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The first world record in the 400 m for women was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the World Athletics, in 1957. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 27 world records in the event. Their 2009 record progression list, however, lists 26 records. [1]
The women's 400 metres hurdles is an outdoor track event over a distance of 400 metres with ten hurdles at the height of 76.2 cm (30 inches). [1] The world records of this women's event have been recognised by World Athletics (called the International Association of Athletics Federations until 2019) since 1974. [2]
Koch's 400-metre world record of 47.60 seconds still stands in 2024. Kratochvílová's world record on an indoor track—49.59—stood until 19 February 2023 when the 400-meter indoor world record was broken by Femke Bol from the Netherlands with a time of 49.26. [6] [7] [8] Koch and Kratochvílová are the only women who have broken the 48 ...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone poses with an American flag and a crown after she sets a world record of 50.37 seconds to win the gold medal in the women's 400-meter hurdles final.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets world record en route to gold medal in 400-meter hurdles ... by winning the Paris Olympic final in a world record of 50.37 seconds. ... winning the women's 400-meter ...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone displayed her dominance once again in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, winning gold and setting a world record.
The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay. The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1969. [1] 15 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
The women's vault record has been advanced 9 times indoors by three different women, each ratified as a world record. The last record to be set indoors was in 2004. Sergey Bubka 's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect.