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2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

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The women's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 14, 16 and 18 September 2025.

Infobox

Venue
National Stadium
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Dates
14 September (heats)16 September (semi-finals)18 September (final)
Winning time
47.78 CR, AR, WL

Tables

· Records
World record
World record
Record
World record
Athlete & Nat.
Marita Koch (GDR)
Perf.
47.60
Location
Canberra, Australia
Date
6 October 1985
Championship record
Championship record
Record
Championship record
Athlete & Nat.
Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)
Perf.
47.99
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Date
10 August 1983
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
Athlete & Nat.
Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)
Perf.
48.67
Location
Kingston, Jamaica
Date
5 April 2025
African Record
African Record
Record
African Record
Athlete & Nat.
Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
Perf.
49.10
Location
Atlanta, United States
Date
29 July 1996
Asian Record
Asian Record
Record
Asian Record
Athlete & Nat.
Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)
Perf.
48.14
Location
Doha, Qatar
Date
3 October 2019
European Record
European Record
Record
European Record
Athlete & Nat.
Marita Koch (GDR)
Perf.
47.60
Location
Canberra, Australia
Date
6 October 1985
North, Central American and Caribbean record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Athlete & Nat.
Marileidy Paulino (DOM)
Perf.
48.17
Location
Paris, France
Date
9 August 2024
Oceanian record
Oceanian record
Record
Oceanian record
Athlete & Nat.
Cathy Freeman (AUS)
Perf.
48.63
Location
Atlanta, United States
Date
29 July 1996
South American Record
South American Record
Record
South American Record
Athlete & Nat.
Ximena Restrepo (COL)
Perf.
49.64
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Date
5 August 1992
Record
Athlete & Nat.
Perf.
Location
Date
World record
Marita Koch (GDR)
47.60
Canberra, Australia
6 October 1985
Championship record
Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)
47.99
Helsinki, Finland
10 August 1983
World Leading
Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)
48.67
Kingston, Jamaica
5 April 2025
African Record
Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
49.10
Atlanta, United States
29 July 1996
Asian Record
Salwa Eid Naser (BHR)
48.14
Doha, Qatar
3 October 2019
European Record
Marita Koch (GDR)
47.60
Canberra, Australia
6 October 1985
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Marileidy Paulino (DOM)
48.17
Paris, France
9 August 2024
Oceanian record
Cathy Freeman (AUS)
48.63
Atlanta, United States
29 July 1996
South American Record
Ximena Restrepo (COL)
49.64
Barcelona, Spain
5 August 1992
· Records
Championship record
Championship record
Record
Championship record
Athlete & Nat.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Perf.
47.78
Date
18 September 2025
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
North, Central American and Caribbean record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
Athlete & Nat.
Perf.
Date
Championship record
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
47.78
18 September 2025
World Leading
North, Central American and Caribbean record
· Schedule
14 September
14 September
Date
14 September
Time
19:25
Round
Heats
16 September
16 September
Date
16 September
Time
21:07
Round
Semi-finals
18 September
18 September
Date
18 September
Time
22:24
Round
Final
Date
Time
Round
14 September
19:25
Heats
16 September
21:07
Semi-finals
18 September
22:24
Final
· Results › Heats › Heat 1
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Athlete
Lieke Klaver
Nation
Netherlands
Time
50.32
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
8
Athlete
Isabella Whittaker
Nation
United States
Time
50.82
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
6
Athlete
Dejanea Oakley
Nation
Jamaica
Time
51.07
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
4
Athlete
Lauren Gale
