400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships

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400 metres hurdles
at the World Athletics Championships
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The finish of the 2019 women's final.
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 1983 – 2025
Women: 1980 – 2025
Championship record
Men46.29 Alison dos Santos (2022)
Women50.68 Sydney McLaughlin (2022)
Reigning champion
MenFlag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)
WomenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)

The 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by women since 1980 and by men since 1983.

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Karsten Warholm is the most successful athlete in the history of the event, winning three medals between 2017 and 2023. Félix Sánchez is the second most successful athlete, winning two gold medals and one silver medal between 2001 and 2007. Nezha Bidouane has the same medal tally as Sanchez and is the most successful female athlete, winning two golds and one silver between 1997 and 2001. Yuliya Pechonkina, Lashinda Demus and Dalilah Muhammad have won the most medals in the event, with four total; all won one gold, two silver and one bronze.

The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, winning 7 gold medals in the men's discipline, 5 gold medals in the women's discipline and 39 medals in total. Great Britain is the only other nation that has won gold in both the men's and the women's event, winning gold in the women's event in 1993 and gold in the men's event in 2011.

The championship records for the event are 46.29 for men, set by Alison dos Santos in 2022, and 50.68 s for women, set by Sydney McLaughlin, also in 2022. The women's world record has been broken four times at the World Championships: by Sally Gunnell in 1993, Kim Batten in 1995, Dalilah Muhammad in 2019, and Sydney McLaughlin in 2022. The men's world record has never been broken at the competition.

Age records

DistinctionMaleFemale
AthleteAgeDateAthleteAgeDate
Youngest championFlag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)21 years, 165 days9 Aug 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jana Pittman  (AUS)20 years, 292 days15 Aug 2003
Youngest medalistFlag of South Africa.svg  Llewellyn Herbert  (RSA)20 years, 14 days4 Aug 1997Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Pfaff  (GDR)19 years, 305 days16 Aug 1980
Youngest finalistFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jehue Gordon  (TTO)17 years, 246 days18 Aug 2009Flag of the United States.svg  Esther Mahr  (USA)19 years, 137 days16 Aug 1980
Youngest participantFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jehue Gordon  (TTO)17 years, 243 days15 Aug 2009Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Mirenda Francourt  (SEY)16 years, 99 days26 Aug 1991
Oldest championFlag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)32 years, 1 day1 Sep 1987Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)31 years, 324 days8 Aug 2001
Oldest medalistFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kriss Akabusi  (GBR)32 years, 272 days27 Aug 1991Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)36 years, 226 days13 Aug 2005
Oldest finalistFlag of Jamaica.svg  Danny McFarlane  (JAM)37 years, 185 days18 Aug 2009Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)36 years, 226 days13 Aug 2005
Oldest participantFlag of Brazil.svg  Mahau Suguimati  (BRA)37 years, 245 days16 July 2022Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  (UKR)37 years, 321 days28 Aug 2007

Medalists

Men

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1983 Helsinki
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Kharlov  (URS)
1987 Rome
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Harris  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)
1991 Tokyo
details 		Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Winthrop Graham  (JAM)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kriss Akabusi  (GBR)
1993 Stuttgart
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Winthrop Graham  (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Derrick Adkins  (USA)Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Diagana  (FRA)
1997 Athens
details 		Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Diagana  (FRA)Flag of South Africa.svg  Llewellyn Herbert  (RSA)Flag of the United States.svg  Bryan Bronson  (USA)
1999 Seville
details 		Flag of Italy.svg  Fabrizio Mori  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Diagana  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marcel Schelbert  (SUI)
2001 Edmonton
details 		Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Félix Sánchez  (DOM)Flag of Italy.svg  Fabrizio Mori  (ITA)Flag of Japan.svg  Dai Tamesue  (JPN)
2003 Saint-Denis
details 		Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Félix Sánchez  (DOM)Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Woody  (USA)Flag of Greece.svg  Periklis Iakovakis  (GRE)
2005 Helsinki
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Bershawn Jackson  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  James Carter  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Dai Tamesue  (JPN)
2007 Osaka
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Kerron Clement  (USA)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Félix Sánchez  (DOM)Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Plawgo  (POL)
2009 Berlin
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Kerron Clement  (USA)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Javier Culson  (PUR)Flag of the United States.svg  Bershawn Jackson  (USA)
2011 Daegu
details 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dai Greene  (GBR)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Javier Culson  (PUR)Flag of South Africa.svg  L. J. van Zyl  (RSA)
2013 Moscow
details 		Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jehue Gordon  (TRI)Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Tinsley  (USA)Flag of Serbia.svg  Emir Bekrić  (SRB)
2015 Beijing
details 		Flag of Kenya.svg  Nicholas Bett  (KEN)Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Kudryavtsev  (RUS)Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Jeffery Gibson  (BAH)
2017 London
details 		Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)Flag of Turkey.svg  Yasmani Copello  (TUR)Flag of the United States.svg  Kerron Clement  (USA)
2019 Doha
details 		Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)Flag of Qatar.svg  Abderrahman Samba  (QAT)
2022 Eugene
details 		Flag of Brazil.svg  Alison dos Santos  (BRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Trevor Bassitt  (USA)
2023 Budapest
details 		Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Kyron McMaster  (BVI)Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)
2025 Tokyo
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)Flag of Brazil.svg  Alison dos Santos  (BRA)Flag of Qatar.svg  Abderrahman Samba  (QAT)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)86519
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3003
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)2103
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)1203
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1113
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1102
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1102
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
9Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1001
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)1001
11Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)0202
12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0112
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0112
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0112
15Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (BVI)0101
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0101
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0101
18Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0022
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)0022
20Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)0011
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0011
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0011
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Totals (25 entries)20202060

