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400 m is a common track running event. It is the longest common sprint distance. On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly once around the track in the inside lane. It is usually run in lanes all the way round. A successful runner will need an efficient stride and superior speed, and a small amount of non-fast twitch muscles to be competitive. For elite runners, the 400 m becomes a prolonged high speed sprint.
The current men's world record is held by Michael Johnson, with a time of 43.18 seconds. The world indoor record holder is Kerron Clement, in 44.57 seconds. The reigning Olympic champions are Jeremy Wariner and Tonique Williams-Darling.
Famous 400 m runners
Men
- Roger Black
- Lee Evans
- Michael Johnson
- Alberto Juantorena
- Eric Liddell
- Jeremy Wariner
- Archie Williams
Top Ten All-time athletes - 400 meters - men
(Updated 14 July 2006.)
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
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| 1. | 43.18 | Michael Johnson |  United States |
August 26 1999 | Sevilla |
| 2. | 43.29 | Harry (Butch) Reynolds | United States |
August 17 1988 | Zürich |
| 3. | 43.50 | Quincy Watts | United States |
August 5 1992 | Barcelona |
| 4. | 43.62 | Jeremy Wariner | United States |
July 14 2006 | Rome |
| 5. | 43.81 | Danny Everett | United States |
June 26 1992 | New Orleans |
| 6. | 43.86 | Lee Evans | United States |
October 18 1968 | Mexico City |
| 7. | 43.87 | Steve Lewis | United States |
September 28 1988 | Seoul |
| 8. | 43.97 | Larry James | United States |
October 18 1968 | Mexico City |
| 9 | 44.09 | Alvin Harrison | United States |
June 19 1996 | Atlanta |
| Jerome Young | United States |
June 21 1998 | New Orleans |
Women
Top Ten All-time athletes - 400 meters - women
(Updated 17 September 2006.)
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
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| 1. | 47.60 | Marita Koch |  East Germany |
6th October 1985 | Canberra |
| 2. | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová |  Czechoslovakia |
10th August 1983 | Helsinki |
| 3. | 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec |  France |
29th July 1996 | Atlanta |
| 4. | 48.27 | Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina |  Ukraine |
6th October 1985 | Canberra |
| 5. | 48.59 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia |
10th August 1983 | Helsinki |
| 6. | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman |  Australia |
29th July 1996 | Atlanta |
| 7. | 48.70 | Sanya Richards | United States |
16th September 2006 | Athens |
| 8. | 48.83 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States |
6th August 1984 | Los Angeles |
| 9. | 48.89 | Ana Guevara |  Mexico |
27th August 2003 | Paris Saint-Denis |
| 10. | 49.05 | Chandra Cheeseborough | United States |
6th August 1984 | Los Angeles |
Trivia
- The top 50 men's 400m performances are all by U.S.A. athletes.
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