| Athletics 400 metres | |
|---|---|
 The closing stages of a men's 400 m race | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 (2016) |
| Women |  Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 (1985) |
| Short track world records | |
| Men |  Kerron Clement (USA) 44.57 (2005) |
| Women |  Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 (2024) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 (2016) |
| Women |  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 48.17 (2024) |
| World Championship records | |
| Men | Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 (1999) |
| Women |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 47.99 (1983) |
| World junior (U20) records | |
| Men | Steve Lewis (USA) 43.87 (1988) |
| Women |  Grit Breuer (GER) 49.42 (1991) |
The400 metres, or400-meter dash, is a sprint event intrack and field competitions. It has been featured in theathletics programme at theSummer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoorrunning track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many[clarification needed] countries, athletes previously competed in the440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of amile (1,760yards) and was referred to as the "quarter-mile"—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.
Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use ofstarting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the "ready" command, adopt a more efficient starting posture whichisometrically preloads their muscles on the "set" command, and stride forwards from the blocks upon hearing thestarter's pistol. The blocks allow the runners to begin more powerfully and thereby contribute to their overall sprint speed capability. Maximum sprint speed capability is a significant contributing factor to success in the event, but athletes also require substantial speed endurance and the ability to cope well with high amounts oflactic acid to sustain a fast speed over a whole lap. While considered to be predominantly an anaerobic event, there is some aerobic involvement and the degree of aerobic training required for 400-metre athletes is open to debate.[1]
The current men'sworld record and Olympic record is held byWayde van Niekerk ofSouth Africa; his time of 43.03 seconds is the fastest 400 m ever run, in either an open 400 m or a relay. While Michael Johnson holds the fastest 400 m relay split with a time of 42.94, relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and do not need to react to the gun if they are not the leadoff leg. Considering van Niekerk's reaction time of 0.181 seconds in his run of 43.03, van Niekerk covered the 400-metre distance itself in 42.85 seconds, therefore being 0.09 s faster than Johnson's relay split.[2]
Quincy Hall is the reigning men's Olympic champion.Antonio Watson is the current men's world champion.Christopher Morales Williams is the men's world indoor record holder with a time of 44.49 seconds.[3]
The current women's world record is held byMarita Koch, with a time of 47.60 seconds.Marileidy Paulino is the current women's world champion and women’s Olympic champion, and holds the Olympic record in a time of 48.17 seconds.Femke Bol holds the women's world indoor record at 49.17 (2024). The men'sT43 Paralympic world record of 45.07 seconds is held byOscar Pistorius.[4]
An Olympic double of200 metres and 400 m was first achieved byValerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984, and later byMarie-José Pérec of France andMichael Johnson from the United States on the same evening in 1996.Alberto Juantorena of Cuba at the1976 Summer Olympics became the first and so far the only athlete to win both the 400 m and800 m Olympic titles. Pérec became the first to defend the Olympic title in 1996, Johnson became the first and only man to do so in 2000. From 31 appearances in the Olympic Games, the men's gold medalist came from the US 19 times (as of 2019).
| Area | Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | ||
| Africa(records) | 43.03WR | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya |  Nigeria | |
| Asia(records) | 43.93 | Yousef Masrahi |  Saudi Arabia | 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser |  Bahrain | |
| Europe(records) | 43.44 | Matthew Hudson-Smith |  Great Britain | 47.60WR | Marita Koch | East Germany | |
| North, Central America and Caribbean(records) | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | United States | 48.17 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | |
| Oceania(records) | 44.38 | Darren Clark |  Australia | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | |
| South America(records) | 43.93 | Anthony Zambrano |  Colombia | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | |
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25400 m times and the top 25athletes: |
| - denotes top performance forathletes in the top 25400 m times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25400 m times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25athletes who fall outside the top 25 400 m times |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 44.49 | Christopher Morales Williams |  Canada | 24 February 2024 | Fayetteville | [40] |
| 2 | 2 | 44.52 | Michael Norman | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
| 3 | 3 | 44.57 | Kerron Clement | United States | 12 March 2005 | Fayetteville | |
| 4 | 4 | 44.62 | Randolph Ross | United States | 12 March 2022 | Birmingham | [41] |
| 5 | 5 | 44.63 | Michael Johnson | United States | 4 March 1995 | Atlanta | |
| 6 | 44.66 | Johnson #2 | 2 March 1996 | Atlanta | |||
| 7 | 44.67 | Morales Williams #2 | 7 March 2024 | Boston | |||
| 6 | 8 | 44.71 | Noah Williams | United States | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | [42] |
| 7 | 9 | 44.75 | Elija Godwin | United States | 25 February 2023 | Fayetteville | [43] |
| 10 | 44.75A | Godwin #2 | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [44] | ||
| 8 | 11 | 44.80 | Kirani James |  Grenada | 27 February 2011 | Fayetteville | |
| 9 | 12 | 44.82 | Tyrell Richard | United States | 9 March 2019 | Birmingham | [45] |
| 13 | 44.83 | Ross #2 | 11 February 2022 | Clemson | |||
| 10 | 14 | 44.85 | Fred Kerley | United States | 11 March 2017 | College Station | |
| 11 | 15 | 44.86 | Akeem Bloomfield |  Jamaica | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
| 12 | 16 | 44.88 | Bralon Taplin | Grenada | 3 February 2018 | College Station | |
| 13 | 17 | 44.91 | Auhmad Robinson | United States | 9 March 2024 | Boston | [46] |
| 14 | 18 | 44.93 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 11 February 2005 | Fayetteville | |
| 44.93A | Ryan Willie | United States | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [47] | ||
| 20 | 44.94 | Kerley #2 | 25 February 2017 | Nashville | |||
| 21 | 44.97 | Johnson #3 | 10 February 1995 | Reno | |||
| 22 | 44.99 | Ross #3 | 13 March 2021 | Fayetteville | |||
| 23 | 45.00 | Norman #2 | 9 February 2018 | Clemson | |||
| 16 | 23 | 45.00 | Jereem Richards |  Trinidad and Tobago | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [48] |
| 17 | 25 | 45.02 | Danny Everett | United States | 2 February 1992 | Stuttgart | |
| 25 | 45.02 | Kerley #3 | 10 February 2017 | Clemson | |||
| Bloomfield #2 | 9 February 2018 | Clemson | |||||
| 17 | 25 | 45.02 | Khaleb McCrae | United States | 3 February 2024 | Albuquerque | |
| 19 | 45.03 | Torrin Lawrence | United States | 12 February 2010 | Fayetteville | ||
| Deon Lendore | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 March 2014 | College Station | ||||
| Kahmari Montgomery | United States | 9 March 2019 | Birmingham | [45] | |||
| 22 | 45.04 | Champion Allison | United States | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [49] | |
| 23 | 45.05 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 5 February 1988 | Sindelfingen | ||
| Alvin Harrison | United States | 28 February 1998 | Atlanta | ||||
| Karsten Warholm |  Norway | 2 March 2019 | Glasgow | [50] | |||
| Trevor Bassitt | United States | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [48] | |||
| Jacory Patterson | United States | 25 February 2023 | Fayetteville |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 49.17 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [52] |
| 2 | 49.24 | Bol #2 | 17 February 2024 | Apeldoorn | [53] | ||
| 2 | 2 | 49.24 | Isabella Whittaker | United States | 15 March 2025 | Virginia Beach | [54] |
