Men · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
400 Metres Hurdles
45.80
Best mark
World record
47.79
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
47.42
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
19
Countries
USA 20 · FRA 4 · 17 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 45.80 to 47.79 · median 47.42
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison dos Santos WR | BRA | 45.80 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 26 |
| 2 | Karsten Warholm | NOR | 45.94 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 25 |
| 3 | Rai Benjamin | USA | 46.17 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 4 | Kevin Young | USA | 46.78 | 6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 25 |
| 5 | Abderrahman Samba | QAT | 46.98 | 30 Jun 2018 | Paris | 22 |
| 6 | Edwin Moses | USA | 47.02 | 31 Aug 1983 | Koblenz | 28 |
| 7 | Bryan Bronson | USA | 47.03 | 21 Jun 1998 | New Orleans | 25 |
| 8 | Kyron Mcmaster | IVB | 47.08 | 3 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 9 | Samuel Matete | ZAM | 47.10 | 7 Aug 1991 | Zürich | 23 |
| 10 | Emil Agyekum | GER | 47.10 | 13 Sep 2026 | Budapest | |
| 11 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | NGR | 47.11 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 22 |
| 12 | Andre Phillips | USA | 47.19 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 29 |
| 13 | Amadou Dia Ba | SEN | 47.23 | 25 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 30 |
| 14 | Caleb Dean | USA | 47.23 | 7 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 22 |
| 15 | Kerron Clement | USA | 47.24 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | 19 |
| 16 | Félix Sánchez | DOM | 47.25 | 29 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 17 | Angelo Taylor | USA | 47.25 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 29 |
| 18 | Matheus Lima | BRA | 47.26 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 19 | Bershawn Jackson | USA | 47.30 | 9 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | 22 |
| 20 | Roshawn Clarke | JAM | 47.34 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 19 |
| 21 | Stéphane Diagana | FRA | 47.37 | 5 Jul 1995 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 22 | Trevor Bassitt | USA | 47.37 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | 28 |
| 23 | Danny Harris | USA | 47.38 | 10 Jul 1991 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 24 | Wilfried Happio | FRA | 47.41 | 19 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 23 |
| 25 | Malik James-King | JAM | 47.42 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 25 |
| 26 | Clement Ducos | FRA | 47.42 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 27 | James Carter | USA | 47.43 | 9 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | |
| 28 | Harald Schmid | FRG | 47.48 | 8 Sep 1982 | Athínai | |
| 29 | Alessandro Sibilio | ITA | 47.50 | 11 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 30 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | KSA | 47.53 | 27 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 31 | Derrick Adkins | USA | 47.54 | 5 Jul 1995 | Lausanne | |
| 32 | Fabrizio Mori | ITA | 47.54 | 10 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 33 | Bassem Hemeida | QAT | 47.56 | 30 Aug 2026 | Bellinzona | |
| 34 | Craig Allen | USA | 47.58 | 15 Jun 2023 | Oslo | |
| 35 | Emil Nana Kwama Agyekom | GER | 47.58 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 36 | Khallifah Rosser | USA | 47.59 | 21 Aug 2022 | Nassau | |
| 37 | Winthrop Graham | JAM | 47.60 | 4 Aug 1993 | Zürich | |
| 38 | Ismail Doudai Abakar | QAT | 47.61 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 39 | Chris Robinson | USA | 47.61 | 26 Jul 2026 | New York City | |
| 40 | Johnny Dutch | USA | 47.63 | 26 Jun 2010 | Des Moines | |
| 41 | Louis van Zyl | RSA | 47.66 | 25 Feb 2011 | Pretoria | |
| 42 | Bennie Brazell | USA | 47.67 | 11 Jun 2005 | Sacramento | |
| 43 | Jehue Gordon | TTO | 47.69 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 44 | Michael Tinsley | USA | 47.70 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | |
| 45 | Javier Culson | PUR | 47.72 | 8 May 2010 | Ponce | |
| 46 | David Patrick | USA | 47.75 | 17 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 47 | Clement Duiguo | FRA | 47.76 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 48 | Yeral Nuñez | DOM | 47.77 | 16 Jul 2026 | Madrid | |
| 49 | Boniface Tumuti | KEN | 47.78 | 18 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 50 | Nicholas Bett | KEN | 47.79 | 25 Aug 2015 | Beijing |