Nation
Canada
Time
51.56
5
5
Place
5
Lane
9
Athlete
Alice Mangione
Nation
Italy
Time
51.70
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Athlete
Mette Baas
Nation
Finland
Time
51.92
7
7
Place
7
Lane
7
Athlete
Vimbayi Maisvorewa
Nation
Zimbabwe
Time
52.28
8
8
Place
8
Lane
3
Athlete
Ellie Beer
Nation
Australia
Time
52.31
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
5
Lieke Klaver
Netherlands
50.32
Q
2
8
Isabella Whittaker
United States
50.82
Q
3
6
Dejanea Oakley
Jamaica
51.07
Q
4
4
Lauren Gale
Canada
51.56
5
9
Alice Mangione
Italy
51.70
6
2
Mette Baas
Finland
51.92
7
7
Vimbayi Maisvorewa
Zimbabwe
52.28
8
3
Ellie Beer
Australia
52.31
· Results › Heats › Heat 2
1
1
Place
1
Lane
8
Athlete
Wadeline Venlogh
Nation
Haiti
Time
49.91
Notes
Q, NR
2
2
Place
2
Lane
5
Athlete
Natalia Bukowiecka
Nation
Poland
Time
50.16
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
6
Athlete
Aaliyah Butler
Nation
United States
Time
50.44
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
7
Athlete
Sada Williams
Nation
Barbados
Time
50.93
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
4
Athlete
Leni Shida
Nation
Uganda
Time
51.61
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Athlete
Zoe Sherar
Nation
Canada
Time
52.19
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Myrte van der Schoot
Nation
Netherlands
Time
52.19
8
8
Place
8
Lane
9
Athlete
Miranda Coetzee
Nation
South Africa
Time
57.78
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
8
Wadeline Venlogh
Haiti
49.91
Q, NR
2
5
Natalia Bukowiecka
Poland
50.16
Q
3
6
Aaliyah Butler
United States
50.44
Q
4
7
Sada Williams
Barbados
50.93
q
5
4
Leni Shida
Uganda
51.61
6
2
Zoe Sherar
Canada
52.19
7
3
Myrte van der Schoot
Netherlands
52.19
8
9
Miranda Coetzee
South Africa
57.78
· Results › Heats › Heat 3
1
1
Place
1
Lane
6
Athlete
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Nation
United States
Time
49.41
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
7
Athlete
Martina Weil
Nation
Chile
Time
50.61
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
8
Athlete
Mercy Oketch
Nation
Kenya
Time
50.76
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
9
Athlete
Sharlene Mawdsley
Nation
Ireland
Time
51.04
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
4
Athlete
Caitlyn Bobb
Nation
Bermuda
Time
51.72
6
6
Place
6
Lane
3
Athlete
Eveline Saalberg
Nation
Netherlands
Time
51.73
7
7
Place
7
Lane
5
Athlete
Javonya Valcourt
Nation
Bahamas
Time
52.00
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Tiffani Marinho
Nation
Brazil
Time
53.34
9
9
Place
9
Lane
1
Athlete
Esther Mayadjim Mingueyam
Nation
Chad
Time
56.35
Notes
PB
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
6
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
United States
49.41
Q
2
7
Martina Weil
Chile
50.61
Q
3
8
Mercy Oketch
Kenya
50.76
Q
4
9
Sharlene Mawdsley
Ireland
51.04
q
5
4
Caitlyn Bobb
Bermuda
51.72
6
3
Eveline Saalberg
Netherlands
51.73
7
5
Javonya Valcourt
Bahamas
52.00
8
2
Tiffani Marinho
Brazil
53.34
9
1
Esther Mayadjim Mingueyam
Chad
56.35
PB
· Results › Heats › Heat 4
1
1
Place
1
Lane
6
Athlete
Nickisha Pryce
Nation
Jamaica
Time
49.91
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
7
Athlete
Henriette Jæger
Nation
Norway
Time
50.12
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
5
Athlete
Roxana Gómez
Nation
Cuba
Time
50.35
Notes
Q, SB
4
4
Place
4
Lane
9
Athlete
Printassia Johnson
Nation
Bahamas
Time
50.53
Notes
q, PB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
8
Athlete
Yemi Mary John
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
50.71
Notes
q
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Athlete
Lada Vondrová
Nation
Czech Republic
Time
51.90
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Dianna Proctor
Nation
Canada
Time
51.98
8
8
Place
8
Lane
4
Athlete
Gabby Scott
Nation
Puerto Rico
Time
52.55
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
6
Nickisha Pryce
Jamaica
49.91
Q
2
7
Henriette Jæger
Norway
50.12
Q
3
5
Roxana Gómez
Cuba
50.35
Q, SB
4
9
Printassia Johnson
Bahamas
50.53
q, PB
5
8
Yemi Mary John
Great Britain & N.I.
50.71
q
6
2
Lada Vondrová
Czech Republic
51.90
