World Record Progression of 400 Metres

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female - SENIOR
MarkWindCompetitorDOBCountryVenueDate
47.60Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS)06 OCT 1985
47.99Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ26 JAN 1951
TCH
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)10 AUG 1983
48.16Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE)08 SEP 1982
48.60Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Torino (ITA)04 AUG 1979
48.89Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Potsdam (GDR)29 JUL 1979
48.94Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH)31 AUG 1978
49.03Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Potsdam (GDR)19 AUG 1978
49.19Marita KOCH18 FEB 1957
GDR
Leipzig (GER)02 JUL 1978
49.29Irena SZEWIŃSKA24 MAY 1946
POL
Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN)29 JUL 1976
49.75Irena SZEWIŃSKA24 MAY 1946
POL
Bydgoszcz (POL)22 JUN 1976
49.77Christina BREHMER28 FEB 1958
GDR
Dresden (GER)09 MAY 1976
50.14Riitta SALIN16 OCT 1950
FIN
Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)04 SEP 1974
49.9hIrena SZEWIŃSKA24 MAY 1946
POL
Warszawa (POL)22 JUN 1974
51.0hMonika ZEHRT29 SEP 1952
GDR
Colombes (FRA)04 JUL 1972
51.0hMarilyn NEUFVILLE16 NOV 1952
GBR
Edinburgh (GBR)23 JUL 1970
51.7hColette BESSON07 APR 1946
FRA
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athina (GRE)18 SEP 1969
51.7hNicole DUCLOS15 AUG 1947
FRA
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athina (GRE)18 SEP 1969
51.9hGeum-Dan SHIN03 JUL 1938
PRK
Pyongyang (PRK)23 OCT 1962
53.4hMariya ITKINA03 FEB 1932
URS
Stadion JNA, Beograd (YUG)14 SEP 1962
53.4hMariya ITKINA03 FEB 1932
URS
Krasnodar (URS)12 SEP 1959
53.6hMariya ITKINA03 FEB 1932
URS
Moskva (URS)06 JUL 1957
54.0hMariya ITKINA03 FEB 1932
URS
Minsk (URS)08 JUN 1957
55.2hPolina LAZAREVA05 MAY 1930
URS
Moskva (URS)10 MAY 1957
56.3hNancy BOYLE03 FEB 1932
AUS
Sydney (AUS)24 FEB 1957
57.0hMarise CHAMBERLAIN05 DEC 1935
NZL
Christchurch (NZL)16 FEB 1957
57.0hMarlene MATHEWS14 JUL 1934
AUS
Sydney (AUS)06 JAN 1957

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