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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 (402.34 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
The current men's world record and Olympic record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa; his time of 43.03 seconds is the fastest 400 m ever run, in either an open 400 m or a relay. While Michael Johnson holds the fastest 400 m relay split with a time of 42.94, relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and ...
The current women's championship record stood as the women's world record for two years and remains the only time that feat has been accomplished at the championships. Michael Johnson is the most successful athlete of the World Championships 400 m, having won four straight titles from 1993 to 1999.
An American, F. Darcy, won the race with a time of 50.8 (12-yard start). George Underwood, also of the United States, came second with no handicap and James Peck of Canada came third off a six-yard headstart. [5] These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the 400 metres or the athletics programme in general.
Tyson Gay currently holds the national record for the 100 m.. The following are the national records in track and field in the United States. Some of the records are maintained by USA Track & Field (USATF).
Since then, the world record has been broken twenty-three times: six times in the 1970s, six times in the 1980s, two times in the 1990s, one time in the 2000s, two times in the 2010s, and six times in the 2020s. Each improvement was 0.03 seconds (1985, 2024) to 0.77 seconds (1977) faster than the previous record.
Despite Wilson's rocky debut, the Americans finished third and advanced to Saturday's 4x400 final after posting a time of 2:59:15. Team USA's Quincy Wilson looks on during the men's 4 x 400m relay ...
Time 1965 Theron Lewis: Southern-BR 47.8 1966 Bill Calhoun Don Payne: Oklahoma Kansas St 48.9 1967 Bill Calhoun: Oklahoma 48.9 1968 Larry James: Villanova 47.0 1969 Larry James: Villanova 47.3 1970 Larry James: Villanova 48.3 1971 Tom Ulan: Rutgers 48.8 1972 Larance Jones: NE Missouri St 48.3 1973 Terry Erickson: Southern Illinois 49.0 1974 ...