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Men's 400 metres world record progression

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The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th of a second, depending on the rules then in
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Eric Liddell's 1924 Olympic Games victory was initially ratified as a world record by the IAAF, despite being slower than Ted Meredith's mark from 1916. The IAAF rescinded the record on August 7, 1928.
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From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required
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The following tables show the world record progression in the men's 400 metres, as ratified by World Athletics.
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Excluding times run at high altitude (above 1,000 metres), the progression of automatic times is shown below.
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Lee Evans' 1968 Olympic gold medal victory time of 43.86 was the fastest recorded result to that time.
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Up to and including 2021, World Athletics has ratified 24 world records in the event.
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The progression of world records in the men's 400-metre race in athletics.
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Index

World record progression 400 metres men
world record
400 m
athletics
World Athletics
Maxie Long
United States
New York
USA
Charles Reidpath
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Ted Meredith
United States
Cambridge
USA
Eric Liddell
United Kingdom
Paris
France
Emerson Spencer
United States
Palo Alto
USA
Ben Eastman
United States
Palo Alto
California
USA

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