The 300 metres is an uncommon
sprinting event in
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
competitions.
All-time top 25
*+ =
en route
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to 400 m performance
*i = indoor performance
*A = affected by altitude
*OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference)
*h = hand timing
Men
*Correct as of May 2022.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 31.87:
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Wayde Van Niekerk
Wayde van Niekerk (South African English: , ; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field Sprint (running), sprinter who competes in the 200 metres, 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world record, world and ...
also ran 31.03 (2016), 31.04 (2016) and 31.63 (2015).
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LaShawn Merritt
LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a former Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.65 seconds makes him the ...
also ran 31.23 (2016), 31.30 (2009), 31.31 (2006), 31.53 (2015), 31.68 (2007).
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Michael Johnson also ran 31.55 (1995), 31.56 (1994), 31.64 (1996), 31.66 (1999), 31.72 (1993).
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Steven Gardiner
Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres. He is the current Olympic and world champion in the 400 m, and also won the silver medal at the 2017 World Champio ...
also ran 31.56 (2022), 31.83 (2020).
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Roberto Hernández also ran 31.69 (1990).
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Isaac Makwala
Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
He was the gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. He has also won continental titles at the distance, winning at the 2015 Af ...
also ran 31.77 (2018).
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Jeremy Wariner also ran 31.72 (2008).
Women
*Correct as of December 2021.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 35.81:
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Marita Koch
Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she collected 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in th ...
also ran 34.66 (1984).
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Jarmila Kratochvílová
Jarmila Kratochvílová (; born 26 January 1951, in Golčův Jeníkov) is a Czech former track and field athlete. She won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m.
In 1983, she set the ...
also ran 35.06 (1983).
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.45 (2018), 35.71 (2017).
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Olga Bryzgina also ran 35.47 (1988).
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Kathy Cook also ran 35.51 (1983), 35.8 (1982).
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Svetlana Goncharenko
Svetlana Valentinovna Goncharenko (russian: Светлана Валентиновна Гончаренко; born May 28, 1971 in Rostov-on-Don as Svetlana Doronina) is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to ...
also ran 35.69 (1999).
References
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