World Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
43.18 Michael Johnson 13/09/1967 USA Sevilla 26/08/1999
World Leading 2012
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
44.19 LaShawn Merritt 27/06/1986 USA Doha 11/05/2012
World Junior Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
43.87 Steve Lewis 16/05/1969 USA Seoul 28/09/1988
Youth - World Best Performance
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
45.14 Obea Moore 10/01/1979 USA Santiago de Chile 02/09/1995
Area Records
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
AFRICA 44.10 Gary Kikaya 04/02/1980 COD Stuttgart 09/09/2006
ASIA 44.56 Mohamed Amer Al-Malky 01/12/1962 OMA Budapest 12/08/1988
EUROPE 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe 06/08/1965 GDR Roma 03/09/1987
NORTH,CENTRAL AMERICA&C. 43.18 Michael Johnson 13/09/1967 USA Sevilla 26/08/1999
OCEANIA 44.38 Darren Clark 06/09/1965 AUS Seoul 26/09/1988
SOUTH AMERICA 44.29 Sanderlei Parrela 07/10/1974 BRA Sevilla 26/08/1999
World Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
47.60 Marita Koch 18/02/1957 GDR Canberra 06/10/1985
World Leading 2012
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
49.99 Novlene Williams-Mills 26/04/1982 JAM Kingston (NS), JAM 05/05/2012
World Junior Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
49.42 Grit Breuer 16/02/1972 GER Tokyo 27/08/1991
Youth - World Best Performance
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
50.01 Jing Li 14/02/1980 CHN Shanghai 18/10/1997
Area Records
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
AFRICA 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya 12/05/1968 NGR Atlanta, GA 29/07/1996
ASIA 49.81 Yuqin Ma 11/09/1972 CHN Beijing 11/09/1993
EUROPE 47.60 Marita Koch 18/02/1957 GDR Canberra 06/10/1985
NORTH,CENTRAL AMERICA&C. 48.70 Sanya Richards-Ross 26/02/1985 USA Athína (Olympic Stadium) 16/09/2006
OCEANIA 48.63 Cathy Freeman 16/02/1973 AUS Atlanta, GA 29/07/1996
SOUTH AMERICA 49.64 Ximena Restrepo 10/03/1969 COL Barcelona 05/08/1992