Women · Sprints · All-Time

400 Metres

World record

47.60

Marita Koch GDRCanberra · 6 Oct 1985

40 years standingRecord progression →

47.60

Best mark

World record

49.77

Top 500 cutoff

500 rows

49.48

Median

Of the 500 performances

Countries

USA 96 · JAM 42 · 28 others

Performance distribution

500 performances from 47.60 to 49.77 · median 49.48

47.60 · WR49.48 · median49.77 · cutoff

Top 500 cutoff

The mark an athlete needed to make the list

World all-time top 500

All performances · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology

500 rows

Women's 400 Metres — All-Time Top 500
#	Athlete	Country	Mark	Date	Venue	Age
1	Marita Koch WR	GDR	47.60	6 Oct 1985	Canberra	28
2	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	47.78	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo	26
3	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	47.98	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo	28
4	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	47.99	10 Aug 1983	Helsinki	32
5	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.14	3 Oct 2019	Ad-Dawhah	21
6	Marita Koch	GDR	48.16	8 Sep 1982	Athínai	25
6	Marita Koch	GDR	48.16	17 Aug 1984	Praha	27
8	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.17	9 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis	27
9	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.19	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo	27
10	Marita Koch	GDR	48.22	28 Aug 1986	Stuttgart	29
11	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	48.25	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta	28
12	Marita Koch	GDR	48.26	27 Jul 1984	Dresden	27
13	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	48.27	6 Oct 1985	Canberra	22
14	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	48.29	15 Sep 2025	Tokyo	26
15	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	48.36	6 Aug 2021	Tokyo	27
16	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	48.37	3 Oct 2019	Ad-Dawhah	25
17	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	48.45	23 Jul 1983	Praha	32
18	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.48	28 Jun 2026	Paris	29
19	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.53	9 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis	26
20	Christine Mboma	NAM	48.54	30 Jun 2021	Bydgoszcz	18
21	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	48.57	20 Jul 2024	London	23
22	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	48.59	10 Aug 1983	Helsinki	21
23	Marita Koch	GDR	48.60	4 Aug 1979	Torino	22
23	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	48.60	17 Aug 1985	Moskva	22
25	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	48.61	6 Sep 1981	Roma	30
26	Cathy Freeman	AUS	48.63	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta	23
27	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.64	5 Sep 2026	Bruxelles	29
28	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	48.65	26 Sep 1988	Seoul	25
29	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.66	25 Aug 2024	Chorzów	27
30	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.67	5 Apr 2025	Kingston	26
30	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.67	10 Jul 2026	Monaco	29
32	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	48.70	16 Sep 2006	Athínai	21
32	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.70	28 Aug 2025	Zürich	27
34	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	48.73	17 Aug 1984	Praha	22
35	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	48.74	8 Jul 2023	Eugene	23
36	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	48.75	9 Jun 2024	New York City	24
37	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.76	23 Aug 2023	Budapest	26
38	Marita Koch	GDR	48.77	9 Jul 1982	Karl-Marx-Stadt	25
39	Dejanea Oakley	JAM	48.79	13 Jun 2026	Eugene	22
40	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.81	20 Jun 2025	Paris	28
41	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	48.82	23 Jun 1983	Praha	32
42	Valerie Brisco	USA	48.83	6 Aug 1984	Los Angeles
42	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	48.83	5 Aug 1992	Barcelona	24
42	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	48.83	4 Sep 2009	Bruxelles	24
45	Aailyah Butler	USA	48.84	10 Jul 2026	Monaco
46	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	48.85	8 Sep 1982	Athínai	31
46	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.85	20 Jun 2025	Paris	27