| 4 | 49.26 | Bol #3 | 19 February 2023 | Apeldoorn | [55] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 49.48A | Britton Wilson | United States | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [44] |
| 4 | 6 | 49.59 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 7 March 1982 | Milan | |
| 7 | 49.63 | Bol #4 | 10 February 2024 | Liévin | [56] | ||
| 8 | 49.64 | Kratochvílová #2 | 28 January 1981 | Vienna | |||
| 5 | 9 | 49.68 | Natalya Nazarova |  Russia | 18 February 2004 | Moscow | |
| 10 | 49.69 | Kratochvílová #3 | 6 March 1983 | Budapest | |||
| Bol #5 | 1 February 2024 | Metz | [57] | ||||
| 6 | 12 | 49.76 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 2 February 1984 | Vienna | |
| 7 | 13 | 49.78 | Aaliyah Butler | United States | 1 March 2025 | College Station | [58] |
| 14 | 49.85 | Bol #6 | 4 March 2023 | Istanbul | [59] | ||
| 15 | 49.90 | Whittaker #2 | 1 March 2025 | College Station | [58] | ||
| 16 | 49.96 | Bol #7 | 11 February 2023 | Metz | [60] | ||
| 17 | 49.97 | Kocembová #2 | 4 March 1984 | Gothenburg | |||
| Butler #2 | 15 March 2025 | Virginia Beach | [54] | ||||
| 19 | 49.98 | Nazarova #2 | 18 February 2006 | Moscow | |||
| 20 | 50.00 | Kratochvílová #4 | 10 February 1983 | Vienna | |||
| 8 | 21 | 50.01 | Sabine Busch | East Germany | 2 February 1984 | Vienna | |
| 9 | 22 | 50.02 | Nicola Sanders | Great Britain | 3 March 2007 | Birmingham | |
| 10 | 23 | 50.04 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 18 February 2006 | Moscow | |
| 24 | 50.04 | Krasnomovets #2 | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | |||
| 25 | 50.07 | Kratochvílová #5 | 22 February 1981 | Grenoble | |||
| 11 | 50.10 | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 18 February 2024 | Apeldoorn | [61] | |
| 12 | 50.15 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow | ||
| Talitha Diggs | United States | 25 February 2023 | Fayetteville | [62] | |||
| 14 | 50.21 | Vania Stambolova |  Bulgaria | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | ||
| Shaunae Miller-Uibo |  Bahamas | 13 February 2021 | New York City | [63] | |||
| 16 | 50.23 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 12 March 1995 | Barcelona | ||
| 17 | 50.24 | Alexis Holmes | United States | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [52] | |
| 18 | 50.28 | Petra Müller | East Germany | 6 March 1988 | Budapest | ||
| 19 | 50.33 | Rhasidat Adeleke |  Ireland | 25 February 2023 | Lubbock | [62] | |
| 20 | 50.34 | Christine Amertil | Bahamas | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | ||
| Kendall Ellis | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | ||||
| 22 | 50.36 | Sydney McLaughlin | United States | 10 March 2018 | College Station | ||
| 23 | 50.37 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 18 February 2006 | Moscow | ||
| 24 | 50.40 | Dagmar Neubauer | East Germany | 2 February 1984 | Vienna | ||
| 25 | 50.41 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia | 5 March 2005 | Madrid |
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3 or more 400-metre victories at the Olympic Games and World Championships:
The Olympic champion has frequently won a second gold medal in the4 × 400 metres relay. This has been accomplished 14 times by men;Charles Reidpath,Ray Barbuti,Bill Carr,George Rhoden,Charles Jenkins,Otis Davis,Mike Larrabee,Lee Evans,Viktor Markin,Alonzo Babers,Steve Lewis,Quincy Watts,Jeremy Wariner andLaShawn Merritt; and 4 times by women;Monika Zehrt,Valerie Brisco-Hooks,Olga Bryzgina andSanya Richards-Ross. All but Rhoden, Markin, Zehrt and Bryzgina ran on American relay teams. Injured after his double in 1996, Johnson also accomplished the feat in 2000 only to have it disqualified when his teammateAntonio Pettigrew admitted to doping.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens details | Thomas Burke United States | Herbert Jamison United States | Charles Gmelin Great Britain |
| 1900 Paris details | Maxie Long United States | William Holland United States | Ernst Schultz Denmark |
| 1904 St. Louis details | Harry Hillman United States | Frank Waller United States | Herman Groman United States |
| 1908 London details | Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain | None awarded | None awarded |
| 1912 Stockholm details | Charles Reidpath United States | Hanns Braun Germany | Edward Lindberg United States |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Bevil Rudd South Africa | Guy Butler Great Britain | Nils Engdahl Sweden |
| 1924 Paris details | Eric Liddell Great Britain | Horatio Fitch United States | Guy Butler Great Britain |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Ray Barbuti United States | James Ball Canada | Joachim Büchner Germany |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | Bill Carr United States | Ben Eastman United States | Alex Wilson Canada |
| 1936 Berlin details | Archie Williams United States | Godfrey Brown Great Britain | James LuValle United States |
| 1948 London details | Arthur Wint Jamaica | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Mal Whitfield United States |
| 1952 Helsinki details | George Rhoden Jamaica | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Ollie Matson United States |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Charles Jenkins United States | Karl-Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany | Voitto Hellsten Finland |
Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union | |||
| 1960 Rome details | Otis Davis United States | Carl Kaufmann United Team of Germany | Malcolm Spence South Africa |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Mike Larrabee United States | Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago | Andrzej Badeński Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Lee Evans United States | Larry James United States | Ron Freeman United States |
| 1972 Munich details | Vincent Matthews United States | Wayne Collett United States | Julius Sang Kenya |
| 1976 Montreal details | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | Fred Newhouse United States | Herman Frazier United States |
| 1980 Moscow details | Viktor Markin Soviet Union | Rick Mitchell Australia | Frank Schaffer East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Alonzo Babers United States | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | Antonio McKay United States |
| 1988 Seoul details | Steve Lewis United States | Butch Reynolds United States | Danny Everett United States |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Quincy Watts United States | Steve Lewis United States | Samson Kitur Kenya |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Michael Johnson United States | Roger Black Great Britain | Davis Kamoga Uganda |
| 2000 Sydney details | Michael Johnson United States | Alvin Harrison United States | Greg Haughton Jamaica |
| 2004 Athens details | Jeremy Wariner United States | Otis Harris United States | Derrick Brew United States |
| 2008 Beijing details | LaShawn Merritt United States | Jeremy Wariner United States | David Neville United States |
| 2012 London details | Kirani James Grenada | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Wayde van Niekerk South Africa | Kirani James Grenada | LaShawn Merritt United States |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Steven Gardiner Bahamas | Anthony Zambrano Colombia | Kirani James Grenada |
| 2024 Paris details | Quincy Hall United States | Matthew Hudson Smith Great Britain | Muzala Samukonga Zambia |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo details | Betty Cuthbert Australia | Ann Packer Great Britain | Judy Amoore Australia |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Colette Besson France | Lillian Board Great Britain | Natalya Pechonkina Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich details | Monika Zehrt East Germany | Rita Wilden West Germany | Kathy Hammond United States |
| 1976 Montreal details | Irena Szewińska Poland | Christina Brehmer East Germany | Ellen Streidt East Germany |
| 1980 Moscow details | Marita Koch East Germany | Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia | Christina Lathan East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States | Chandra Cheeseborough United States | Kathy Smallwood-Cook Great Britain |
| 1988 Seoul details | Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union | Petra Müller East Germany | Olga Nazarova Soviet Union |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Marie-José Pérec France | Olga Bryzgina Unified Team | Ximena Restrepo Colombia |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Marie-José Pérec France | Cathy Freeman Australia | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria |
| 2000 Sydney details | Cathy Freeman Australia | Lorraine Graham Jamaica | Katharine Merry Great Britain |
| 2004 Athens details | Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas | Ana Guevara Mexico | Natalya Antyukh Russia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | Shericka Williams Jamaica | Sanya Richards United States |
