400 METRES - AVERAGE BEST 10 PERFORMANCES 1 43.557 Michael JOHNSON USA 13 Sep 67 185/78 43.18 1 WCh Sevilla 26 Aug 99 43.39 1 WCh Göteborg 09 Aug 95 43.44 1 FOT Atlanta GA 19 Jun 96 43.49 1 OG Atlanta GA 29 Jul 96 43.65 1 WCh Stuttgart 17 Aug 93 43.66 1 USATF Sacramento CA 16 Jun 95 43.66 1 r1 Athl/GP Lausanne 03 Jul 96 43.68 1 FOT Sacramento CA 16 Jul 00 43.68 1 WK/GL Zürich 12 Aug 98 43.74 1 USATF Eugene OR 19 Jun 93 2 43.806 Jeremy WARINER USA 31 Jan 84 183/70 43.45 1 WCh Osaka 31 Aug 07 43.50 1 r1 DNG/SGP Stockholm 07 Aug 07 43.62 1 r1 G.Gala/GL Roma 14 Jul 06 43.82 1 WK/GL Zürich 29 Aug 08 43.86 1 Gaz/GL Saint-Denis 18 Jul 08 43.91 1 Gaz/GL Saint-Denis 08 Jul 06 43.93 1 WCh Helsinki 12 Aug 05 43.98 1 Bisl/GL Oslo 06 Jun 08 43.99 1 Norw/SGP London 28 Jul 06 44.00 1 OG Athína 23 Aug 04 3 43.844 Wayde Van NIEKERK RSA 15 Jul 92 183/73 43.03 1 OG Río de Janeiro 14 Aug 16 43.48 1 WCh Beijing 26 Aug 15 43.62 1 Athl/DL Lausanne 06 Jul 17 43.73 1 Herc/DL Monaco 21 Jul 17 43.96 1 Areva/DL Saint-Denis 04 Jul 15 43.98 1 WCh London 08 Aug 17 A 44.11 1 h2 NCh Bloemfontein 06 May 16 44.12 1 Herc/DL Monaco 15 Jul 16 44.19 1 G.Gala/DL Roma 02 Jun 16 44.22 1 s2 WCh London 06 Aug 17 4 43.879 LaShawn MERRITT USA 27 Jun 86 188/82 43.65 2 WCh Beijing 26 Aug 15 43.74 1 WCh Moskva 13 Aug 13 43.75 1 OG Beijing 21 Aug 08 43.85 3 OG Río de Janeiro 14 Aug 16 43.92 2 Athl/DL Lausanne 03 Jul 14 43.96 2 WCh Osaka 31 Aug 07 43.97 2 Pre Eugene OR 31 May 14 43.97 1 FOT Eugene OR 03 Jul 16 43.98 1 Athl/SGP Lausanne 02 Sep 08 44.00 1 FOT Eugene OR 03 Jul 08 5 43.922 Kirani JAMES GRN 01 Sep 92 185/74 43.74 1 Athl/DL Lausanne 03 Jul 14 43.76 2 OG Río de Janeiro 14 Aug 16 43.78 3 WCh Beijing 26 Aug 15 43.94 1 OG London 06 Aug 12 43.95 1 Pre/DL Eugene OR 30 May 15 43.96 1 Areva/DL Saint-Denis 06 Jul 13 43.97 1 Pre Eugene OR 31 May 14 44.02 1 DL Shanghai 18 May 13 44.02 1 s1 OG Río de Janeiro 13 Aug 16 44.08 1 Drake R Des Moines IA 29 Apr 16 6 43.976 Butch REYNOLDS USA 08 Jun 64 190/80 43.29 1 r3 WK/GP Zürich 17 Aug 88 43.91 2 FOT Atlanta GA 19 Jun 96 43.93 1 FOT Indianapolis IN 20 Jul 88 43.93 2 OG Seoul 28 Sep 88 44.08 1 r1 Athl/GP Lausanne 02 Jul 97 44.10 1 JO Columbus OH 03 May 87 44.12 2 USATF Eugene OR 19 Jun 93 44.13 1 