Women's 400 metres world record progression

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The first world record in the 400 m for women (athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the World Athletics, in 1957.

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To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 27 world records in the event. Their 2009 record progression list, however, lists 26 records. [1]

Record progression 1957–1976

TimeAutoAthleteNationalityLocation of raceDate
57.0y Marlene Mathews Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney, Australia 6 January 1957 [1]
57.0y Marise Chamberlain Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand 16 February 1957 [1]
56.3y Nancy Boyle Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney, Australia24 February 1957 [1]
55.2 Polina Lazareva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 10 May 1957 [1]
54.0 Mariya Itkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Minsk, Soviet Union8 June 1957 [1]
53.6Mariya ItkinaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union6 July 1957 [1]
53.4+Mariya ItkinaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Krasnodar, Soviet Union12 September 1959 [1]
53.4Mariya ItkinaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Belgrade, Yugoslavia 14 September 1962 [1]
51.9 Shin Geum-Dan Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Pyongyang, North Korea 23 October 1962 [1]
51.751.72 Nicole Duclos Flag of France.svg  France Athens, Greece 18 September 1969 [1]
51.751.74 Colette Besson Flag of France.svg  France Athens, Greece18 September 1969 [1]
51.051.02 Marilyn Neufville Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Edinburgh, Scotland 23 July 1970 [1]
51.051.08 Monika Zehrt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Paris, France 4 July 1972 [1]
49.9 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Warsaw, Poland 22 June 1974 [1]

(y) indicates time for 440 yards (402.34 metres), ratified as a record for this event
(+) plus sign denotes en route time during longer race

The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th of a second, depending on the rules then in place.

Record progression from 1975

From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events. [1]

Riitta Salin's 50.14 from 1974 was the fastest recorded result to that time.

TimeAthleteNationalityLocation of raceDateDuration of record
50.14 Riitta Salin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Rome, Italy 4 September 1974 [1] 1 year, 8 months and 5 days
49.77 Christina Brehmer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Dresden, East Germany 9 May 1976 [1] 1 month and 13 days
49.75 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland 22 June 1976 [1] 1 month and 7 days
49.29Irena SzewińskaFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Montreal, Canada 29 July 1976 [1] 1 year, 11 months and 3 days
49.19 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Leipzig, East Germany 2 July 1978 [1] 1 month and 17 days
49.03Marita KochFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Potsdam, East Germany19 August 1978 [1] 12 days
48.94Marita KochFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Prague, Czechoslovakia 31 August 1978 [1] 10 months and 29 days
48.89Marita KochFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Potsdam, East Germany 29 July 1979 [1] 6 days
48.60Marita KochFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Turin, Italy 4 August 1979 [1] 3 years, 1 month and 4 days
48.16Marita KochFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Athens, Greece 8 September 1982 [1] 11 months and 2 days
47.99 Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Helsinki, Finland 10 August 1983 [1] 2 years, 1 month and 26 days
47.60 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985 [1] 37 years, 11 months and 6 days

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References

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