48	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	48.86	18 Aug 1982	Zürich	31
48	Marita Koch	GDR	48.86	2 Jun 1984	Erfurt	27
50	Marita Koch	GDR	48.87	27 Aug 1982	Bruxelles	25
50	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.87	23 Aug 2026	Chorzów	29
52	Marita Koch	GDR	48.88	28 Jul 1980	Moskva	23
53	Marita Koch	GDR	48.89	29 Jul 1979	Potsdam	22
53	Marita Koch	GDR	48.89	15 Jul 1984	Berlin	27
53	Ana Guevara	MEX	48.89	27 Aug 2003	Saint-Denis	26
53	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	48.89	8 Jun 2024	Eugene	23
57	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	48.90	20 Jul 2024	London
57	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	48.90	2 Aug 2025	Eugene	25
59	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.91	19 Jun 2026	Ad-Dawhah	29
60	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	48.92	19 Aug 2005	Zürich	20
60	Dejanea Oakley	JAM	48.92	16 May 2026	Auburn	22
62	Marita Koch	GDR	48.94	31 Aug 1978	Praha	21
62	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	48.94	28 Aug 2009	Zürich	24
62	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	48.94	29 Mar 2025	Bayaguana	26
62	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.94	5 Aug 2026	Santo Domingo	29
66	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	48.96	3 Aug 1985	Leningrad	22
67	Marita Koch	GDR	48.97	26 Aug 1979	Montréal	22
67	Marita Koch	GDR	48.97	22 Sep 1985	Berlin	28
67	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	48.97	20 Jul 2018	Monaco	24
67	Madison Whyte	USA	48.97	13 Jun 2026	Eugene	21
67	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.97	18 Jul 2026	London	29
72	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	48.98	22 Jun 1984	Kyiv	20
72	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.98	27 May 2023	Westwood	26
72	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	48.98	10 Jun 2024	Roma
72	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	48.98	9 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis
76	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	48.99	8 Sep 2022	Zürich	25
77	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.00	18 Aug 2009	Berlin	24
78	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.01	23 Aug 1981	Köln	30
79	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.02	2 Sep 1984	Rieti	33
80	Marita Koch	GDR	49.03	19 Aug 1978	Potsdam	21
80	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.03	10 Jul 1982	Praha	31
82	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.04	15 Aug 2026	Birmingham	23
83	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	49.05	6 Aug 1984	Los Angeles	25
83	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.05	5 Aug 1992	Barcelona	29
83	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.05	28 Jul 2006	London	21
83	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.05	27 Apr 2019	Gainesville	25
87	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.06	11 Jul 2025	Monaco	28
88	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.07	12 Sep 2004	Berlin	28
88	Rhasidat Adeleke	IRL	49.07	10 Jun 2024	Roma	21
88	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.07	12 Sep 2026	Budapest	29
91	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.08	20 Jul 2018	Monaco	20
91	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.08	24 Apr 2021	Eugene	27
93	Aailyah Butler	USA	49.09	11 Jul 2025	Monaco
94	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.10	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta	27
95	Olga Nazarova	RUS	49.11	25 Sep 1988	Seoul	23
95	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.11	25 Sep 2000	Sydney	27
95	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.11	15 Aug 2003	Zürich	26
95	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.11	22 Jul 2022	Eugene	28
95	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.11	13 Sep 2024	Bruxelles	25
100	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.12	9 Jun 2023	Paris	26
100	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.12	31 May 2025	Philadelphia	28
102	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.13	27 Aug 1991	Tokyo	23
102	Britton Wilson	USA	49.13	13 May 2023	Baton Rouge	22
102	Kaylyn Brown	USA	49.13	8 Jun 2024	Eugene	19
102	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.13	14 Sep 2025	Tokyo	27
106	Gabby Thomas	USA	49.14	5 Apr 2025	Kingston	28
107	Marita Koch	GDR	49.15	18 May 1980	Erfurt	23
107	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.15	23 Jul 2004	Saint-Denis	28
107	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.15	24 Jun 2025	Ostrava	27
107	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.15	18 Jul 2026	London	23
111	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.16	16 Aug 2002	Zürich	25
111	Antonina Krivoshapka	RUS	49.16	5 Jul 2012	Cheboksary
113	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.17	5 Jul 1981	Frankfurt	30
113	Marita Koch	GDR	49.17	10 Sep 1986	Roma	29
113	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.17	5 Jul 2019	Lausanne	21
113	Rhasidat Adeleke	IRL	49.17	12 Jul 2024	Monaco	21
117	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.18	21 Sep 1985	Tokyo	22
117	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.18	4 Sep 1988	Moskva	25
117	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.18	10 Aug 1996	Monaco	28
117	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.18	16 Aug 2025	Chorzów	28
121	Marita Koch	GDR	49.19	2 Jul 1978	Leipzig	21
121	Mariya Pinigina	UKR	49.19	10 Aug 1983	Helsinki
121	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.19	28 Jul 1996	Atlanta	28
121	Aminatou Seyni	NIG	49.19	5 Jul 2019	Lausanne
125	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.20	6 Aug 2021	Tokyo	24
125	Rhasidat Adeleke	IRL	49.20	10 Jun 2023	Austin	20
125	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.20	7 Jul 2024	Paris	27
125	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.20	5 Sep 2026	Bruxelles	23
129	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.21	2 May 2025	Miramar	28
130	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.23	19 Jun 1981	Praha	30
130	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.23	23 Aug 1983	Oslo	21
130	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.23	20 Aug 1984	Budapest	22
130	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.23	3 Jul 2009	Oslo	24
130	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.23	25 Aug 2024	Chorzów	26
130	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.23	28 Aug 2025	Zürich	28
136	Sabine Busch	GER	49.24	2 Jun 1984	Erfurt
136	Marita Koch	GDR	49.24	16 Aug 1986	Dresden	29
136	Christine Mboma	NAM	49.24	11 Apr 2021	Lusaka	17
139	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.25	8 Jul 1984	Luxembourg	33
139	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.25	19 Jul 2002	Monaco	25
139	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.25	2 Jul 2004	Roma	28
139	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.25	10 Sep 2006	Stuttgart	21
143	Allyson Felix	USA	49.26	27 Aug 2015	Beijing	29
143	Aailyah Butler	USA	49.26	14 Jun 2025	Eugene
145	Marita Koch	GDR	49.27	6 Sep 1981	Roma	24
145	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.27	24 Jun 2006	Indianapolis	21
145	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.27	16 Sep 2007	Berlin	22
145	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.27	23 Sep 2007	Stuttgart	22
145	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.27	16 Aug 2025	Chorzów	27
145	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.27	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo
145	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.27	30 Aug 2026	Brescia	25
145	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.27	30 Aug 2026	Brescia	28
153	Irena Szewinska	POL	49.28	29 Jul 1976	Montréal
153	Chandra Cheeseborough	USA	49.28	19 Jun 1984	Los Angeles	25
153	Marita Koch	GDR	49.28	5 Sep 1986	Bruxelles	29
153	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.28	8 Aug 1995	Göteborg	27
153	Pauline Davis-Thompson	BAH	49.28	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta
153	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.28	25 Jun 2005	Carson	20
153	Yuliya Gushchina	RUS	49.28	5 Jul 2012	Cheboksary
153	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.28	10 Aug 2022	Monaco	28
153	Rhasidat Adeleke	IRL	49.28	9 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis	21
153	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.28	12 Sep 2026	Budapest	23
163	Charity Opara	NGR	49.29	14 Jul 1998	Roma
163	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.29	14 Sep 2007	Bruxelles	22
163	Antonina Krivoshapka	RUS	49.29	23 Jul 2009	Cheboksary
163	Amber Anning	GBR	49.29	9 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis
167	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.30	4 Sep 1984	Paris	22
167	Petra Schersing	GER	49.30	3 Jun 1988	Jena
167	Lorraine Fenton	JAM	49.30	19 Jul 2002	Monaco
167	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.30	19 Aug 2005	Zürich	29
167	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.30	30 May 2024	Oslo	27
172	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.31	14 Jul 2006	Roma	21
173	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.32	29 Jun 1991	Frankfurt	23
173	Shericka Williams	JAM	49.32	18 Aug 2009	Berlin
173	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.32	8 Sep 2018	Ostrava	20
173	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.32	11 May 2024	Gainesville	23
177	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.33	20 Aug 1983	London	21
177	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.33	15 Jun 1984	Hannover	33
177	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.33	25 Sep 1988	Seoul	25
177	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.33	19 Jul 2013	Monaco
177	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.33	31 Aug 2018	Bruxelles	20
177	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.33	2 May 2025	Miramar	26
183	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.34	24 May 2003	Eugene	26
183	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.34	14 Sep 2003	Monaco	26
183	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.34	17 Jul 2009	Saint-Denis	24
183	Stephenie Ann McPherson	JAM	49.34	4 Aug 2021	Tokyo
187	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.35	20 Aug 1984	Budapest	33
187	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.35	10 Aug 1996	Monaco	27
187	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.35	5 Apr 2025	Kingston	28
190	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.36	20 Jul 1984	Berlin	22
190	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.36	7 Sep 2007	Zürich	22
190	Britton Wilson	USA	49.36	8 Jun 2023	Austin	22
190	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.36	2 Sep 2023	Xiamen	26
190	Amber Anning	GBR	49.36	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo
190	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.36	5 Sep 2026	Bruxelles	25
196	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.38	31 Aug 1987	Roma	24
196	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.38	4 Aug 2021	Tokyo	24
196	Amber Anning	GBR	49.38	15 Sep 2025	Tokyo
199	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.39	4 Jul 1997	Oslo	24
199	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.39	2 Jun 2012	Eugene	27
201	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.40	16 Sep 1982	Rieti	31
201	Jearl Miles-Clark	USA	49.40	14 Jun 1997	Indianapolis
201	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.40	20 Aug 2022	Nassau	28
201	Britton Wilson	USA	49.40	11 May 2023	Baton Rouge	22
205	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.41	24 Aug 2004	Athínai	28
205	Christine Ohuruogu	GBR	49.41	12 Aug 2013	Moskva
205	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.41	12 Aug 2013	Moskva
205	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.41	14 Sep 2025	Tokyo	26
209	Grit Breuer	GER	49.42	27 Aug 1991	Tokyo
209	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.42	5 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis	27
211	Marita Koch	GDR	49.43	15 Aug 1981	Zagreb	24
211	Kathy Cook	GBR	49.43	6 Aug 1984	Los Angeles
211	Fatima Yusuf	NGR	49.43	15 Sep 1995	Harare
211	Lorraine Fenton	JAM	49.43	27 Aug 2003	Saint-Denis
211	Antonina Krivoshapka	RUS	49.43	8 Jun 2012	Krasnodar
211	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.43	5 Jul 2025	Eugene	25
217	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.44	25 Aug 1983	Pisa	32
217	Marita Koch	GDR	49.44	25 May 1984	Potsdam	27
217	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.44	15 Aug 2016	Rio de Janeiro	22
217	Femke Broeders-Bol	NED	49.44	17 Aug 2022	München	22
217	Aailyah Butler	USA	49.44	19 Apr 2025	Gainesville
217	Lurdes Gloria Manuel	CZE	49.44	10 Jul 2026	Monaco
223	Petra Schersing	GER	49.45	26 Sep 1988	Seoul
223	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.45	3 Jul 1996	Lausanne	28
223	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.45	13 Sep 2024	Bruxelles	27
226	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.46	28 Jul 1980	Moskva	29
226	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.46	10 Jul 2009	Roma	24
226	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.46	1 Sep 2017	Bruxelles	23
226	Allyson Felix	USA	49.46	6 Aug 2021	Tokyo	35
