| Athletics 300 meters | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men | |
| Women | |
| Short track world records | |
| Men | |
| Women | |
The300 meters is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship programs)sprinting event intrack and field competitions. The race starts on a straight, and goes to curve, and then you finish with a 100m straightaway.
The imperial distance analogue to the event is the 300 yards (270 m), which is slightly shorter than the 300 m (330 yd) distance, and was contested at theUSA Indoor Track and Field Championships from 1906 to 1932.[1]
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25300m times and the top 25athletes: |
| - denotes top performance forathletes in the top 25300m times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25300m times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25athletes who fall outside the top 25300m times |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 30.69A | Letsile Tebogo | 17 February 2024 | Pretoria | [4] | |
| 2 | 2 | 30.81 | Wayde van Niekerk | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [5] | |
| 3 | 3 | 30.85A | Michael Johnson | 24 March 2000 | Pretoria | ||
| 4 | 4 | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] | |
| 5 | 31.03 | van Niekerk #2 | 11 June 2016 | Kingston | |||
| 5 | 6 | 31.23 | LaShawn Merritt | 11 June 2016 | Kingston | ||
| 7 | 31.30 | Merritt #2 | 7 June 2009 | Eugene | |||
| 8 | 31.31 | Merritt #3 | 8 August 2006 | Eugene | |||
| 6 | 9 | 31.44 | Isaac Makwala | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [5] | |
| 7 | 10 | 31.48 | Roberto Hernández | 3 September 1990 | Jerez de la Frontera | [7] | |
| Danny Everett | [8] | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 31.52 | Steven Gardiner | 12 May 2022 | Ponce | [9] | |
| 12 | 31.52A | Tebogo #2 | 18 February 2023 | Pretoria | [10] | ||
| 14 | 31.53 | Merritt #2 | 1 August 2015 | Atlanta | |||
| 15 | 31.56 | Johnson #2 | 22 July 1994 | Salamenca | |||
| 10 | 15 | 31.56 | Douglas Walker | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead | ||
| 17 | 31.59 | Gardiner #2 | 17 March 2023 | Carolina | |||
| 11 | 18 | 31.61 | Anthuan Maybank | 13 July 1996 | Durham | ||
| Clarence Munyai | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [5] | ||||
| 20 | 31.63 | van Niekerk #3 | 7 June 2015 | Birmingham | |||
| 13 | 21 | 31.64 | Tony McQuay | 11 June 2016 | Kingston | ||
| 14 | 22 | 31.67 | John Regis | 17 July 1992 | Gateshead | ||
| 23 | 31.69 | Hernández #2 | 20 June 1990 | Bratislava | |||
| 15 | 24 | 31.70 | Kirk Baptiste | 18 August 1984 | London | ||
| 25 | 31.72 | Johnson #3 | 30 July 1993 | Gateshead | |||
| 16 | 25 | 31.72 | Jeremy Wariner | 12 June 2008 | Ostrava | ||
| 17 | 31.73 | Thomas Jefferson | 22 August 1987 | London | |||
| 18 | 31.74 | Gabriel Tiacoh | 6 August 1986 | A Coruña | |||
| 19 | 31.77 | Tyler Christopher | 20 May 2004 | Sainte Anne | |||
| 20 | 31.80 | Pavel Maslák | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [11] | ||
| 21 | 31.81 | Gil Roberts | 11 June 2016 | Kingston | |||
| 22 | Vernon Norwood | 12 May 2022 | Ponce | [12] | |||
| 23 | 31.82 | Steve Lewis | 17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |||
| 24 | 31.83A | Udeme Okon | 8 February 2025 | Pretoria | [13] | ||
| 25 | 31.87 | Mark Richardson | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |||
| Jonathan Borlée | 5 July 2012 | Liège |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 31.56 | Steven Gardiner | 27 January 2022 | Columbia | ||
| 2 | 2 | 31.87A | Noah Lyles | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | [15] | |
| 3 | 3 | 31.88 | Wallace Spearmon | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | ||
| 4 | 4 | 31.92A | Paul Dedewo | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | ||
| 5 | 5 | 31.94 | Kerron Clement | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | ||
| 6 | 6 | LaShawn Merritt | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |||
| 7 | 7 | 31.97 | Bralon Taplin | 13 February 2017 | Ostrava | ||
| 8 | 8 | 31.99 | Jacory Patterson | 14 January 2022 | Clemson | ||
| 9 | 32.06 | Gardiner #2 | 14 January 2022 | Birmingham | |||
| 9 | 10 | 32.10 | Jereem Richards | 9 February 2018 | Boston | ||
| 10 | 11 | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák | 8 February 2014 | Gent | ||
| 12 | 32.16 | Lyles #2 | 4 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |||
| 13 | 32.18 | Patterson #2 | 31 January 2025 | Clemson | [16] | ||
| 11 | 14 | 32.19 | Robson Caetano da Silva | 23 February 1989 | Karlsruhe | ||
| 14 | 32.19 | Maslák #2 | 14 February 2017 | Ostrava | |||
| 12 | 15 | 32.21 | Rai Benjamin | 2 February 2025 | Boston | [17] | |
| 16 | 32.26 | Gardiner #3 | 16 February 2019 | Columbia | |||
| 17 | 32.28 | Patterson #3 | 17 January 2020 | Blacksburg | |||
| 13 | 18 | 32.32 | Torrin Lawrence | 21 January 2010 | Blacksburg | ||
| 14 | 19 | 32.34 | Auhmad Robinson | 10 January 2025 | College Station | [18] | |
| 20 | 32.35 | Benjamin #2 | 8 February 2020 | New York | |||
| 16 | 21 | 32.36 | Frank Fredericks | 27 February 2003 | Karlsruhe | ||
| Brian Faust | 13 January 2024 | Clemson | [19] | ||||
| 18 | 23 | 32.37 | Lalonde Gordon | 3 February 2017 | New York | ||
| Judson Lincoln IV | 6 December 2024 | Clemson | [20] | ||||
| 19 | 25 | 32.38 | Greg Nixon | 9 February 2009 | Liévin | ||
| Takudzwa Chiyangwa | 25 January 2025 | Clemson | [21] | ||||
| 21 | 32.39 | Óscar Husillos | 19 January 2018 | Salamanca | |||
| Vernon Norwood | 2 February 2025 | Boston | [17] | ||||
| 23 | 32.42 | Kahmari Montgomery | 11 February 2022 | Louisville | |||
| 24 | 32.45 | Kennedy Lightner | 12 January 2024 | Louisville | |||
| 25 | 32.46A | Dontavius Wright | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |||
| 32.46 | James Benson II | 12 January 2023 | Fayetteville |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [23] | |
| 2 | 2 | 34.60A | Beatrice Masilingi | 18 February 2023 | Pretoria | [24] | |
| 3 | 3 | 35.16 | Marileidy Paulino | 17 March 2023 | Carolina | [25] | |
| 4 | 4 | 35.30A | Ana Guevara | 3 May 2003 | Mexico City | ||
| 5 | 5 | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | 18 August 1984 | London | ||
| Chandra Cheeseborough | 18 August 1984 | London | |||||
| Henriette Jæger | 22 May 2024 | Bergen | [26] | ||||
| 8 | 35.51 | Cook #2 | 9 September 1983 | London | |||
| 8 | 8 | 35.51 | Natalia Bukowiecka | 9 August 2025 | Białystok | [27][28] | |
| 10 | 35.52 | Bukowiecka (Kaczmarek) #2 | 30 January 2024 | Potchefstroom | [29] | ||
| 11 | 35.56 | Jæger #2 | 3 June 2025 | Bergen | [30] | ||
| 9 | 12 | 35.70 | Irena Szewinska | 4 July 1975 | London | ||
| Léa Sprunger | 25 May 2017 | Langenthal | [31] | ||||
| 11 | 14 | 35.71 | Donna Fraser | 28 August 2000 | Gateshead | ||
| 12 | 15 | 35.74 | Courtney Okolo | 23 July 2016 | Houston | ||
| 13 | 16 | 35.81 | Silke-Beate Knoll | 19 May 1990 | Olpe | ||
| 14 | 17 | 35.82 | Cydonie Mothersille | 14 September 2000 | Sydney | ||
| 15 | 18 | 35.85 | Salwa Eid Naser | 9 August 2025 | Białystok | [27][32] | |
| 16 | 19 | 35.91 | Brittany Brown | 20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [23] | |
| 20 | 35.92 | Guevara #2 | 19 August 2001 | Gateshead | |||
| 17 | 21 | 35.94 | Bassant Hemida | 9 August 2025 | Białystok | [27][33] | |
| 18 | 22 | 35.99 | Merlene Ottey | 18 August 1984 | London | ||
| 22 | 35.99 | Bukowiecka (Kaczmarek) #3 | 31 August 2024 | Białystok | [34] | ||
| 19 | 24 | 36.00 | Katharine Merry | 28 August 2000 | Gateshead | ||
| LaTasha Colander | 28 August 2000 | Gateshead | |||||
| 21 | 36.01 | Michelle Scutt | 13 July 1980 | London | |||
| 22 | 36.05 | Julien Alfred | 5 April 2025 | Miramar | [35] | ||
| 23 | 36.07 | Jearl Miles Clark | 14 September 2000 | Sydney | |||
| 24 | 36.10 | Kaltouma Nadjina | 19 August 2001 | Gateshead | |||
| 25 | 36.12 | Jaide Stepter Baynes | 20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [23] | ||
| Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | 5 July 2020 | Santa Fe |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 35.45 | Irina Privalova | 16 January 1993 | Moscow | ||
| Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 2 February 2018 | New York | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 35.54 | Abby Steiner | 10 February 2023 | New York | ||
| 4 | 4 | 35.69 | Patricia Hall-Pritchett | 13 February 2012 | Liévin | ||
| 5 | 5 | 35.71 | Quanera Hayes | 6 January 2017 | Clemson | ||
| 6 | 35.71 | Miller-Uibo #2 | 11 February 2017 | New York | |||
| 6 | 7 | 35.73 | Gabby Thomas | 12 February 2021 | Staten Island | ||
| 8 | 35.75 | Thomas #2 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [37] | ||
| 9 | 35.80 | Steiner #2 | 11 December 2021 | Louisville | |||
| 7 | 10 | 35.83A | Merlene Ottey | 13 March 1981 | Pocatello | ||
| 35.83 | JaMeesia Ford | 8 December 2023 | Clemson | [38] | |||
| 12 | 35.92 | Thomas #3 | 24 January 2021 | Fayetteville | |||
| 9 | 13 | 35.95 | Brittany Brown | 22 February 2019 | Staten Island | ||
| 14 | 35.96A | Ottey #2 | 13 March 1981 | Pocatello | |||
| 15 | 35.98 | Thomas #4 | 23 February 2019 | New York | |||
| 10 | 16 | 35.99 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | 12 February 2021 | Staten Island | ||
| Favour Ofili | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [37] | ||||
| 18 | 36.05 | Irby-Jackson #2 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [37] | ||
| 12 | 19 | 36.08 | Talitha Diggs | 31 January 2025 | Clemson | [39] | |
| 20 | 36.10 | Miller-Uibo #3 | 15 February 2014 | New York | |||
| 13 | 21 | 36.12 | Sydney McLaughlin | 7 December 2017 | Bloomington | ||
| 22 | 36.13 | Brown #2 | 11 February 2023 | New York | |||
| 23 | 36.14 | Hayes #2 | 31 January 2025 | Clemson | [40] | ||
| 14 | 24 | 36.15A | Phyllis Francis | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | ||
| 15 | 25 | 36.16 | Julien Alfred | 2 February 2025 | Boston | [17] | |
| 16 | 36.20 | Natalia Kaczmarek | 4 February 2022 | Spala | |||
| 17 | 36.25 | Natasha Hastings | 13 February 2016 | Boston | |||
| 18 | 36.27 | Ashley Spencer | 10 February 2017 | New York | |||
| 19 | 36.30 | Olesya Krasnomovets | 6 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |||
| 20 | Elise Cooper | 1 March 2025 | Philadelphia | [41] | |||
| 21 | 36.33 | Allyson Felix | 8 February 2007 | Fayetteville | |||
| 22 | Amantle Montsho | 4 March 2010 | Liévin | ||||
| 23 | 36.38 | Antonina Krivoshapka | 31 January 2009 | Moscow | |||
| 24 | 36.41 | Bianca Knight | 12 February 2011 | Fayetteville | |||
| 25 | Anna Kiełbasińska | 4 February 2023 | Boston |
Correct as of September 2025.[42]
| Rank | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31.04+ | Wayde van Niekerk | 14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [43] | |
| 2 | 31.20+ | Kirani James | ||||
| LaShawn Merritt | ||||||
| 4 | 31.33+ | Busang Kebinatshipi | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [44] | |
| 5 | 31.35+ | Matthew Hudson-Smith | 7 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 6 | 31.42+ | Jereem Richards | 7 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 7 | 31.55+ | Michael Johnson | 9 August 1995 | Göteborg | ||
| 8 | 31.58+ | Jeremy Wariner | 31 August 2007 | Osaka | ||
| 9 | 31.59+ | Zakithi Nene | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [44] | |
| 10 | 31.65+ | Rusheen McDonald | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [44] | |
| 11 | 31.81+ | Quincy Hall | 7 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 12 | 31.88+ | Angelo Taylor | 31 August 2007 | Osaka | ||
| 13 | 31.91+ | Chris Brown | 31 August 2007 | Osaka | ||
| Muzala Samukonga | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis |
Correct as of March 2025.[42]
| Rank | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.50+ | Jimy Soudril | 21 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 2 | 32.65+ | Attila Molnár | 8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 3 | 32.73+ | Karsten Warholm | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | ||
| 4 | 32.75+ | Rusheen McDonald | 21 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 5 | 32.76+ | Christopher Bailey | 22 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 6 | 32.77+ | Brian Faust | 21 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 7 | 32.80+ | Jacory Patterson | 21 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 8 | 32.86+ | Maksymilian Szwed | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 9 | 32.88+ | Alexander Doom | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | ||
| 10 | 32.90+ | Matheus Lima | 21 March 2025 | Nanjing |
Correct as of September 2025.[45]
| Rank | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34.14+ | Marita Koch | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [46] | |
| 2 | 34.78+ | Marileidy Paulino | 9 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 3 | 34.87+ | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [47] | |
| 4 | 34.95+ | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 18 August 1982 | Zürich | [48] | |
| 5 | 35.00+ | Marie-José Pérec | 27 August 1991 | Tokyo | [49] | |
| Salwa Eid Naser | 18 September 2025 | Tokyo | [47] | |||
| 7 | 35.01+ | Olga Bryzgina | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [50] | |
| 8 | 35.24+ | Tatána Kocembová | 10 August 1983 | Helsinki | [51] | |
| 9 | 35.29+ | Nickisha Pryce | 20 July 2024 | London | [52] | |
| 10 | 35.37+ | Lieke Klaver | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | [53] |
Correct as of March 2025.[45]
| Rank | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36.04+ | Femke Bol | 10 February 2024 | Liévin | ||
| Amandine Brossier | 10 February 2024 | Liévin | ||||
| 3 | 36.32+ | Lieke Klaver | 8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 4 | 36.38+ | Alexis Holmes | 22 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 5 | 36.42+ | Henriette Jæger | 8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 6 | 36.54+ | Amber Anning | 22 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 7 | 36.83+ | Paula Sevilla | 8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 8 | 36.88+ | Martina Weil | 22 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||
| 9 | 36.93+ | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | 8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 10 | 37.17+ | Rosey Effiong | 22 March 2025 | Nanjing |