7
3
Dianna Proctor
Canada
51.98
8
4
Gabby Scott
Puerto Rico
52.55
· Results › Heats › Heat 5
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Athlete
Salwa Eid Naser
Nation
Bahrain
Time
49.13
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
7
Athlete
Stacey-Ann Williams
Nation
Jamaica
Time
49.59
Notes
Q, PB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
4
Athlete
Andrea Miklós
Nation
Romania
Time
50.96
Notes
Q, SB
4
4
Place
4
Lane
9
Athlete
Victoria Ohuruogu
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
51.37
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
6
Athlete
Anna Polinari
Nation
Italy
Time
51.55
6
6
Place
6
Lane
3
Athlete
Shirley Nekhubui
Nation
South Africa
Time
51.82
7
7
Place
7
Lane
1
Athlete
Nanako Matsumoto
Nation
Japan
Time
52.41
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Nadeesha Ramanayake
Nation
Sri Lanka
Time
53.63
9
9
Place
9
Lane
8
Athlete
Evelis Aguilar
Nation
Colombia
Time
53.82
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
5
Salwa Eid Naser
Bahrain
49.13
Q
2
7
Stacey-Ann Williams
Jamaica
49.59
Q, PB
3
4
Andrea Miklós
Romania
50.96
Q, SB
4
9
Victoria Ohuruogu
Great Britain & N.I.
51.37
q
5
6
Anna Polinari
Italy
51.55
6
3
Shirley Nekhubui
South Africa
51.82
7
1
Nanako Matsumoto
Japan
52.41
8
2
Nadeesha Ramanayake
Sri Lanka
53.63
9
8
Evelis Aguilar
Colombia
53.82
· Results › Heats › Heat 6
1
1
Place
1
Lane
6
Athlete
Marileidy Paulino
Nation
Dominican Republic
Time
49.85
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
5
Athlete
Amber Anning
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
49.96
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
8
Athlete
Bassant Hemida
Nation
Egypt
Time
50.36
Notes
Q, NR
4
4
Place
4
Lane
7
Athlete
Paula Sevilla
Nation
Spain
Time
50.69
Notes
q, PB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
3
Athlete
Justyna Święty-Ersetic
Nation
Poland
Time
51.80
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Athlete
Sophie Becker
Nation
Ireland
Time
52.19
7
7
Place
7
Lane
9
Athlete
Veronika Drljačić
Nation
Croatia
Time
52.67
8
8
Place
8
Lane
4
Athlete
Susanne Gogl-Walli
Nation
Austria
Time
52.92
9
9
Place
9
Lane
1
Athlete
Samira Awali Boubacar
Nation
Niger
Time
52.99
Notes
SB
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
6
Marileidy Paulino
Dominican Republic
49.85
Q
2
5
Amber Anning
Great Britain & N.I.
49.96
Q
3
8
Bassant Hemida
Egypt
50.36
Q, NR
4
7
Paula Sevilla
Spain
50.69
q, PB
5
3
Justyna Święty-Ersetic
Poland
51.80
6
2
Sophie Becker
Ireland
52.19
7
9
Veronika Drljačić
Croatia
52.67
8
4
Susanne Gogl-Walli
Austria
52.92
9
1
Samira Awali Boubacar
Niger
52.99
SB
· Results › Semi-finals › Heat 1
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Athlete
Natalia Bukowiecka
Nation
Poland
Time
49.67
Notes
Q, SB
2
2
Place
2
Lane
6
Athlete
Marileidy Paulino
Nation
Dominican Republic
Time
49.82
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
7
Athlete
Henriette Jæger
Nation
Norway
Time
49.87
Notes
q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
3
Athlete
Sada Williams
Nation
Barbados
Time
50.39
Notes
SB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
4
Athlete
Aaliyah Butler
Nation
United States
Time
50.63
6
6
Place
6
Lane
8
Athlete
Wadeline Venlogh
Nation
Haiti
Time
50.67
7
7
Place
7
Lane
9
Athlete
Dejanea Oakley
Nation
Jamaica
Time
51.42
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Yemi Mary John
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
51.51
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
5
Natalia Bukowiecka
Poland
49.67
Q, SB
2
6
Marileidy Paulino
Dominican Republic
49.82
Q
3
7
Henriette Jæger
Norway
49.87
q
4
3
Sada Williams
Barbados
50.39
SB
5
4
Aaliyah Butler
United States
50.63
6
8
Wadeline Venlogh
Haiti
50.67
7
9
Dejanea Oakley
Jamaica
51.42
8
2
Yemi Mary John
Great Britain & N.I.
51.51
· Results › Semi-finals › Heat 2
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Athlete
Salwa Eid Naser
Nation
Bahrain
Time
49.47
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
9
Athlete
Roxana Gómez
Nation
Cuba
Time
49.78
Notes
Q, SB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
6
Athlete
Isabella Whittaker
