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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 one lap around the track in the inside lane. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. 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. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Sprints are short running races in athletics. ...


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. Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is a retired American sprinter who holds world records in the 200 m, 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay (2:54. ... Kerron Clement (born 31 October 1985, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint. ... Jeremy Wariner (born January 31, 1984 in Irving, Texas) is an American track athlete. ... Tonique Williams-Darling (born January 17, 1976) is a Bahamian sprint athlete. ...

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Famous 400 m runners

Top Ten All-time athletes - 400 metres - men

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Rank Res. Athlete Nation Date Place
1. 43.18 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States United States August 26, 1999 Sevilla
2. 43.29 Harry (Butch) Reynolds Flag of the United States United States August 17, 1988 Zürich
3. 43.50 Quincy Watts Flag of the United States United States August 5, 1992 Barcelona
Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States United States August 7, 2007 Stockholm
5. 43.81 Danny Everett Flag of the United States United States June 26, 1992 New Orleans
6. 43.86 Lee Evans Flag of the United States United States October 18, 1968 Mexico City
7. 43.87 Steve Lewis Flag of the United States United States September 28, 1988 Seoul
8. 43.97 Larry James Flag of the United States United States October 18, 1968 Mexico City
9. 44.05 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States United States June 23, 2007 Indianapolis
10. 44.06 LaShawn Merritt Flag of the United States United States June 23, 2007 Indianapolis

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Other well known men

Roger Anthony Black MBE (born 31 March 1966) is a former Olympic athlete and now works as a television presenter and motivational speaker. ... Innocent Egbunike (born November 30, 1961) is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. ... Roberto Hernández (born March 6, 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas) is a retired Cuban sprints athlete who specialized in the 400 metres. ... Alberto Juantorena Danger (born December 3, 1950) is a former Cuban track athlete. ... Eric Henry Liddell, circa 1923. ... Thomas Schönlebe (born August 6, 1965 in Frauenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony) is a former (East) German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. ... Archibald Franklin Archie Williams (May 1, 1915 – June 24, 1993) was an American athlete and teacher, winner of 400 m run at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ...

Top Ten All-time athletes - 400 metres - women

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Rank Res. Athlete Nation Date Place
1. 47.60 Marita Koch Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 6th October 1985 Canberra
2. 47.99 Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 10th August 1983 Helsinki
3. 48.25 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France France 29th July 1996 Atlanta
4. 48.27 Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 6th October 1985 Canberra
5. 48.59 Taťána Kocembová Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 10th August 1983 Helsinki
6. 48.63 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia Australia 29th July 1996 Atlanta
7. 48.70 Sanya Richards Flag of the United States United States 16th September 2006 Athens
8. 48.83 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States United States 6th August 1984 Los Angeles
9. 48.89 Ana Guevara Flag of Mexico Mexico 27th August 2003 Paris Saint-Denis
10. 49.05 Chandra Cheeseborough Flag of the United States United States 6th August 1984 Los Angeles

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Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... (Redirected from 29th July) July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Tatána Kocembová (born May 2, 1962) is a retired 400 metres runner who represented Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... (Redirected from 10th August) August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... (Redirected from 29th July) July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Sanya Richards (born February 26, 1985 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... (Redirected from 16th September) September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ... 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Saint Denis can refer to: a Christian saint: see Denis Seine-Saint-Denis a France Several communes in France: Saint-Denis,in the Aude d partement Saint-Denis, in the Gard d partement Saint-Denis, in the Seine-Saint-Denis d partement, home of Saint Denis Basilica Saint-Denis, in... Chandra Cheeseborough (born January 10, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida) broke onto the international track scene at age 16 by winning two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games, taking the 200m in an American record time of 22. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Other well known women

Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ... Lillian Board (born December 13, 1948 in Durban, South Africa – died December 26, 1970 in Munich) was an athlete from Great Britain, who won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics... Christine Ohuruogu (born May 17, 1984) is an English sprinter of Nigerian heritage who specialises in the 400 metres - the event for which she is the current World Champion. ...

Trivia

  • Michael Johnson has 24 of the top 50 and 6 of the top 10 men's 400 m performances.

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  • All-time women's best 400 m
Athletics events

Sprints: 60 m | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m Sprints are short running races in athletics. ... 60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. ... For other uses, see 1 E2 m. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Hurdles: 60 m hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ... A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ... Womens 100 m hurdles at the Atlanta Olympic Games The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women. ... The 110m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by men. ... Womens 400m Hurdles The 400m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field (athletics) discipline. ...


Middle distance: 800 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | steeplechase Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including) 5000 meters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1,500 metres is a premier middle distance track event. ... A track event where you run 7 and 1/2 times around a 400m track. ... The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics (track and field), which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. ...


Long distance: 5,000 m | 10,000 m | half marathon | marathon | ultramarathon | multiday races | Cross country running Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. ... 5000 meters, a popular running distance also known as a 5 km, colloquially five-K (equal to 3. ... ... In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ... An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42. ... Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want, at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet [[Image:Crosscountryus. ...


Relays: 4 × 100 m | 4 × 400 m;       Racewalking During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 meters each. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ...


Throws: Discus | Hammer | Javelin | Shot put Statue of discus thrower in Botanic Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark The Discus throw is an athletic throwing event in track and field competition. ... The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum 4 ft (1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ...


Jumps: High jump | Long jump | Pole vault | Triple jump Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...


Combination: Pentathlon | Heptathlon | Decathlon The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ... A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletics event consisting of seven events. ... // The Decathlon Day 1: 100 m long jump shot put High Jump 400 m Day 2: 110m hurdles discus throw pole vault javelin throw 1500 m Decathlon sprouted from the ancient game pentathlon. ...


Highly uncommon: Standing high jump | Standing long jump | Standing triple jump The Standing high jump is an athletic event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. ... The standing long jump is an athletic event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. ... The standing triple jump is an athletic sport. ...


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400 metres Training (1379 words)
To determine your 400 metre time and the pace for each 100 metres of the 400 metre race visit the 400 metres pace page.
If the athlete has a target personal best (tpb) of 52.0 seconds for the 400 metres then running at 80% pace would require the athlete to complete the 400 metres in 65 seconds, (52 ÷ 0.8) so the 120 metres should be completed in 19.50 seconds (65 ÷ 400 × 120).
If the athlete has a target personal best (tpb) of 48.0 seconds for the 400 metres then running at tpb+5% pace would require the athlete to complete the 400 metres in 50.5 seconds, (48 ÷ 0.95) so the 500 metres should be completed in 63 seconds.
How McKenley realised his dream - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (2328 words)
He ran the first 200 metres in 21.1 seconds and appeared well on the way to an easy victory when he decided he would not only win the gold medal but decimate the world record.
Ironically the short recovery time after the illness influenced him to run the 100 metres at that Olympics as part of his speedwork for the 400 metres and allowed him a shot at another piece of glory.
They were into the final turn of the 400 metres final and according to McKenley, he and the short, stocky Rhoden were "pretty much even" when he suddenly heard the "boom, boom, boom" of the long-striding Wint closing fast.
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