | Dakar | [114] |
| Papua New Guinea | 53.19 | Toea Wisil | 14 August 2010 | Gold Coast | [108] |
| Belize | 53.19 | Samantha Dirks | 30 April 2016 | Irvine | [108] |
| United Arab Emirates | 53.19 | Mariam Kareem | 27 May 2025 | Gumi | [115][116] |
| Indonesia | 53.22 | Sri Maya Sari | 12 October 2021 | Timika | [108] |
| Dominica | 53.40 | Dawn Williams | 13 April 1996 | Jonesboro | [108] |
| Iraq | 53.44 | Gulustan Mahmood Ieso | 21 November 2010 | Guangzhou | [108] |
| Armenia | 53.48 | Amaliya Sharoyan | 28 May 2015 | Sochi | [108] |
| Burundi | 53.48 | Francine Niyonsaba | 4 May 2018 | Eugene | [108] |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 53.48 | Gorete Semedo | 25 May 2022 | Huelva | [108] |
| Syria | 53.55 | Ghofrane Al-Mohamed | 10 September 2006 | Algiers | [117] [108] |
| Pakistan | 53.63 | Najma Parveen | 11 November 2019 | Peshawar | [108] |
| South Korea | 53.67 | Lee Yun-Kyung | 12 August 2003 | Taebaek | [108] |
| Singapore | 53.67 | Shanti Pereira | 30 March 2024 | Gainesville | [118] |
| North Macedonia | 53.77 | Elizabeta Božinovska | 14 June 1983 | Nova Gorica | [108] |
| Philippines | 53.81 53.71 i | Kayla Anise Richardson Lauren Hoffman | 14 April 2017 9 February 2024 | Torrance Clemson | [108] [119] |
| Bolivia | 53.90 A | Cecilia Gómez | 18 April 2021 | Cochabamba | [108] |
| Vanuatu | 53.92 | Mary Estelle Kapalu | 5 August 1995 | Gothenburg | [108] |
| Mauritius | 54.19 | Angelique Abberley | 9 August 2025 | Oordegem | [120] |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.28 | Dijana Kojić | 24 July 1999 | Komotini | [108] |
| Kosovo | 54.30 | Vijona Kryeziu | 13 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [108] |
| Nicaragua | 54.35 | María Carmona | 2 August 2025 | Managua | [121] |
| Liechtenstein | 54.47 | Maria Ritter | 20 August 1978 | Zurich | [108] |
| Cape Verde | 54.50 | Vera Barbosa | 9 May 2009 | Osaka | [108] |
| Guinea | 54.50 | Asta Dramé | 20 May 2012 | Aix-les-Bains | [108] |
| Central African Republic | 54.61 | Emmanuëlle Kogalama | 30 June 2001 | Saint Étienne | [108] |
| Qatar | 54.67 | Naima Afok Mansour | 7 April 2025 | Doha | [122] |
| El Salvador | 54.72 | Verónica Quijano | 29 November 2001 | Guatemala City | [108] |
| South Sudan | 54.73 | Bakhita John Moresio | 7 April 2025 | Doha | [123] |
| Maldives | 54.83 | Aishath Himna Hassan | 24 June 2023 | Kingston | [124] |
| Azerbaijan | 54.83 | Lamiya Valiyeva | 2 August 2023 | Chengdu | [125] |
| Congo DR | 54.88 | Maria Bangala | 30 April 2022 | Nashville | [108] |
| Gambia | 54.98 | Binta Jallow | 17 April 2019 | Abidjan | [108] |
| Tanzania | 54.99 | Leticia Athanas | 7 August 1987 | Nairobi | [108] |
| Eritrea | 54.99 | Nazret Weldu | 24 May 2007 | Khartoum | [108] |
| Hong Kong | 55.03 | Wan Kin Yee | 17 June 2012 | Zhuhai | [108] |
| Gabon | 55.12 | Josée Juanelle Amoussou | 10 August 2025 | Douala | [126] |
| Honduras | 55.24 | Heidy Palacios | 17 June 2012 | Managua | [108] |
| Angola | 55.34 | Guilhermina Cruz | 15 August 1993 | Stuttgart | [108] |
| Jordan | 55.38 | Aliya Boshnak | 12 July 2017 | Nairobi | [108] |
| Anguilla | 55.41 | Artesha Richardson | 13 May 2017 | El Paso, Texas | [108] |
| Bangladesh | 55.46 | Beauty Nazmun Nahar | 5 April 2004 | Islamabad | [108] |
| Andorra | 55.50 i | Duna Viñals | 9 March 2024 | Salamanca | [127] |
| Paraguay | 55.50 | Montserrath Gauto | 9 July 2025 | Quito | [128] |
| Guatemala | 55.64 | Patricia Meigham | 4 August 1984 | Los Angeles | [108] |
| Comoros | 55.91 | Salhate Djamalidine | 28 June 2003 | Radès | [108] |
| Mongolia | 56.75 | Munkhtumen Otgonpurev | 22 June 2025 | Tashkent | [129] |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 56.24 | Yvonne Bennett | 13 April 2013 | Ogden | [108] |
| Samoa | 56.32 | Kim Peterson | 10 February 1990 | Auckland | |
| French Polynesia | 56.35 | Hereiti Bernardino | 17 July 2019 | Apia | [108] |
| Equatorial Guinea | 56.37 | Frida Pilar Ondo Mbang | 20 July 2003 | Madrid | [108] |
| Montenegro | 56.47 | Danijela Srdanović | 4 July 1992 | Belgrade | [108] |
| Libya | 56.89 | Najla Aqdeir Ali Salem | 21 May 2016 | Lodi | [108] |
| Guinea Bissau | 57.02 | Artimiza Sá | 5 July 2003 | Guarda | [108] |
| Seychelles | 57.05 | Mirenda Francourt | 4 April 1993 | LaGrange | [108] |
| Oman | 57.06 | Hanaa Al Qassimi | 22 June 2026 | Dubai | [130] |
| Macao | 57.07 | Leong Ka Man | 27 September 2014 | Incheon | |
| Gibraltar | 57.66 57.40[c] | Sharon Mifsud | 25 June 1991 16 July 1995 | Mariehamn Gibraltar | [108] |
| Aruba | 57.78 | Jelissa Nedd | 8 July 2011 | Willemstad | [108] |
| Guam | 57.89 | Regine Tugade | 6 May 2016 | Dededo | [108] |
| Tonga | 57.98 | Vasa Tulahe | 30 January 1994 | Sydney | [108] |
| Palestine | 58.08 | Hanna Barakat | 20 May 2017 | Norwalk | [108] |
| San Marino | 58.23 | Beatrice Berti | 28 June 2023 | Castelfranco Emilia | [131] |
| Solomon Islands | 58.88 | Samantha Rofo | 7 July 2016 | Suva | [132] |
| Saudi Arabia | 59.17 | Sarah Abdel Karim | 9 May 2025 | Taif | [133] |
| Monaco | 59.37 | Marie-Charlotte Gastaud | 6 July 2023 | Cannes | |
| Djibouti | 59.79 | Mariam Isman Waïss | 15 March 2019 | Djibouti City | |
| Montserrat | 1:01.80 | Jenalyn Weekes | 28 February 2016 | Vieux-Fort | |
| Afghanistan | 1:12.72 | Yalda Amini | 13 June 2018 | Sipoo |
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