World Record Progression of 400 Metres

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male - SENIOR
MarkWindCompetitorDOBCountryVenueDate
43.03Wayde VAN NIEKERK15 JUL 1992
RSA
Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)14 AUG 2016
43.18Michael JOHNSON13 SEP 1967
USA
La Cartuja, Sevilla (ESP)26 AUG 1999
43.29Butch REYNOLDS08 JUN 1964
USA
Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)17 AUG 1988
43.86Lee EVANS25 FEB 1947
USA
Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX)18 OCT 1968
44.1hLarry JAMES06 NOV 1947
USA
Echo Summit (USA)14 SEP 1968
44.5hTommie SMITH06 JUN 1944
USA
San José (USA)20 MAY 1967
44.9hMike LARRABEE02 DEC 1933
USA
Los Angeles, CA (USA)12 SEP 1964
44.9hAdolph PLUMMER03 JAN 1938
USA
Tempe, AZ (USA)25 MAY 1963
44.9hCarl KAUFMANN25 MAR 1936
FRG
Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)06 SEP 1960
44.9hOtis DAVIS12 JUL 1932
USA
Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)06 SEP 1960
45.2hLou JONES15 JAN 1932
USA
Los Angeles, CA (USA)30 JUN 1956
45.4hLou JONES15 JAN 1932
USA
Ciudad de México (MEX)18 MAR 1955
45.8hGeorge RHODEN13 DEC 1926
JAM
Eskilstuna (SWE)22 AUG 1950
45.9hHerb MCKENLEY10 JUL 1922
JAM
Milwaukee, WI (USA)02 JUL 1948
46.0hHerb MCKENLEY10 JUL 1922
JAM
Berkeley, CA (USA)05 JUN 1948
46.0hGrover KLEMMER16 MAR 1921
USA
Philadelphia, PA (USA)29 JUN 1941
46.0hRudolf HARBIG08 NOV 1913
GER
Frankfurt (GER)12 AUG 1939
46.1hArchie WILLIAMS01 MAY 1915
USA
Chicago, IL (USA)19 JUN 1936
46.2hBill CARR24 OCT 1909
USA
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA)05 AUG 1932
46.4hBen EASTMAN09 JUL 1911
USA
Palo Alto, CA (USA)26 MAR 1932
47.0hBud SPENCER14 OCT 1906
USA
Palo Alto, CA (USA)12 MAY 1928
47.4hTed MEREDITH14 NOV 1891
USA
Cambridge, MA (USA)27 MAY 1916
48.2hCharles REIDPATH20 SEP 1889
USA
Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE)13 JUL 1912
47.8hMaxey LONG16 OCT 1878
USA
New York, NY (USA)29 SEP 1900

Legend

* Pending ratification. Mx: mixed gender race. Wo: women only race. (i): set indoor.