Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
400 Metres Hurdles
World record
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneUSASaint-Denis · 8 Aug 2024
2 years standingRecord progression →
50.37
Best mark
World record
53.36
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
52.94
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
23
Countries
USA 17 · JAM 7 · 21 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 50.37 to 53.36 · median 52.94
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 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone WR | USA | 50.37 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 2 | Femke Broeders-Bol | NED | 50.95 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 24 |
| 3 | Dalilah Muhammad | USA | 51.58 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 4 | Anna Cockrell | USA | 51.87 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 5 | Jasmine Jones | USA | 52.08 | 19 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 6 | Emma Zapletalová | SVK | 52.30 | 19 Jun 2026 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 7 | Yuliya Pechonkina | RUS | 52.34 | 8 Aug 2003 | Tula | 25 |
| 8 | Shamier Little | USA | 52.39 | 4 Jul 2021 | Stockholm | 26 |
| 9 | Melaine Walker | JAM | 52.42 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 26 |
| 10 | Savannah Sutherland | CAN | 52.46 | 14 Jun 2025 | Eugene | 21 |
| 11 | Lashinda Demus | USA | 52.47 | 1 Sep 2011 | Daegu | 28 |
| 12 | Rushell Clayton | JAM | 52.51 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 31 |
| 13 | Kim Batten | USA | 52.61 | 11 Aug 1995 | Göteborg | 26 |
| 14 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | USA | 52.62 | 11 Aug 1995 | Göteborg | 24 |
| 15 | Gianna Woodruff | PAN | 52.66 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 16 | Sally Gunnell | GBR | 52.74 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 27 |
| 17 | Fani Halkia | GRE | 52.77 | 22 Aug 2004 | Athínai | 25 |
| 18 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | USA | 52.79 | 19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 31 |
| 19 | Kaliese Spencer | JAM | 52.79 | 5 Aug 2011 | London | 24 |
| 20 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 52.82 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 27 |
| 21 | Zuzana Hejnová | CZE | 52.83 | 15 Aug 2013 | Moskva | 26 |
| 22 | Daimí Pernía | CUB | 52.89 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | 22 |
| 23 | Nezha Bidouane | MAR | 52.90 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | 29 |
| 24 | Natalya Antyukh | RUS | 52.92 | 30 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | 29 |
| 25 | Marina Stepanova | RUS | 52.94 | 17 Sep 1986 | Tashkent | 36 |
| 26 | Sheena Tosta | USA | 52.95 | 11 Jul 2004 | Sacramento | |
| 27 | Kori Carter | USA | 52.95 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 28 | Anna Ryzhykova | UKR | 52.96 | 4 Jul 2021 | Stockholm | |
| 29 | Shiann Salmon | JAM | 52.97 | 5 Sep 2024 | Zürich | |
| 30 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 53.02 | 27 Sep 2000 | Sydney | 31 |
| 31 | Janieve Russell | JAM | 53.08 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 32 | Britton Wilson | USA | 53.08 | 25 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 21 |
| 33 | Oluwakemi Adekoya | BRN | 53.09 | 24 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 34 | Tatyana Ledovskaya | BLR | 53.11 | 29 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 35 | Ashley Spencer | USA | 53.11 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 36 | Georganne Moline | USA | 53.14 | 25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento | |
| 37 | Debbie Flintoff-King | AUS | 53.17 | 28 Sep 1988 | Seoul | |
| 38 | Josanne Lucas | TTO | 53.20 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 39 | Paulien Couckuyt | BEL | 53.20 | 4 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 40 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 53.21 | 16 Aug 1995 | Zürich | 27 |
| 41 | Jana Rawlinson | AUS | 53.22 | 28 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 42 | Sabine Busch | GER | 53.24 | 21 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | |
| 43 | Ionela Târlea | ROU | 53.25 | 7 Jul 1999 | Roma | |
| 44 | Andrenette Knight | JAM | 53.26 | 18 Jul 2023 | Székesfehérvár | |
| 45 | Tiffany Williams | USA | 53.28 | 24 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis | |
| 46 | Fatoumata Diallo | POR | 53.30 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | |
| 47 | Sandra Glover | USA | 53.32 | 13 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | |
| 48 | Akala Garrett | USA | 53.32 | 13 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 49 | Emily Newnham | GBR | 53.33 | 12 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 50 | Andrea Blackett | BAR | 53.36 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla |