Summer Olympics 2020 / Athletics - 400 m (women)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | 400 meter run |
gender | Women |
Attendees | ?? Athletes from ?? Countries |
Competition location | Olympic Stadium |
Competition phase | August 4th, 2020 (preliminary) August 5th, 2020 (semi-finals) August 7th, 2020 (final) |
The women's 400-meter run at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held from August 4th to 7th in the Olympic Stadium.
Current titleholders
Olympic Champion |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo ( Bahamas )
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49.44 s | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
world champion |
Salwa Eid Naser ( Bahrain )
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48.14 s | Doha 2019 |
European champion |
Justyna Święty-Ersetic ( Poland )
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50.41 s | Berlin 2018 |
North / Central America / Caribbean Champion |
Stephenie Ann McPherson ( Jamaica )
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51.15 s | Toronto 2018 |
South American Champion |
Tiffani Marinho ( Brazil )
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52.81 s | Lima 2019 |
Asian champion |
Salwa Eid Naser ( Bahrain )
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51.34 s | Doha 2019 |
African champion | |||
Oceania champion |
Bendere Oboya ( Australia )
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52.76 s | Townsville 2019 |
Existing records
World record |
Marita Koch ( GDR )
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47.60 s | Canberra , Australia | October 6, 1985 |
Olympic record |
Marie-José Pérec ( France )
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48.25 s | Atlanta Final , United States | July 29, 1996 |