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Glenn Hardin broke the world record three times and was the record holder for over 21 years, between 1932 and 1953. Edwin Moses set his first record in 1976 and improved his own world record three times. He held the record from 1976 until 1992, when it was beaten by Kevin Young with a time of 46.78 seconds at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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]
Two months later, he ran a new world record with 49.5 s and later that year he won the 400 m hurdles at the Olympics, and was also the first to repeat that feat in 1960. In terms of success and longevity in competition, Edwin Moses ' record is significant: he won 122 races in a row between 1977 and 1987 plus two gold medals, at the 1976 Summer ...
Since then, Benjamin, Warholm, and Brazil's Alison Dos Santos have set a new standard as world stars in the 400-meter hurdles. The Mount Vernon native recorded five of the top 10 fastest finishes ...
This gathering of the world's best 400-meter hurdlers Tuesday produced a gold medal for Warholm, a world record, a masterpiece and slice of history. “I never thought in my wildest imagination ...
McLaughlin-Levrone, the world record holder in the 400 hurdles, last competed in the event in August 2022. The 24-year-old displayed no signs of rust at the Edwin Moses Classic in Atlanta, as she ...
Kevin C. Young (born September 16, 1966) is an American former athlete.He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.In the final of this event he set a world record and Olympic record of 46.78 seconds, the first time the 47-second barrier was broken, and a world record that stood for nearly 29 years until it was broken by Karsten Warholm on July 1, 2021.
In June 2024, McLaughlin-Levrone signed with Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track league for the upcoming 2025 season, in the long hurdles (400 m hurdles / 400 m flat) category. [ 59 ] On June 30, 2024, at the 2024 Olympic Trials , McLaughlin-Levrone would go on to break her own 400 m hurdles world record once more, finishing with a time of 50.65 ...