NCAA Baton Rouge LA 06 Jun 87 44.13 2 WCh Stuttgart 17 Aug 93 44.14 2 s1 FOT New Orleans LA 24 Jun 92 7 44.028 Isaac MAKWALA BOT 24 Sep 85 183/79 43.72 1 r1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 05 Jul 15 43.84 2 Herc/DL Monaco 21 Jul 17 43.92 1 r1 IWC Madrid 14 Jul 17 43.95 1 WK/DL Zürich 24 Aug 17 44.01 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 06 Jul 14 44.08 3 Athl/DL Lausanne 06 Jul 17 44.11 1 s2 WCh Beijing 24 Aug 15 44.19 3 h2 WCh Beijing 23 Aug 15 44.23 1 AFR Ch Marrakech 12 Aug 14 44.23 2 DL Shanghai 12 May 18 8 44.048 Fred KERLEY USA 07 May 95 188/86 43.64 1 USATF Des Moines IA 27 Jul 19 43.70 1 q1 NCAA/West Austin TX 26 May 17 44.03 1 USATF Sacramento CA 24 Jun 17 44.09 1 h1 SEC Columbia SC 12 May 17 44.09 2 s2 USATF Des Moines IA 26 Jul 19 44.10 1 NCAA Eugene OR 09 Jun 17 44.11 1 s1 USATF Sacramento CA 23 Jun 17 44.17 3 WCh Doha 04 Oct 19 44.25 1 s1 WCh Doha 02 Oct 19 44.30 1 SEC Columbia SC 13 May 17 9 44.049 Quincy WATTS USA 19 Jun 70 190/88 43.50 1 OG Barcelona 05 Aug 92 43.71 1 s2 OG Barcelona 03 Aug 92 43.83 1 WK/GP Zürich 19 Aug 92 43.97 1 s1 FOT New Orleans LA 24 Jun 92 44.00 1 NCAA Austin TX 06 Jun 92 A 44.13 1 Sestriere 28 Jul 93 44.22 3 FOT New Orleans LA 26 Jun 92 44.24 3 USATF Eugene OR 19 Jun 93 44.43 1 Westwood CA 09 May 92 44.46 2 MSR Walnut CA 18 Apr 92 10 44.074 Steven GARDINER BAH 12 Sep 95 195/82 43.48 1 WCh Doha 04 Oct 19 43.87 1 Qat/DL Doha 04 May 18 43.89 1 s1 WCh London 06 Aug 17 43.99 1 DL Shanghai 12 May 18 44.13 1 s2 WCh Doha 02 Oct 19 44.14 1 Skol Chorzów 14 Sep 19 44.26 1 r2 Saint Georges 08 Apr 17 44.27 1 NCh Nassau 27 Jun 15 44.30 1 Gyulai Székesfehérvár 07 Jul 15 44.41 2 WCh London 08 Aug 17 11 44.183 Michael NORMAN USA 03 Dec 97 183/73 43.45 1 r3 MSR Torrance CA 20 Apr 19 43.61 1 NCAA Eugene OR 08 Jun 18 43.79 2 USATF Des Moines IA 27 Jul 19 44.04 1 s2 USATF Des Moines IA 26 Jul 19 44.26 1 VD/DL Bruxelles 06 Sep 19 44.40 1 Pac 12 Stanford CA 13 May 18 44.53 1 MSR Torrance CA 21 Apr 18 44.53 1 Bauh/DL Stockholm 30 May 19 44.60 3 s1 USATF Sacramento CA 23 Jun 17 44.62 1 Pre/DL Stanford CA 30 Jun 19 12 44.187 Danny EVERETT USA 01 Nov 66 187/68 43.81 1 FOT New Orleans LA 26 Jun 92 43.98 2 FOT Indianapolis IN 20 Jul 88 44.06 