226	Kendall Ellis	USA	49.46	23 Jun 2024	Eugene
226	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.46	15 Sep 2025	Tokyo	24
232	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.47	22 Jul 1984	Praha	33
232	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.47	4 Sep 1984	Paris	33
232	Aelita Yurchenko	UKR	49.47	4 Sep 1988	Moskva
232	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.47	28 Jun 1996	Paris	28
232	Shericka Jackson	JAM	49.47	3 Oct 2019	Ad-Dawhah	25
232	Kaylyn Brown	USA	49.47	11 May 2024	Gainesville	19
232	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.47	15 Sep 2025	Tokyo	27
232	Ella Onojuvwewo	NGR	49.47	6 Jun 2026	College Station
240	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.48	3 Aug 1992	Barcelona	24
240	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.48	23 Aug 1996	Bruxelles	23
240	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.48	16 Aug 1997	Monaco	28
240	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.48	18 Aug 2000	Monaco	27
240	Francena McCorory	USA	49.48	28 Jun 2014	Sacramento
240	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.48	16 Jul 2023	Chorzów
240	Femke Broeders-Bol	NED	49.48	27 Jun 2025	Madrid	25
240	Roxana Gómez	CUB	49.48	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo
240	Dejanea Oakley	JAM	49.48	30 May 2026	Lexington	22
240	Stacey Ann Williams	JAM	49.48	26 Jun 2026	Zagreb
240	Lurdes Gloria Manuel	CZE	49.48	28 Jun 2026	Paris
240	Stacey Ann Williams	JAM	49.48	28 Jun 2026	Paris
240	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.48	28 Jun 2026	Paris
253	Marita Koch	GDR	49.49	25 Jun 1982	Cottbus	25
253	Olga Zaytseva	RUS	49.49	16 Jul 2006	Tula
253	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.49	21 May 2022	La Nucía	25
253	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.49	28 Aug 2025	Zürich	22
253	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.49	23 Aug 2026	Chorzów	25
258	Petra Schersing	GER	49.50	25 Sep 1988	Seoul
258	Grit Breuer	GER	49.50	29 Aug 1990	Split
258	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.50	15 Jul 1992	Nice	24
258	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.50	21 Aug 2023	Budapest
262	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.51	11 Sep 1981	London	30
262	Charity Opara	NGR	49.51	19 Jul 1998	Stuttgart
262	Grit Breuer	GER	49.51	12 Aug 1998	Zürich
262	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.51	12 Jul 2002	Roma	25
262	Shericka Williams	JAM	49.51	16 Aug 2009	Berlin
262	Allyson Felix	USA	49.51	15 Aug 2016	Rio de Janeiro	30
262	Candice McLeod	JAM	49.51	4 Aug 2021	Tokyo
262	Britton Wilson	USA	49.51	15 Apr 2023	Gainesville	22
262	Britton Wilson	USA	49.51	27 May 2023	Sacramento	22
262	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.51	24 Jun 2023	New York City	23
262	Amber Anning	GBR	49.51	11 May 2024	Gainesville
262	Stacey Ann Williams	JAM	49.51	18 Jul 2026	London
274	Irena Szewinska	POL	49.52	3 Sep 1977	Düsseldorf
274	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.52	17 Aug 1984	Praha	21
274	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.52	13 Sep 1998	Johannesburg	29
274	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.52	10 Jun 2002	Oslo
274	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.52	10 Sep 2005	Monaco	20
274	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.52	6 Jul 2007	Saint-Denis	22
274	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.52	26 May 2018	Eugene	24
274	Shakima Wimbley	USA	49.52	23 Jun 2018	Des Moines
282	Marita Koch	GDR	49.53	13 Aug 1977	Helsinki	20
282	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.53	12 Sep 2004	Berlin	27
282	Vania Stambolova	BUL	49.53	27 Aug 2006	Rieti
282	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.53	2 Jul 2018	Székesfehérvár	24
282	Beatrice Masilingi	NAM	49.53	11 Apr 2021	Lusaka
287	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.54	10 Sep 2005	Monaco	29
287	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.54	29 Jun 2012	Porto-Novo
287	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.54	8 Jun 2019	Kingston	25
287	Rhasidat Adeleke	IRL	49.54	27 May 2023	Sacramento	20
287	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.54	21 Aug 2023	Budapest	26
287	Kaylyn Brown	USA	49.54	16 May 2026	Auburn	21
293	Marita Koch	GDR	49.55	17 Jul 1980	Cottbus	23
293	Jearl Miles-Clark	USA	49.55	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta
293	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.55	10 Aug 2005	Helsinki	29
293	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.55	5 Aug 2012	London	27
293	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.55	22 Jul 2016	London	22
293	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.55	30 Jun 2018	Paris	20
293	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.55	20 Jul 2022	Eugene	28
300	Bärbel Wöckel	GDR	49.56	30 May 1982	Erfurt
300	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.56	26 Aug 1984	Köln	33
300	Valerie Brisco	USA	49.56	23 Aug 1985	Berlin
300	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.56	5 Jul 2000	Lausanne	27
300	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.56	20 Sep 2002	Madrid	25
300	Monique Hennagan	USA	49.56	17 Jul 2004	Sacramento
300	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.56	24 Aug 2004	Athínai	27
300	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.56	29 Aug 2011	Daegu
300	Yuliya Gushchina	RUS	49.56	4 Jul 2012	Cheboksary
300	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.56	11 Aug 2013	Moskva
300	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.56	10 Jul 2026	Monaco	25
300	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.56	12 Sep 2026	Budapest	25
312	Grace Jackson	JAM	49.57	10 Jul 1988	Nice	27
312	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.57	28 Jul 1996	Atlanta	27
312	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.57	14 Jun 2009	Berlin	24
312	Athing Mu-Nikolayev	USA	49.57	12 Jun 2021	Eugene
312	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.57	23 Aug 2023	Budapest
312	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.57	13 Aug 2026	Birmingham
312	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.57	23 Aug 2026	Chorzów	28
319	Marita Koch	GDR	49.58	24 Sep 1982	Tokyo	25
319	Dagmar Neubauer	GER	49.58	2 Jun 1984	Erfurt
319	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.58	24 Aug 1984	Bruxelles	33
319	Petra Schersing	GER	49.58	12 Jun 1988	Karl-Marx-Stadt
319	Lorraine Fenton	JAM	49.58	25 Sep 2000	Sydney
319	Sada Williams	BAR	49.58	21 Aug 2023	Budapest
319	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.58	17 Sep 2023	Eugene	26
319	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.58	20 Jul 2024	London
319	Isabella Whittaker	USA	49.58	12 Jun 2025	Oslo
319	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.58	10 Jul 2026	Monaco
319	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.58	11 Sep 2026	Budapest	29
330	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.59	12 Jul 1996	London	23
330	Charity Opara	NGR	49.59	12 Aug 1998	Zürich
330	Marion Jones	USA	49.59	16 Apr 2000	Walnut	24
330	Katharine Merry	GBR	49.59	11 Jun 2001	Athínai
330	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.59	3 Sep 2004	Bruxelles	28
330	Allyson Felix	USA	49.59	29 Aug 2011	Daegu	25
330	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.59	26 Jul 2019	Nassau	25
330	Amber Anning	GBR	49.59	8 Jun 2024	Eugene
330	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.59	26 Sep 2024	New York City	27
330	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.59	1 Aug 2025	Eugene	25
330	Isabella Whittaker	USA	49.59	2 Aug 2025	Eugene
330	Stacey Ann Williams	JAM	49.59	14 Sep 2025	Tokyo
330	Ella Onojuvwewo	NGR	49.59	4 Apr 2026	Baton Rouge
343	Sabine Busch	GER	49.60	20 May 1984	Karl-Marx-Stadt
343	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.60	3 Jul 1996	Lausanne	27
343	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.60	7 Sep 1996	Milano	23
343	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.60	28 Aug 1998	Bruxelles	29
343	Wadeline Venlogh	USA	49.60	3 Oct 2019	Ad-Dawhah
343	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.60	4 Aug 2021	Tokyo	27
343	Marileidy Paulino	DOM	49.60	22 Jul 2022	Eugene	25
343	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.60	7 Jul 2023	Eugene	23
343	Sada Williams	BAR	49.60	23 Aug 2023	Budapest
343	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.60	4 Jun 2026	Roma	22
343	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.60	23 Aug 2026	Chorzów
354	Mariya Pinigina	UKR	49.61	21 Sep 1985	Tokyo
354	Ana Fidelia Quirot	CUB	49.61	5 Aug 1991	La Habana	28
354	Christine Ohuruogu	GBR	49.61	29 Aug 2007	Osaka
354	Phyllis Francis	USA	49.61	3 Oct 2019	Ad-Dawhah
354	Stephenie Ann McPherson	JAM	49.61	27 Jun 2021	Kingston
354	Stephenie Ann McPherson	JAM	49.61	6 Aug 2021	Tokyo
360	Sabine Busch	GER	49.62	13 May 1984	Jena
360	Ana Fidelia Quirot	CUB	49.62	22 May 1988	Ciudad de México	25
360	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.62	31 Jul 1999	Lagos	30
360	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.62	1 Jun 2003	Carson	26
360	Christine Ohuruogu	GBR	49.62	19 Aug 2008	Beijing
360	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.62	2 Jun 2012	Eugene
360	Caster Semenya	RSA	49.62	8 Sep 2018	Ostrava	27
360	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.62	12 Jun 2025	Oslo	21
368	Mariya Pinigina	UKR	49.63	4 Aug 1979	Torino
368	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.63	11 Aug 1992	Monaco	29
368	Novlene Williams-Mills	JAM	49.63	23 Sep 2006	Shanghai
368	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.63	21 Jul 2023	Monaco
368	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.63	29 Jun 2024	Kingston	23
368	Amber Anning	GBR	49.63	20 Jul 2024	London
368	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.63	11 Jul 2025	Monaco	24
375	Marita Koch	GDR	49.64	8 Aug 1981	Jena	24
375	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.64	30 Jun 1982	Budapest	31
375	Petra Schersing	GER	49.64	21 Aug 1987	Potsdam
375	Gwen Torrence	USA	49.64	15 Jul 1992	Nice	27
375	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.64	5 Aug 1992	Barcelona
375	Vania Stambolova	BUL	49.64	17 Jul 2006	Haniá
375	Novlene Williams-Mills	JAM	49.64	27 Aug 2006	Rieti
375	Dee Dee Trotter	USA	49.64	23 Jun 2007	Indianapolis
375	Debbie Dunn	USA	49.64	26 Jun 2010	Des Moines
375	Britton Wilson	USA	49.64	10 Jun 2023	Austin	22
375	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.64	12 Jul 2024	Monaco
375	Madison Whyte	USA	49.64	18 Apr 2026	Walnut	21
375	Sanaria Butler	USA	49.64	18 Apr 2026	Walnut
375	Dejanea Oakley	JAM	49.64	3 Jul 2026	Eugene	22
375	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.64	11 Sep 2026	Budapest	23
390	Marita Koch	GDR	49.65	26 Jun 1981	Tbilisi	24
390	Dagmar Neubauer	GER	49.65	20 Aug 1984	Nice
390	Petra Schersing	GER	49.65	19 Jun 1988	Düsseldorf
390	Natalya Nazarova	RUS	49.65	31 Jul 2004	Tula
390	Novlene Williams-Mills	JAM	49.65	14 Jul 2006	Roma
390	Nicola Sanders	GBR	49.65	29 Aug 2007	Osaka
390	Allyson Felix	USA	49.65	9 Jul 2017	London	31
390	Dejanea Oakley	JAM	49.65	12 Jun 2025	Eugene	21
390	Dejanea Oakley	JAM	49.65	14 Jun 2025	Eugene	21
399	Christina Lathan	GDR	49.66	28 Jul 1980	Moskva
399	Lillie Leatherwood	USA	49.66	15 Jun 1991	New York City
399	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.66	13 Jun 1992	Dijon	24
399	Novlene Williams-Mills	JAM	49.66	27 Aug 2007	Osaka
399	Novlene Williams-Mills	JAM	49.66	29 Aug 2007	Osaka
399	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.66	6 Aug 2011	London	26
399	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.66	28 Jun 2014	Sacramento	29
399	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.66	1 Oct 2019	Ad-Dawhah	25
399	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.66	14 Jul 2024	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26
408	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.67	1 Jun 1983	Ostrava	21
408	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.67	28 Aug 1986	Stuttgart	23
408	Sandra Myers	ESP	49.67	6 Jul 1991	Oslo
408	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.67	26 Aug 1999	Sevilla	26
408	Monique Hennagan	USA	49.67	12 Sep 2004	Berlin
408	Antonina Krivoshapka	RUS	49.67	16 Aug 2009	Berlin
408	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.67	27 Aug 2015	Beijing	21
408	Allyson Felix	USA	49.67	15 Aug 2016	Rio de Janeiro	30
408	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.67	15 Sep 2025	Tokyo
408	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.67	4 Sep 2026	Bruxelles
408	Salwa Eid Naser	BRN	49.67	11 Sep 2026	Budapest	28
419	Marita Koch	GDR	49.68	7 Aug 1977	Dresden	20
419	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.68	7 Jun 2012	Oslo
419	Allyson Felix	USA	49.68	3 Jul 2016	Eugene	30
419	Athing Mu-Nikolayev	USA	49.68	29 May 2021	College Station
419	Gabby Thomas	USA	49.68	29 Apr 2023	Austin	26
419	Shamier Little	USA	49.68	21 Jul 2023	Monaco	28
419	Amber Anning	GBR	49.68	5 Aug 2024	Saint-Denis
426	Olga Nazarova	RUS	49.69	5 Aug 1992	Barcelona	27
426	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.69	30 Aug 2002	Bruxelles	25
426	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.69	1 Jul 2005	Saint-Denis	29
426	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.69	8 Aug 2005	Helsinki	29
426	Vania Stambolova	BUL	49.69	9 Aug 2006	Göteborg
426	Shericka Williams	JAM	49.69	19 Aug 2008	Beijing
426	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	BAH	49.69	16 Apr 2016	Nassau	22
426	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.69	3 May 2025	Miramar	25
434	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.70	23 Jul 1983	Praha	21
434	Grit Breuer	GER	49.70	19 Jul 1998	Stuttgart
434	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.70	1 Jul 2000	Ciudad de México	23
434	Allyson Felix	USA	49.70	7 Aug 2007	Stockholm	21
434	Christine Ohuruogu	GBR	49.70	5 Aug 2012	London
439	Lorraine Fenton	JAM	49.71	1 Jul 2003	Lausanne
439	Antonina Krivoshapka	RUS	49.71	24 Jul 2009	Cheboksary
439	Antonina Krivoshapka	RUS	49.71	18 Aug 2009	Berlin
439	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.71	22 Jul 2011	Monaco
439	Courtney Okolo	USA	49.71	23 Apr 2016	Baton Rouge
439	Roxana Gómez	CUB	49.71	4 Aug 2021	Tokyo
439	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	USA	49.71	9 Jun 2023	Paris	23
439	Kaylyn Brown	USA	49.71	22 Jun 2024	Eugene	19
439	Aailyah Butler	USA	49.71	23 Jun 2024	Eugene
439	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.71	13 Aug 2026	Birmingham
439	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.71	23 Aug 2026	Chorzów
450	Christina Lathan	GDR	49.72	29 Jul 1979	Potsdam
450	Taťána Kocembová	CZE	49.72	23 May 1984	Ostrava	22
450	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.72	23 Aug 1996	Bruxelles	28
450	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.72	1 Sep 1998	Berlin	29
450	Katharine Merry	GBR	49.72	25 Sep 2000	Sydney
450	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.72	7 Aug 2007	Stockholm	22
450	Dee Dee Trotter	USA	49.72	5 Aug 2012	London
450	Quanera Hayes	USA	49.72	24 Jun 2017	Sacramento
450	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.72	10 May 2024	Gainesville	23
450	Rosaline Effiong	USA	49.72	8 Jun 2024	Eugene
450	Natalia Bukowiecka	POL	49.72	11 Jul 2025	Monaco
450	Martina Weil	CHI	49.72	28 Aug 2025	Zürich
450	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.72	11 Sep 2026	Budapest	25
463	Jarmila Kratochvílová	CZE	49.73	9 Jun 1984	Praha	33
463	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.73	7 Sep 1996	Milano	27
463	Falilat Ogunkoya	NGR	49.73	5 Sep 1998	Moskva	29
463	Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	49.73	6 Aug 2004	Zürich	28
463	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.73	8 Jul 2006	Saint-Denis	21
468	Marita Koch	GDR	49.74	13 Jul 1980	Potsdam	23
468	Mariya Pinigina	UKR	49.74	22 Jun 1984	Kyiv
468	Sabine Busch	GER	49.74	21 Jul 1984	Potsdam
468	Mariya Pinigina	UKR	49.74	4 Sep 1988	Moskva
468	Anja Rücker	GER	49.74	26 Aug 1999	Sevilla
468	Ana Guevara	MEX	49.74	2 Jul 2004	Roma	27
468	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.74	10 Aug 2005	Helsinki	20
468	Sanya Richards-Ross	USA	49.74	29 Aug 2008	Zürich	23
468	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.74	19 Jul 2025	Bergen	22
468	Henriette Jæger	NOR	49.74	18 Sep 2025	Tokyo	22
468	Lurdes Gloria Manuel	CZE	49.74	16 Jun 2026	Ostrava
479	Irena Szewinska	POL	49.75	22 Jun 1976	Bydgoszcz
479	Gaby Bussmann	FRG	49.75	10 Aug 1983	Helsinki
479	Aelita Yurchenko	UKR	49.75	27 May 1988	Simferopol
479	Amantle Montsho	BOT	49.75	5 Aug 2012	London
479	Christine Ohuruogu	GBR	49.75	11 Aug 2013	Moskva
479	Sada Williams	BAR	49.75	22 Jul 2022	Eugene
479	Femke Broeders-Bol	NED	49.75	6 Aug 2022	Chorzów	22
479	Amber Anning	GBR	49.75	28 Aug 2025	Zürich
479	Nickisha Pryce	JAM	49.75	15 Jun 2026	Shaoxing	25
488	Marita Koch	GDR	49.76	3 Sep 1977	Düsseldorf	20
488	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.76	21 Jun 1986	Tallinn	22
488	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.76	15 Jul 1991	Nice	23
488	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.76	3 Aug 1992	Barcelona
488	Olga Bryzgina	UKR	49.76	3 Aug 1992	Barcelona	29
488	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.76	4 Aug 1999	Monaco	26
488	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.76	24 Aug 1999	Sevilla	26
488	Lieke Klaver	NED	49.76	11 Sep 2026	Budapest
496	Christina Lathan	GDR	49.77	9 May 1976	Dresden
496	Mariya Pinigina	UKR	49.77	24 Jul 1979	Moskva
496	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.77	3 Sep 1994	Paris	26
496	Fatima Yusuf	NGR	49.77	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta
496	Cathy Freeman	AUS	49.77	4 Aug 1997	Athínai	24

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