World Athletics

Type	Mark	Competitor	DOB	Country	Venue	Date
World Records	47.60	Marita KOCH	18 FEB 1957	GDR	Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS)	06 OCT 1985
World Championships in Athletics Records	47.99	Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ	26 JAN 1951	TCH	Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)	10 AUG 1983
World Combined Best Performances	55.91	Irina NAUMENKO	13 FEB 1980	KAZ	Talence (FRA)	25 SEP 2004
World Leading 2023	48.74	Sydney MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE	07 AUG 1999	USA	Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)	08 JUL 2023
Olympic Games Records	48.25	Marie-José PÉREC	09 MAY 1968	FRA	Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA)	29 JUL 1996
Area Records - Africa	49.10	Falilat OGUNKOYA-OSHEKU	05 DEC 1968	NGR	Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA)	29 JUL 1996
Area Records - Asia	48.14	Salwa Eid NASER	23 MAY 1998	BRN	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT)	03 OCT 2019
Area Records - Europe	47.60	Marita KOCH	18 FEB 1957	GDR	Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS)	06 OCT 1985
Area Records - NACAC	48.36	Shaunae MILLER-UIBO	15 APR 1994	BAH	National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)	06 AUG 2021
Area Records - Oceania	48.63	Cathy FREEMAN	16 FEB 1973	AUS	Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA)	29 JUL 1996
Area Records - South America	49.64	Ximena RESTREPO	10 MAR 1969	COL	Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP)	05 AUG 1992

Type	Mark	Competitor	DOB	Country	Venue	Date
World U20 Records	49.42	Grit BREUER	16 FEB 1972	GER	National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)	27 AUG 1991
World U20 Championships Records	50.50	Ashley SPENCER	08 JUN 1993	USA	Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP)	13 JUL 2012
World U20 Leading 2023	50.74	Christine MALLARD	12 MAY 2004	USA	Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)	09 JUL 2023

Type	Mark	Competitor	DOB	Country	Venue	Date
World U18 Best Performances	50.01	Li JING	14 FEB 1980	CHN	Shanghai (CHN)	18 OCT 1997
World U18 Championships Records	51.19	Nawal EL JACK	17 OCT 1988	SUD	Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh (MAR)	15 JUL 2005
Youth Olympic Games Records	52.50	Jessica THORNTON	12 APR 1998	AUS	Olympic Stadium, Nanjing (CHN)	23 AUG 2014

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