300 metres

The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions.

Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.
Athletics
300 metres
World records
Men Letsile Tebogo (BOT) 30.69A (2024)
Women Marita Koch (GDR) 34.14+ (1985)

All-time top 25
  • + = 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)
  • Correct as of February 2024.[1][2]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 30.69 A Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 17 February 2024 Pretoria [3]
2 30.81 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 28 June 2017 Ostrava [4]
3 30.85 A Michael Johnson  United States 24 March 2000 Pretoria
4 30.97 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 27 May 2010 Ostrava [5]
5 31.20+ Kirani James  Grenada 14 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [6]
LaShawn Merritt  United States
7 31.44 Isaac Makwala  Botswana 28 June 2017 Ostrava [4]
8 31.48 Roberto Hernández  Cuba 3 September 1990 Jerez de la Frontera [7]
Danny Everett  United States [8]
10 31.52 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas 12 May 2022 Ponce [9]
11 31.56 Douglas Walker  Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead
12 31.58+ Jeremy Wariner  United States 31 August 2007 Osaka [10]
13 31.61 Anthuan Maybank  United States 13 July 1996 Durham
Clarence Munyai  South Africa 28 June 2017 Ostrava [4]
15 31.64 Tony McQuay  United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
16 31.67 John Regis  Great Britain 17 July 1992 Gateshead
17 31.70 Kirk Baptiste  United States 18 August 1984 London
18 31.73 Thomas Jefferson  United States 22 August 1987 London
19 31.74 Gabriel Tiacoh  Ivory Coast 6 August 1986 A Coruña
20 31.77 Tyler Christopher  Canada 20 May 2004 Sainte Anne
21 31.80 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 28 June 2017 Ostrava [11]
22 31.81 Gil Roberts  United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
Vernon Norwood  United States 12 May 2022 Ponce [12]
24 31.82 Steve Lewis  United States 17 July 1992 Gateshead
25 31.87 Mark Richardson  Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead
Jonathan Borlée  Belgium 5 July 2012 Naimette-Xhovémont

Notes

Below 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)
RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef
1 31.56 Steven Gardiner Bahamas27 January 2022Columbia
2 31.87 A Noah Lyles United States3 March 2017Albuquerque[16]
3 31.88 Wallace Spearmon United States9 February 2006Fayetteville
4 31.92 A Paul Dedewo United States3 March 2017Albuquerque
5 31.94 Kerron Clement United States9 February 2006Fayetteville
LaShawn Merritt United States9 February 2006Fayetteville
7 31.97 Bralon Taplin Grenada13 February 2017Ostrava
8 31.99 Jacory Patterson United States14 January 2022Clemson
9 32.10 Jereem Richards Trinidad & Tobago9 February 2018Boston
10 32.15 Pavel Maslák Czech Republic8 February 2014Gent
11 32.19 Robson Caetano da Silva Brazil23 February 1989Karlsruhe
12 32.32 Torrin Lawrence United States21 January 2010Blacksburg
13 32.35 Rai Benjamin United States7 February 2020New York
14 32.36 Frank Fredericks Namibia27 February 2003Karlsruhe
Brian Faust  United States 13 January 2024 Clemson [17]
16 32.37 Lalonde Gordon Trinidad & Tobago3 February 2017New York
17 32.38 Greg Nixon United States9 February 2009Liévin
18 32.39 Óscar Husillos Spain19 January 2018Salamanca
19 32.40 Matthew Boling United States13 January 2023Clemson
20 32.42 Kahmari Montgomery United States11 February 2022Louisville
21 32.46 A Dontavius Wright United States3 March 2017Albuquerque
32.46 James Benson II United States12 January 2023Fayetteville
23 32.47 Leslie Djhone France4 March 2010Liévin
Karsten Warholm Norway27 February 2021Bærum
Christopher Morales Williams  Canada 13 January 2024 Clemson [18]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 32.47:

Women (outdoor)
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 34.14+ Marita Koch  East Germany 6 October 1985 Canberra [21]
2 34.41 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 20 June 2019 Ostrava [22]
3 34.6h Rita Wilden  West Germany 18 August 1975 Dortmund
4 34.60 A Beatrice Masilingi  Namibia 18 February 2023 Pretoria [23]
5 34.94+ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  United States 9 June 2023 Paris [24]
6 34.95+ Jarmila Kratochvílová  Czechoslovakia 18 August 1982 Zürich [25]
7 35.00+ Marie-José Pérec  France 27 August 1991 Tokyo [26]
8 35.01+ Olga Bryzgina  Ukraine 6 October 1985 Canberra [27]
9 35.16 Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 17 March 2023 Carolina [28]
10 35.24+ Tatána Kocembová  Czechoslovakia 10 August 1983 Helsinki [29]
11 35.30 A Ana Guevara  Mexico 3 May 2003 Mexico City
12 35.46 Kathy Cook  Great Britain 18 August 1984 London
Chandra Cheeseborough  United States 18 August 1984 London
14 35.47+ Valerie Brisco-Hooks  United States 26 September 1988 Seoul [30]
15 35.52 Natalia Kaczmarek  Poland 30 January 2024 Potchefstroom [31]
17 35.61+ Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 23 August 2023 Budapest [32]
17 35.63+ Sanya Richards-Ross  United States 18 August 2009 Berlin [33]
18 35.70 Irena Szewinska  Poland 4 July 1975 London
Léa Sprunger   Switzerland 25 May 2017 Langenthal [34]
35.70+ Sada Williams  Barbados 21 July 2023 Monaco [35]
21 35.71 Donna Fraser  Great Britain 28 August 2000 Gateshead
22 35.73+ Novlene Williams-Mills  Jamaica 29 August 2007 Osaka [36]
23 35.74 Courtney Okolo  United States 23 July 2016 Houston
24 35.75+ Shamier Little  United States 21 July 2023 Monaco [37]
25 35.78+ Olga Nazarova  Soviet Union 26 September 1988 Seoul [38]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 35.78:

Women (indoor)
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 35.45 Irina Privalova Russia16 January 1993Moscow
Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas2 February 2018New York
3 35.54 Abby Steiner United States10 February 2023New York
4 35.69 Patricia Hall-Pritchett Jamaica13 February 2012Liévin
5 35.71 Quanera Hayes United States6 January 2017Clemson
6 35.73 Gabby Thomas United States12 February 2021Staten Island
7 35.83 A Merlene Ottey Jamaica13 March 1981Pocatello
35.83JaMeesia Ford United States8 December 2023Clemson[41]
9 35.95 Brittany Brown United States22 February 2019Staten Island
10 35.99 Lynna Irby-Jackson United States12 February 2021Staten Island
Favour Ofili  Nigeria 4 February 2024 Boston [42]
12 36.06+ Femke Bol  Netherlands 2 March 2024 Glasgow [43]
13 36.12 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone United States7 December 2017Bloomington
Talitha Diggs United States13 January 2023Clemson
15 36.15 A Phyllis Francis United States3 March 2017Albuquerque
16 36.18 A Joanna Atkins United States3 March 2017Albuquerque
17 36.20 Natalia Kaczmarek Poland4 February 2022Spala
18 36.25 Natasha Hastings United States13 February 2016Boston
19 36.27 Ashley Spencer United States10 February 2017New York
36.27+ Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 2 March 2024 Glasgow [44]
21 36.30 Olesya Krasnomovets Russia6 January 2006Yekaterinburg
22 36.33 Allyson Felix United States8 February 2007Fayetteville
Amantle Montsho Botswana4 March 2010Liévin
24 36.38 Antonina Krivoshapka Russia31 January 2009Moscow
25 36.41 Bianca Knight United States11 February 2011Fayetteville
Anna Kiełbasińska Poland3 February 2023Brighton

Notes

Below 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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