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[1] 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 ...
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.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) track and field system has been touted as one of the main reasons for the success of the United States on the global stage of athletics. [1] All of the collegiate records come from athletes competing in the NCAA, with the exception of the outdoor women's 1500 metres record (NAIA).
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.
Performances are also hand-timed and calculated to 1/100 of a second, although studies have shown human beings simply cannot react consistently or accurately enough for this to be a valid method, and even those using light beams are timed by the motion of the athlete, removing the normal factor of reaction time; further, football 40-yard dashes ...
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 ...
Ezra Frech wins more gold; US 400m runners finish 1-2 again. Gabriel Jackson. September 3, 2024 at 6:28 PM. ... “This is the first time I've been excited to run a 400,” Medrano said. “I've ...
Time 1921 Frank Shea: Pittsburgh 49.0y 1922 Commodore Cochrane: Mississippi St 49.7y 1923 Commodore Cochrane: Mississippi St 49.2y 1924 Not held 1925 Hermon Phillips: Butler 49.4y 1926 Hermon Phillips: Butler 48.7y 1927 Hermon Phillips: Butler 48.5y 1928 Emerson "Bud" Spencer: Stanford 47.7y 1929 Russell Walter: Northwestern 47.9y 1930 Reginald ...