1 Expo Sevilla 30 May 90 44.09 3 OG Seoul 28 Sep 88 44.20 2 r3 WK/GP Zürich 17 Aug 88 44.32 2 s2 FOT Indianapolis IN 18 Jul 88 44.34 1 Pac Westwood CA 22 May 88 44.35 2 Herc Monaco 12 Aug 90 44.36 2 s1 OG Seoul 26 Sep 88 44.36 2 r1 WK/GP Zürich 16 Aug 89 13 44.238 Steve LEWIS USA 16 May 69 188/82 43.87 1 OG Seoul 28 Sep 88 44.08 2 FOT New Orleans LA 26 Jun 92 44.11 1 s2 FOT Indianapolis IN 18 Jul 88 44.21 2 OG Barcelona 05 Aug 92 44.26 3 r3 WK/GP Zürich 17 Aug 88 A 44.27 1 Sestriere 21 Jul 92 44.35 1 s1 OG Seoul 26 Sep 88 44.37 3 FOT Indianapolis IN 20 Jul 88 44.41 1 q3 OG Seoul 25 Sep 88 44.45 1 MSR Walnut CA 18 Apr 92 14 44.333 Alvin HARRISON DOM 20 Jan 74 188/80 44.09 3 FOT Atlanta GA 19 Jun 96 44.18 1 Brisbane 08 Sep 00 44.19 2 WK/GL Zürich 12 Aug 98 44.25 1 q3 OG Sydney 23 Sep 00 A 44.26 1 Roodepoort 16 Mar 98 44.40 2 OG Sydney 25 Sep 00 44.43 1 s1 FOT Atlanta GA 17 Jun 96 44.48 1 r1 Vard Réthymno 07 Jul 02 44.52 5 Herc/GL Monaco 08 Aug 98 44.53 1 s1 OG Sydney 24 Sep 00 15 44.375 Tyree WASHINGTON USA 28 Aug 76 185/84 44.28 1 Los Angeles CA 12 May 01 44.29 2 Herc/GL Monaco 08 Aug 98 44.33 1 USATF Stanford CA 21 Jun 03 44.38 2 r1 WK/GP Zürich 13 Aug 97 44.38 2 USATF New Orleans LA 21 Jun 98 44.39 3 WCh Athína 05 Aug 97 44.42 1 G.Gala/GL Roma 11 Jul 03 44.42 3 WK/GL Zürich 12 Aug 98 44.43 2 GWG Uniondale NY 21 Jul 98 44.43 1 Pre/GP Eugene OR 31 May 98 16 44.400 Samson KITUR † KEN 25 Feb 66 186/77 44.18 2 s2 OG Barcelona 03 Aug 92 44.24 3 OG Barcelona 05 Aug 92 44.32 1 G.Gala/GP Roma 08 Jun 94 44.34 1 s2 WCh Stuttgart 16 Aug 93 A 44.36 1 AFR G Harare 15 Sep 95 44.47 1 ASV/GP Köln 16 Aug 92 44.50 2 WK/GP Zürich 19 Aug 92 A 44.51 1 s3 AFR G Harare 14 Sep 95 44.54 1 ASV/GP Köln 01 Aug 93 44.54 3 WCh Stuttgart 17 Aug 93 17 44.403 Machel CEDENIO TTO 06 Sep 95 183/70 44.01 4 OG Río de Janeiro 14 Aug 16 44.34 2 Herc/DL Monaco 15 Jul 16 44.36 1 George Town 16 May 15 44.37 1 r1 Kingston 11 Jun 16 44.39 1 s2 OG Río de Janeiro 13 Aug 16 44.41 1 s3 WCh Doha 02 Oct 19 44.45 1 NCh Port of Spain 26 Jun 16 44.52 1 NCh Port of Spain 27 Jul 19 44.54 2 h1 WCh Beijing 23 Aug 15 44.64 3 s3 WCh Beijing 24 Aug 15 18 44.412 Roberto HERNÁNDEZ CUB 06 Mar 67 179/67 44.14 2 Expo Sevilla 30 May 90 A 44.22 1 México D.F.