Athletics 300 metres | |
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World records | |
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The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions.
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 30.69 A | Letsile Tebogo | ![]() |
17 February 2024 | Pretoria | [3] |
2 | 30.81 | Wayde van Niekerk | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [4] |
3 | 30.85 A | Michael Johnson | ![]() |
24 March 2000 | Pretoria | |
4 | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | ![]() |
27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [5] |
5 | 31.20 + | Kirani James | ![]() |
14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [6] |
LaShawn Merritt | ![]() | |||||
7 | 31.44 | Isaac Makwala | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [4] |
8 | 31.48 | Roberto Hernández | ![]() |
3 September 1990 | Jerez de la Frontera | [7] |
Danny Everett | ![]() |
[8] | ||||
10 | 31.52 | Steven Gardiner | ![]() |
12 May 2022 | Ponce | [9] |
11 | 31.56 | Douglas Walker | ![]() |
19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |
12 | 31.58 + | Jeremy Wariner | ![]() |
31 August 2007 | Osaka | [10] |
13 | 31.61 | Anthuan Maybank | ![]() |
13 July 1996 | Durham | |
Clarence Munyai | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [4] | ||
15 | 31.64 | Tony McQuay | ![]() |
11 June 2016 | Kingston | |
16 | 31.67 | John Regis | ![]() |
17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |
17 | 31.70 | Kirk Baptiste | ![]() |
18 August 1984 | London | |
18 | 31.73 | Thomas Jefferson | ![]() |
22 August 1987 | London | |
19 | 31.74 | Gabriel Tiacoh | ![]() |
6 August 1986 | A Coruña | |
20 | 31.77 | Tyler Christopher | ![]() |
20 May 2004 | Sainte Anne | |
21 | 31.80 | Pavel Maslák | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [11] |
22 | 31.81 | Gil Roberts | ![]() |
11 June 2016 | Kingston | |
Vernon Norwood | ![]() |
12 May 2022 | Ponce | [12] | ||
24 | 31.82 | Steve Lewis | ![]() |
17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |
25 | 31.87 | Mark Richardson | ![]() |
19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |
Jonathan Borlée | ![]() |
5 July 2012 | Naimette-Xhovémont |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 31.87:
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 31.56 | Steven Gardiner | ![]() |
27 January 2022 | Columbia | |
2 | 31.87 A | Noah Lyles | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | [16] |
3 | 31.88 | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() |
9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
4 | 31.92 A | Paul Dedewo | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
5 | 31.94 | Kerron Clement | ![]() |
9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
LaShawn Merritt | ![]() |
9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |||
7 | 31.97 | Bralon Taplin | ![]() |
13 February 2017 | Ostrava | |
8 | 31.99 | Jacory Patterson | ![]() |
14 January 2022 | Clemson | |
9 | 32.10 | Jereem Richards | ![]() |
9 February 2018 | Boston | |
10 | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák | ![]() |
8 February 2014 | Gent | |
11 | 32.19 | Robson Caetano da Silva | ![]() |
23 February 1989 | Karlsruhe | |
12 | 32.32 | Torrin Lawrence | ![]() |
21 January 2010 | Blacksburg | |
13 | 32.35 | Rai Benjamin | ![]() |
7 February 2020 | New York | |
14 | 32.36 | Frank Fredericks | ![]() |
27 February 2003 | Karlsruhe | |
Brian Faust | ![]() |
13 January 2024 | Clemson | [17] | ||
16 | 32.37 | Lalonde Gordon | ![]() |
3 February 2017 | New York | |
17 | 32.38 | Greg Nixon | ![]() |
9 February 2009 | Liévin | |
18 | 32.39 | Óscar Husillos | ![]() |
19 January 2018 | Salamanca | |
19 | 32.40 | Matthew Boling | ![]() |
13 January 2023 | Clemson | |
20 | 32.42 | Kahmari Montgomery | ![]() |
11 February 2022 | Louisville | |
21 | 32.46 A | Dontavius Wright | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
32.46 | James Benson II | ![]() |
12 January 2023 | Fayetteville | ||
23 | 32.47 | Leslie Djhone | ![]() |
4 March 2010 | Liévin | |
Karsten Warholm | ![]() |
27 February 2021 | Bærum | |||
Christopher Morales Williams | ![]() |