| 2012 London details | Sanya Richards-Ross United States | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | DeeDee Trotter United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Shaunae Miller Bahamas | Allyson Felix United States | Shericka Jackson Jamaica |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas | Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic | Allyson Felix United States |
| 2024 Paris details | Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic | Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain | Natalia Kaczmarek Poland |
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Helsinki details | Bert Cameron (JAM) | Michael Franks (USA) | Sunder Nix (USA) |
| 1987 Rome details | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | Innocent Egbunike (NGA) | Harry Reynolds (USA) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | Roger Black (GBR) | Danny Everett (USA) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Michael Johnson (USA) | Butch Reynolds (USA) | Samson Kitur (KEN) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Michael Johnson (USA) | Butch Reynolds (USA) | Greg Haughton (JAM) |
| 1997 Athens details | Michael Johnson (USA) | Davis Kamoga (UGA) | Tyree Washington (USA) |
| 1999 Seville details | Michael Johnson (USA) |  Sanderlei Parrela (BRA) | Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Avard Moncur (BAH) | Ingo Schultz (GER) | Greg Haughton (JAM) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Tyree Washington (USA) | Marc Raquil (FRA) | Michael Blackwood (JAM) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Jeremy Wariner (USA) | Andrew Rock (USA) | Tyler Christopher (CAN) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Jeremy Wariner (USA) | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Angelo Taylor (USA) |
| 2009 Berlin details | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Jeremy Wariner (USA) | Renny Quow (TRI) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Kirani James (GRN) | LaShawn Merritt (USA) |  Kévin Borlée (BEL) |
| 2013 Moscow details | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Tony McQuay (USA) | Luguelín Santos (DOM) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | LaShawn Merritt (USA) | Kirani James (GRN) |
| 2017 London details | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | Steven Gardiner (BAH) |  Abdalelah Haroun (QAT) |
| 2019 Doha details | Steven Gardiner (BAH) | Anthony Zambrano (COL) | Fred Kerley (USA) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Michael Norman (USA) | Kirani James (GRN) | Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Antonio Watson (JAM) | Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) | Quincy Hall (USA) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Helsinki details | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | Taťána Kocembová (TCH) | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Olga Bryzgina (URS) | Petra Muller (GDR) | Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | Grit Breuer (GER) |  Sandra Myers (ESP) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Jearl Miles (USA) | Natasha Kaiser-Brown (USA) | Sandie Richards (JAM) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | Pauline Davis (BAH) | Jearl Miles (USA) |
| 1997 Athens details | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
| 1999 Seville details | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Anja Rücker (GER) | Lorraine Graham-Fenton (JAM) |
| 2001 Edmonton details |  Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) | Lorraine Fenton (JAM) | Ana Guevara (MEX) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Ana Guevara (MEX) | Lorraine Fenton (JAM) | Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) | Sanya Richards (USA) | Ana Guevara (MEX) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | Nicola Sanders (GBR) | Novlene Williams (JAM) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Sanya Richards (USA) | Shericka Williams (JAM) | Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS) |
| 2011 Daegu details |  Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Allyson Felix (USA) | Francena McCorory (USA)§ |
| 2013 Moscow details | Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Stephanie McPherson (JAM)§ |
| 2015 Beijing details | Allyson Felix (USA) | Shaunae Miller (BAH) | Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
| 2017 London details | Phyllis Francis (USA) | Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | Allyson Felix (USA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Marileidy Paulino (DOM) |  Sada Williams (BAR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Marileidy Paulino (DOM) | Natalia Kaczmarek (POL) | Sada Williams (BAR) |
