The following table is an overview of national records in the 400 metres.
Outdoor Men
CountryTimeAthleteDatePlace 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk 14 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 43.18 Michael Johnson 26 August 1999 Seville 43.38 Samuel Ogazi 12 June 2026 Eugene 43.39 Collen Kebinatshipi 12 September 2026 Budapest 43.44 Matthew Hudson-Smith 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis 43.48 Steven Gardiner 4 October 2019 Doha 43.72 Jereem Richards 18 September 2025 Tokyo 43.74 Kirani James 3 July 2014 Lausanne 43.74 Muzala Samukonga 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis 43.93 Rusheen McDonald 23 August 2015 Beijing 43.93 Yousef Masrahi 23 August 2015 Beijing 43.93 Anthony Zambrano 2 August 2021 Tokyo 44.05 Christopher Morales-Williams 11 May 2024 Gainesville 44.07 Abdalelah Haroun 21 July 2018 London 44.10 Gary Kikaya 9 September 2006 Stuttgart 44.11 Luguelín Santos 26 August 2015 Beijing 44.14 Roberto Hernández 30 May 1990 Seville 44.15 Alexander Doom 10 June 2024 Rome 44.18 Samson Kitur 3 August 1992 Barcelona Kenyapage.net: Samson Kitur, a true sprinting legend 44.29 Sanderlei Parrela 26 August 1999 Seville 44.30 Gabriel Tiacoh 7 June 1986 Indianapolis 44.31 Alejandro Cárdenas 26 August 1999 Seville Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)Erwin Skamrahl (FRG) 3 September 198726 July 1983 RomeMunich 44.36 Ali Khamis 14 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 44.37 Davis Kamoga 5 August 1997 Athens 44.38 Darren Clark 26 September 1988 Seoul 44.39 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen 20 August 2023 Budapest 44.43 Jonathan Jones 15 May 2022 Lubbock 44.44 Yuki Joseph Nakajima 14 September 2025 Tokyo 44.45 Edoardo Scotti 14 September 2025 Tokyo 44.46 Leslie Djhone 29 August 2007 Osaka 44.48 Liemarvin Bonevacia 21 August 2021 Bern 44.49 José Figueroa 2 May 2026 Mayagüez 44.53 Elián Larregina 19 July 2025 Madrid 44.55 Attila Molnár 14 September 2025 Tokyo 44.56 Mohammed Al-Malki 12 August 1988 Budapest 44.56 Johan Wissman 29 August 2007 Osaka 44.56 Aleksey Danilov 21 July 2025 Brest 44.58 Lewis Banda 15 May 2004 Tucson 44.60 Nery Brenes 23 June 2016 Madrid 44.61 Sugath Thilakaratne 20 July 1998 Fukuoka 44.62 Tomasz Czubak 24 August 1999 Seville 44.69 Eric Milazar 7 July 2001 Madrid 44.69 Bruno Hortelano 22 June 2018 Madrid 44.70 Rok Ferlan 28 June 2025 Maribor Rai BenjaminFred Sowerby 21 April 20188 May 1976 TorranceKnoxville 44.74 Mihai Dringo 28 June 2025 Maribor 44.76 Hassan El Kashief 3 June 1982 Provo 44.77 Tabarie Henry 23 May 2009 Hutchinson 44.77 David Gillick 4 July 2009 Madrid 44.77 Michael Joseph 13 May 2023 Norman, OK 44.79 Pavel Maslák 9 May 2014 Doha 44.79 João Coelho 3 August 2023 Chengdu 44.81 Oleksandr Pohorilko 27 June 2025 Madrid 44.84 Yousef Karam 22 April 2019 Doha 44.85 Suleiman Abdulrahman 29 May 2026 Hong Kong 44.87 Malachi Austin 29 May 2026 Lexington 44.88 George John Franks 29 May 2026 Lexington 44.93 David Jenkins 21 June 1975 Eugene - 44.94 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis 44.98 Mohamed Khouaja 30 July 2010 Nairobi 44.98Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi23 May 2026Ranchi 44.99 Mathias Rusterholz 3 July 1996 Lausanne 44.99 Jamal Walton 21 July 2017 Trujillo 45.02 Andrés Silva 17 May 2006 Fortaleza 45.03 Benyounés Lahlou 9 September 1992 Latakia 45.04 Donald Sanford 19 July 2015 Zhukovsky 45.06 3 August 2025 Quzhou 45.06 Kelvis Padrino 22 August 2025 Caracas 45.13 Ibrahim Hassan 21 April 1996 Walnut 45.13 Malik Louahla 4 August 2001 Edmonton 45.13 11 December 2025 Bangkok 45.19 Eswort Coombs 20 April 1997 Walnut 45.19 Sofiane Labidi 5 June 2004 Seville 45.25 Mikhail Litvin 22 April 2019 Doha 45.26 Troy Douglas 27 July 1996 Atlanta 45.27 Stephen Dinho Mallual 5 July 2025 Huizingen 45.29 Héctor Daley 15 August 1981 Ciudad Bolívar 45.30 Fernando Acevedo 1 August 1971 Cali 45.30 Slobodan Branković 29 August 1990 Split 45.31 Bruce Phillip 1 June 1989 Provo 45.32 Štefan Balošák 27 July 1996 Atlanta 45.32 Iliya Dzhivondov 3 June 2000 Sofia 45.35 Rasmus Mägi 25 June 2022 Tallinn 45.36 Oddur Sigurdsson 12 May 1984 Austin 45.37 Sergey Lovachov 22 June 1984 Kyiv 45.37 Shon Ju-il 17 June 1994 Seoul 45.40 Anas Beshr 11 June 2016 Montverde 45.40 Sajjad Hashemi 13 June 2021 Erzurum 45.41 14 July 2024 La Chaux-de-Fonds 45.42 Tegegne Bezabeh 18 October 1968 Mexico City 45.42 Akeem Sirleaf 4 May 2019 Greensboro 45.43 Aliaksandr Linnik 20 June 2015 Cheboksary 45.46 Henry Mohoanyane 18 March 1988 Bloemfontein Remigijus ValiulisTomas Motiejunas Jonas Motiejunas 4 June 198024 May 19973 August 2000 LeningradAtlantaKaunas 45.48 Dawda Jallow 3 April 1993 Atlanta 45.49 Markku Kukkoaho 7 September 1972 Munich 45.50 Tạ Ngọc Tưởng 11 July 2026 Ordos 45.51 Yavuz Can 7 July 2016 Amsterdam 45.53 Jānis Leitis 8 August 2018 Berlin 45.57 Isidro del Prado 1 December 1984 Manila 45.60 Liemarvin Bonevacia 4 August 2012 London 45.64 Željko Knapić 19 September 1981 Sarajevo 45.64 Gilles Anthony Afoumba 25 June 2019 Montgeron 45.68 Warren Hazel 22 July 2017 Freeport 45.69 Clemens Zeller 3 June 2010 Sankt Pölten 45.71 Gerald Clervil 16 May 1999 Athens, GA 45.72 Va-Sheku Sheriff 14 May 2017 El Paso 45.73 Umar Osman 6 June 2026 Banqiao Stadium 45.74 Claver Kamanya 16 October 1968 Mexico City 45.74 Taha Hussein Yassen 22 April 2019 Doha 45.80 30 April 2022 Gaborone 45.82 Saimoni Tamani 23 July 1970 Edinburgh 45.82 Mathieu Gnanligo 30 June 2012 Porto-Novo 45.83 Yuriy Dudkin 18 September 1986 Tashkent 45.86 Alif Aliyev 28 August 198329 May 2021 KyivTbilisi 45.86 Vitaliy Fedotov 26 August 1981 Kyiv 45.86 Jónas Gunnleivsson Isaksen 9 August 2023 Jerusalem List of Faroe islands records in athletics 45.87 Franko Burraj 24 June 2025 Maribor 45.87 Lex Revell-Lewis 14 March 2026 Adelaide 45.92 Ricardo Roach 21 March 1998 Santiago 45.99 Takeshi Fujiwara 28 April 2012 Medellín 46.03 23 June 2018 Yaoundé Dean GreenawayKyron McMaster 19 May 197914 February 2020 LincolnClemson 46.07 Filipe Lomba 5 July 1987 Lisbon 46.13 Churandy Martina 31 March 2007 El Paso 46.14 Yaya Seyba 20 July 1988 Bad Blankenburg 46.15 Amel Tuka 28 June 2019 Nembro 46.16 Evripides Demosthenous 10 July 1999 Palma de Mallorca 46.27 Ismail Mačev 13 September 1983 Casablanca Complete 1983 Mediterranean Games Standings 46.28 Álex Quiñónez 29 June 2019 Braga 46.31 Wu Zheng-yan 7 June 2025 Taipei 46.32 Jean-Patrick Nduwimana 30 March 1999 Tucson 46.36 Andile Lusenga 27 April 2019 Gaborone 46.37 Elieser Wattebosi 14 June 1993 Singapore 46.43 Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf 30 June 2016 São Bernardo do Campo 46.50 Kurt Couto 13 April 2007 Windhoek 46.50 José Humberto Bermúdez 23 June 2019 Managua 46.54 Colby Jennings 26 March 2022 Tempe 46.57 Sergey Grigoryev 5 July 1984 Kyiv 46.60 Guy Maganga Gorra 27 March 2021 Mount Olive 46.62 Augusto José Stanley 8 June 2012 Barquisimeto 46.63 22 July 2025 Bochum 46.66 Bienvenu Sawadogo 18 June 2019 Bonneuil-sur-Marne Nikolay Chernetskiy 7 July 1978 2 March 1980 Berkeley Sindelfingen 46.70 Nelson Stone 8 October 2010 Delhi 46.73 Abdul Mueed Baloch 29 May 2022 Mashhad 46.76 Amara Conte 26 May 2023 Rochester 46.78 Gustavo Envela 14 June 1986 Sacramento 46.80 Todiasoa Rabearison 1 October 2019 Doha 46.82 Slaviša Vraneš 19 August 2000 Belgrade 46.87 18 May 2024 Beirut 46.89 Tommy Asinga 4 August 1991 Havana 46.92 Kossi Akoto 16 July 1995 Viry-Châtillon 46.95 Hwang Il-Sok 25 June 2000 Odawara 46.99 Akraik Hovanesian 14 July 1986 Kyiv 47.02 Zubin Muncherji 13 May 2018 Bloomington 48.24 Haben Teklemichal 29 May 2025 47.04 Hadhari Djaffar 7 May 2000 Franconville 47.06 Yariel Matute 21 April 2018 Houston 47.08 Joseph Adam 16 May 1993 Clemson 47.09 Chan Chun Ho 17 November 2025 Guangzhou 47.12 Fernando Copa 6 June 2018 Cochabamba 47.13 Isaac Yaya 26 June 2005 Nice 47.18 Zahr-el-Din El-Najem 30 June 1999 Beirut Mohamedine Mahamadou 17 June 201227 June 2012 AccraPorto-Novo 47.29 Kirthley Richardson 19 May 1995 Odesa Barceló de CarvalhoJoão Paulo 16 September 196923 July 1995 AthensLisbon Mohammad Jahir Rayhan 3 November 201925 January 2019 MangalagiriDhaka 47.41 Jessy Franco 1 October 2019 Doha 47.42 Benjamin Fairweather 9 May 2015 Utica 47.44 Grigoriy Derepaskin 7 July 2019 Almaty 47.48 Hassan Saaid 1 June 2013 Kingston Emile Jung David Fiegen 16 August 196920 August 2006 Font-RomeuLa Chaux-de-Fonds 47.61 Lei Vai Kun 21 July 1996 Hong Kong 47.62 Baptiste Firiam 7 March 1996 Sydney 47.62 Yeykell Romero 22 June 2024 San José 47.67 Abdelsalam Khalifa Al-Haj 11 September 1999 Amman 47.67 Alessandro Gasperoni 1 June 2023 Marsa 47.70 Edivaldo Monteiro 17 July 1996 Lisbon 47.73 Anthony Rasmijn 26 May 2018 Oordegem 47.75 Leon Thaqi 2 July 2025 Novo Mesto 47.76 Chris Walasi 27 January 2006 Christchurch 47.82 Martial Biguet 1 August 1992 Barcelona 47.85 Golden Gunde 28 July 2014 Glasgow 47.87 Youba Hmeida 4 August 2001 Edmonton 47.91 Ibrahim Okash Omar 4 August 1984 Los Angeles 47.93 Emmanuel Nitakiyimana 7 July 2016 Kampala 47.96 Salvador Lopes Goncalves 10 September 2000 Luxembourg Daniel Gómez 9 July 20236 February 2000 L'Hospitalet de LlobregatSeville 48.15 Tsendsuren Erdene-Munkh 14 June 1989 Bratislava 48.27 Ahmed Al-Yaari 21 April 2019 Doha David WilsonAaron Whitaker 12 April 199713 May 2017 Palo AltoMonmouth 48.31 Henele Taliai 1 March 1997 Melbourne 48.32 Asha Ram Chaudhari 28 September 1990 Beijing 48.61 Fareed FarajMohammed Abukhousa 5 March 198925 February 2017 Kuwait CityRéduit 48.53 Mohamed Arman Hj Sanip 10 July 1999 Taverny Kelsey Nakanelua 10 June 2000 Honolulu Stephen LewisJulius Morris 1 May 19922 December 2017 SpokaneNashville 48.63 Brice Etès 3 June 2011 Schaan 48.63 Htay Win 30 November 1991 Manila 48.63 Jonathan McKee 4 July 1987 Varberg 48.67 Siologa Sepa 4 September 2013 Mata-Utu Chhem Savin 3 September 19724 August 1967 MunichPhnom Penh Frédéric Erin 18 February 200013 May 2011 HamiltonNouméa Habib ZareefSaid Gilani 196325 June 2017 KabulBerlin 49.17 Conrad Rdechor 25 August 2000 Adelaide 49.19 Alex Beddoes 1 March 2019 Melbourne 49.22 Fathi Moussa Robleh 20 May 2023 Radès Fabian HaldnerGünther Hasler 7 September 20141 June 1975 GenevaBern 49.73 Kingkeo Inthavong 24 August 2017 Bukit Jalil Jack Howard 25 July 20027 December 2002 Kolonia, PohnpeiBallarat 50.25 Kenaz Kaniwete 5 July 2025 Koror, Palau Martin Motu'ahala 30 July 1994 Majuro Patita Fotutata 25 September 1985 Fiua 50.79 Domingos Salio dos Santos 12 June 2015 Kallang 51.16 Tshering Penjor 15 September 2021 Yokoyama Tryson DuburiyaJonah Harris c. 19911 December 2018 MenengBrisbane 52.74 Beouch Ngirchongor 1 July 2014 Palikir 52.87 Kalapu Liutose Liuvaie 13 September 1991 Port Moresby 54.81 Telava Folitau 6 August 2009 Gold Coast
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