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationPeriodGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2017–20233003
2 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)2001–20072103
3 Edwin Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1983–19872002
Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2007–20092002
5 Rai Benjamin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2019-20251214
6 Samuel Matete Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)1991–19951203
7 Stéphane Diagana Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1995–19991113
8 Fabrizio Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1999–20011102
Alison dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)2022-20251102
10 Bershawn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2005–20091012
11 Javier Culson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)2009–20110202
12 Harald Schmid Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1983–19870112
Winthrop Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1991–19930112
13 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2001–20050022
Abderrahman Samba Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)2019-20250022

Women

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1980 Sittard
details 		Flag of East Germany.svg  Bärbel Broschat  (GDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ellen Neumann  (GDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Pfaff  (GDR)
1983 Helsinki
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yekaterina Fesenko  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ana Ambrazienė  (URS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ellen Neumann-Fiedler  (GDR)
1987 Rome
details 		Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Busch  (GDR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Debbie Flintoff  (AUS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Cornelia Feuerbach  (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Ledovskaya  (URS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sally Gunnell  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Janeene Vickers  (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
details 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sally Gunnell  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Farmer-Patrick  (USA)Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Margarita Ponomaryova  (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Batten  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Tonja Buford  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Deon Hemmings  (JAM)
1997 Athens
details 		Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Deon Hemmings  (JAM)Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Batten  (USA)
1999 Seville
details 		Flag of Cuba.svg  Daimí Pernía  (CUB)Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Deon Hemmings  (JAM)
2001 Edmonton
details 		Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)Flag of Cuba.svg  Daimí Pernía  (CUB)
2003 Saint-Denis
details 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jana Pittman  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
details 		Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Lashinda Demus  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)
2007 Osaka
details 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jana Rawlinson  (AUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pechenkina  (RUS)Flag of Poland.svg  Anna Jesień  (POL)
2009 Berlin
details 		Flag of Jamaica.svg  Melaine Walker  (JAM)Flag of the United States.svg  Lashinda Demus  (USA)Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Josanne Lucas  (TRI)
2011 Daegu
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Lashinda Demus  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Melaine Walker  (JAM)Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Antyukh  (RUS)
2013 Moscow
details 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zuzana Hejnová  (CZE)Flag of the United States.svg  Dalilah Muhammad  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Lashinda Demus  (USA)
2015 Beijing
details 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zuzana Hejnová  (CZE)Flag of the United States.svg  Shamier Little  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Cassandra Tate  (USA)
2017 London
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Kori Carter  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Dalilah Muhammad  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Ristananna Tracey  (JAM)
2019 Doha
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Dalilah Muhammad  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Rushell Clayton  (JAM)
2022 Eugene
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Dalilah Muhammad  (USA)
2023 Budapest
details 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Shamier Little  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Rushell Clayton  (JAM)
2025 Tokyo
details 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Jasmine Jones  (USA)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Emma Zapletalová  (SVK)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)511622
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)2136
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2103
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2103
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2103
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2103
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2002
8Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1247
9Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1236
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1102
11Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1012
12Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1001
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0101
17Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)0011
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0011

Multiple medalists

Multiple medalists
RankAthleteNationPeriodGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nezha Bidouane Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1997–20012103
Femke Bol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2022–20252103
3 Jana Pittman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2003–20072002
Zuzana Hejnová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2013–20152002
5 Yuliya Pechonkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2001–20071214
Lashinda Demus Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2005–20131214
Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2013–20221214
8 Sally Gunnell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1991–19931102
Melaine Walker Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)2009–20111102
Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2019–20221102
11 Kim Batten Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1995–19971012
Daimí Pernía Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1999–20011012
13 Shamier Little Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2015–20230202
14 Deon Hemmings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1995–19990123
15 Ellen Fiedler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1980–19830112
Sandra Glover Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2003–20050112
17 Rushell Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)2019–20230022

Championship record progression

Men

Men's 400 metres hurdles World Championships record progression [2]
TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate
50.44 Andre Philips Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1983 Heats1983-08-07
50.12 Aleksandr Kharlov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Heats1983-08-07
49.54 Edwin Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1983 Heats1983-08-07
48.11 Edwin Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1983 Semi-finals1983-08-08
47.50 Edwin Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1983 Final1983-08-09
47.46 Edwin Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1987 Final1987-09-01
47.18 Kevin Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1993 Final1993-08-19
46.29 Alison dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) 2022 Final2022-07-19

Women

Women's 400 metres hurdles World Championships record progression [3]
TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate
56.43 Yekaterina Fesenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Heats1983-08-08
56.30 Anna Ambraziene Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Heats1983-08-08
55.77 Petra Pfaff Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR) 1983 Semi-finals1983-08-09
55.18 Anna Ambraziene Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Semi-finals1983-08-09
54.14 Yekaterina Fesenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Final1983-08-10
53.62 Sabine Busch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR) 1987 Final1987-09-03
53.11 Tatyana Ledovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1991 Final1991-08-29
52.74 WR Sally Gunnell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR) 1993 Final1993-08-19
52.61 WR Kim Batten Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 1995 Final1995-08-11
52.42 Melaine Walker Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) 2009 Final2009-08-20
52.16 WR Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 2019 Final2019-10-04
50.68 WR Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 2022 Final2022-07-22

Finishing times

Top ten fastest World Championship times

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org : 42–45.
  2. ↑ Main > Men, 400 m hurdles > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
  3. ↑ Main > Women, 400 m hurdles > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles".
  5. ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles".
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