The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions. The race starts on a straight and therefore comprises two straights and one bend.
| Athletics 300 metres | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men |  Letsile Tebogo (BOT) 30.69A (2024) |
| Women |  Marita Koch (GDR) 34.14+ (1985) |
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.
All-time top 25
edit- + = en route to 400 m performance
- i = indoor performance
- A = affected by altitude
- OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference)
- h = hand timing
Men (outdoor)
edit| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes
editBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 31.87:
- Wayde Van Niekerk also ran 31.03 (2016), 31.04+ (2016) and 31.63 (2015).
- LaShawn Merritt also ran 31.23 (2016), 31.30 (2009), 31.31 (2006), 31.53 (2015), 31.68+ (2007).
- Letsile Tebogo also ran 31.54 A (2023).
- Michael Johnson also ran 31.55+ (1995), 31.56 (1994), 31.64+ (1996), 31.66+ (1999), 31.72 (1993).
- Steven Gardiner also ran 31.56 i (2022), 31.59 (2023), 31.83 (2020).
- Roberto Hernández also ran 31.69 (1990).
- Isaac Makwala also ran 31.77 (2018).
- Jeremy Wariner also ran 31.72 (2008).
Men (indoor)
edit| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Notes
editBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 32.47:
- Stephen Gardiner also ran 32.06 (2022) and 32.26 (2019).
- Noah Lyles also ran 32.16 (2017)
- Pavel Maslák also ran 32.19 (2017).
- Jacory Patterson also 32.28 (2020).
- Paul Dedewo also ran 32.38 (2017).
- Lalonde Gordon also ran 32.47 (2014, 2017).
Women (outdoor)
edit| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34.14+ | Marita Koch | 6 October 1985 | Canberra | [21] | |
| 2 | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [22] | |
| 3 | 34.6h | 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 | 35.29+ | Nickisha Pryce | 20 July 2024 | London | [30] | |
| 12 | 35.30 A | Ana Guevara | 3 May 2003 | Mexico City | ||
| 13 | 35.37+ | Lieke Klaver | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | [31] | |
| 14 | 35.38+ | Rhasidat Adeleke | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | [32] | |
| 15 | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | 18 August 1984 | London | ||
| Chandra Cheeseborough | 18 August 1984 | London | ||||
| Henriette Jæger | 22 May 2024 | Bergen | [33] | |||
| 18 | 35.47+ | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | 26 September 1988 | Seoul | [34] | |
| 19 | 35.51+ | Natalia Kaczmarek | 20 July 2024 | London | [35] | |
| 20 | 35.63+ | Sanya Richards-Ross | 18 August 2009 | Berlin | [36] | |
| 21 | 35.70 | Irena Szewinska | 4 July 1975 | London | ||
| Léa Sprunger | 25 May 2017 | Langenthal | [37] | |||
| 35.70+ | Sada Williams | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [38] | ||
| 24 | 35.71 | Donna Fraser | 28 August 2000 | Gateshead | ||
| 25 | 35.73+ | Novlene Williams-Mills | 29 August 2007 | Osaka | [39] |
Notes
editBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 35.73:
- Marita Koch also ran 34.66+ (1984).
- Jarmila Kratochvílová also ran 35.06+ (1983).
- Marileidy Paulino also ran 35.40+ (2023).
- Lieke Klaver also ran 35.43+ (2023), 35.61+ (2023).
- Olga Bryzgina also ran 35.47+ (1988).
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.55+ (2022), 35.61+ (2022), and 35.71+ (2022).
- Kathy Cook also ran 35.51 (1983).
- Natalia Kaczmarek also ran 35.52 (2024).
Women (indoor)
edit| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [42] | ||
| 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 | [43] | |||
| 12 | 36.06+ | Femke Bol | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [44] | |
| 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 | [45] | ||
| 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 |
Notes
editBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 36.45:
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.71 (2017), 36.10 (2014), and 36.40 (2014).
- Gabby Thomas also ran 35.75 (2024), 35.92 (2021), 35.98 (2019), 36.21 (2022), and 36.31 (2023).
- Abby Steiner also ran 35.80 (2017).
- Lynna Irby-Jackson also ran 36.05 (2024), 36.42 (2022).
- Brittany Brown also ran 36.13 (2023) and 36.30 (2019).
- Natalia Kaczmarek also ran 36.25 (2023).
- Talitha Diggs also ran 36.21 (2024), 36.37 (2022).
- Antonina Krivoshapka also ran 36.42 (2012).
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