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Considering van Niekerk's reaction time of 0.181 seconds in his run of 43.03, van Niekerk covered the 400-metre distance itself in 42.85 seconds, therefore being 0.09 s faster than Johnson's relay split. [2] Quincy Hall is the reigning men's Olympic champion. Antonio Watson is the current men's world champion.
Top all-time finishes in the men's 400-meter hurdles. Karsten Warholm, Norway: 45.94 seconds (Aug. 3, 2021 — 2021 Tokyo Olympics) ... that 400-meter finals race saw some of the fastest finishes ...
200 meter dash (1921–present) 400 meter dash (1921–present) Distance events. 800 meter run (1921–present) 1,500 meter run (1921–present) 3,000 meter steeplechase (1948–present) 5,000 meter run (1959–present) 10,000 meter run (1948–present) Hurdle Events. 110 meter hurdles (1921–present) 400 meter intermediate hurdles (1921 ...
The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.336 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
After a tight race, 21-year-old McLaughlin slightly edged out Muhammad to take the gold and broke her own world record in the process, setting a time of 51.46 seconds. ... setting a time of 51.46 ...
For men, the imperial distance was contested until 1975 excepting Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The women's race began in 1982.
French 22-year-old Leon Marchand has broken Michael Phelps' world record in the men's 400-meter individual medley in a time of 4 minutes, 2.50 seconds. Phelps set the old record of 4:03.84 at the ...
In 1986 and 1987, the 1 ⁄ 10-mile track that the races were run on was 25 inches (640 mm) per lap short, making the actual race distance less than 400 meters those years. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Winners