Nation
United States
Time
50.20
4
4
Place
4
Lane
8
Athlete
Lieke Klaver
Nation
Netherlands
Time
50.25
5
5
Place
5
Lane
7
Athlete
Stacey-Ann Williams
Nation
Jamaica
Time
50.39
6
6
Place
6
Lane
3
Athlete
Printassia Johnson
Nation
Bahamas
Time
50.81
7
7
Place
7
Lane
4
Athlete
Mercy Oketch
Nation
Kenya
Time
51.36
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Victoria Ohuruogu
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
51.65
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
5
Salwa Eid Naser
Bahrain
49.47
Q
2
9
Roxana Gómez
Cuba
49.78
Q, SB
3
6
Isabella Whittaker
United States
50.20
4
8
Lieke Klaver
Netherlands
50.25
5
7
Stacey-Ann Williams
Jamaica
50.39
6
3
Printassia Johnson
Bahamas
50.81
7
4
Mercy Oketch
Kenya
51.36
8
2
Victoria Ohuruogu
Great Britain & N.I.
51.65
· Results › Semi-finals › Heat 3
1
1
Place
1
Lane
8
Athlete
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Nation
United States
Time
48.29
Notes
Q, NR, WL
2
2
Place
2
Lane
6
Athlete
Amber Anning
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
49.38
Notes
Q, SB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
7
Athlete
Nickisha Pryce
Nation
Jamaica
Time
49.46
Notes
q, SB
4
4
Place
4
Lane
5
Athlete
Martina Weil
Nation
Chile
Time
49.88
5
5
Place
5
Lane
9
Athlete
Bassant Hemida
Nation
Egypt
Time
50.69
6
6
Place
6
Lane
4
Athlete
Andrea Miklós
Nation
Romania
Time
50.90
Notes
SB
7
7
Place
7
Lane
2
Athlete
Paula Sevilla
Nation
Spain
Time
50.97
8
8
Place
8
Lane
3
Athlete
Sharlene Mawdsley
Nation
Ireland
Time
51.22
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
1
8
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
United States
48.29
Q, NR, WL
2
6
Amber Anning
Great Britain & N.I.
49.38
Q, SB
3
7
Nickisha Pryce
Jamaica
49.46
q, SB
4
5
Martina Weil
Chile
49.88
5
9
Bassant Hemida
Egypt
50.69
6
4
Andrea Miklós
Romania
50.90
SB
7
2
Paula Sevilla
Spain
50.97
8
3
Sharlene Mawdsley
Ireland
51.22
· Results › Final
4
4
Place
4
Lane
8
Athlete
Natalia Bukowiecka
Nation
Poland
Time
49.27
Notes
SB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
6
Athlete
Amber Anning
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
49.36
Notes
SB
6
6
Place
6
Lane
4
Athlete
Roxana Gómez
Nation
Cuba
Time
49.48
Notes
NR
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Henriette Jæger
Nation
Norway
Time
49.74
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Nickisha Pryce
Nation
Jamaica
Time
49.97
Place
Lane
Athlete
Nation
Time
Notes
5
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
United States
47.78
CR, AR, WL
9
Marileidy Paulino
Dominican Republic
47.98
NR
7
Salwa Eid Naser
Bahrain
48.19
SB
4
8
Natalia Bukowiecka
Poland
49.27
SB
5
6
Amber Anning
Great Britain & N.I.
49.36
SB
6
4
Roxana Gómez
Cuba
49.48
NR
7
3
Henriette Jæger
Norway
49.74
8
2
Nickisha Pryce
Jamaica
49.97

References

  1. World Athletics
    https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/timetable/bydiscipline/women/400-metres
  2. https://www.flotrack.org/articles/14541592-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-breaks-us-400m-record-in-semi-final-win
    https://www.flotrack.org/articles/14541592-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-breaks-us-400m-record-in-semi-final-win
  3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/us-sports/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-wins-400m-world-title-breaks-40-year-record-10
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/us-sports/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-wins-400m-world-title-breaks-40-year-record-101758213714548.html
  4. World Athletics
    https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/women
  5. World Athletics
    https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/6753088e00156cf1973360a9.pdf
  6. World Athletics
    https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-400-W-h----.RS6.pdf
  7. World Athletics
    https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-400-W-sf----.RS6.pdf
  8. World Athletics
    https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-400-W-f----.RS6.pdf
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