The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions. The race starts on a straight and therefore comprises two straights and one bend.
The imperial distance analogue to the event is the , which is slightly shorter than the distance and was contested at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships from 1906 to 1932.
All-time top 25 Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 300m times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 300m times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 300m times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 300m times
Men (outdoor) Correct as of April 2026.
Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace1130.69 Letsile Tebogo17 February 2024Pretoria2230.81Wayde van Niekerk28 June 2017Ostrava3330.85 Michael Johnson24 March 2000Pretoria4430.97Usain Bolt27 May 2010Ostrava531.03van Niekerk #211 June 2016Kingston5631.23LaShawn Merritt11 June 2016Kingston731.30Merritt #27 June 2009Eugene831.31Merritt #38 August 2006Eugene6931.38Muzala Samukonga28 April 2026Pretoria71031.44Isaac Makwala28 June 2017Ostrava81131.48Roberto Hernández 3 September 1990 Jerez de la FronteraDanny Everett 3 September 1990 Jerez de la Frontera101331.52Steven Gardiner12 May 2022Ponce1431.52 Tebogo #218 February 2023Pretoria1531.53Merritt #21 August 2015Atlanta1631.56Johnson #222 July 1994Salamenca111731.56Douglas Walker19 July 1998Gateshead121831.58Lythe Pillay28 April 2026Pretoria1931.59Gardiner #217 March 2023Carolina132031.61Anthuan Maybank13 July 1996DurhamClarence Munyai28 June 2017Ostrava2231.63van Niekerk #37 June 2015Birmingham152331.64Tony McQuay11 June 2016Kingston162431.67John Regis17 July 1992Gateshead2531.69Hernández #220 June 1990Bratislava1731.70Kirk Baptiste18 August 1984London1831.72Jeremy Wariner12 June 2008Ostrava1931.73Thomas Jefferson22 August 1987London2031.74Gabriel Tiacoh6 August 1986A Coruña2131.77Tyler Christopher20 May 2004Sainte AnneGordeo Isaacs28 April 2026Pretoria2331.80Pavel Maslák28 June 2017Ostrava2431.81Gil Roberts11 June 2016KingstonVernon Norwood12 May 2022Ponce
Men (indoor) Correct as of January 2026.
Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace1131.56Steven Gardiner27 January 2022Columbia2231.87 Noah Lyles3 March 2017Albuquerque3331.88Wallace Spearmon9 February 2006Fayetteville4431.92 Paul Dedewo3 March 2017Albuquerque5531.94Kerron Clement9 February 2006Fayetteville66LaShawn Merritt9 February 2006Fayetteville7731.97Bralon Taplin13 February 2017Ostrava8831.99Jacory Patterson14 January 2022Clemson932.06Gardiner #214 January 2022Birmingham91032.10Jereem Richards9 February 2018BostonSidi Njie10 January 2026ClemsonGarrett Kaalund16 January 2026Spokane1332.14Richards #224 January 2026Boston121432.15Pavel Maslák8 February 2014Gent1532.15Lyles #224 January 2026Boston1632.16Lyles #34 March 2017Albuquerque1732.18Patterson #231 January 2025Clemson131832.19Robson Caetano da Silva23 February 1989Karlsruhe1932.19Maslák #214 February 2017Ostrava142032.21Rai Benjamin2 February 2025Boston152132.22Tyson Williams10 January 2026Columbia2232.26Gardiner #316 February 2019Columbia2332.28Patterson #317 January 2020Blacksburg162432.32Torrin Lawrence21 January 2010Blacksburg172532.34Auhmad Robinson10 January 2025College Station1832.36Frank Fredericks27 February 2003KarlsruheBrian Faust13 January 2024ClemsonJosiah Wrice10 January 2026Columbia2132.37Lalonde Gordon3 February 2017New YorkJudson Lincoln IV6 December 2024Clemson2332.38Greg Nixon9 February 2009LiévinTakudzwa Chiyangwa25 January 2025ClemsonVernon Norwood24 January 2026Boston
Women (outdoor) Correct as of August 2026. Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace1134.41Shaunae Miller-Uibo20 June 2019Ostrava2234.60 Beatrice Masilingi18 February 2023Pretoria3335.16Marileidy Paulino17 March 2023Carolina4435.30 Ana Guevara3 May 2003Mexico City5535.46Kathy Cook18 August 1984LondonChandra Cheeseborough18 August 1984LondonHenriette Jæger22 May 2024Bergen835.49Jæger #229 May 2026Bergen935.51Cook #29 September 1983London8935.51Natalia Bukowiecka9 August 2025Białystok1135.52Bukowiecka #230 January 2024Potchefstroom1235.56Jæger #23 June 2025Bergen91335.70Irena Szewinska4 July 1975LondonLéa Sprunger25 May 2017Langenthal111535.71Donna Fraser28 August 2000Gateshead121635.74Courtney Okolo23 July 2016Houston131735.76Lurdes Gloria Manuel23 August 2026Chorzów141835.77 Mercy Oketch28 April 2026Pretoria151935.81Silke-Beate Knoll19 May 1990Olpe35.81 Kenondra Davis28 April 2026Pretoria172135.82Cydonie Mothersille14 September 2000Sydney182235.85Salwa Eid Naser9 August 2025Białystok192335.89Shawnti Jackson27 March 2026Coral Gables202435.91Brittany Brown20 June 2019Ostrava2535.92Guevara #219 August 2001Gateshead212535.92Charlotte Henrich23 August 2026Chorzów2235.94Bassant Hemida9 August 2025Białystok2335.99Merlene Ottey18 August 1984London2436.00Katharine Merry28 August 2000GatesheadLaTasha Colander28 August 2000Gateshead
Women (indoor) Correct as of February 2026. Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace1135.45Irina Privalova16 January 1993MoscowShaunae Miller-Uibo2 February 2018New York3335.54Abby Steiner10 February 2023New York4435.69Patricia Hall-Pritchett13 February 2012Liévin5535.71Quanera Hayes6 January 2017Clemson635.71Miller-Uibo #211 February 2017New York6735.73Gabby Thomas12 February 2021Staten Island835.75Thomas #24 February 2024Boston935.79Miller-Uibo #331 January 2026Clemson1035.80Steiner #211 December 2021Louisville71135.83 Merlene Ottey13 March 1981Pocatello35.83JaMeesia Ford8 December 2023Clemson1335.92Thomas #324 January 2021Fayetteville91335.92Stacey-Ann Williams14 February 2026Fayetteville101535.94Dejanea Oakley10 January 2026Clemson111635.95Brittany Brown22 February 2019Staten Island1735.96 Ottey #213 March 1981Pocatello1835.98Thomas #423 February 2019New York121935.99Lynna Irby-Jackson12 February 2021Staten IslandFavour Ofili4 February 2024Boston2136.05Irby-Jackson #24 February 2024Boston142236.08Talitha Diggs31 January 2025Clemson2336.10Miller-Uibo #415 February 2014New York152436.12Sydney McLaughlin7 December 2017Bloomington2436.12Ford #230 January 2026Fayetteville1636.15 Phyllis Francis3 March 2017Albuquerque1736.16Julien Alfred2 February 2025Boston1836.20Natalia Kaczmarek4 February 2022Spala1936.24Mariah Maxwell17 January 2026Virginia Beach2036.25Natasha Hastings13 February 2016Boston2136.27Ashley Spencer10 February 2017New York2236.30Olesya Krasnomovets6 January 2006YekaterinburgElise Cooper1 March 2025PhiladelphiaRhasidat Adeleke14 February 2026Fayetteville2536.33Allyson Felix8 February 2007FayettevilleAmantle Montsho4 March 2010LiévinMadison Whyte16 January 2026Spokane
Best performances en-route to 400 metres result
Men (outdoor) Correct as of September 2025. RankTime (s)AthleteNationDatePlace131.04Wayde van Niekerk14 August 2016Rio de Janeiro231.20Kirani JamesLaShawn Merritt431.33Busang Kebinatshipi18 September 2025Tokyo531.35Matthew Hudson-Smith7 August 2024Saint-Denis631.42Jereem Richards7 August 2024Saint-Denis731.55Michael Johnson9 August 1995Göteborg831.58Jeremy Wariner31 August 2007Osaka931.59Zakithi Nene18 September 2025Tokyo1031.65Rusheen McDonald18 September 2025Tokyo1131.81Quincy Hall7 August 2024Saint-Denis1231.88Angelo Taylor31 August 2007Osaka1331.91Chris Brown31 August 2007OsakaMuzala Samukonga6 August 2024Saint-Denis
Men (indoor) Correct as of March 2025. RankTime (s)AthleteNationDatePlace132.50Jimy Soudril21 March 2025Nanjing232.65Attila Molnár8 March 2025Apeldoorn332.73Karsten Warholm2 March 2024Glasgow432.75Rusheen McDonald21 March 2025Nanjing532.76Christopher Bailey22 March 2025Nanjing632.77Brian Faust21 March 2025Nanjing732.80Jacory Patterson21 March 2025Nanjing832.86Maksymilian Szwed7 March 2025Apeldoorn932.88Alexander Doom2 March 2024Glasgow1032.90Matheus Lima21 March 2025Nanjing
Women (outdoor) Correct as of September 2025. RankTime (s)AthleteNationDatePlace134.14Marita Koch6 October 1985Canberra234.78Marileidy Paulino9 August 2024Saint-Denis334.87Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone18 September 2025Tokyo434.95Jarmila Kratochvílová18 August 1982Zürich535.00Marie-José Pérec27 August 1991TokyoSalwa Eid Naser18 September 2025Tokyo735.01Olga Bryzgina6 October 1985Canberra835.24Tatána Kocembová10 August 1983Helsinki935.29Nickisha Pryce20 July 2024London1035.37Lieke Klaver12 July 2024Monaco
Women (indoor) Correct as of March 2025. RankTime (s)AthleteNationDatePlace136.04Femke Bol10 February 2024LiévinAmandine Brossier10 February 2024Liévin336.32Lieke Klaver8 March 2025Apeldoorn436.38Alexis Holmes22 March 2025Nanjing536.42Henriette Jæger8 March 2025Apeldoorn636.54Amber Anning22 March 2025Nanjing736.83Paula Sevilla8 March 2025Apeldoorn836.88Martina Weil22 March 2025Nanjing936.93Lurdes Gloria Manuel8 March 2025Apeldoorn1037.17Rosey Effiong22 March 2025Nanjing
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