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In many [clarification needed] countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile (1,760 yards) and was referred to as the "quarter-mile"—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete. Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks.
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.
Women's 400 metres World Championships record progression [5] Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 52.42: Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1983: Heats: 1983-08-07 51.05: Mariya Pinigina Soviet Union (URS) 1983: Quarter-finals: 1983-08-08 50.07: Mariya Pinigina Soviet Union (URS) 1983: Semi-finals: 1983-08-09 47.99 WR: Jarmila ...
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 ...
Except in road events (road running and race walking), the performance must be set in a single-sex race, [2] with the sole exception of the mixed-sex 4 × 400 m relay, introduced by World Athletics in 2017. [3] All team members in a relay race must be of the same nationality.
A handicap professional race was also held but the results have not been located. [5] [6] A handicap 440-yard dash (402.3 m) competition was held at 1904 Summer Olympics after the 1904 Olympic men's 400 m race. An American, F. Darcy, won the race with a time of 50.8 (12-yard start).
(y) indicates time for 440 yards (402.34 metres), ratified as a record for this event (+) plus sign denotes en route time during longer race The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th ...
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