§ : awarded following doping disqualification.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Paris[A] | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | Todd Bennett (GBR) | Mark Rowe (USA) |
| 1987 Indianapolis details | Antonio McKay (USA) |  Roberto Hernández (CUB) | Michael Franks (USA) |
| 1989 Budapest details | Antonio McKay (USA) | Ian Morris (TTO) | Cayetano Cornet (ESP) |
| 1991 Seville details | Devon Morris (JAM) | Samson Kitur (KEN) | Cayetano Cornet (ESP) |
| 1993 Toronto details | Butch Reynolds (USA) | Sunday Bada (NGR) | Darren Clark (AUS) |
| 1995 Barcelona details | Darnell Hall (USA) | Sunday Bada (NGR) | Mikhail Vdovin (RUS) |
| 1997 Paris details | Sunday Bada (NGR) | Jamie Baulch (GBR) |  Shunji Karube (JPN) |
| 1999 Maebashi details | Jamie Baulch (GBR) | Milton Campbell (USA) | Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) |
| 2001 Lisbon details | Daniel Caines (GBR) | Milton Campbell (USA) | Danny McFarlane (JAM) |
| 2003 Birmingham details | Tyree Washington (USA) | Daniel Caines (GBR) | Paul McKee (IRL) Jamie Baulch (GBR) |
| 2004 Budapest details | Alleyne Francique (GRN) | Davian Clarke (JAM) |  Gary Kikaya (COD) |
| 2006 Moscow details | Alleyne Francique (GRN) | California Molefe (BOT) | Chris Brown (BAH) |
| 2008 Valencia details | Tyler Christopher (CAN) | Johan Wissman (SWE) | Chris Brown (BAH) |
| 2010 Doha details | Chris Brown (BAH) | William Collazo (CUB) | Jamaal Torrance (USA) |
| 2012 Istanbul details |  Nery Brenes (CRC) | Demetrius Pinder (BAH) | Chris Brown (BAH) |
| 2014 Sopot details | Pavel Maslák (CZE) | Chris Brown (BAH) | Kyle Clemons (USA) |
| 2016 Portland details | Pavel Maslák (CZE) | Abdalelah Haroun (QAT) | Deon Lendore (TTO) |
| 2018 Birmingham details | Pavel Maslák (CZE) | Michael Cherry (USA) | Deon Lendore (TTO) |
| 2022 Belgrade details | Jereem Richards (TTO) | Trevor Bassitt (USA) | Carl Bengtström (SWE) |
| 2024 Glasgow details | Alexander Doom (BEL) | Karsten Warholm (NOR) | Rusheen McDonald (JAM) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Paris[A] | Diane Dixon (USA) | Regine Berg (BEL) | Charmaine Crooks (CAN) |
| 1987 Indianapolis details | Sabine Busch (GDR) | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) |  Judit Forgács (HUN) |
| 1989 Budapest details | Helga Arendt (FRG) | Diane Dixon (USA) | Jillian Richardson (TTO) |
| 1991 Seville details | Diane Dixon (USA) | Sandra Myers (ESP) |  Anita Protti (SUI) |
| 1993 Toronto details | Sandie Richards (JAM) |  Tatyana Alekseyeva (RUS) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
| 1995 Barcelona details | Irina Privalova (RUS) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Daniela Georgieva (BUL) |
| 1997 Paris details | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Helena Fuchsová (CZE) |
| 1999 Maebashi details | Grit Breuer (GER) | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
| 2001 Lisbon details | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) | Olesya Zykina (RUS) |
| 2003 Birmingham details | Natalya Nazarova (RUS) | Christine Amertil (BAH) | Grit Breuer (GER) |
| 2004 Budapest details | Natalya Nazarova (RUS) | Olesya Forsheva (RUS) | Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) |
| 2006 Moscow details | Olesya Forsheva (RUS) | Vania Stambolova (BUL) | Christine Amertil (BAH) |
| 2008 Valencia details | Olesya Zykina (RUS) | Natalya Nazarova (RUS) | Shareese Woods (USA) |
| 2010 Doha details | Debbie Dunn (USA) | Vania Stambolova (BUL) | Amantle Montsho (BOT) |
| 2012 Istanbul details | Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) | Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS) | Natasha Hastings (USA) |
| 2014 Sopot details | Francena McCorory (USA) | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) | Shaunae Miller (BAH) |
| 2016 Portland details | Kemi Adekoya (BHR) | Ashley Spencer (USA) | Quanera Hayes (USA) |
| 2018 Birmingham details | Courtney Okolo (USA) | Shakima Wimbley (USA) | Eilidh Doyle (GBR) |
| 2022 Belgrade details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Femke Bol (NED) | Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) |
| 2024 Glasgow details | Femke Bol (NED) | Lieke Klaver (NED) | Alexis Holmes (USA) |
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Jeremy Wariner: The two-time world 400m champion was a key member of the USA 4x400m squad in the 2000s, picking up two Olympic relay golds and three world titles. He also boasts the second-fastest relay split in history with his 42.93 from the 2007 World Championships.
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