13 January 2024 | Clemson | [18] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 32.47:
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 34.14 + | Marita Koch | ![]() |
6 October 1985 | Canberra | [21] |
2 | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [22] |
3 | 34.6 h | Rita Wilden | ![]() |
18 August 1975 | Dortmund | |
4 | 34.60 A | Beatrice Masilingi | ![]() |
18 February 2023 | Pretoria | [23] |
5 | 34.94 + | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | ![]() |
9 June 2023 | Paris | [24] |
6 | 34.95 + | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
18 August 1982 | Zürich | [25] |
7 | 35.00 + | Marie-José Pérec | ![]() |
27 August 1991 | Tokyo | [26] |
8 | 35.01 + | Olga Bryzgina | ![]() |
6 October 1985 | Canberra | [27] |
9 | 35.16 | Marileidy Paulino | ![]() |
17 March 2023 | Carolina | [28] |
10 | 35.24 + | Tatána Kocembová | ![]() |
10 August 1983 | Helsinki | [29] |
11 | 35.30 A | Ana Guevara | ![]() |
3 May 2003 | Mexico City | |
12 | 35.37 + | Lieke Klaver | ![]() |
12 July 2024 | Monaco | [30] |
13 | 35.38 + | Rhasidat Adeleke | ![]() |
12 July 2024 | Monaco | [31] |
14 | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | ![]() |
18 August 1984 | London | |
Chandra Cheeseborough | ![]() |
18 August 1984 | London | |||
Henriette Jæger | ![]() |
22 May 2024 | Bergen | [32] | ||
17 | 35.47 + | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | ![]() |
26 September 1988 | Seoul | [33] |
18 | 35.52 | Natalia Kaczmarek | ![]() |
30 January 2024 | Potchefstroom | [34] |
19 | 35.63 + | Sanya Richards-Ross | ![]() |
18 August 2009 | Berlin | [35] |
20 | 35.70 | Irena Szewinska | ![]() |
4 July 1975 | London | |
Léa Sprunger | ![]() |
25 May 2017 | Langenthal | [36] | ||
35.70 + | Sada Williams | ![]() |
21 July 2023 | Monaco | [37] | |
23 | 35.71 | Donna Fraser | ![]() |
28 August 2000 | Gateshead | |
24 | 35.73 + | Novlene Williams-Mills | ![]() |
29 August 2007 | Osaka | [38] |
25 | 35.74 | Courtney Okolo | ![]() |
23 July 2016 | Houston |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 35.75:
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 35.45 | Irina Privalova | ![]() |
16 January 1993 | Moscow | |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
2 February 2018 | New York | |||
3 | 35.54 | Abby Steiner | ![]() |
10 February 2023 | New York | |
4 | 35.69 | Patricia Hall-Pritchett | ![]() |
13 February 2012 | Liévin | |
5 | 35.71 | Quanera Hayes | ![]() |
6 January 2017 | Clemson | |
6 | 35.73 | Gabby Thomas | ![]() |
12 February 2021 | Staten Island | |
7 | 35.83 A | Merlene Ottey | ![]() |
13 March 1981 | Pocatello | |
35.83 | JaMeesia Ford | ![]() |
8 December 2023 | Clemson | [41] | |
9 | 35.95 | Brittany Brown | ![]() |
22 February 2019 | Staten Island | |
10 | 35.99 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | ![]() |
12 February 2021 | Staten Island | |
Favour Ofili | ![]() |
4 February 2024 | Boston | [42] | ||
12 | 36.06 + | Femke Bol | ![]() |
2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [43] |
13 | 36.12 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | ![]() |
7 December 2017 | Bloomington | |
Talitha Diggs | ![]() |
13 January 2023 | Clemson | |||
15 | 36.15 A | Phyllis Francis | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
16 | 36.18 A | Joanna Atkins | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
17 | 36.20 | Natalia Kaczmarek | ![]() |
4 February 2022 | Spala | |
18 | 36.25 | Natasha Hastings | ![]() |
13 February 2016 | Boston | |
19 | 36.27 | Ashley Spencer | ![]() |
10 February 2017 | New York | |
36.27 + | Lieke Klaver | ![]() |
2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [44] | |
21 | 36.30 | Olesya Krasnomovets | ![]() |
6 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
22 | 36.33 | Allyson Felix | ![]() |
8 February 2007 | Fayetteville | |
Amantle Montsho | ![]() |
4 March 2010 | Liévin | |||
24 | 36.38 | Antonina Krivoshapka | ![]() |
31 January 2009 | Moscow | |
25 | 36.41 | Bianca Knight | ![]() |
11 February 2011 | Fayetteville | |
Anna Kiełbasińska | ![]() |
3 February 2023 | Brighton |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 36.45: