World Record Progression of 400 Metres
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.03 | Wayde VAN NIEKERK | 15 JUL 1992 | RSA | Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | 14 AUG 2016 | |
| 43.18 | Michael JOHNSON | 13 SEP 1967 | USA | La Cartuja, Sevilla (ESP) | 26 AUG 1999 | |
| 43.29 | Butch REYNOLDS | 08 JUN 1964 | USA | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) | 17 AUG 1988 | |
| 43.86 | Lee EVANS | 25 FEB 1947 | USA | Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) | 18 OCT 1968 | |
| 44.1h | Larry JAMES | 06 NOV 1947 | USA | Echo Summit (USA) | 14 SEP 1968 | |
| 44.5h | Tommie SMITH | 06 JUN 1944 | USA | San José (USA) | 20 MAY 1967 | |
| 44.9h | Mike LARRABEE | 02 DEC 1933 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 12 SEP 1964 | |
| 44.9h | Adolph PLUMMER | 03 JAN 1938 | USA | Tempe, AZ (USA) | 25 MAY 1963 | |
| 44.9h | Carl KAUFMANN | 25 MAR 1936 | FRG | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 06 SEP 1960 | |
| 44.9h | Otis DAVIS | 12 JUL 1932 | USA | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 06 SEP 1960 | |
| 45.2h | Lou JONES | 15 JAN 1932 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 30 JUN 1956 | |
| 45.4h | Lou JONES | 15 JAN 1932 | USA | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 18 MAR 1955 | |
| 45.8h | George RHODEN | 13 DEC 1926 | JAM | Eskilstuna (SWE) | 22 AUG 1950 | |
| 45.9h | Herb MCKENLEY | 10 JUL 1922 | JAM | Milwaukee, WI (USA) | 02 JUL 1948 | |
| 46.0h | Herb MCKENLEY | 10 JUL 1922 | JAM | Berkeley, CA (USA) | 05 JUN 1948 | |
| 46.0h | Grover KLEMMER | 16 MAR 1921 | USA | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 29 JUN 1941 | |
| 46.0h | Rudolf HARBIG | 08 NOV 1913 | GER | Frankfurt (GER) | 12 AUG 1939 | |
| 46.1h | Archie WILLIAMS | 01 MAY 1915 | USA | Chicago, IL (USA) | 19 JUN 1936 | |
| 46.2h | Bill CARR | 24 OCT 1909 | USA | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 05 AUG 1932 | |
| 46.4h | Ben EASTMAN | 09 JUL 1911 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 26 MAR 1932 | |
| 47.0h | Bud SPENCER | 14 OCT 1906 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 12 MAY 1928 | |
| 47.4h | Ted MEREDITH | 14 NOV 1891 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 27 MAY 1916 | |
| 48.2h | Charles REIDPATH | 20 SEP 1889 | USA | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) | 13 JUL 1912 | |
| 47.8h | Maxey LONG | 16 OCT 1878 | USA | New York, NY (USA) | 29 SEP 1900 |